Both crane manufacturers and rental companies are working towards minimizing the carbon footprint of the whole industry on the environment. In this three-part article, we explain different efforts being made to decrease the adverse impact. Part 1 | Part 2 The Liebherr Pactronic System To reduce negative impacts on the environment, manufacturer Liebherr has produced […]
TAMPA – Mark Hollister has been named Vice President of Business Development at Tampa-based Sims Crane & Equipment, a leader in the crane and heavy transport industry. A veteran of the construction equipment and crane industry with more than 35 years of experience, Hollister’s expertise includes sales, management and operations. Hollister has excelled at building […]
Less than six months after becoming available, more than 1,200 registrations from over 800 organizations have been received to use NCCCO's “Verify CCO Online” or “VCO” system. The VCO system allows the credentials of CCO-certified individuals to be instantly verified via the Internet and can be accessed at no cost from the NCCCO home page […]
Industrial Training International Canada is proud to announce the opening of its newest training center located on the Enform Campus in Nisku, Alberta. ITI's Edmonton Training Centre will serve Canadian students, with its travel-friendly location less than 5 minutes away from Edmonton International Airport. The positioning of the Edmonton Training Centre will certainly be a […]
Liebherr-Components Biberach has started building an additional plant in Biberach an der Riss (Baden-Württemberg) in Southern Germany. The $66 million development will manufacture switchgear as well as electric motors and generators - currently made at its existing factory in Biberach – which are to be relocated to the new site. Measuring 36 acres, the site […]
A Liebherr LR 1300 crawler lifted an 89-ft. wide, 30-ft. tall, 130,000-lb. tilt-up panel in Rock Hill, S.C., breaking the world record by six feet, two inches. This panel will be part of a new high school building of the school complex York Preparatory Academy in Rock Hill. It was the fourth building on the […]
A little humor goes a long way when it comes to driving the need to impress crane safety on contractors, vendors, building crews, and others on a job who are involved in complex lifts. “If you work humor into a short video they can watch almost anywhere, anytime, you’ve got them learning about important crane […]
Here’s some good news. In a proposed amendment to the Cranes and Derricks standard, OSHA is planning to officially clarify that forklifts and telehandlers carrying loads suspended from their forks do not need to be operated by a certified crane operator. The agency has circulated a draft of the clarification to reviewers but has not […]
Tadano Thailand Co Ltd, a consolidated subsidiary of Tadano Ltd, has opened a new factory in Thailand. The plant, manufacturing 9-ton and 5.5-ton class truck loader cranes, began production on June 3. Tadano invited 350 business partners and guests to the opening ceremony on May 31 at the Thailand Plant. Commenting on the new factory, a […]
Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.8% in 2013, according to the Q3 update to the 2013 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook, released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. The foundation decreased its 2013 forecast from the 5.6% growth predicted in its Q2 Outlook, due to slightly slower than […]
