We're kicking off 2015 with some brand new Sims Crane Minute safety education videos. The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association released a report on the top ten root causes for crane and rigging insurance losses. In the Sims Crane Minute, crane experts and safety professionals provide basic education to raise awareness for these issues. Our […]
Crane manufacturer Link-Belt has named Dallas Coffey as general manager at Link-Belt Construction Equipment’s mid-Atlantic division. Coffey has worked at Link-Belt since 2003, as a staff accountant and then general accounting supervisor. He has most recently worked as controller. Chuck Martz, Link-Belt CEO and president, said, “During his tenure as controller, Dallas has continued […]
Japanese crane manufacturer Tadano has reported first half revenues up almost 14 percent on last year at $843.8 million - a new record, due to stronger sales in Japan, which were up 25 percent. Exports increased by a more modest 4.1 percent with lower sales in North America and Australia, flat sales in the Middle […]
Environmental Construction Incorporated, a leading provider of demolition and abatement services for the construction industry within the Southeastern United States, is celebrating its ten year anniversary by undergoing a total branding transformation. Unveiled in stages over the next several months, the company will adopt “ECI” as its national brand name, release a new logo, […]
The Manitowoc Company has revealed plans to separate its crane manufacturing and food service businesses and form two separate publically-traded companies. The Manitowoc board of directors has approved the move and “anticipates effecting the separation through a tax-free spin-off of the Foodservice business and expects the spin-off to be completed in the first quarter […]
Hydraulic boom maintenance for all-terrain and rough-terrain cranes can often become an afterthought amidst busy work schedules. As TADANO discussed in “Rough Terrain Crane Maintenance and Extreme Working Conditions,” maintenance schedules can often even be accelerated if a crane is working several shifts around the clock. This is even more important with the pinning style booms […]
In cooperation with the 2015 World of Concrete show, Crane Institute Companies, Crane Institute Certification (CIC), and Crane Institute of America (CIA), will bring two crane operator skills competitions to commercial concrete and masonry contractors, Feb. 3-5, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Making its debut is a Knuckleboom Crane Operator Challenge, which draws its […]
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released a new live-action Crane Safety Video and revised Crane Safety Manual to provide machine operators with current industry best practices, including OSHA 1926:1400 crane standard requirements. The newly released AEM video and manual reflect changes in the crane industry and OSHA crane standards over the last decade […]
Bauma China, Asia’s blockbuster show this year, got underway in Shanghai today with a spectacular opening ceremony.cCovering 3.2 million square feet, the massive show takes place between November 25 and 28 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in the Pudong area of the city. Around 3,000 international exhibitors from about 40 countries are […]
Last week at the Liebherr Customer Days event in Ehingen, Germany, the crane company unveiled the new 275-ton LTM 1250-5.1 all-terrain crane. The five-axle crane builds on the success of the LTM 1220-5.2, offering a maximum load capacity from the available weight of a five-axle mobile crane. It is also the third crane model offered […]
