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Prangl on landslide clear up
Lifting and transportation company Prangl used a Terex AC 200-1 all terrain crane to help restore a motorway after it was buried by a landslide in Austria
Korean acquisition for Palfinger Dreggen
Palfinger Dreggen will purchase marine and offshore crane assets from Korean crane manufacturer MCT Engineering
Lift planning boot camp
This isn’t your typical fitness boot camp. Attendees at A1A’s three-day session are learning the ropes – of how to use lift planning software like pros. Lindsey Anderson reports
Vote for your IC Top Lift: deadline extended
This year’s entries for the annual IC Top Lift competition include a range of impressive lifts that were carried out in challenging environments
LEEA offers new training course
The LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) will launch a new one-day training course for introduction to the overhead lifting sector
UK training centre for Konecranes
Lifting equipment manufacturer Konecranes has opened a new training centre at its UK headquarters in Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Liebherr in milestone panel lift
A Liebherr LR 1300 crawler crane was used to set a new world record for lifting the widest tilt-up panel
New chief financial officer for MacGregor
Marine and offshore cargo handling company MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has appointed Declan Guerin as chief financial officer
1,500 tonne Huisman offshore crane for SeaJacks
Huisman, a manufacturer of lifting, drilling and subsea equipment, has won a contract from South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries to build a 1,500 tonne capacity offshore crane that is mounted around the leg of a jack-up vessel
Stanlow cat cracker on UK motorway
Trees and lamp posts were just some of the challenges facing Mammoet when it transported a 450 tonne load along UK roads. David Weston reports
Major Manitowoc order from All Erection
All Erection & Crane Rental in the USA has signed a deal for 46 new Manitowoc cranes and five luffing jibs
Global launch for new Hiab series
Hiab, part of Cargotec, has launched a new generation of loader cranes as part of its 70th Anniversary celebrations
Qube orders Liebherr LHM 280
Port service company, Qube Ports & Bulk, Australia, has ordered a fourth Liebherr LHM 280 mobile harbour crane
New Goldhofer technology tested
Specialized transporter and trailer manufacturer Goldhofer will begin production of the new STZ-MPA semi-trailer generation following successful tests of its independent suspension system
Saudi Arabia for Straightpoint
Straightpoint, a manufacturer of crane scales, tension and compression load cells has appointed NTE Projects as its distributor for the Saudi Arabian market
Vintage trams to Hungary
Specialist transport company Van der Vlist has transported two Budapest trams from England to Hungary
Terex towers at work in Milan
Three Terex flat top tower cranes have been working at the Excelsior Hotel Gallia at the Piazza Duca d’Aosta, opposite Milan, Italy’s Stazione Centrale
Polish port increases bulk handling with Liebherr
The Port of Gdansk, Poland, has taken delivery of two Liebherr LPS 600 portal cranes for operation on the southern Baltic coast
CAA publishes guidance on crane use
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published guidance on the use of tower cranes in accordance with aviation safety
Up and running
Peter Juhren explains that resurrecting a tower crane that has been mothballed requires a strategic inspection process and due diligence.
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