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.
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International heavy lifting and transport specialist ALE has completed the world record jack up of the Arkutun Dagi Berkut topside for Exxon Neftegaz Limited at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company shipyard in South Korea.
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Remote Controlled Potain Cranes Save 10 Days Per Floor During Hotel Construction
by Ernie Pierini
June 13, 2013
A Potain Igo 50 offers a small footprint and radio controls which allow Patrinos Painting & Contracting to save up to a week and a half off construction on each floor of a new Hyatt hotel in Pittsburgh
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MINI CRANE LIFTS WHALE SKULL, MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND
by Ernie Pierini
June 12, 2013
Mini crane specialists GGR Group were hired by Constantine Limited to take on an extraordinary job at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh this week, as a UNIC spider crane was used to lift their latest exhibit, a sperm whale’s skull, into pride of place.
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NARROW TRACK CRANE DELIVERS FOR BUCKNER
by Ernie Pierini
June 12, 2013
More than 2,000 mi (3,218 km) from the continental U.S., residents of the Hawaiian Islands have learned the benefits of being self-sustaining. If a good or service cannot be produced locally, then it has to be shipped in.
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Nine TEREX® Flat Top Tower Cranes for One Nation
by Ernie Pierini
June 7, 2013
Tower crane rental and service provider LOGA is currently operating nine Terex CTT Flat Top Tower Cranes as part of the construction of the One Nation Paris project – in response to the needs of general construction company Spie SCGPM (Spie Batignolles Group).
The 2013 Crane & Rigging and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conferences made its debut in Indianapolis last week to a crowd of industrial and construction managers, crane operators, equipment suppliers, manufacturers and more.
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Barnhart, Burkhalter and Tradelossa Win SC&RA Rigging Job of the Year Awards
by Ernie Pierini
June 3, 2013
The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has announced the winners of the 2013 Rigging Job of the Year Awards.
Three mobile cranes have removed the bent boom of the ship crane on the Nordic Visby that failed in the port of Tauranga, New Zealand last Thursday. Click here to see original report.
AC 1000 LIFTS PIPES IN CONFINED SPACES AT LIGNITE-FIRED POWER PLANT IN SLOVENIA.