On January 18, the ASME B30 Committee, New York, N.Y., was welcomed to Sugar Land, Texas, by Mayor James A. Thompson, who presented the committee with a Certificate of Proclamation recognizing and commending the B30 Committee for their commitment to crane safety. The certificate further recognizes the committee’s relationship with OSHA and the construction industry in […]
During the recent Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) annual conference in San Diego, Calif., the association elected David Lowry, Bennett International Group, McDonough, Ga., as president. Joining Lowry as officers for the 2011-2012 term are William Stramer, Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co., Lexington, Ky., as chairman; Michael Battaini, Sheedy Drayage, San Francisco, Calif., as vice president; Bill Keen, Keen […]
The US based crane operator certification company, the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has won a lawsuit brought against it in the California Superior Court by California Crane School (CCS) and its owner, John Nypl. The jury took little time to deliberate on their verdict, returning a complete defence verdict for […]
Malcolm Culpepper briefly pauses from his work Thursday morning to explain what he’s doing. “I’ve been on this project on the Alafia River for 3 weeks now. We’re replacing four circuits and adding a fifth circuit. The fifth circuit we’re adding will go from State Road 60 to the Big Bend Power Plant,” […]
Sims Crane CCO David Tosado rolled onto Church Street in a 60-ton Todano mobile hydraulic crane Wednesday night as the crowds from a concert at Orlando’s Amway Center headed home. Set-up for the lift began just after midnight. Kosmo Studios, a full service design and fabrication firm, hired Sims Crane to place a massive canopy […]
Princess Cruise lines prepares the M/S Grand Princess for a four week long dry docking. Security is a priority at the Ports, and highly trained K-9’s and their handlers inspect each package of materials heading onto the ship, and apply a sticker giving the seal of approval for it to be loaded to the ships. Hallmark […]
Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale, FL is one of the deepest ports in all of Florida that has a huge influx of tourists each week as they board any one of the almost 20 cruise ships that call Port Everglades home. Each year, every cruise ship is taken into dry dock for about a week […]
A couple of months ago we profiled the work Sims Crane is doing at Florida Atlantic University’s new Football stadium. On a recent trip back to South Florida, we checked back in to see the progress they are making on the Fighting Owl’s new football Stadium. They are coming along right on schedule, the Press […]
HJ Foundation bare rented the Sims Crane Kobelco CK2500 crawler crane as they perform augured piling work at the site of the Seminole Casino expansion in Coconut Creek, FL. The Seminole Tribe is building a large parking garage, adding a retail area and walkway overlooking the lake near the Seminole Casino in Coconut Creek. The […]
Sims Crane Operator, Rory “Bubba” Carver, CCO, working at Doral Academy; a charter school in Doral, FL setting tilt walls with the 250 ton Link-Belt crawler crane as they expand for their ever-growing need of space. With this addition, they will be able to house more classrooms, and more students as […]
