Mon October 07, 2019
Manitowoc MLC300 Helps Accelerate Bridge Replacement in Washington
Ceccanti, a Tacoma, Wash.-based construction company, needed a crane with superior maneuverability that could handle heavy loads at great heights to assist with the replacement of an old wooden bridge in Ridgefield, Wash....
Thu October 03, 2019
Tecum Equity Acquires Pinnacle Cranes, a Charlotte-Based Crane Dealer
Pinnacle Cranes, a leading Link-Belt and Manitex dealer in North Carolina and South Carolina, has been purchased by Western Allegheny Capital LLC d/b/a Tecum Equity, a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based family office investment partnership, owned by Cliff Forrest....
Tue October 01, 2019
Arkansas Company Purchases Link-Belt ATC-3210 All-Terrain Crane
Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. of Springdale, Ark., completed purchase of a Link-Belt 210-ton (185-t) ATC-3210 all-terrain crane in order to meet growing lifting demands of northwest Arkansas. Multi-Craft began operations in 1972, and services mechanical, electrical, fabrication and HVAC industries, along with other commercial and industrial needs....
Fri September 27, 2019
Genie High Float and TraX Booms Perform On Sensitive Turf
Designed to perform in sensitive ground conditions, such assand and turf, Genie High Float (HF) and TraX boom lifts offer productive machine performance on soft or delicate surfaces. To meet market demand, new models have been added to the Genie product line-up, including the Genie Z-45 HF, S-40 HF, S-45 HF, S-60 HF and S-65 HF booms, as well as the Genie S-40 TraX, S-45 TraX, S-60 TraX and S-65 TraX machines....
Thu September 26, 2019
Crane Operator Gets a Bird's Eye View of the Community
LYNN, Mass. (AP) Towering 162 ft. above the ground and painted red, the place where Scott Callahan goes to work every day has dominated the city's skyline since mid summer. Callahan operates a crane being used to build Procopio Enterprises Inc.'s apartment construction project underway between Oxford and Munroe streets....
Tue September 24, 2019
Superior Cranes Nearly Doubles Lift Crawler Crane Line Capacity With Purchase Of Demag CC6800-1 Crane
Superior Cranes Inc. , Rockingham, N.C., recently purchased the 1,375 ton (1,250 t) capacity class Demag CC 6800-1 crawler crane for its operations in the United States. With few crawler cranes in this class size operating in North America, the acquisition gives the company an advantage with lifting opportunities requiring specialized high-lift capacities....
Mon September 23, 2019
Manitowoc Introduces National Crane NBT60L Boom Truck
The Manitowoc Company has launched the NBT60L, the latest addition to its National Crane boom truck product line. This 60 ton product offering now features the longest boom length in its tonnage class with 151 ft....
Tue September 10, 2019
R&J Lifting Solutions Invests in Terex CBR 40H Crane
For the many congested construction sites in and around Austin, Texas, contractors face significant lifting challenges. Small commercial projects, condominiums, low-story hotels and utility applications are often too small to use traditional tower cranes, but there's not enough footprint for a mobile crane....
Tue September 10, 2019
Steel Giraffe Brings the First Demag AC 45 City Crane to North America
"Large lifting companies with multiple cranes have options to get jobs done. I don't have that luxury," said Steve Kelly, owner/operator of Steel Giraffe LLC. The Portsmouth, R.I.-based "boutique" crane company doesn't search out the typical residential and commercial construction projects....
Tue September 03, 2019
Walter Payton Power Equipment Opens New Facility in Indiana to Help Support Manitowoc Cranes
Walter Payton Power Equipment (WPPE) has completed construction of a new facility in Lebanon, Ind., just south of its previous Lebanon location. The new location is on 4 acres of land, making it the largest dedicated crane repair facility in Indiana and Kentucky....