- Wed January 15, 2003
Grove Gains Higher Profile in Guay Inc.’s Extensive Crane Fleet Throughout Canada
Guay Inc. started out in Quebec City, Canada, in 1964 by its current owner, Jean-Marc Baronet. The company has expanded to seven locations serving Quebec, portions of Ontario, the Atlantic Provinces and the northern United States....
- Fri January 03, 2003
Link-Belt’s HTT-8660 Crane Displays Mobility in NY Bridge Replacement
Because of its lift, reach, mobility and duty-cycle times, Luck Brothers’ new Link-Belt HTT-8660 crane is a perfect fit for its first application. The crane is being used to tear down and replace a deteriorating bridge that carries heavy traffic over U.S....
- Wed January 01, 2003
Link-Belt’s HTT-8660 Crane Displays
Because of its lift, reach, mobility and duty-cycle times, Luck Brothers’ new Link-Belt HTT-8660 crane is a perfect fit for its first application. The crane is being used to tear down and replace a deteriorating bridge that carries heavy traffic over U.S....
- Fri December 27, 2002
Crane & Machinery Event Highlights Terex Products
More than 100 customers and guests headed out to Crane & Machinery’s Open House on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9.
The event was held to introduce the new Terex/Demag line of cranes and three new crane sizes in the Terex lifting lines....
- Fri December 20, 2002
Bay Crane Hoists 7-Ton Tree in Rockefeller Center
NEW YORK (AP) The 76-ft. Norway spruce that once irked Mary Rizzo when it blocked the walkway to her house looked just perfect to her after it was erected to serve as Rockefeller Center’s Christmas tree....
- Thu December 12, 2002
Jones Purchases First JCB 718 Artic Truck Sold in U.S.
Ronny D. Jones Enterprises Inc. is a third-generation utility contractor whose recent purchase of a JCB 718 articulated dump truck was a first.
The Newnan, GA, contractor serving the Atlanta metro and north Georgia area has become the owner of the first JCB 718 sold in the United States.
Specializing in site development and utilities construction services from initial site planning, preparation and grading through completion and follow-up, Jones needed a reliable vehicle to serve a range of clients including municipalities and counties.
When the need arose, Jones turned to Stafford Tractor Company, based in Lawrenceville, GA....
- Wed December 04, 2002
AED Foundation Investors Get Recognized at Annual Meeting
AED members are stepping up and showing their support of AED Foundation programs. The AED Foundation 2003 annual giving campaign started in September and is already making progress with the generosity of many industry leaders....
Amanda L. Gutshall - Mon November 25, 2002
Crews March Past Halfway Point on Chicago’s Soldier Field Project
After working for almost seven months and with approximately five months to go, crews have placed the majority of the structural steel, and fans are ready to cheer the early completion of Soldier Field.
The general contractor, a joint venture between Turner Construction Management and Kenny Construction, both out of Chicago, and Barton-Marlow, of Detroit, have hired a trio of subcontractors to complete the structure of the stadium as well as an underground parking structure and the risers....
Mary Gelling Merritt - Fri November 22, 2002
Villager Construction Tackles Route 31 Challenges in NY
In Palmyra, NY, on Route 31 a project has been under way to reconstruct a 1.9-mi. (3.1 km) section of the town from the Macedon town line in the west to the bridge which spans the Erie Canal in the east....
Darryl Seland - Tue November 19, 2002
Crane Safety Evolves Gradually Over Past Decade
Since the Big Blue accident in Milwaukee and several other crane incidents in the early-to-mid 1990s, crane safety has been under a microscope.
This scrutiny, plus the fact that crane and hoist safety meets the criteria for The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to designate it as a priority, raises the question of why it has taken so long for up-to-date safety guidelines to be published and implemented....
