crane certifications

Officially unveiled March 4th. by Manitowoc were the new 650 tonne and 300 tonne capacity crawler cranes. Both of the lattice boom models have the Variable Position Counterweight system previously seen on the USA-headquartered manufacturer’s flagship model, the 31000.

IMT will showcase its 40/275 articulating crane at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014, March 4 – 8 in Las Vegas.

Liebherr delivered four new LTM 1055-3.2 mobile cranes to the Swiss Army.

Following the recent collapse of three luffing jib tower cranes during high winds the UK’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert relating to tower cranes.

Tadano Mantis is putting the final touches on a new 130-ton capacity telescopic crawler crane that will be shown for the first time at ConExpo 2014 in Las Vegas.

Ruger Industries Inc. has announced a new “rider” style floor crane. These portable cranes are ideal for the handling of heavy items that require transport over long distances within a plant or warehouse.

Liebherr has issued a statement this morning on the incident at the end of November at the Itaquerao Stadium in São Paulo, in which a 1,350 tonne capacity LR 11350 crawler crane collapsed killing two site workers

Emaar Square is one of Turkey’s largest private developments, and the Liebherr cranes are being used to meet all of the project’s high-rise lifting requirements.

Crane Institute Certification (CIC) in the USA has added a specific designation for friction crane operators to its training certification cards.

The sudden and unexpected detachment of boom extensions (jibs) commonly found on telescopic boom mobile cranes has resulted in serious workplace injuries, according to the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA).