Crane Business

Erecting the new generation of wind turbines while using less counterweight was one of the objectives that Terex Cranes had in mind when developing the Superlift 3800 crawler crane.

On the edge of Great Mosquito Cove in Trinity Bay (Newfoundland & Labrador), crane operator Sherry Smith climbs each day to the top of some of the world’s tallest cranes — her office space.

The British Broadcasting Corporation – the BBC has confirmed that it is working on a ‘fly on the wall’ documentary about crane rental.

The Bigge Crane and Rigging Southern California branch has taken part in an emergency elevated drill with the fire and safety department at a refinery in El Segundo, California, USA.

Less than a year ago economic analysts were lamenting the fate of the UK crane industry. Although far from pronouncing the industry dead, manufacturers were warned that the market for cranes was in much need of emergency life support.

CraneBlogger is starting up its 2013 annual great crane photo contest, this is where you can submit your photos of the coolest tower crane, coolest mobile crane and wildest crane project.…

Huisman has introduced a new series of large offshore cranes with lifting capacities up to 900 tonnes.

With a rated lifting capacity of 85 U.S. tons, the new SANY SRC885 rough-terrain crane expands the Sany America product line with the intent of meeting the growing demand for higher capacity cranes.

Manitowoc Cranes has filed a complaint that requests the US International Trade Commission to commence a Section 337 (intellectual property rights) investigation into Chinese crane and equipment manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry and its subsidiary Sany America.

The Committee of European Construction Equipment (CECE) has called for Europe-wide harmonisation of tower crane fitters and driving rules, citing the increasing complexity and sophistication of construction sites as well as the technology used in tower cranes.