Rigging

The UK’s CPA Tower Crane Interest Group held its annual open meeting yesterday, with a record attendance.

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has confirmed that its substance abuse policy remains in full force and effect.

For the third year, the MCM & CIC Crane Operator Rodeo Regional Qualifiers and National Championship will return, providing operators in North America the opportunity to showcase their skills while organizers continue their efforts to promote safe crane operation.

Membrey Transport and Crane Hire played a major role in the successful relocation of a rare Rothschild giraffe from the Melbourne Zoo in Victoria to the Mogo Zoo on the southern coast of New South Wales, 800 kilometers away.

A 750 tonne Liebherr LG 1750 working on a wind contract in Cumbria, UK, over turned yesterday, while relocating.

A video has been posted on Youtube this week from Russia, showing a truck crane lifting a dozer into what looks like a dry dock. The dozer proves to be…

A Rough Terrain crane overturned yesterday while working on soft sand in Bermuda, we have been told that no one was seriously injured in the incident.

Crane Institute Certification reports it has expanded its staff and moved to a larger location. From 2011 to 2012, the number of certification tests given by CIC has grown by more than 30%. CIC experienced similar growth from 2010 to 2011.

Sylvan Enterprises has opened its crane operator and rigger/signalperson training center in Kingston, Tenn. The 1.3-acre facility is located 34 miles west of Knoxville off Interstate 40.

A warning has been issued by the KBR Building Group, which counts Boeing among its clients, concerning a brand of Chinese sling sold under the S-Line label.