ALL Family of Companies - Wed May 15, 2019
Flexibility and Versatility: Keys to a Better Job
To perform any job correctly, it's important to have the right equipment. Even better if one tool can do many things. In the heavy lift industry, a versatile piece of equipment can have a positive effect on a job's safety, productivity and cost....
Manitowoc - Tue May 14, 2019
Trio of Grove GMKs Form Backbone of Swiss Logistics Company's New Premises
Swiss transport, heavy lift and warehouse logistics company Emil Egger AG has purchased three new Grove mobile cranes to form the backbone of its new facility in Bassersdorf, near Zurich. Headquartered in St....
Terex Cranes - Mon May 13, 2019
Demag CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane Dismantles Viaduc De La Siagne Railroad Bridge Near Cannes
Crane service provider Vernazza Autogru only had 130 hours to dismantle an old railroad bridge, owned by French railway company SNCF, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes. In order to tackle the job, in which time was of the essence, the company relied on its brand new Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane, which was in turn assisted by a Demag AC 120 all-terrain crane....
Empire Crane Company - Thu May 09, 2019
Empire Crane Welcomes Bob Jerszyk to the Sales Team
Bob Jerszyk is Empire Crane New England's newest addition to the sales team. As a new sales representative, Jerszyk will be responsible for serving crane customers throughout the New England area. He has more than 18 years of experience working in the construction industry selling different types of equipment and rigging accessories....
Terex Cranes - Mon May 06, 2019
Tecra-Autokran Orders Another Demag AC 100-4l All Terrain Crane
Everyone at Hallbergmoos, Germany-based Tecra-Autokran GmbH is extremely happy with the quality and performance of their Demag AC 100-4L all-terrain crane, which is evidenced by the fact that the company has now ordered its second Demag crane of this model....
Liebherr - Mon May 06, 2019
All Family of Companies Takes Delivery of 1,000th Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 Mobile Crane Produced
Representatives from Liebherr and the ALL Family of Companies recently celebrated a milestone — the handover of the 1,000thLTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane ever produced. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the ALL Family of Companies is the largest privately-owned crane rental and sales organization in North America, with 36 branches operating under multiple names — ALL, Central, Dawes, Jeffers and ALT....
Terex Cranes - Mon May 06, 2019
Klema Kranverleih Orders Demag AC 130-5 All Terrain Crane
For Wolfgang Klenner, managing director of the Munich crane specialist Klema, the Demag AC 130-5 is the ideal crane for moving heavy industrial machinery. "Thanks above all to the variable axle loads of either [11 or 13.2 ton] and the innovative IC-1 Plus control system, we can use this crane extremely flexibly," said Klenner, citing two important reasons for ordering the Demag AC 130-5, which in a few months will expand Klema's fleet....
Gene Johnson - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri May 03, 2019
What Caused the Seattle Crane Collapse? Experts Weigh In
SEATTLE (AP) — Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said April 28. Based on videos of the collapse, they said it appears workers who were disassembling the construction crane had prematurely removed pins securing the sections of the crane's mast to each other, and that could explain why the crane toppled in relatively minor wind gusts....
SC&RA - Thu May 02, 2019
SC&RA Presents 2019 Crane & Rigging Safety Awards
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recognized a number of individuals and companies with Crane & Rigging Safety Awards during the Association's 2019 Annual Conference, April 23 to 27, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif....
Link-Belt Cranes - Tue April 30, 2019
Link-Belt TCC-2500 Makes Big Impact at Chemical Plant in Illinois
The Kelly Group of Decatur, Illinois was founded in 1983 as a general contractor and sheet metal fabricator. Today it operates and employs five metal fabrication facilities and serves the agribusiness community and other industries including chemical plants, paper mills and manufacturing facilities in several states....
