Liebherr has launched the new LR 1250 crawler crane to the public for the very first time at Bauma 2013. The LR 1250 crawler crane is based on the LR 1200 and has a 275-ton lifting capacity. It has a reinforced main boom, a 312-ft. luffing jib and a 105-ft. fixed jib. In heavy boom […]
NCCCO now offers special two-star merchandise for operators that have recertified with the accreditation program. Among the items available are hats, hard-hat stickers, patches and embroidery. Tara Whittington, Program Manager for NCCCO confirmed that a three-star program would also launch soon. The star logo merchandise is only available, through NCCCO, to recertified operators in recognition […]
As part of the City of Tampa's Gasparilla festivities, Publix is sponsoring a Gasparilla 5k Distance Classic challenge race on Saturday, February 26, 2011. For the second year running, Sims Crane & Equipment Co. plans to enter teams into the Corporate Team Challenge. The 5k race begins at the Publix on Platt St. making a loop up Bayshore […]
Booming UP, the monthly newsletter for Sims Crane & Equipment Co. mails this week. It has a schedule and details on the formatting for the upcoming Crane Rodeo event planned in February, this month's employee birthdays and welcomes for some recently new employees.
This recipe slipped out of the safety department, and it sounded so simple, we had to share it with you. You need just a few ingredients... 1 Can of Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk 1/2 stick of butter 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 vanilla sheet cake Without opening, boil the can of condensed milk for four […]
The Straz Center in downtown Tampa, FL got its new sign last week, as Bubba Tillis from Sims Crane & Equipment Co. lifted the sign with a Grove GMK 5240 All Terrain mobile crane from Sims, to its new home atop the performing arts building along the riverfront. The signage was designed by Creative Sign Designs with locations in Tampa […]
Sims Crane & Equipment Co. ("Sims Crane") will be hosting a local Crane Rodeo in Tampa, FL on February 12, 2011 in preparation for the upcoming ConExpo/ConAg event in Las Vegas. President Steve Stodghill comments that the event will have a positive impact on operators and apprentices to have the chance to perform for and evaluate […]
TAMPA, FL - Imagine yourself on a jobsite during the '70 as a Volkswagen van, now vintage to contemporary nostalgia, pulls up to the site, it's outside decorated with all the fanfare of laughter that would naturally follow the clown in the driver seat. If you worked on this job, you already knew that "Bobo" […]
SC&RA now offers access to Crane Hand Signals as a free mobile app, available in the iTunes App Store. The Crane Operator Hand Signals app gives users instant access to all necessary crane hand signals. Every signal included is compliant with the new OSHA Cranes and Derricks Standard. Each signal is shown graphically so that […]
Maximum Capacity Media will be hosting a Crane Operator Rodeo at the 2011 ConExpo in Las Vegas in March of next year. The Crane Rodeo will be open to anyone registered for the ConExpo show, and will feature a crane provided by Leibherr and two crane simulators provided by Crane Institute. Check out the link for a full […]
