International lifting gear specialist Modulift Group, has issued a safety warning regarding the use of counterfeit spreader beam elements. The company issued a statement saying that it has recently been made aware that unauthorised copies of its products are being used in conjunction with original products. Modulift said it has discovered that parts of original […]
Japanese manufacturer Kobelco Cranes has officially started producing crawler cranes at its new plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. The 6,900 square metre facility is built on a 40,000 square metre plot in Sri City, about 55km north of Chennai and adjacent to a new Kobelco excavator plant, which opened last April. Kobelco says that […]
Tadano America, Houston, Texas, has promoted Bryan Turner to North American manager of its boom trucks product line. He previously served as the assistant manager. The company has also made some changes to the product line. The 5-ton TM-ZR500XL has been replaced by the next generation TM-ZE505XL. While still rated at 5 tons, the load […]
Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Milwaukee, Wis., responded to President Obama’s State of the Union address by urging Congress and the Administration to take measures to rebuild and modernize America’s infrastructure, including passing a fully-funded highway bill. Slater issued this statement: Last night President Obama spoke about the urgent need for […]
Michele Pugh has been with Sims Crane & Equipment for almost six years. Prior to joining Sims Crane & Equipment, Michele worked at a feed and hardware store near her home in Plant City. She wanted to go somewhere that she could grow with and move up in the company and a friend told her about […]
Industrial Training International announces it will open a subsidiary in Edmonton, Alberta. ITI Canada will include local management, trainers, and supporting administration that will work in the Edmonton office and conduct business throughout Canada. ITT will continue to handle sales, marketing, design, and logistics functions out of its corporate headquarters in Woodland, Washington. “We are excited […]
Sims Crane and Hensel Phelps Construction Co. provided a fast motion video of the work at the SouthCom Project from 2009 in Doral (Miami), Florida.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Vancouver, Canada, sold more than 200 cranes in five weeks at its first unreserved public auctions of 2012 in North America, Europe and the Middle East, with close to 90 cranes already scheduled to be sold globally by the end of April. Every crane was sold to the highest bidder, regardless of […]
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has agreed that basic electronic calculators can now be permitted for use on certain CCO written exams. The US organisation decided on the change in policy after results from an International Assessment Institute (IAI) study, entitled ‘The Effects of Calculator Use During NCCCO Testing’. The […]
The Mary Helen was a proud participant in the Florida Strawberry Festival’s Grand Parade Day, sponsored by United States Marine Corps. Berry Fine Productions coordinated the Grand Parade, which started in downtown Plant City. The parade, commemorating the festivals 77th year, made its way through town on Reynolds Street, passing by the Florida Strawberry Festival […]
