Cranes news articles 
Street Crane Company launches mid-range hoists for the engineering sector
Street Crane Company has launched a new generation of mid-range hoists (zero to 25 tonnes safe working load) for the needs of the engineering sector. The new ZX6 and ZX8 offer superior flexibility with multiple options on drum, gearing, controls and other optional equipment. ZX6 and ZX8 Series hoists are the product of a radical design process. They are engineered for high volume production, but with the adaptability to meet individual cus... [more]
Manitowoc forms a joint venture with Chinese company for the production of mobile and truck-mounted hydraulic cranes
China is the world's largest market for mobile hydraulic cranes, accounting for more than 70% of all mobile hydraulic units produced in 2006. Tower cranes and mobile hydraulic cranes are in very high demand in China, with the domestic construction market expected to grow at compounded annual nominal growth rate of 18.1% through 2016, according to Global Insight, with infrastructure segment spending expected to grow 26% in 2008. The Manitowoc C... [more]
ABM Group invests to boost capacity and provide greater production flexibility
Civil engineering precast concrete structures specialist, ABM Group, has completed the first phase of a major expansion programme. Investment in new high-capacity cranes and additional moulds has boosted capacity and provided greater production flexibility. As licensees for the Matière modular concrete buried box and arch systems, ABM has had considerable success in Ireland. The company has identified further major opportunities for these r... [more]
Street Crane Company advanced cranes installed at Milbank factory
Three advanced cranes, with a total value of £400,000, from Street Crane Company have been installed at Milbank Group’s newly opened floor factory. Business is booming for this building systems supplier and the new facility is designed to cope with an ever rising demand for pre-stressed and reinforced concrete flooring units. At their Weeting site in Norfolk, Milbank has installed two 16 tonnes safe working load factory cranes. Each crane sp... [more]
Special Liebherr civil engineering machines help extend Bremerhaven container terminal
In order to create additional berths for the latest generation of container ships, the container terminal at Bremerhaven is currently being extended from 3,200 to 4,872 metres. This large-scale project will involve 37,000 tonnes of steel sheet piling, 10,000 tonnes of reinforcing steel, 60,000 cubic metres of concrete and ten million cubic metres of sand. A major and complex phase in the project is the construction of the upstream sheet-pile w... [more]
Other Cranes news and reviews
Demag Cranes Shares Gain After Full-Year Profit Target Raised (Bloomberg.com)Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Demag Cranes AG , the world's largest maker of mobile harbor cranes, rose to a two-month high in Frankfurt trading after the company increased a profit forecast, citing higher demand. |
City council may clamp down on cranes (KXAN 36 Austin)AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Council member Mike Martinez plans to propose a resolution Thursday adding some oversights to the construction cranes used here in Austin. |
Demag Cranes Increases Year-End Forecast for Earnings Thanks to Profit Boost in Third Quarter (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)DUSSELDORF, Germany----The Demag Cranes Group has continued to deliver an excellent business performance with strong drive in the third quarter of financial year 2007/2008. Thanks to an ongoing strong order situation, financial figures were up again significantly in a year-on-year comparison. |
Wakabi recalled to Cranes (The Monitor)With injuries increasing ahead of the August 16 Elgon Cup return leg against Kenya, the Rugby Cranes technical team have recalled fullback Simon Wakabi to the team after a seven-month absence. |
ANIMAL PHOTOS WEEKLY: Hot Cranes, Baby Penguin, Gorilla (National Geographic)A black-crowned crane cools off; a Siberian tiger cub takes its first steps, and more in our new weekly roundup of animal news photos. |
Uganda: Wakabi Recalled to Cranes (AllAfrica.com)allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience |
Ruggers to learn semifinal rival today (The Monitor)The reward for hard work is an opportunity to do more. Consequently, the Uganda Rugby Cranes 32-22 win over Madagascar presents them with a place in the 2010 Africa Cup and 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC) semi-final draw to be conducted today (Friday) in Durban, South Africa. |
Obua reveals Csaba role in his move to Hearts (The Monitor)New Hearts signing David Obua has said he turned down several lucrative offers to pursue his soccer dream with former Cranes coach Laszlo Csaba who recently took over the reigns at the Tynecastle club. |
Tall Things Fall Down Go Boom—Study Required? (Austinist)pboyd04/flickr After a string of local and national accidents involving construction cranes, Austin's City Council will decide tonight if it should ask the city manager to study whether the city should regulate the safety of cranes. Cranes have towered over Austinites in greater numbers these last few years, showing a city in flux with a dramatically altered skyline. The Statesman ... |
Uganda: Mulindwa Says Williamson Not On Cranes List (AllAfrica.com)FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa has denied press reports that Scotsman Bobby Williamson is the front-runner for the vacant Cranes job. "We have not spoken to Williamson at any level. We have interviewed two coaches but Williamson is not (one of) them," Mulindwa said. |
