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The Gottwald HMK260E (pictured here) is capable of lifting up to 100 tonnes with all the speed and accuracy needed when handling high value project cargo.

Manitowoc has introduced a fixed jib option for its 400 tonne capacity model 16000 lattice boom crawler crane to complement the existing luffing jib attachment

A 100 tonne crane boom buckled while lifting bridge beams in Northern Norway earlier this week. The crane, owned by Vest Kran, was working from a massive barge, installing a new bridge in Vikan, near Bodø when the incident occurred. No one was injured.

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental of Wisconsin, USA, a member of the All Erection & Crane Rental Family of Companies, has been named as a finalist in the 2011 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award.

A historic crane has been restored to its original condition by the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust at the Burbage Wharf, south of Marlborough in the UK.

Jimmy Lomma has been acquitted of manslaughter and all other charges stemming from the fatal collapse of one of his tower cranes in New York in 2008.

Chinese crane and equipment manufacturer Sany has unveiled a new 220 tonne SAC 2200 F All Terrain crane aimed at the European market at Intermat.

Spanish tower crane manufacturer Jaso has announced a new tower crane for sites where space is restricted.

WHECO Corporation, the nations’ leading crane and capital equipment structural repair and restoration services company, has launched an educational blog, The WHECO Crane Repair Blog that will focus on crane repair and restoration.

A national register for cranes does nothing to improve safety, is an unnecessary cost to construction firms and should be abolished, the British workplace health and safety regulator says.