crane industry news

BKT has launched a new All Terrain crane tyre, the Airomax AM 27 is currently available as a 445/95 R 25 and is designed for good performance on road and over unfinished ground.

Liebherr has developed a four axle armoured crane rescue vehicle for the German Army.

One man is dead and another seriously injured after a tower crane overturned in the town of Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland yesterday.

Liebherr has launched an intelligent grab for its mobile harbour cranes – SmartGrip, which it says can boost productivity by over 25 percent.

Chunjo Construction used its Manitowoc 31000 crawler crane with a Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) system to lift a 670-tonne wash tower in South Korea.

Expert’s in custom heavy lifting equipment, Modulift proved themselves again with their latest venture, assisting Harland and Wolff in optimizing their single point lifting capacity.

Honored as Top Trainers by Crane & Rigging Hot Line during the May General Assembly of the Association of Crane & Rigging Professionals (ACRP) were William “Hank” Dutton, and Angelo Alverio.

A mobile crane overturned in West Fargo, North Dakota, yesterday, with the boom landing on a new building causing considerable damage. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt in the incident.

Spotted on a construction site in Potsdam, Germany yesterday a man riding the crane slings with ladder

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental Inc. of Wisconsin reports that operator Ken Mulryan has been appointed Engineer of the Year by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139, District D.