LG is to move European production of its 450 Series II and 510AJ articulated boom lifts to its facility in Mediaş, Romania as part of its global production restructuring activities. “The facility in Mediaş allows us to meet customer expectations by quickly responding to market requirements,” said Wayne Lawson, vice president of JLG for Europe, Africa […]
For the second year in a row, The Old Main Street Merchants Association, along with the Bradenton Downtown Development Authority, hosted a big New Year's Eve celebration in downtown Bradenton. This year’s ball drop doubled as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer fight, and all the bars on Old Main Street participated. As the […]
A new one day conference and networking event has been announced for the wind turbine erection and transport industry. Safety Issues in Wind Turbine Installation and Transportation will be on 14 March 2012 in Hamburg, Germany. It is organised by the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes (ESTA) in response to the […]
Established in 1997, CFST provides a wide variety of training, PFT & Fit Testing, inspections/audits and on-site personnel for safety service and programs CFST recognizes the expanding need for both Public and Private Industry and Construction Safety Training and Programs. With both a passion for life and a slightly different approach to "typical" training, CFST […]
CERTEX USA is a recognized leader in the lifting and material handling industry. With 31 branches in North America, CERTEX USA is equipped to fulfill the complete spectrum of our customer’s stringent demands for lifting products, services and ancillary requirements. CERTEX USA is a leading: - Supplier of lifting products and services […]
Terex Cranes has begun integrating the use of Quick Response codes (QR codes) into its latest printed communication to customers and distributors. Introduced in 1994 for the tracking of parts in the automobile industry, the QR code is an evolution of the statutory product bar code. It enables customers to instantly learn more about a business and […]
Russ Hopper has been promoted to the post of vice president, manufacturing for Kentucky, USA based crane manufacturer Link-Belt.Hopper, who takes on the new job from January 1st, began working at Link-Belt 36 years ago as a welder. He moved quickly into the supervisory ranks within welding production and continued to take on more management […]
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, FL is relocating its holding area helipad for Care Flight. Construction is now complete on the new pad, and the next step was to take the fuel tank from the old location, and move it to the new. The helipad is the holding place for the Air Ambulance Care Flight. An […]
Recently, AT&T continued to increase it’s fast growing 4G LTE network in Tampa. As of October of 2011, AT&T has more than 1,730 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots in Florida. This time, the tower was placed on top of the Urban Centre in the Westshore Business district of Tampa. Westshore is the largest commercial market in […]
The Crane School has been preparing students for heavy equipment operating certifications for more than 12 years. The key to our longtime success is our communication and teaching style. Learning how to operate a crane is not something that can be done just by reading a book. Instructor Bud Wilson has been a crane operator […]
