by Crane Market | Dec 7, 2016 | Equipment Rental News
A Bigge Link-Belt telescopic truck crane is onsite and lifting wreckage as part of efforts at the fire-ravaged warehouse in Oakland, California. The death toll from the massive weekend fire at an artists’ collective stands at 36, authorities say.
by Crane Market | Dec 7, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The biggest crane in the UK will soon be heading to Manchester to help build the Ordsall Chord Bridge. The Weldex owned Liebherr LR 11350, a 1,350 tonne beast, will be in the city in February to lift and place the ‘arch’ of the bridge to link Piccadilly and Victoria...
by Crane Market | Dec 6, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Manufacturer News
The 4.5 million Euro project started with drilling piles and setting up the foundation and substructures for the bridge superstructure. The 750-ton Liebherr All Terrain supplied by Hofmann Kran was hired to set the 40-ton longitudinal bridge railings. The 750-tonner...
by Crane Market | Dec 6, 2016 | Equipment Rental News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
A AKM Autokranvermietung GmbH crane operator was lifting an eight-ton metal roof for a building in Plauen, Germany when the Liebherr All Terrain mobile crane he was operating tipped over. As seen in the picture, two construction workers were in a scissor lift working...
by Crane Market | Dec 6, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Energy News, Equipment Rental News
ALE Heavy Lift has used its new widening trailers to complete a transformer move from Stafford to Ellesmere Port, UK, in November. The transformer, weighing 231t, was moved in three stages over three days, from Stafford to Congleton, then to Kelsall and, finally, to...
by Crane Market | Dec 2, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News, Workforce News
The annual Boat Lift took place at the Ringsend Registered Fishermen & Private Boat Owners Association boatyard in Ireland All the owners could do was lend a hand, or watch the proceedings and pray that their pride and joy would be delivered safely into the...