Crane Industry News

- Wed June 29, 2005

Izzi Joins Hoffman as Crane Sales Specialist for Philly Region

Steve Izzi has joined Hoffman Equipment Co., headquartered in Piscataway, NJ, as crane sales specialist for the greater Philadelphia region. Izzi has 30 years of experience in the Philadelphia construction equipment market....

- Thu June 23, 2005

$59M in Iron Rolls Off Ritchie Brothers Chicago Lot

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers wrapped up its largest Chicago-area auction (its third largest North American auction) on June 1 to 3 in Morris, IL, with gross auction sales exceeding $59 million. Approximately 3,000 people from 35 countries and all 50 U.S....

Angela B. Hurni - Mon June 20, 2005

More Roads, Bridges End Up Swimming With the Fishes

Over the past several decades, due to man’s activities and natural disasters, the world’s natural reef systems have been significantly reduced, which has led to a decline in the marine life population....

Jeff Cronin - Fri June 17, 2005

Sims Crane Acquires Assets of 50-Year-Old Miami Crane Services

By Jeff CroninCEG ASSOCIATE EDITORSims Crane and Equipment Company purchased the assets of another long-standing Florida crane company. Sims President Steve Stodghill said the acquisition of Miami Crane Services Inc....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri June 10, 2005

Firm Uses Temporary Bridges Over Sensitive Waterways

Implementation of “green” construction techniques in the planning and design of bridge projects are increasingly becoming a priority to transportation and environmental officials, particularly in environmentally sensitive areas such as wetlands and waterway....

- Wed June 08, 2005

Tampa Bay Crane & Body to Expand Throughout State

The president and owner of Tampa Crane & Body recently added 6,000-sq.-ft. to his facility, but Brian Glover’s goals are to expand beyond the horizon. “We are looking to expand into other major metropolitan areas in Florida over the next few years,” he said....

Mary Reed - Mon May 30, 2005

New Bridge in Pennsylvania Carries On Old Tradition

The current project to replace a southwestern Pennsylvania bridge carrying US Route 40 over the Youghiogheny Reservoir raises memories of a span constructed almost 200 years ago — a bridge that still emerges occasionally from beneath the water that drowned a score of local villages during the 1940s....

- Thu May 26, 2005

Manitowoc Gives We Energies Project a Boost

A host of Manitowoc lattice boom crawler cranes are working at We Energies Pleasant Prairie Power Plant. The cranes have been supplied by Dawes Crane & Rigging –– an All Erection company –– to project management company Washington Group International....

- Tue May 24, 2005

Tadano America Taps Roberts, Launches Used Crane Division

Tadano America Corp. President Kenichi Sawada started the company’s used crane division in January and appointed Denis Roberts as used crane manager. A veteran of the crane industry since 1974, Roberts has worked as an operator, salesman, and in the parts and repair departments....

- Wed May 18, 2005

Syracuse’s Empire Cranes Takes on Grove Industrial Line

Empire Crane Company, of Syracuse, NY, has announced that it has begun representing the Grove Industrial Crane line. The acquisition of the Grove Industrial Crane line now completes the Empire Crane product line of lifting equipment....