- Mon April 02, 2007
AmQuip Acquires Shaughnessy Crane Services From NES Rentals
AmQuip Corporation has acquired Shaughnessy Crane Services, a leading crane rental provider in the New England region, from NES Rentals Holdings Inc. Shaughnessy / AmQuip will offer rough terrain, all terrain, crawler and tower cranes, ranging from 6 to 600 ton (5.4 to 544 t) capacity....
- Fri March 16, 2007
Tracey Road Equipment Adds Ingersoll Rand Milling Machines
Ingersoll Rand dealer Tracey Road Equipment has added the new Ingersoll Rand milling machines to the line of products available to customers. Ingersoll Rand offers two milling machines, the MW-500 and the MT-2000....
- Wed February 28, 2007
IMT Enhances Dominator IV, Adds 8025 Telescopic Crane
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT) has made some new enhancements to the Dominator IV mechanics truck to give operators more comfort and mobility around the vehicle. IMT also has announced a new telescopic crane — the 8025 — designed to accompany the redesigned truck body....
Angela B. Hurni - Wed February 14, 2007
Crews Ensure Traffic Keeps on Rollin’ Over Blackwater
The Blackwater River Bridge on Route 40 in Waverly, Va., is showing its age. The 50-year-old bridge needs to be replaced, and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has awarded the $3 million contract to Bryant Contracting Inc., of Toano, Va., to get the job done....
James A. Budd - Mon February 12, 2007
Reservoir to Include State’s Highest Non-Federal Dam
Two government agencies have teamed up in the Atlanta area to build a $36 million, 411-acre (166 ha) reservoir that will help bolster water supplies needed for two booming metro counties already approaching a combined population of 1 million residents....
- Sat January 27, 2007
Budrovich Appoints Waltz as New Senior Estimator for Cranes
Budrovich Contracting recently hired Ron Waltz as senior estimator in the Crane Rental Division. Waltz brings approximately 20 years of crane estimating and customer relationship management experience to Budrovich....
- Fri January 26, 2007
Manitowoc Crane Group Names New V.P. of Worldwide Marketing
Manitowoc Crane Group has announced Robert M. Hund is joining its executive team as vice president, Worldwide Marketing. Hund brings more than 18 years experience to the post and will be responsible for strategic planning, direction, and execution of marketing functions....
Jeff Cronin - Wed January 17, 2007
Tower Crane Disassembled in a Day
Even in a cramped urban setting, an experienced crane operator should have no problem helping erect a tower crane for a new skyscraper. However, removing it from the top of the completed building tends to be a different story....
- Fri January 05, 2007
Potain’s Igo MA21 Crane Earns Passing Grade on High School Addition in Md.
A Potain Igo MA21 self-erecting crane from Shawmut Equipment, a local Potain dealer, has been instrumental in overcoming job-site challenges during the renovation of a high school in Elkton, Md. Joseph Rizzo & Sons of New Castle, Del., a masonry subcontractor, had anticipated a straightforward plan to build a cement block addition onto the school....
- Fri January 05, 2007
Crane Assists in Dam Repair
For two days, a Grove 20-ton crane sat atop the Bull Shoals Dam in northern Arkansas to help get its generators running at full capacity. It was called in to lift two new 5,000 lb. 80-ft. chains into place that control a headgate — a door that slides closed, thus shutting off the water, when crews need to access the dam’s generators....
