Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Milwaukee, Wis., responded to President Obama’s State of the Union address by urging Congress and the Administration to take measures to rebuild and modernize America’s infrastructure, including passing a fully-funded highway bill. Slater issued this statement: Last night President Obama spoke about the urgent need for […]
Two men were saved by their harnesses yesterday after a suspended platform collapsed in Cleveland, Ohio. The two men were working on the construction of a six story building when the incident occurred. Local reports are conflicting, although an eye witness confirms our understanding that both men were saved by their harnesses and lanyards. Initial news […]
The Hendry Corporation, based out of the Port of Tampa, completed a first of its kind lift last week with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The USCG brings their ships into dry dock every two years for inspection and repairs. Hendry already had one large ship in dry dock, but came up with a […]
Michele Pugh has been with Sims Crane & Equipment for almost six years. Prior to joining Sims Crane & Equipment, Michele worked at a feed and hardware store near her home in Plant City. She wanted to go somewhere that she could grow with and move up in the company and a friend told her about […]
CraneBlogger.com has announced its Great Crane Photo Contest. The deadline for entering the contest is June 8, 2012. Photos will selected in the following categories: Coolest Tower Crane Photo Coolest Mobile Crane Photo Wildest Crane Project Photo To enter, send your photo to craneblogger@gmail.com with a two-sentence description. Rules: 1) All photos must be submitted […]
Industrial Training International announces it will open a subsidiary in Edmonton, Alberta. ITI Canada will include local management, trainers, and supporting administration that will work in the Edmonton office and conduct business throughout Canada. ITT will continue to handle sales, marketing, design, and logistics functions out of its corporate headquarters in Woodland, Washington. “We are excited […]
Sims Crane and Hensel Phelps Construction Co. provided a fast motion video of the work at the SouthCom Project from 2009 in Doral (Miami), Florida.
Ever wonder what you company’s exposure is to crane and rigging work? It is easy to understand the risk associated with lifting loads in crowded areas such as a construction site. Also, we realize there are projects like refinery and powerhouse outages that require load moving in areas that have significant potential for contact with […]
Terex has unveiled its largest self erecting tower crane, the telescopic Eazy 90. The crane has a maximum capacity of six tonnes, maximum jib length of 45 metres and a maximum under hook height of 46 metres. At 45 metres maximum radius it can lift 1.4 tones. The Eazy 90 also has a telescopic tower and […]
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Vancouver, Canada, sold more than 200 cranes in five weeks at its first unreserved public auctions of 2012 in North America, Europe and the Middle East, with close to 90 cranes already scheduled to be sold globally by the end of April. Every crane was sold to the highest bidder, regardless of […]
