A new rough-terrain crane from Link-Belt features an all-new boom, and tilting cab, and builds on a three-axle concept the company has used since 2002. The RTC-80110 Series II falls between 100- and 130-ton models at the top of the company’s nine-model line. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2011. The 110-ton crane […]
The R. Baker & Son team transported the cross from St. Peter’s Church to the museum after a ceremony attended by former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and recovery workers. This summer, prior to the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks,R. Baker & Son lowered several large artifacts from Ground Zero in the National September […]
A Crane Hand Signals mobile app from the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association is now available for the Android operating system. Since its introduction late last year, the free app has been downloaded more than 7,000 times in the iTunes App Store and Blackberry App World. The Crane Hand Signals app gives users instant access to […]
Check out the fast motion video where crews from Sims Crane are at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, FL as they "top out" the buck hoist work elevator on the construction site as the hospital's addition rises to it's final stages.
Joe Lane, an inspector and surveyor for Cairo Marine Service, Wickliffe, Ky., provided the following information in the Fall 2011 newsletter of the Crane Certification Association of America(CCAA). Note the CCAA will hold its fall meeting Oct. 16-18, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. There are a number of apps presently available for rigging. Most of these are for stage […]
New York (CNN) -- When you walk in, all you see is a construction site. Amid the hum and rumble of downtown Manhattan -- not to mention the clang of steel and the tangle of cranes -- hard-hatted workers in fluorescent orange vests yell orders, spread cement, move machines. Empty boxes litter the ground. Shop lights […]
Construction is now underway on a new building which will soon be home to Clearwater-based Pinch-a-Penny. Last week, crews from AEC Services oversaw the installation of an fuel tank, which will be used to fuel vehicles at the companies’ headquarters. A Sims crane was on hand for the lift of the 54,000lb structure. […]
Sims Crane was center stage last week thanks to Design Communications, Ltd. The private company, which specializes in the manufacturing of signs, called on Sims Crane to put up the fully refurbished Cirque du Soleil sign in Downtown Disney. As the clock struck midnight on a Wednesday night, CCO Bill Daley arrived to help […]
The Dames Point Bridge in Jacksonville is on the list of bridges regularly inspected by officials from the Florida Department of Transportation. During one of these checkups, it was discovered that a rod located near the bridge doesn’t have enough tension. To fix this problem, FDOT brought in a construction, mining and engineering organization. […]
Florida Central Credit Union is adding a new branch location in Brandon. The 334 Oakfield Drive location is conveniently located across from Brandon Regional Hospital. Tampa-based Colett Construction and BLR Interiors, Inc are collaborating to renovate a building that was once a BB&T branch location. On a Wednesday morning, a 30-ton […]
