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Q&A with new Terex president Tim Ford
D.Ann Shiffler interviews new Terex Cranes president Tim Ford
SC&RA elects officers for 2013-2014
SC&RA has elected its slate of officers for 2013-2014
SC&RA Job of the Year Awards
Six projects win SC&RA Rigging and Hauling Job of the Year trophies for 2013. Terry White reports
Link-Belt expands into Saudi Arabia
US crane manufacturer Link-Belt Construction Equipment has expanded into Saudi Arabia with the appointment of Bakheet Company for Machinery Ltd as its distributor in the kingdom
Deep South Crane gets 600 ton Terex
Pensacola, USA-based Deep South Crane Rentals has taken delivery of its largest crane yet – a 600 US ton (540 tonne) capacity Terex AC 500-2 all terrain crane. It was purchased from Terex distributor Renegar-Driggers
Goliath to remove radioactive waste
A mammoth semi-goliath crane has been installed by Sellafield Ltd UK to lift nuclear waste packages onto road transporters
Ainscough bridges for Crossrail
Two new footbridges and a road bridge with a combined weight of almost 600 tonnes were lifted into place by Ainscough as part of continuing work for the Crossrail project in London, UK
Link-Belt to showcase 80 tonne RTC at Bauma
USA-based crane manufacturer Link-Belt will exhibit the RTC-8080 Series II at Bauma. The 80 tonne capacity rough terrain is the newest addition to the Link-Belt range
Crane manufacturers climb global equipment ranking
Of the 15 crane manufacturers listed in International Construction’s annual Yellow Table ranking, more than half improved their standings compared to last year.
Smithbridge Group transports tanks to Newcastle
Lift and shift contractor Smithbridge Group met a tricky challenge to move three fuel tanks by land and sea in Australia. IC reports
New Liebherrs for Baldwins
Baldwins Crane Hire in the UK has taken delivery of Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 and LTM 1350-6.1 wheeled mobile telescopic cranes
Long Beach container terminal goes green
Orient Overseas Container Line in Hong Kong, China, has ordered automated container handling equipment from Terex Port Solutions for its Long Beach Container Terminal in California, USA
Chunjo Construction gets Manitowoc 31000
South Korean crane rental company Chunjo Construction has added a Manitowoc 31000 crawler crane to its rental fleet
Talbert names top dealers
North American manufacturer of specialized heavy-haul trailers and equipment, Talbert Manufacturing, has named its top 10 dealers and most improved dealer of 2012
Magna Tyres gets ISO 9001
Industrial and truck tyre manufacturer Magna Tyres Group in the Netherlands has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system
Bigge Crane opens in Denver
Bigge Crane and Rigging is now offering bare rough terrain and crawler crane leasing in the Rockies following the opening of its new operation in Denver.
Residential growth drives US construction
A +19.2% year-on-year increase in residential building pushed construction output in the US in February up +7.9% compared to 12 months ago.
GJJ opens new factory
Chinese hoist and tower crane manufacture GJJ opened its new factory on 29 March, 2013
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