sales & marketing

Dawes’ Grove GMK 6350 all terrain crane (capacity 350 tons) was positioned in a parking lot outside the stadium for what is known as a “blind pick,” meaning the crane operator could not see the lift spot over the stadium structure. The crane, outfitted with a 196-foot boom and 62-foot jib, had to clear the 140-foot-tall center field roof of the stadium and reach 50 feet inside to the lift area, relying on riggers and the signalperson/flagger to guide the pick.

I’ve gathered some sales predictions from my crystal ball, a bunch of people you think are hot prospects, a few irritated customers, a couple tightwad purchasing agents, and a sales manager in a pear tree. Some are tongue-in-cheek — or are they? Some are painful.

Manitowoc’s stand will feature its new MC 125 Potain top-slewing tower crane which replaces the MC 115 B. Also on display will be the Igo 32 self-erecting tower crane.

Well golleeeee! There’s a brilliant statement. Probably made by the same idiot that said the recession is over. The reality is no one knows. The fact is some businesses will have their best year ever, and others will go out of business.

The Department of Energy has finalized a $1.3 billion loan guarantee to help finance the Caithness Shepherds Flat project, an 845-megawatt wind generation facility in eastern Oregon sponsored by Caithness Energy, LLC and GE Energy Financial Services.

The loan is funded by a group of 26 institutional investors and commercial banks led by Citigroup Inc, Bank of

Imperial Crane in the USA has announced that it has achieved an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of .75, a record low for the company. According to Imperial an EMR is informative and important because it represents the results of a company’s safety policy. A high or low EMR can affect opportunities for potential work, the company said.

I’m getting a lot of mixed email messages these days. “Our sincere wish for a Happy Thanksgiving,” followed by a sales message in the same card or email wanting me to buy right now because it’s the holiday and I can get HUGE savings or a HUGE discount.

While the world market for crawlers above 2,000 tonnes capacity has taken a backward step in recent months, demand for machines in the 1,000 to 1,700 tonne range is still proving to be relatively strong, particularly in China.

Portugal-based Montalgrua reached a milestone when it installed the 1,000th Enercon wind turbine in Portugal. Montalgrua used one of its Liebherr LR 1400/2 crawler cranes to mount the turbines on top of their towers at the T. Vetras park about 50 km from Lisbon.

Maeda USA will display five fully compliant mini-cranes with new attachments at the ConExpo show in Las Vegas, 22-26 March, 2011. All Maeda mini-cranes meet ASME and EPA requirements for North America.