Terex Cranes has released its numbers for 2011 which show a return to growth and profitability with full year revenues sales up 12 percent to just under $2 billion. At the same time the company made an operating loss of $19.8 million due entirely to the $36 million of charges taken earlier in the year. […]
JLG has unveiled two new low cost Rental Series electric slab scissor lifts for the Americas and other markets that will take ANSI specified machines. The new RS range only includes two units, a 1932RS - 19 ft. elevator model with 820mm/32inch wide unit with 227kg lift capacity and a 3248RS - 32ft platform height […]
Mike Parnell, President/CEO of Industrial Training International & ASME B30 Vice Chairman, begins a series covering the New Federal OSHA Construction Crane Rule – 29CFR1926.1400 Subpart CC. This video begins the discussion with section 1413 – Wire Rope Inspection & Categories. ITI provides inspector training covering this subject in our video.
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), Fairfax, Va., will host a free webinar on Debt Restructuring for Cranes & Other Heavy Equipment at noon EST on February 15. Presented by David McCain, co-founding Partner of MPKA, LLC, the webinar will cover loan extensions, the creation of A/B loan structures, short sales and other negotiated discounts, […]
The first 45 tonne Liebherr LTC 1045-3 City style All Terrain crane sold in the USA has gone into service with Pennsylvania based AmQuip. The innovative single cab design LTC 1045, is either telescoped to the front of the chassis for road travel, or rests in the superstructure position for standard lifting duties. AmQuip’s chief executive […]
Shirley Eckelberger is the Executive Assistant in Sims Crane & Equipment’s Orlando Branch. Branch Manager Thomas Baldtree knows how valuable Shirley is to their team. “Shirley is the glue that hold that place together. She extremely efficient and organized and detail oriented.” When Shirley arrived in Orlando, the branch was very small, and at the […]
Bob Berry, Safety Director at Sims Crane and Equipment demonstrates how to properly use voice commands while operating a crane.
International lifting gear specialist Modulift Group, has issued a safety warning regarding the use of counterfeit spreader beam elements. The company issued a statement saying that it has recently been made aware that unauthorised copies of its products are being used in conjunction with original products. Modulift said it has discovered that parts of original […]
On January 11th, 2012 Sims Crane & Equipment and NBIS teamed up with the Florida Crane Alliance to bring you a special one - day only event. This Crane Management Seminar offered valuable insight into the ASME B30.5 and OSHA 1926 and the 1400 changes that are reshaping roles and responsibilities of crane owners and […]
Japanese manufacturer Kobelco Cranes has officially started producing crawler cranes at its new plant in Andhra Pradesh, India. The 6,900 square metre facility is built on a 40,000 square metre plot in Sri City, about 55km north of Chennai and adjacent to a new Kobelco excavator plant, which opened last April. Kobelco says that […]
