Crane Safety

Potain supplied two cranes, including a giant MD 1100, to work on the recently-completed, record breaking, Russky Island Bridge in Vladivostok.

There were mixed emotions at SAIE 2012 exhibition in Bologna as tower cranes were nowhere to be seen, but loader cranes and mobile cranes were out in force.

Safety in the construction industry is something that has been hotly debated in the region for many years. With cranes dominating the skyline, almost as much as the high-rise towers alongside them, it has been an on-going challenge to ensure that these potentially dangerous pieces of equipment are operated and maintained safely.

Traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway in southeastern British Columbia will be a little easier, safer, and quicker this December when a stretch of highway will be upgraded from its current two-lane configuration to a four-lane highway.

The 30th Bauma exhibition, being held in Munich, Germany from April 15 to 21 2013, will be the largest ever, with a total area of 570,000 m2.

A mobile crane overturned in Haugesund, Norway last night while lifting a tower crane jib. The crane operator was pulled out of the cab by work colleagues and was apparently unhurt.

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Long traffic delays were created yesterday after a crane collided with a sign entering a bridge on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia. The details of what happened are not completely…

A tower crane is reported to have collapsed near to the fairway of the Alcaidesa golf course near Sotogrande, Spain, due to neglect. No one was hurt in the incident and property damage was minor.

Heavy load specialist Schmidbauer engineered a tandem jacket lift using two 750t Liebherr crawler cranes at an offshore terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany.