Cranes news articles 
Manitex showcases truck-mounted cranes at ConExpo 2011
At ConExpo 2011, Manitex International, Inc. featured its largest-ever collaborative display among its four North American-based manufacturing divisions: Manitex, Inc., Manitex Liftking, Manitex Load King, and Badger Equipment Company. Manitex, Inc. focussed its display on three truck-mounted cranes illustrating the flexibility and capability of its flagship 50-ton platform. The first of these is the 50155S. With 155' (47m) of powered boom, t... [more]
Control a hydraulic excavator with two Series IV USB joysticks
This week at IFPE 2011, CH Products has used its HFX Series IV USB Joysticks to demonstrate Simlog’s professional Hydraulic Excavator. Visitors to CH Products' booth could virtually control a hydraulic excavator with the aid of two Series IV USB joysticks. The HFX Series IV joystick is a heavy-duty, Hall effect controller designed for use in high operating force, hand-operated applications. Available with several high-function handles and in... [more]
4 U Recruitment launches new division specialising in crane jobs and heavy lifting projects
4 U Recruitment has extended its offering worldwide with the launch of Crane-Jobs.Com, a new division specialising in crane jobs and heavy lifting projects around the globe. In 2010, 4 U Recruitment saw its annual turnover increase 33 percent, despite economic pressures in the sector. Crane-Jobs.Com is specifically dedicated to the heavy lifting sector and its various disciplines in construction projects around the world. Managing Directo... [more]
Quartix celebrates tenth anniversary
Quartix has celebrated its tenth anniversary. With vehicle tracking-system sales approaching 2,000 units a month, the Newtown and Cambridge company believes it has become the UK’s top telematics provider. Andy Kirk, sales and marketing director, said: “It’s marvellous to be able to celebrate our tenth anniversary in this way. We are installing almost two thousand units a month, and we know of no other UK telematics provider that is coming anyw... [more]
HBC-radiomatic UK offers radio control systems and a fully trained team of technicians for servicing, product support and improved access to parts and spares
Crane Care has been the sole distributor for HBC-radiomatic products in the UK and Ireland for almost 20 years and has developed an extensive knowledge of its products and applications. HBC-radiomatic has announced the expansion of its UK division as one of the world’s leading suppliers and manufacturers of radio controls for industrial applications in the UK & Ireland. HBC-radiomatic UK started trading in January 2011 independently of Crane ... [more]
Other Cranes news and reviews
Ultralight-led Whooping Cranes will head to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Nine juvenile whooping cranes on their first ultralight-led migration south will now be taken to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alabama in the next few days. The nine whooping cranes will be loaded up in travel enclosures onto vehicles as soon as possible, driven about 70 miles from Winston County, Ala., to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. They will be placed in a secure pen ...
Grounded whooping cranes taking to the road
(Reuters) - A flock of young whooping cranes stuck in Alabama have lost interest in following an ultra-light plane leading them to a Florida winter habitat, so the rare birds' human coaches prepared on Friday to drive them to a nearby marsh. "Whether the birds have recognized this is as far as they need to go, we just don't know," said Liz Conde, a spokeswoman for Operation Migration, a public ...
Cranes lift monster whale shark
FISHERMEN have used cranes to haul a giant whale shark out of the water in the Pakistan city of Karachi.
Whooping Cranes Guided by Plane to Stay in Ala.
Whooping cranes being guided by plane birds will stay in Alabama for winter instead of Florida
Kobelco cranes begins production
Chennai, Feb 07 : Kobelco Cranes India Private Limited (KCI), part of the Japan-based Kobelco Cranes, has commenced commercial production of its hydraulic crawler crane manufacturing plant in India at its new facility in Sri City at TADA in Andhra Pradesh, about 60 km from here.
Whooping Cranes Seem Happy In Alabama
Have Not Followed Ultralight Surrogate Parent In First Migration To Florida Fish and Wildlife officials say that the nine juvenile whooping cranes whose first migration that ran into some red tape have not continued their migration, perhaps in part because of the mild winter weather in the south.
Cranes used to remove dead whale shark
Cranes have been used to drag a dead 12-metre whale shark from the water in Karachi, Pakistan, and sold for Rs1.7 million ($17,000) The local Express News reported that the whale shark had been found dead near the pier about 10 days ago. Two cranes were initially arranged to pull it from the water but more were needed to complete the job.
With whooping cranes unwilling to continue, annual migration ends in Alabama
By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 2, 2012 CHASSAHOWITZKA — The annual migration of ultralight-led whooping cranes had barely gotten off the ground in October when the problems began. First it was rain and wind that halted the birds in Wisconsin and across the Midwest. They would fly for a day, then have a week of downtime. In December, they finally reached northern ...
Sandhill cranes bring their trumpet and dance to the Delta each winter
Bird-friendly farming helps provide food and shelter to wintering birds
Wisconsin lawmaker wants to allow sandhill cranes to be hunted
To bird lovers, sandhill cranes are majestic creatures whose cries hearken back to prehistoric times. To others, they're the rib-eye of the sky.
