David S. Chartock - Wed September 20, 2006
State Agencies Determined to Save Bolsa Chica Lowland Ecosystem
Rainfall was the biggest challenge facing the project team of the soon-to-be completed $147-million Bolsa Chica Lowland Restoration Project in Huntington Beach, CA. According to Jack M. Fancher, coastal program chief and Bolsa Chica program manager of the U.S....
- Sun September 10, 2006
ACC Links 14,005H Telescoping Crane With Titan 70 Body
Auto Crane Company’s 14,005H telescoping crane comes standard with an FM remote and tethered pendant, full power extension to more than 30 ft. (9.1 m), a two-speed rotation mechanism, and 60 ft./minute line speed....
- Sun September 10, 2006
Potain HDT 80 Stars at Harvard’s Historic Hasty Pudding
A Potain HDT 80 self-erecting crane is playing an important role in constructing a six-story addition to Harvard University’s historic Hasty Pudding Theater, in Cambridge, Mass. Built in 1887, the theater is an important part of the campus and is the home of Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, a prestigious fraternity started in 1795....
Lisa Coston - Wed August 30, 2006
CONRAC, People Mover to Aid Airport Congestion
With its new fifth runway up and running, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues with the construction of the latest additions that will accommodate the growth at one of the world’s busiest airports, along with the growth of Atlanta itself....
- Sat August 26, 2006
Budrovich Contracting Names Crane Rental President, VP
Budrovich Contracting has promoted Darren Jaycox to the position of president of the crane rental company and Eric Struckhoff to the position of vice president/senior estimator, effective Oc. 1, 2006. Jaycox started with Budrovich in 1996 as a crane estimator....
- Wed August 23, 2006
Potain MD 3200 Key to Recovering Chernobyl
A Potain MD 3200 tower crane is the key lifting apparatus in use for the reinforcement of a collapsing wall at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in the town of Pripyat, Ukraine. The special application crane is instrumental in the reinforcement of the existing wall and roof of Nuclear Reactor Number 4, the location of a major accident 20 years ago....
Brian Kern - Thu August 03, 2006
Cranes Impact Air Travel at Tampa Interchanges
While it’s no secret that road and highway improvements are oftentimes inconvenient for drivers and a challenge to general traffic flow, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has taken the anxiety factor a step further by temporarily infringing on the glide space of Tampa’s International Airport....
- Fri July 21, 2006
Cranes Express Acquires New Iron for Its Rental Operation
Brooklyn, NY-based Cranes Express’s Bill Sataris, partner of the company, recently accepted delivery of a Grove model GMK 3055, 55-ton (50 t) truck crane from Dennis Brophy, sales representative of Hoffman Equipment Co., Holtsville, NY....
Jeff Cronin - Tue July 18, 2006
Final Details of Bryant-Denny Stadium Project Being ’Tide’ Up
In the world of college football, there are a few names that resonate more than that of former University of Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. And now, the namesake of the man who led the Crimson Tide to 323 victories, 37 winning seasons and five Associated Press national championships, Bryant-Denny Stadium, better represents the legendary sideline leader....
Brian Kern - Thu July 06, 2006
Middlesex Takes on First Major Turnpike Project in 40 Years
A Manitowoc 888 230-ton crane sat briefly idle after an early May rain shower at the intersection of Interstate 4 and Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando. But Middlesex Company workers got it working again as soon as they could — there’s a financial incentive in their future....
