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Street Crane reports highest ever order intake
Street Crane Company has recorded the highest ever order intake in their 60 year history, in spite of The National Statistical Office reporting zero growth for the last quarter. “Conservatively we are expecting our overall sales for 2008/9 to be at least 40 percent ahead of 2007/8 – and that too was very good year. In the first five months of the financial year starting in April, we have seen like for like monthly order intake up to 100 perce... [more]
Briggs sells Baumann Sideloaders to Dudley Tubes to assist with its movement of steel in high racking
Dudley Tubes is the UK market leader in the cutting, fabrication and stockholding of cold formed steel tubing, handling up to 30,000 tonnes of steel tubing each year. Briggs Equipment UK has sold a fleet of five Baumann Sideloaders to Dudley Tubes Ltd to assist with its movement of steel in high racking, in a deal worth £410,000. The machines were modified by Briggs Equipment, the UK’s national CAT Lift Truck distributor, to meet the high lif... [more]
DEUTZ unveils telematics system for the remote monitoring of engines
DEUTZ has unveiled a new telematics system for the remote monitoring of engines and fleet management. The system uses satellite tracking technology to send engine and machine data to a central server that can then be accessed by DEUTZ customers. Data on the current condition of the engine and the equipment it powers, such as coolant, oil and fuel levels, can be constantly and reliably monitored. This data can be read and evaluated on an Inter... [more]
Construction underway for Derwenthaugh EcoParc autoclave recycling plant
Derwenthaugh EcoParc will be one of the world’s largest steam autoclave recycling plants on the banks of the River Tyne in Gateshead. This £50 million investment will offer a large waste recycling plant capable of treating 320,000 tonnes of municipal solid wastes and commercial wastes, and will divert more than 80 per cent of input wastes from landfill. The EcoParc will act as the blueprint for all future sites and comprises four key areas - m... [more]
Turbine Business Park construction started
The £70 million Turbine Business Park has now been granted reserved matters planning and construction has started. The 55 acre scheme is strategically located between Sunderland and Washington, on land fronting the A1231 adjacent to the junction with the A19, and will incorporate a prestigious 715,000 sq ft business park with office space, light industrial units, a hotel and car showroom and ancillary retail. Barmston Developments, a joint ven... [more]
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Cranes flying toward Tallahassee (Tallahassee Democrat)Fourteen endangered whooping cranes that are being led by ultralight aircraft toward the Tallahassee area made progress Friday after being slowed by winds since their journey began a month ago. |
Whooping cranes take advantage of tailwind, bypass Pontiac stop (The Pantagraph)PONTIAC -- Ultralight airplanes leading 14 rare whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida bypassed a scheduled stop near Pontiac on Friday. |
Flight of the whooping crane (The Pantagraph)BLOOMINGTON -- Whooping cranes have migrated across North America for millions of years, but the endangered birds have needed a little help recently. |
Festival of the Cranes tickets are still available (El Defensor Chieftain)It's Festival week in Socorro. Banners and lawn signs proclaiming the festival's arrival have blossomed along California Street and on the Plaza. The 21st Annual Bosque del Apache Festival of the Cranes, which opened Tuesday, Nov. 18, continues through Sunday, Nov. 23. |
Community Calendar (El Defensor Chieftain)20th Annual Festival of the Cranes — Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. The largest event in Socorro County held each year the week before Thanksgiving. |
Festival boosts the area economy (El Defensor Chieftain)The birds aren't the only ones flying high during the 21st Annual Bosque del Apache Festival of the Cranes celebration. While much has been written about the Festival of the Cranes' feathered guests of honor, little has illustrated the fiscal impact on local businesses. |
Sungrebe makes its U.S. debut (El Defensor Chieftain)Of the thousands of visitors who made the annual trek to this year's of the Cranes, it's one of the littlest ones that has ruffled the most feathers. A Sungrebe touched down at the Bosque del Apache five days prior to the festival's opening day. |
Endangered whooping cranes fly to LaSalle Co. on way to Florida (The Pantagraph)SHERIDAN -- After a delay of several days, 14 endangered whooping cranes flew from Winnebago County to LaSalle County on Tuesday on their way from Wisconsin to Florida. |
Teams' owners show off Meadowlands progress (New York Daily News)Trucks, cranes and workers milled around the dirt field where football will soon be played, as John Mara and Woody Johnson showcased their expensive new Meadowlands stadium Thursday. |
Rare cranes spotted along Platte River (Lincoln Journal Star)KEARNEY — Wildlife officials say a record 20 whooping cranes have been observed along the Platte River in Nebraska this fall. |
