crane industry news

A self-erecting tower crane lost its balance yesterday in Ulm-Böfingen, Southern Germany and overturned, thankfully no one was injured.

Crane Institute of America announces the release of the first cards in the new Ready Reference Series. The laminated, pocket-sized cards cover topics that are useful for lift directors and crane and rigging inspectors.

The first Zoomlion Jost flat top tower crane has been launched: the T8030-25U. A project team based at the Chinese manufacturers research centre in Germany developed the crane.

It seems that not everyone got the memo about safeguarding tower cranes from nutters wanting to climb them.

Photos sent to us by a reader show one of the craziest examples of working at height we have seen for some time.

A five axle All Terrain crane overturned in the city of Antofagasta, Northern Chile on Saturday when the ground gave way beneath one of the outriggers.

Crane operator Donald Leo plummeted 200 feet to his death and Ramadan Kurtaj was crushed after a crane with a purportedly shoddy repair job fell at an Upper East Side job site. James Lomma, owner of New York Crane and Equipment, in 2012 was found not guilty in criminal court — and was a no-show Friday in civil court.

Many sectors of the global construction market have been somewhat quiet in recent years but Australia is a notable exception.

Manitoba has introduced changes that will increase fines and penalties for offences under the Workers Compensation Act.

A crane / boom truck working on interstate 69 near Indianapolis, Indiana overturned across a dividing barrier yesterday striking a passing car.