cranes

Crane manufacturer Omega Platforms in the Netherlands has delivered a new custom-designed track driven crane to Hæhre Maskinutleie in Norway.

A WOMAN has won her fight to have a tower crane looming over her back garden removed — thanks to the Henley Standard.

CONSTRUCTION on the state’s biggest building site in 20 years is in turmoil after work was suspended following the third crane accident at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital in three weeks.

The Strategic Forum for Construction’s Tower Cranes Working Group has launched a new initiative on behalf of the industry

An interactive learning activity aimed at building annual events for the lifting and access engineering sector.

The area’s finest crane operators gathered in Sanford, Fla., last Friday to boom, hoist, and swing their way to a $1,000 prize and a trip to Las Vegas to participate in the Crane & Rigging Hot Line & CIC National Skills Competition.

A four axle All Terrain crane overturned yesterday on the D-149 near Cognac in South West France.

A three axle All Terrain crane went over in Fort Collins, Colorado yesterday while lifting a tree from the back yard of a home in the town.

Ensuring that equipment is properly specified and fit for purpose is clearly critical to any safe lifting program. However, the fact remains that most accidents are the result of human error.

NASA first-ever deep space craft, Orion, was powered on for the first time in October, marking a major milestone in the final year of preparations for flight.