- Tue July 07, 2015
Construction Crane Topples onto Pitt Campus Science Building
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Construction crews were working to straighten a truck-mounted crane which toppled sideways and came to rest against a science building on the University of Pittsburgh campus. Classes weren’t in session due to the holiday weekend and nobody was reported injured in the construction accident about 9:30 a.m....
- Tue June 30, 2015
Terex CC 8800-1 Twin Crawler Crane Completes Qatar AGR Lifts
Al Jaber Heavy Lift and Transport recently used its 3,200 tonne capacity Terex CC 8800-1 TWIN crane to help complete a series of super-heavy lifts on a petrochemical development in Qatar. The project involved a total of 143 lifts, 31 of which were carried out using the 1,600 tonne capacity Terex CC 8800-1 crane and two lifts - installing two AGR (Advanced Gas Reactor) absorbers each weighing 1,300 tonnes - with the crane in its TWIN format....
- Wed June 17, 2015
Liebherr Cranes in Balance Live Stream
Libeherr’s Cranes in Balance Live Demonstration is now streaming live at this web address:http://www.krane-in-balance.liebherr.com/en-GB/149579.wfwThe show offers an opportunity to see Liebjerr’s heavy equipment in action....
- Mon June 01, 2015
Empire Crane Now Offers Wolffkran in the U.S.
Empire Crane Company has partnered with Wolffkran to become an authorized Wolffkran dealer in the United States. Empire Crane will expand its product offering with the addition of Wolffkran tower cranes....
- Wed May 20, 2015
Empire Crane’s Tadano Mantis at Work on Bruins Training Facility
Empire Crane Company’s 2015 Tadano Mantis 15010 is currently working on the site of the new Boston Bruins training facility, Warrior Ice Arena. Empire Crane rented the Tadano Mantis 15010 to AmQuip who has been working on this project with S&F Concrete....
- Mon May 18, 2015
ALL Adds Manitowoc MLC300 to Its Fleet
Last March, the ALL Family of Companies purchased 10 new 330-ton (299 t) Manitowoc MLC300 crawler cranes. The MLC300 features technologically advanced variable position counterweight (VPC), a movable counterweight system....
- Mon May 18, 2015
Empire Crane Company Among Best Places to Work in Central New York
Empire Crane Company has been named one of 2015 Best Places to Work in Central New York. Paul and Luke Lonergan, owners of Empire Crane are honored to be recognized as one of the best places to work in CNY....
- Fri May 15, 2015
Alex Lyon Holds Late Model Crane Auction in Fort Worth
Alex Lyon & Son held a large, late model crane and construction equipment auction on May 5 in Fort Worth, Texas. The auction featured grove cranes, construction equipment, aerials, trailers and trucks....
- Wed May 06, 2015
OSHA Investigating Fatal Crane Accident in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a fatal weekend accident at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge construction site in New Haven. Robert Kowalski, area director for OSHA’s Bridgeport office, tells the New Haven Register ( http://bit.ly/1zvOWzp ) that 61-year-old Arthur Hilario Jr....
- Fri May 01, 2015
“I Lift NY” Crane Goes to Work on New Bridge Over Hudson
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - The “I Lift NY” crane has begun pulling its weight. Officials say the enormous floating crane pulled off its first big lift on Friday. The crane arrived in New York last year to help build a new Tappan Zee bridge over the Hudson River,Officials say it hoisted and set a 600-ton concrete cap for one of the piles that will support the new bridge....
