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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.
The challenge: replace a section of railroad bridge in a close, urban setting — in which you will need to use the remaining tracks to both roll the old bridge section away and roll the replacement section into the work zone.....
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Link-Belt Cranes - Mon August 19, 2024
VIDEO: Link-Belt TCC-2500s Provide Solution to South Carolina Bridge Project
The Lane Construction Corporation is utilizing two Link-Belt 250-ton TCC-2500 telescopic crawler cranes to construct two bridges over the Wateree River in Kershaw County, S.C. The bridges will replace two preexisting overpasses along Interstate 20 as part of a South Carolina Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project....

Manitowoc - Wed August 07, 2024
Lenkin Enterprises Chooses Potain MDT 809 Cranes for Major Projects in D.C. Area
Washington, D.C.-based contractor Lenkin Enterprises has selected two Potain MDT 809 tower cranes for important construction projects in Potomac, Md., and Washington, D.C. The Potain cranes are essential for two challenging developments: the renovation of a private modern art museum, and the repurposing of an office building at Georgetown University....

Liebherr - Wed July 31, 2024
Liebherr Cranes Involved in Replacing Germany's Second Longest Road Bridge
The replacement of the Rader High Bridge in Schleswig-Holstein is one of the largest bridge modernization projects currently under way in Germany. The bridge, built back in 1972, spans the Kiel Canal and is part of the A7 motorway....

ALL Crane - Tue July 30, 2024
900-ton AT Sets Bridge Beams On Michigan State Campus
On the campus of Michigan State University, Farm Lane Road is the most important north-south corridor. Its bridge, spanning the Red Cedar River, connects the two sides of the campus and provides access to a legendary landmark, The Rock — a boulder that has been decorated thousands of times since its donation to the university in 1873....

Manitowoc - Mon July 29, 2024
Gustav Seeland Sends New Grove GMK5250XL-1 to Work in Hamburg
German heavy goods specialist Gustav Seeland continues to grow its Grove crane fleet to facilitate larger and more demanding tasks. The company acquired its second Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane and wasted no time putting it to work....

ALL Family of Companies - Wed July 24, 2024
Dream Team of Cranes Helps Construct Knoxville Ballpark, Residential Complex
Downtown Knoxville, Tenn., hit a grand slam in the form of a $114-million minor league baseball stadium and adjoining apartments, condominiums and retail space on the city's east side. Denark Construction is the lead construction manager of the project, in association with Barton Malow and Elite Diversified Construction Inc (EDCI), which will see the erecting of a new ballpark for the Tennessee Smokies, the AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, as well as Beauford Delaney Building condominiums along the first-base side and Yardley Flats apartments along the third-base side....

Tadano - Thu July 18, 2024
Tadano GTC-2000 Helps Zenith Tech Complete State Trail Project in Wisconsin
Zenith Tech, a Walbec Group Company, takes great pride in each project it does because its people know that they are benefiting the communities they live in. Case in point was a recent project that the Waukesha, Wis.-based company completed along the 52-mi....

NCCCO - Thu July 18, 2024
Colorado Crane Operator School Has Been Awarded CCO EDU Accreditation
Colorado Crane Operator School (CCOS) has been qualified by CCO Education Services (CCO EDU) as an Accredited Training Provider (ATP). "We at Colorado Crane Operator School are incredibly proud to become an Accredited Training Provider for CCO Education Services [CCO EDU]....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed July 17, 2024
Big Cranes to Perform Heavy Work All Over U.S. This Summer
The number of big cranes at work across the country is down this year. But they are trending taller, as building projects are designed for higher heights and larger loads. This year opened with a continued downward trend in crane counts, according to the Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) crane count....

Liebherr - Wed July 17, 2024
Liebherr 81 K.1 Fast-Erecting Crane Stands Tall On Vancouver Island
An apartment complex is taking shape not far from Departure Bay in the Canadian coastal town of Nanaimo. The Liebherr 81 K.1 fast-erecting crane involved in the project was supplied by crane hire provider Bigfoot Crane Company Inc....
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