News
Kier Partnership Homes to develop residential project in Derby
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and Derby City Council have appointed Kier Partnership Homes, an arm of UK-based construction company Kier Group, for the development of a residential scheme in Derby, UK.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
ESTA wind turbine safety summit speakers confirmed
ESTA has finalised the speakers list for its one-day ‘safety issues in wind turbine erection and transportation’ summit, being held at the Courtyard Marriott Hamburg Airport Hotel on 14 March.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Hiap Tong takes delivery of a GMK6300L
International rental firm Hiap Tong has bought a Grove GMK6300L all terrain crane for work within its headquarter country of Singapore.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Crane Rental Corporation expands offerings with new branch
Crane Rental Corporation, US-based rental firm, plans to open a taxi crane service from a new location in its home state of Florida, while adding another Manitowoc 31000 to its fleet of heavylifting crawlers.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Mighty Crane mini-cranes launched in Russia
R&B Engineering, a Japanese manufacturer of mini-cranes, has formed an agreement with Russian LTECH-Lifting Technology to distribute Mighty Crane mini-cranes throughout Russia.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Unic minicrane flies to roof of Shard Skyscraper
Contractors lifted a Unic URW-706 compact mini crane to an awe-inspiring height, 283m, on the roof of the Shard, the new skyscraper in London, England.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Scheuerle's flexible option
A new semi-trailer from Scheuerle and sister company Nicolas incorporates hydraulically movable axles, allowing spacing to be adjusted to suit the centre of gravity of the load.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
IMT’s Hasty takes on general manager role
Service truck crane manufacturer Iowa Machine Tooling has promoted its current vice president of sales, Jim Hasty, to the position of general manager of the company.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Liebherr goes direct in Argentina
Liebherr announced this month that it is establishing a mobile crane division in Argentina.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
Investigation clears Zoomlion in megacrawler collapse
An investigation in Jiuquan, China, into the fatal collapse of a megacrawler has cleared manufacturer Zoomlion of error.
Published: 02-Feb-2012
