by Crane Market | Jan 18, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News, Offshore News
Modulift has manufactured its largest ever spreader beam that can lift a staggering 1,500t at a span of 20m (65 ft). The feat of below-the-hook engineering was delivered to Holland-based Safe Lifting Europe B.V, a sister company of Euro Rope Nederland B.V. and an...
by Crane Market | Jan 18, 2017 | Constuction & Business News
The base that will hold the legs of the massive New York Wheel was recently put in place on Staten Island’s waterfront Tuesday. FOUR 90-TON PEDESTALS — THE FIRST ABOVE-GROUND FEATURES OF THE FERRIS WHEEL Four 90-ton pedestals — the first above-ground features of...
by Crane Market | Jan 18, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Equipment Rental News
Matherson Crane Hire is another one of those businesses that I love hearing about, because they are positive, they are committed, and they are thriving during a tough period for the Gladstone economy. Wayne Matherson runs his business like he runs his life, positive...
by Crane Market | Jan 18, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents, Workforce News
WAUSAU (WAOW) – A 38-year-old worker killed at a steel factory was unhooking a girder from an overhead crane when the girder fell and toppled, striking him, a spokesman for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday. The accident...
by Crane Market | Jan 17, 2017 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
Ahead of schedule and on budget, the $230 million U.S. Highway 53 Relocation Project hit another in a series of milestones last week when the final section of bridge-spanning girders was set and fastened into place. Made of U.S. steel, fabricated in Eau Claire, Wis.,...