According to the Exports to Australia/Oceania led the way in 2011 with a 73-percent gain. The region took delivery of $2.8 billion of U.S.-made construction equipment. Construction machinery exports to South America increased 39 percent in 2011 with purchases worth $4.3 billion, and exports of construction equipment to Central America gained 23 percent and totaled […]
The Hendry Corporation, based out of the Port of Tampa, completed a first of its kind lift last week with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The USCG brings their ships into dry dock every two years for inspection and repairs. Hendry already had one large ship in dry dock, but came up with a […]
Kobelco Cranes increased revenues by 17.2 percent in its 2011/12 fiscal year ending in March, achieving total sales of 48 billion yen ($495.5 million). The improvement was driven mainly by North America and Southeast Asia, although demand in Japan also picked up due to restoration work following the big earthquake. The company also moved back […]
Aerial lift and telehandler producer JLG has reported a 66 percent increase in revenues for the first six months of its fiscal year, combined with a strong pick up in profits. Total revenues for the six months to the end of March were $1.264 billion, 66 percent higher than at the same time last year. […]
Shareholders in United Rentals have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed merger with RSC. The company says that votes representing 83 percent of the outstanding shares approved the agreement and plan of merger at the meeting held on Friday. Additionally, 99 percent of the shares present at the special meeting, or represented by proxy, […]
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators is in the process of developing three new certification programs for digger derrick operators, service/mechanic truck operators, and lift directors. The Digger Derrick Task Force, chaired by Josh Chard of Altec Corp. and Jim Olson of Terex Utilities, began work last summer. The program, which will include a […]
The International Powered Access Federation has launched the “ready reckoner”, a conversion tool that helps operators calculate appropriate spreader plate sizes to ensure the safe use of powered access equipment. This new tool builds on IPAF’s international “Spread the Load” campaign, which states that spreader plates should always be used with boom lifts, or boom-type mobile elevating […]
Danielle Tice has been with Sims Crane & Equipment for nearly two years as a dispatcher in the Orlando Branch. She’s a self proclaimed Army Brat from Kentucky who moved to Florida in 1991 when her dad retired. Since moving to Florida, she’s lived in Merritt Island, Daytona Beach and Marianna. As dispatcher, she is […]
Manitowoc has officially opened its new production facility in Brazil, with more than 400 people attending the ceremony and celebrations. The facility, the company’s first in South America, is located in Passo Fundo, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul and played host to the opening event on Saturday – March 31st. The […]
Sims Crane & Equipment has announced a new partnership with PBS Rentals. Jared Lester, Lift Plan Specialist for Sims Crane & Equipment, is confident that PBS Rentals will present safety and “I believe it will bring a professional look to our job sites”. They will also provide perimeter security fencing. PBS Rentals has the finest […]
