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CRANES & LIFTING STORIES
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Forest of cranes builds Saudi uni
(Wednesday, 25 August 2010)
MORE than 180 Potain tower cranes, Grove mobile cranes and Manitowoc crawler cranes are helping build the world’s largest women-only university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Singapore company buys into D&G
(Monday, 23 August 2010)
THE owners of the D&G group of crane hire companies have a new partner, Singapore construction equipment hirer JP Nelson.
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31000 handles stress test
(Monday, 16 August 2010)
WITH delivery of its first Model 31000 scheduled for later this year, Manitowoc has completed overload testing of the giant crawler crane.
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Huntingdale auction well received
(Friday, 6 August 2010)
DEMAND was strong for pick and carry cranes from the fleet of collapsed hirer Huntingdale Cranes at yesterday’s auction in Melbourne, the auctioneer said.
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Tat wants all of Tutts back
(Monday, 19 July 2010)
TUTT Bryant Group shares jumped 43% to 90c on Friday on news of a buyout bid from majority shareholder, Singapore company Tat Hong Holdings.
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Liebherr’s compact a Bauma star
(Monday, 19 July 2010)
THE innovative lift cab on Liebherr’s 45-tonne capacity LTC 1045-3.1 mobile crane drew a crowd at its Bauma 2010 debut.
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LOTY entries deadline nears
(Monday, 5 July 2010)
CRANE Industry Council of Australia and state association members have three more weeks to submit entries in the CICA Lift of the Year Awards – sponsored by
Cranes & Lifting
magazine, an Aspermont publication.
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Grove teams up with Allison
(Wednesday, 16 June 2010)
THE new Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane, launched at the recent Bauma exhibition by Manitowoc, will offer Allison Transmission’s fully automatic transmissions for better performance in the tightest confines.
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Change of scenery for big crawler crane
(Monday, 14 June 2010)
A 1200-tonne Liebherr telescopic-boom crawler crane owned by German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon recently took a break from wind farm work to install concrete panels at a building construction site.
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McAleese still stalking Boom
(Friday, 4 June 2010)
SHARES in Australia’s biggest crane hirer, Boom Logistics, soared 35% to 40.5c yesterday after news of yet another takeover bid involving major shareholder McAleese Investments.
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Winch hire perfect for port project
(Monday, 17 May 2010)
A VEHICLE loading crane and winch hired from Kennards Lift & Shift has helped a South Australian diving company install a cathodic protection system to the container terminal at Outer Harbour in Adelaide.
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High times
(Friday, 14 May 2010)
WITH legislative changes looming, Australia’s heavy lifting specialists are preparing for a wind farm boom over the next decade.
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Monster crawler takes shape
(Friday, 7 May 2010)
LIEBHERR’s mammoth new 3000-tonne capacity crawler crane is nearing completion at the company’s factory in Ehingen, Germany.
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Self-erecter a gap filler
(Friday, 23 April 2010)
WITH a maximum capacity of 8 tonnes, Manitowoc’s Potain Igo T 130 is the largest self-erecting crane in the world, the company says.
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New Snorkels at Bauma
(Wednesday, 21 April 2010)
ELEVATING work platform manufacturer Snorkel has launched six machines at Bauma 2010.
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These cranes really are bomb-proof
(Monday, 19 April 2010)
OVERHEAD crane manufacturer Konecranes is expanding its range of explosion-proof new cranes and components for service, retrofits and upgrading.
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Big Terex at Bauma
(Wednesday, 31 March 2010)
TEREX will show its new 1000-tonne capacity all terrain crane at Bauma 2010. The nine-axle AC1000 is claimed to be “the world’s most powerful roadable boom-on all terrain crane”.
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EnerMech to train offshore crane operators
(Wednesday, 10 March 2010)
UK-based mechanical services company EnerMech has been given the thumbs up by Australia’s National Training Information Service to deliver training in offshore crane operations.
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New mini crawlers run on air
(Monday, 22 February 2010)
Gleason Cranes Australia has introduced a new line of mini crawler cranes powered by compressed air.
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Tutt, Fagioli join forces
(Friday, 19 February 2010)
CRANE hirer Tutt Bryant has formed a joint venture with Italian heavy lifting specialist Fagioli to bid for work on major resources projects.
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Boom wins Rio job
(Wednesday, 3 February 2010)
CRANE operator Boom Logistics has inked a three-year contract with major miner Rio Tinto to supply cranes for Rio’s iron ore operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara with two three-year options to extend the contract.
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Operators praise simple Sany
(Wednesday, 3 February 2010)
HAVING owned and operated a Chinese-built Sany 100-tonne crawler for three years, J&D Rigging’s John Hassell had no hesitation in returning to James Equipment to purchase a second Sany crawler.
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National crane is the power line pick
(Wednesday, 20 January 2010)
A NATIONAL Crane 1100 series telescopic boom fitted with a man basket and mounted on a crawler carrier is ideal for installing power lines, US equipment hirer Nesco Sales says.
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Terex fits custom tower cranes
(Monday, 18 January 2010)
TEREX has installed two specially modified tower cranes on a floating dock for Norwegian offshore and maritime service facilities provider Westcon.
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Unique Grove crane makes Asian debut
(Friday, 15 January 2010)
THE first Grove GTK1100 crane to arrive in Asia has completed its first jobs, helping to build major wind farm installations in northern China.
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Pickles’ Franna a milestone machine
(Monday, 11 January 2010)
AUSTRALIA has had a love affair with the pick and carry crane since the first Fowler tractor crane appeared in 1943. BY
Greg Keane
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Enerpac debuts strand lift system in Australia
(Wednesday, 16 December 2009)
ENERPAC’S new strand lift system is designed to hoist loads of thousands of tonnes where access is restricted, overhead space is limited or maximum stability is required.
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Chinese crane a reliable performer
(Wednesday, 16 December 2009)
A CHINESE-built crawler crane is impressing construction contractor Laing O’Rourke at the Airly Coal Development Project near Lithgow.
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More good news for Boom
(Monday, 14 December 2009)
CRANE operator Boom Logistics has announced another major contract win, securing a deal with the Thiess Decmil Kentz joint venture for lifting work at the Gorgon construction village on Barrow Island.
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Boom wins Boddington job
(Friday, 11 December 2009)
AFTER a tough year, crane operator Boom Logistics has inked a major new contract with Newmont Mining at the Boddington gold mine in Western Australia.
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