Craig Mongeau - Wed November 06, 2002
NY’s Liftech Construction Takes on the Full JCB Line
JCB recently appointed Liftech Construction Equipment as its dealer for all of upstate New York. With locations in Albany, Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, Liftech is poised to meet the needs of all upstate New York present and future JCB customers....
- Tue November 05, 2002
Slow Crane Sales Cause Manitowoc to Reduce Earning Forecast
Manitowoc Co. reduced its 2002 profit forecast as crane sales remained weak from a slowdown in commercial construction.
The maker of cranes and refrigerated vending machines employs about 8,000 people, including 2,375 in Wisconsin, and since July has cut 5 percent of its total work force....
- Mon November 04, 2002
Grove Lifts Beams on Goldenrod Road
Crane Rental of Orlando Florida Inc. put its new Grove GMK5240 all-terrain crane to work lifting bridge beams for Jones Brothers, general contractors on the Goldenrod Road extension project.
Goldenrod Road is being expanded over the Bee Line Expressway, a major artery, which is the direct route from Orlando to Cape Canaveral....
- Sat November 02, 2002
Grove GMK5240 Sets Up in AZ
Southwest Industrial Rigging (SWIR) recently used its Grove GMK5240 all-terrain to set air handling units at Micro Chip in Tempe, AZ.
Electronic chip assembly takes place in clean rooms requiring special filtration, HVAC, humidification and air handling equipment....
- Thu October 24, 2002
Link-Belt LS-218H Drives Piles for WW II Memorial
“Here in the presence of Washington and Lincoln, one the eighteenth century father, and the other the nineteenth century preserver of our nation, we honor those twentieth century Americans who took up the struggle and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our forefathers entrusted to us: A Nation Conceived in Freedom” Midlantic Piling Inc., of Glen Rock, PA, was awarded the pile installation subcontract on the $56.1-million World War II Memorial being built in Washington, D.C....
- Wed October 23, 2002
ACPA Member Contributed to ’Miracle of the Mine’ Rescue
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Inc. (NES&L), of New Enterprise, PA, played a role in the rescue of nine coal miners trapped underground for 77 hours in Sipesville, PA, according to the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)....
- Wed October 23, 2002
PA’s CC&T Opens New Location in Piscataway, NJ
Construction Crane & Tractor (CC&T), of Folcroft, PA, has announced the opening of a new location at 300A South Randolphville Rd., Piscataway, NJ. According to Mike Chenet, owner of CC&T, the new location will help the company better support its customers in northern New Jersey....
James Van Horn - Tue October 22, 2002
BQE Project Breaks Records in NY
At $215 million, it’s the largest single highway contract let to date by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). Covering only 2 mi. (3.2 km), it’s also the most concentrated....
- Thu October 10, 2002
Grove TMS500E Erects Steel for Church in Mesa, Arizona
S&H Steel Co. Inc., of Gilbert, AZ, handed all the steel erection for the Love of Christ Lutheran Church, Mesa, AZ, expansion to its existing facilities. Its new Center of Compassion, which opened this summer, includes performing arts, gym, nursery, classrooms, music room and other activity rooms.
The Grove TMS500E was one of two S&H cranes, the other a Grove rough terrain....
- Mon October 07, 2002
Crane Helps LA Contractor Handle Transmission Line Overhaul in AR
Headquartered in Westwego, LA, near New Orleans, Highlines Construction Company specializes in installation and maintenance of high-voltage transmission and distribution power lines for 12 states in the southeast and western United States....
