Mon July 31, 2023
Atlantic & Southern Equipment Acquires Assets of Pinnacle Cranes
Atlantic & Southern Equipment, an eight location Link-Belt Crane, Magni Telehandler, Manitex Crane and AGCO dealer serving Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, the Florida Panhandle and North Carolina, has entered into an agreement to acquire the operating assets of Pinnacle Cranes....
Thu July 27, 2023
Sims Crane & Equipment Co. Purchases First Tadano GT-800XL-2 in United States
Sims Crane & Equipment Co. has been serving the heavy equipment needs of contractors for more than six decades with crane leasing and sales across Florida. Sims has a large fleet of Tadano all-terrain cranes, and it is now the first company to own the new GT-800XL-2 truck crane (5-section 154.3 ft....
Wed July 26, 2023
ALL Family Unveils New Potain IGO T 99 Self-Erecting Towers at UW Residence Hall Construction
A new kind of tower crane is making its debut for the ALL Family of Companies. The construction site is an unassuming student housing complex on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The new tower, the Potain IGO T 99 tower crane, isn't about height (the greatest hook height among the two T 99s on campus will be just 119 ft.), but it is about reach and transportability....
Wed July 19, 2023
Potain Cranes Chosen for Major New High-Speed Rail Link in UK
The largest infrastructure project in Europe has called on Potain cranes to deliver essential lifting support to build the longest railway bridge in the UK. The cranes are all being supplied by UK construction and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine, which is one of three infrastructure companies in the Align joint-venture building 13.4 mi....
Mon July 10, 2023
Terex Selects Sound Heavy Machinery to Represent Its Rough Terrain Crane Product Lines
Sound Heavy Machinery (SHM) has been named the official Terex rough terrain crane dealer for North and South Carolina. The Wilmington, N.C.-based dealer will represent Terex in selling, marketing, servicing and parts for the current four-model product line and legacy equipment....
Wed July 05, 2023
NCCCO Foundation Announces Board Appointments, Officers for 2023
The NCCCO Foundation announced the appointment of seven members to its board of directors, effective July 1. Garry Higdem, Mario Sinacola & Sons, Frisco, Texas; Kerry Hulse, retired vice president of operations, Deep South Crane & Rigging, Houston, Texas; Tim Watters, president, Hoffman Equipment, Piscataway, N.J.; Chris Ryan, retired vice president of equipment, Boh Bros....
Thu June 29, 2023
Implenia Partners With Stirnimann, Potain On Central Malley Project in Switzerland
Swiss real estate and construction services company Implenia has rented four Potain top-slewing tower cranes from local dealer Stirnimann for the Central Malley project in Lausanne. This project is a new eco-district to meet environmental challenges and promote energy autonomy, including 28,345 sq....
Wed June 21, 2023
VIDEO: Tadano CC 68.1250-1 Lattice Boom Crawler Crane Lifts Components Onto Pipelaying Ship
Large ships and heavy machinery might be a regular sight at the port of Marseille, but this project with a Tadano CC 68.1250-1 as its protagonist was anything but ordinary. "Not a single one of the employees at the site had ever seen such an enormous crane in the flesh before — which maybe isn't that surprising, given that our CC 68.1250-1 is the biggest crane currently in use in France and Italy," said Vernazza Autogru General Director Paolo Delfino....
Wed June 14, 2023
ALL Uses Single Crawler to Assist Construction of Medical Building in Panama Beach City, Fla.
With the population booming in northwest Florida, a new medical campus is coming to Panama City Beach. First to be constructed is a four-story, 80,000-sq.-ft. office building that will include medical practices, outpatient care and operating rooms....
Tue June 06, 2023
Through the Lens — Cameras Help Entire Crane Team Safely See Big Picture
Safety and efficiency are at the heart of crane operations on a construction site. Improving and ensuring both are always the goals. Mitigating jobsite hazards is one benefit of a crane camera. Either on the tip of the boom or on the hook block, a camera is an essential safety device on any construction crane....