Check out this cool video on United  Airlines how they re branded to their new colors, lots of man-lifts used in the process, it's pretty cool to see how they do it.

Crane and engine manufacturers have been faced with a range of choices and challenges concerning current and future engine emission laws. A computer generated image from Manitowoc demonstrating some of the latest crane technology At the start of 2011, substantially-reduced emission limits came into force for off-road diesel engine manufacturers. These were in the form […]

The sun is just coming up over Gainesville when the trailer carrying a 6,000lb hoist parks at University Avenue and NW 18th street, just a block from legendary It’s not long before the shackles are in place and the base belonging to the single car hoist is rigged. He gives the signal to start the […]

  JLG owner Oshkosh has reported third quarter results which show a 44.3 percent rise in sales of aerial lifts and telehandlers. Third quarter access and telehandler revenues were $562.7 million, largely due to sales of replacement equipment in North America. JLG also had $17.4 million of intercompany component sales to Oshkosh during the quarter, […]

The six-axle ranges are now fully formed across most of the main manufacturers as they look towards filling the gulf between the 500 and 600 tonne capacity class. Euan Youdale reports A Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 Richi Weiningen carries out construction work in Germany Manufacturers of all terrain cranes have steadily been extending their offerings across the 6-axle […]

New product demonstrates JLG’s leadership in low-level access equipment     JLG's LiftPod McConnellsburg, Pa. (August 23, 2011) — JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK], will exhibit its line of LiftPod® personal portable lifts at booth # 918 during the Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA) Expo. The Expo is held in conjunction […]

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) now allows candidates seeking Rigger certifications to take Rigger Level I and Rigger Level II written and practical exams at the same time. Previously, applicants for Rigger Level II were required to first be certified in Rigger Level I before be qualified to apply for Rigger Level […]

  Canadian company Cirque du Soleil is famous for putting on performances that combine circus arts and street entertainment.  But for two nights last week, Sims Crane was center stage in Orlando thanks to Design Communications, Ltd. The private company specializes in the manufacturing of signs and hired Sims to help pull down the massive letters that spell out ‘Cirque du Soleil.’ […]

Construction is currently underway on the $22 million Doral Government Center in South Florida. The three-story 60,000 square foot center is being built on 1.8 acres at 8333 NW 53rd Street. Flagler Construction Corporation, a subsidiary of Flagler, is overseeing the multi-million dollar project. But Sims Crane is on hand to work for Bass Precast […]

      Iron workers, masonries, crane operators and project managers are among the hundreds of people who are busy scurrying around a jobsite in South Florida at the start of the workweek. They’re working in unison to complete the $200 million Miami Art Museum project currently underway in Downtown Miami. General contractor John Moriarty & […]