
The provisional speaker programme for Middle East Cranes 2010 is now available.
Speakers confirmed for Middle East Cranes 2010 include Eric Etchart, president and general manager, Manitowoc Cranes; Ralf Ressel, director of research and development, Terex; Klaus Binder, project manager, Liebherr Bibe..
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A Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane on hire from Ainscough Crane Hire has been used to install three 7.5 MVA transformers below road level in Central London to supply electricity to St Thomas’ Hospital and the surrounding area.
The LTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane was equipped with its maximum 7..
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The supervisory board of Demag Cranes has approved a restructuring plan that will see 750 jobs cut worldwide.
Demag’s management board proposed the plans as a response to the global economic and financial crisis. Demag said these changes will results in “significant savings in t..
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Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter has signed into law new regulations that will mandate certification for inspectors, operators and riggers working in the city.
The new regulations were drafted by councilman James F Kenney, in response to three accidents in the spring of 2008 that killed 11 people i..
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A trading business for used mobile cranes set up by Japanese crane manufacturer Kobelco is moving away from exporting Japanese cranes, according to global sales and marketing manager Yukinori Okagaki.
Kobelco Cranes Trading Co was set up in April 2008. "We realised that the market of secondhand..
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Manitowoc has appointed Aspen Equipment as the dealer for its line of Grove mobile hydraulic cranes and Manitowoc lattice-boom crawler cranes for Iowa, Nebraska, and western Illinois. The company has served as the dealer for National Crane boom trucks in the territory for over 25 years.
Since addin..
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The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the public comment period for the Cranes and Derricks Proposed Rule until Thursday 22 January. The proposed rule is also known as C-DAC for the consultative process by which it was originally writte..
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The UK National Construction College has extended its suite of tower crane training by launching an ‘Introduction to the Management of Tower Cranes’ course.
The new course was developed in conjunction with industry partners and has been introduced as part of the College&rsqu..
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