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The crane industry is an essential part of the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Cranes are used to lift and move heavy materials, equipment, and machinery from one location to another, making them crucial in building tall structures, assembling large objects, and transporting goods across long distances. The industry includes various types of cranes, such as tower cranes, mobile cranes, overhead cranes, and gantry cranes, each designed for specific purposes. The industry is highly regulated, with strict safety guidelines and certification requirements to ensure the safe operation of cranes and the protection of workers and the public.

Crane, Boring Rig Combo Drop Shafts in Tight Quarters

To sink a pair of 6.5-ft-diameter open shafts 250 ft., mostly through rock, a specialty contractor is using a compact dry boring rig originally designed for cast-in-place piles. Raito Inc., Geosystems Construction Specialists, the American arm of a Japan-based construction firm, is installing two concrete-lined vent and drop shafts for the new Combined Sewer Overflow tunnel in Providence, RI.....
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Manitowoc, Shuttlelift Sign Industrial Crane Supply Agreement

Manitowoc Crane Group signed an agreement with Shuttlelift Inc., a subsidiary of Marine Travelift Inc., under which Shuttlelift will supply a line of industrial cranes to Manitowoc. The cranes will be sold under the Grove brand name....


R.J. Griffin & Company Tops Out $14.3M Cancer Center in Columbus

By placing a 7-ft. Yoshino Japanese cedar atop the new John B. Amos Cancer Center in Columbus, GA, hospital officials and construction crews celebrated the birth of a new building on April 23. The practice of placing an evergreen on top of a newly built structure began more than 1,000 years ago....


North Atlantic Machinery Teams With Powerscreen in Maine

Gary Harmon, president of North Atlantic Machinery Inc., recently announced that his company has added the Powerscreen line of aggregate equipment to its list of product offerings. Harmon has been serving New England aggregate producers for the past 13 years and he has owned North Atlantic Machinery since 1997....


Testa Utilizes Grove GMK7550 Crane for Specialized Demolition on Big Dig

Elevated highways in Boston, MA, are being torn down and replaced with tree-lined avenues and parks. One of Grove’s flagship units is helping make this idea become a reality months earlier than expected....


English Smoothes Out Another Stretch of Virginia’s I-95

A rebuild of another section of Virginia’s Interstate 95 is nearing completion. The project, which began in March 2001, involves the Atlee/Elmont Interchange. “The big picture is to shift the intersection north along I-95 to reduce the traffic congestion at the I-95/I-295 merge and to ease congestion from Route 1 along Sliding Hill Road past Lakeridge Parkway to the Sliding Hill Road/Atlee Station Road intersection,” explained Jeannette Coleman of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)....


Southeastern Crane Opens SC Branch, Named Potain Dealer

Southeastern Crane recently expanded into the Charleston, SC, area with the opening of a branch office in Ladson. As Grove distributor for the state, Southeastern Crane established the store to fulfill a requirement for the South Carolina dealership....


Aquarium Expands on Banks of Tennessee River

Sharks, stingray, eel and a number of other sea creatures will soon be living large in the Tennessee Aquarium's new $30 million tank and environs. The aquarium tells the story of the Tennessee River, following the journey of one raindrop beginning high in the Cove Forest in the Appalachian Mountains as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico....


Pisani Crane Goes on Shopping Spree in New England

The “American Dream” is alive and well and thriving in New England. For 20 years, Steve Pisani worked as a steel erector for a company that focused on crane rentals with an operator. In 2001, he saw an opportunity to start his own business with crane rentals and decided to seize the opportunity and founded Pisani Crane....


Stockbridge Bottleneck Fix Forges Ahead With GDOT Incentive Plan

As a resident of Henry County, GA, Bert Brantley knows firsthand how badly the Interstate 75/Eagle’s Landing Parkway interchange in Stockbridge needs the $24 million upgrading project in progress there....


Binder Takes on Full Line of Kobelco, Tadano Cranes

Binder Machinery Company, based in South Plainfield, NJ, was recently named dealer for Tadano and Kobelco cranes. Tadano manufactures rough-terrain, all-terrain and truck cranes, and Kobelco produces lattice-boom crawler cranes....




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  6. Demo & Dig Days Events Draw Northeast Operators  →
  7. JCB Launches 'Be Your Own Boss' Program to Empower Construction Entrepreneurs  →
  8. Medico Construction Equipment Celebrates New Facility  →
  9. Mid Country Expands to Blair, Neb.  →
  10. Illinois LICA Announces Annual Scholarship Recipients  →
  11. Sales Auction Company Holds 17th Annual Spring Sale  →
  12. Granite Nabs U.S. 101 Job  →
  13. Thompson Tractor Hosts Companywide Used Equipment Sale  →
  14. Butler Machinery Announces Its New Facility to Be Built in Mapleton, N.D.  →
  15. Ill. Tollway Awards More Than $114.1M in Contracts in April  →
  16. Federal Highway Administration Awards $8M to 10 States for Innovative Projects  →
  17. UConn Receives Volvo L20 to Grow Construction Education  →
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