SC&RA is accepting applications for its 2013 Annual Awards. The awards will be presented during the SC&RA Annual Conference, April 2-6, 2013, at the Westin Kierland, Scottsdale, AZ.  Opportunities include: Rigging Job of the Year - to recognize companies that meet professional challenges encountered in rigging. Awards will be presented in three categories: over US$750,000, […]

A Tampa, Florida-based company recently completed the six-month rebuild of a jib crane style "launcher" for the United States Navy, to be fixed to the deck of a ship and used to launch test torpedoes so other vessels can practice tracking. The 6-8-year-old system is very similar to a jib crane in that it houses […]

Japanese manufacturer Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co. (HSC) launched the SCX700E, a 77-ton capacity crawler crane aimed at the international market in January 2013. The crane is a scaled up version of their 60-ton crawler, SCX550E which was released in July 2012. According to the company, the SCX700E has a superb, powerful lifting […]

Ohio-based suspended equipment manufacturer Sky Climber introduced its new "smart" hoist, the FNX series, at the World of Concrete Expo in Las Vegas. The FNX Hoist in Las Vegas "It's unlike anything in the industry right now," said Todd King, a partner at Sky Climber. "This hoist is a game changer." The FNX hoist family […]

Just arrived in this week, pick up your tickets to the Bay Area Renaissance Festival by visiting our Sims Crane Marketing office at 1219 U.S. Hwy. 301 N., Tampa, FL  33619 The Renaissance Festival at MOSI runs every weekend from February 26th through April 17th. Each weekend features new exciting themes from Ye Olde Worlde […]

Tampa, Fl, February 10, 2011, – Sims Crane & Equipment Co.  (“Sims Crane”), in Tampa, FL, will unveil the Kastens Memorial Award to be presented to the winner of the Sims Crane Safety Rodeo, Saturday February 12, 2011. Dean Sims II, Vice President of Marketing, commissioned the making of the Kastens Memorial Award for the winner’s branch […]

This Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 10am competition starts for the Sims Crane Safety Rodeo Finals. This will be the 9th year that Sims has hosted this competition, and this year has eight of the top operators in the State of Florida going head to head for the grand prize for a trip for two […]

Saturday, February 5th marked the date for the Tampa & Mulberry branches to compete for a spot in the Finals for the 2011 Sims Crane Safety Rodeo to be held next Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Tampa, FL at the Sims Crane headquarters. With over 20 contestants competing for the top two spots, Matt Williams, a third […]

Orlando, FL - January 29, 2011 - Over 50 people showed up for the Orlando qualifying round of the Sims Crane Safety Rodeo to participate and spectate, and some just came to chow down on Mike English's famous BBQ pork sandwiches.  Branch Manager Thomas Baldree performed for the audience, blind folded, to much amusement, flagged […]

Sarasota, FL - January 17, 2011 - Circus Sarasota prepared for a stunt to set a word record wheel of destiny height atop the One Watergate building in downtown Sarasota, FL.  The 19 story building set a perfect stage for the performance by professional stuntman Joseph Bauer.