Lisa Coston - Wed August 30, 2006
CONRAC, People Mover to Aid Airport Congestion
With its new fifth runway up and running, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues with the construction of the latest additions that will accommodate the growth at one of the world’s busiest airports, along with the growth of Atlanta itself....
- Sat August 26, 2006
Budrovich Contracting Names Crane Rental President, VP
Budrovich Contracting has promoted Darren Jaycox to the position of president of the crane rental company and Eric Struckhoff to the position of vice president/senior estimator, effective Oc. 1, 2006. Jaycox started with Budrovich in 1996 as a crane estimator....
- Wed August 23, 2006
Potain MD 3200 Key to Recovering Chernobyl
A Potain MD 3200 tower crane is the key lifting apparatus in use for the reinforcement of a collapsing wall at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in the town of Pripyat, Ukraine. The special application crane is instrumental in the reinforcement of the existing wall and roof of Nuclear Reactor Number 4, the location of a major accident 20 years ago....
Brian Kern - Thu August 03, 2006
Cranes Impact Air Travel at Tampa Interchanges
While it’s no secret that road and highway improvements are oftentimes inconvenient for drivers and a challenge to general traffic flow, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has taken the anxiety factor a step further by temporarily infringing on the glide space of Tampa’s International Airport....
- Fri July 21, 2006
Cranes Express Acquires New Iron for Its Rental Operation
Brooklyn, NY-based Cranes Express’s Bill Sataris, partner of the company, recently accepted delivery of a Grove model GMK 3055, 55-ton (50 t) truck crane from Dennis Brophy, sales representative of Hoffman Equipment Co., Holtsville, NY....
Jeff Cronin - Tue July 18, 2006
Final Details of Bryant-Denny Stadium Project Being ’Tide’ Up
In the world of college football, there are a few names that resonate more than that of former University of Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. And now, the namesake of the man who led the Crimson Tide to 323 victories, 37 winning seasons and five Associated Press national championships, Bryant-Denny Stadium, better represents the legendary sideline leader....
Brian Kern - Thu July 06, 2006
Middlesex Takes on First Major Turnpike Project in 40 Years
A Manitowoc 888 230-ton crane sat briefly idle after an early May rain shower at the intersection of Interstate 4 and Florida’s Turnpike in Orlando. But Middlesex Company workers got it working again as soon as they could — there’s a financial incentive in their future....
Angela B. Hurni - Tue June 20, 2006
E.V. Williams Invades Battlefield Blvd.
One of the worst traffic predicaments on Interstate 64 in Chesapeake, VA, should be improved by July 2009. The I-64/Battlefield Boulevard interchange has long been a motorist’s worst nightmare because of its close proximity to the Greenbrier Parkway interchange, creating merging difficulties amid high-speed traffic....
- Mon June 19, 2006
Largest Mobile Hydraulic Crane in Missouri Makes Debut
Budrovich Contracting has introduced the largest mobile hydraulic A/T in Missouri on June 10, 2006. Working for McCarthy Construction, the GMK 7550 550-ton crane disassembled a Liebherr 550HC20 tower crane at the Washington University School of Medicine’s Northwest Tower addition....
Kate Zanoni - Mon June 12, 2006
Rozell Industries Expands Options With Crane Purchases
Rozell Industries Inc. is a diverse company based in Queensbury, NY, which offers a variety of services, including a growing crane-for-hire service. With Rozell’s extensive work in building erection and steel fabrication, the company often uses a variety of cranes....
