Across the industry, the model names of mobile cranes have for years indicated their maximum rated capacity, such as the AC 60 – 60t capacity – which the new Challenger 3180 replaces in the Terex product line up. Terex says that it is trying to inject honesty into the crane business. Both Terex and its […]

The ASME B30 Committee on Cranes and Related Equipment has established a B30 Interest Review Committee. The new committee’s purpose is to allow those who are unable to attend meetings, but who would like to be involved with the development process, to participate. At its most recent meeting, Jin Hui, associate professor of engineering mechanics at Southeast […]

The International Construction Utility and Equipment Expo (ICUEE 2011) will feature new and expanded education programs, certification programs, and input from industry associations. ICUEE will be held Oct. 4-6, 2011 in Louisville, Ky. Education programs include underground, above-ground, and overhead applications, and sessions are geared to the needs of industry professionals in electric, sewer/water, phone/cable, gas, general construction, […]

 IPAF welcomes the position paper issued by the FEM Product Group for Cranes and Lifting Equipment, which states that cranes should not be used for lifting people except in exceptional circumstances where safety requirements have been fulfilled and undertaken at the specific responsibility of the user. FEM is the European manufacturers’ association for material handling equipment. In […]

Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc. (DR&T), Pearland, Texas, has acquired Grizzly Wire Rope & Chain, Williston, N.D. The acquisition gives DR&T a well-established location in the center of the Bakken Oil Shale region, providing strategic growth opportunities to better serve the rapidly expanding oil and gas development activities across a multi-state area.   “We had been looking […]

     St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg is currently undergoing major construction on the east side of its main building. Officials are adding a 100,000 square foot emergency center and patient care tower that is expected to house 32 private patient exam rooms, two critical cardiac care exam rooms, meditation room for solace and provide […]

Three experts in the crane and rigging industry have collaborated to build a website containing their contact information as well as growth potential for additional experts to be added later.  Ron Kohner, President of Landmark Engineering, Larry Means, President of Means Engineering, and Mike Parnell, President of Industrial Training International/ITI Field Services have built the […]

Employee Spotlight: Tanya Holesapple-Scott        “I think the one thing that shaped who I am right now is having my son,” says Sims Crane Credit Manager Tanya Scott, as she proudly speaks about her eight-year-old son Ayden. “He made me grow up and learn that everything is not about me. I lost all the selfishness I […]

In compliance with ANSI standards, operators of aerial work platforms (AWPs) must perform pre-start inspections of machines before use each day or at the beginning of each shift. AWPT (American Work Platform Training), the North American subsidiary of IPAF, has now released a new safety video that demonstrates how daily pre-start inspections should be performed. The pre-start […]

The winners have been chosen for the 2nd Annual Great Crane Photo Contest, which began in May received nearly 100 photo submissions from around the world and thousands of votes for the coolest and wildest crane photos. View the winners from each of the three categories:  Coolest Tower Crane Photo Coolest Mobile Crane Photo Wildest Crane Project Photo  […]