Crane Industry News

- Wed August 24, 2005

S. F. Lutzky Turns to Caterpillar, Foley Inc. for Earthmoving Equipment, Service

S. F. Lutzky Contracting Inc., located in Hillsborough, NJ, specializes in earthmoving and digging. This company works on projects of various magnitudes, including septic, utility, drainage, and excavation work....

Kip Fry - Tue August 23, 2005

Boston Bridge Receives Long-Overdue Repair

When construction crews are finished working on the Congress Street Bridge in Boston, the people who regularly cross it may not recognize it. The bridge may still look like a bridge, but when it reopens in the fall of 2006, it will be a very different span....

Kate Zanoni - Mon August 15, 2005

Primco, Terex Tools Build Span Over Elkhart River

Primco Inc. is a family-owned contractor specializing in paving and bridgework, and although the company started out small, it is currently taking on a big project –– constructing the bridge spanning the Elkhart River in Goshen, IN....

- Fri August 05, 2005

Crane Rental Corporation Completes Sixth Round of Operator Certification

Crane Rental Corporation, which has been based in Orlando, FL, since 1960, has completed its sixth-round of Crane Certification of Operators at its Davenport facility in Polk County. This recent round of testing has allowed its operators to complete practical use skills on various crane types and to be graded on their performance during the cranes’ operation....

Jeff Cronin - Wed August 03, 2005

Cranes, Telehandler Get Into ’Spirit’ of Tall Ship Construction

All British poet John Masefield asked for in “Sea Fever” was “a tall ship and a star to steer her by.”But, in order to fulfill that request — at least the ship part — Master Shipwright Mark Bayne has sought the assistance of the heavy equipment industry....

- Wed July 27, 2005

Stephenson Equipment Opens New Location Near Scranton

Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI), Harrisburg, PA, has opened a new location between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, PA. The new facility will be located in Laflin Borough 2 mi. north of Pocono Downs on Route 315....

- Sat July 23, 2005

LBX Names Oklahoma Territory Crane, Quest Construction as Dealers

LBX Company LLC, makers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, has announced the appointment of Oklahoma Territory Crane Sales & Service and Quest Construction Equipment as authorized dealers of these products....

- Thu July 21, 2005

Company Expands Just Three Months After Formation

Stafford Tractor of the Carolinas has only been in existence since April 1, but it has already gone through its first expansion. The division of Stafford Development, a 55-year-old business based in Tifton, GA, opened up shop at 9831 Brookford St....

Angela B. Hurni - Tue July 19, 2005

With New U.S. 360 Bridge Open, Contractors Begin Demolition

Key Construction Company Inc. is nearing the half-way point on its contract for improvements on U.S. 360 in Halifax County from Route 58 to just north of Route 34 at Hodges Street. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) awarded the contract worth $24.4 million to Clarksville, VA-based Key Construction in 2003....

- Mon July 04, 2005

Crane Rental Corp. Helps NASA’s ’Return to Flight’

Crane Rental Corporation is doing its small part to help lift NASA’s shuttle program back into space. Under a subcontract with Ivey’s Construction of Brevard County, the Orlando-based company has rolled a Manitowoc 2250 crawler crane to launch pad 39A....