The International Construction Utility and Equipment Expo (ICUEE 2011) will feature new and expanded education programs, certification programs, and input from industry associations. ICUEE will be held Oct. 4-6, 2011 in Louisville, Ky. Education programs include underground, above-ground, and overhead applications, and sessions are geared to the needs of industry professionals in electric, sewer/water, phone/cable, gas, general construction, […]
Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc. (DR&T), Pearland, Texas, has acquired Grizzly Wire Rope & Chain, Williston, N.D. The acquisition gives DR&T a well-established location in the center of the Bakken Oil Shale region, providing strategic growth opportunities to better serve the rapidly expanding oil and gas development activities across a multi-state area. “We had been looking […]
The Sims Crane Minute, Episode 2, "Homes For Our Troops" Sims Crane and Highwoods Contracting teamed up with Homes For Our Troops, to build US Army Iraq wounded veteran, Sgt. Austin Burchard and his family a specially designed home just outside of Tampa, Fl.
Famous football coach Vince Lombardi is heralded for his leadership on and off the gridiron. He often spoke about love. “The love I’m speaking of is loyalty, which is the greatest of loves.” Lombardi believed that when efforts are fueled by love, you become a hard worker, you have the strength to persevere longer, […]
The George C. Young Courthouse and Federal Building in downtown Orlando is currently undergoing a $35 million renovation. Harper Limbach is one of the subcontractors contributing to the major repair and full modernization of the 182,000 square foot building located at 80 North Hughey Avenue on the western border of the city’s Central […]
The assembly of the first of six film towers going up at the Gators football practice field begins early on a Monday morning in Gainesville. The towers will allow journalists and coaches to film, videotape and photograph scrimmages as the team practices at the L. Gale Lemerand Football Support Facility later in the season. […]
During this off season, the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning looks nothing like the St. Pete Times Forum you see broadcasted on television. While the 2004 Stanley Cup winners are on vacation, an endless staff of contract workers are preparing for next season. The face lift happening outside and work being done inside […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
