- Wed July 03, 2002
Brooklyn Distributor Orders Eight Favco Tower Cranes
New York Crane & Equipment Company, of Brooklyn, NY, recently received the first three of a total order of eight Favco M760 tower cranes. The Favco cranes were ordered from TES Inc. of South Kearny, NJ, a Favco distributor....
- Wed July 03, 2002
Pro-Pav 880RTB Earns High Marks With PA Contractor
Associated Paving Contractors Inc., of Huntingdon Valley, PA, did a lot of research before purchasing Vogele's Pro-Pav 880RTB. "We needed a versatile paver to do parking lots, as well as road paving, such as we're currently doing for a local municipality," said Adam Reiff, president of Associated Paving Contractors....
- Sat June 29, 2002
Crews Maintain AZ Power Plant With Link-Belt RTC-8050
Salt River Project (SRP), established in 1903, is the nation’s first multipurpose reclamation project authorized under the National Reclamation Act. Today, SRP is the country’s third largest public power utility, providing power to customers throughout a 2,900-sq.-mi....
- Fri June 14, 2002
John Deere to Lay Off 240 in Wisconsin
The John Deere plant is laying off 240 workers for five months beginning in July. It is the first time the company is implementing a voluntary manufacturing leave, said human resources manager Chuck Evans said....
- Mon June 10, 2002
Manitowoc Company Appoints Glen Tellock President of Crane Group
The Manitowoc Company Inc. has named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Glen E. Tellock as president and general manager of the company’s Crane Group, effective immediately.
"With the pending Grove acquisition, we assessed the organizational needs required to run a billion-dollar crane segment....
Mary Gelling Merritt - Thu June 06, 2002
Villager Performs Picture-Perfect Pipe Work Near Kodak
The water is flowing smoothly again under the streets near Kodak in Rochester, NY. Working 12-hour days, Villager Construction, of Fairport, replaced 3,500 ft. (1,066 m) of concrete water pipe with new 36-in....
Darryl Seland - Tue May 21, 2002
Philadelphia Eagles Get Set to Spread Their Wings in New NovaCare Complex
If the Philadelphia Eagles dispatch their opponents as quickly and efficiently as their stadium is being built, fans will have much to celebrate.
Since 1933, the Eagles have played their games in the Baker Bowl, Temple Stadium, Municipal Stadium, Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium, Forbes Field and Franklin Field....
Giles Lambertson - Wed May 15, 2002
Smith-Rowe Builds Patterson Ave. Bridge in Close Quarters
The new bridge across Patterson Avenue on the east side of Winston-Salem, NC, is taking shape right alongside the deteriorating bridge it will replace.
That’s the problem: The close proximity of one bridge to the other has handicapped the contractor on the project.
“It’s very difficult,” said David Rowe, president of Smith-Rowe Inc....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu May 09, 2002
Journey of the Dam Continues Up the Monongahela
Seven months after the first historical journey, the second segment of Pennsylvania’s Braddock Dam made an identical 27.5-mi. (44 km) trip up the Ohio and Monongahela rivers.
On Feb. 27, the 9,600-ton (8,640 t) block of floating concrete was pushed by two towboats from the fabrication site in Leetsdale to an outfitting pier at Duquesne....
- Tue April 23, 2002
Hitachi Construction, Sumitomo Heavy To Merge Crane Operations
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. will integrate their crawler-crane operations into a 50-50 joint venture to be set up in July, the two companies said Monday, April 22.
The move reflects continued weak demand in the wake of a cut in public works spending by the government.
The new venture will become Japan ’s largest crawler-crane manufacturer, commanding nearly 50 percent of the domestic market.
The two companies will combine all their crawler-crane operations, including sales, production and development operations into the new venture, which will be capitalized at Y1 billion and aim for annual sales of Y200 billion....
