by Max Daman | May 1, 2019 | Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
No fear of heights here. When Shane Schroedel has work to do, he is the first one up—and sometimes doesn’t come down for 12 hours At six-foot-six, tower crane operator Shane Schroedel squeezes into a cab so snug, he can touch both sides with his elbows. He...
by Max Daman | Apr 12, 2019 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
The latest crane introduction by Raimondi is built for customers that need a long jib, but not the highest tip load. The Italian manufacturer unveiled the new LR273 luffing jib crane at Bauma. The crane is designed as an option for customers that need an 18-tonne...
by Crane Market | Aug 29, 2018 | Crane & Lifting News, Equipment & Construction Videos, Workforce News
DALLAS -Crews rescued a crane operator at a construction site in the 3200 block of Gaston Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Officials were called to the scene at about 1:30 p.m. According to officials, the man had been experiencing symptoms from a medical condition and had to...
by Crane Market | Jul 24, 2018 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
Seattle’s crane count—a semiannual report by Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) that literally just counts construction cranes currently erected in the city—shows that once again, Seattle has more cranes than any other city in the United States. Back in January, we were also...
by Crane Market | Jun 22, 2017 | Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A Construction Union is seeking urgent answers into how a crane collapsed on a building site in Crewe yesterday. Two men were tragically killed and one man was injured after being trapped after the crane fell to the ground at 4.30pm. Dunwoody Close remains cordoned...