- Wed December 07, 2005
IHI, Terex Cranes Celebrate Production of 300th Machine
On Oct. 24, representatives from Terex Cranes and IHI Construction Machinery Limited gathered to celebrate the completion of the 300th crane produced and sold to Terex Cranes, Wilmington Operations. The celebration was held at Palace Hotel in Tokyo, Japan....
- Wed November 30, 2005
CRW Expands National Crane Territory in New York State
CRW has announced the expansion of its contractual territory for National Cranes. The expanded area will cover the entire state of New York, excluding the counties south of Ulster and Duchess counties....
Kip Fry - Tue November 29, 2005
Over the Rivers and Through the Woods
Driving Route 44 in southeastern Massachusetts will be a much simpler task once the third phase of a large construction project is completed this month. The U.S. highway is one of the oldest in Massachusetts so when it was built, it did not follow modern design techniques....
- Sat November 26, 2005
Link-Belt Names CMI as New Crane Dealer in Alaska
Bill Stramer, vice president, marketing, sales and customer support, has announced the signing of Construction Machinery Industrial LLC (CMI) as the Link-Belt crane distributor for the entire state of Alaska....
Jeff Cronin - Mon November 21, 2005
Summit Erectors ’Holds the Mayo’ With Manitowoc at Jacksonville Job
Before Summit Erectors began the full scope of its work at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, crews had to ensure they wouldn’t interfere with the facility’s operations. President Kurt Treece said his firm ensured the welding process would not interfere with the hospital’s delicate MRI equipment and surgical lasers....
Jeff McGaw - Wed November 16, 2005
Slater & Diehl in Transport Business for the Long Haul
Jerry Diehl Jr. still plays with trucks — they’re just a lot bigger now. The little kid making truck noises and pushing diecast, scale model tractor-trailers across the living room floor near Hatfield, PA, is now a well-spoken, entrepreneur using big rigs to pull construction equipment across real roads....
- Wed November 16, 2005
Grove GMK7550 Helps Hoist Mast on USS Stennis
Earlier this year Ness Cranes of Seattle, WA, sent its Grove GMK7450 (known as the Grove GMK7550 in the United States) all-terrain crane on board the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier, USS John C Stennis, to help erect a new mast....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue November 15, 2005
Excavation Begins for Convention Center on Lake Erie
On the shore of Presque Isle Bay in Erie, PA, the Erie County Convention Center Authority (ECCCA) is embarking on the largest development project in Erie’s history. Along with the 28,800 sq.-ft. (2,676 sq m) exhibition hall, the Bayfront Convention Center Complex also will feature an upscale hotel and restaurant development alongside the U.S....
David S. Chartock - Mon November 14, 2005
A Plant Grows in Brooklyn
For the $493-million upgrade to the Newtown Creek Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) in Brooklyn, NY, for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, heavy construction equipment has been facilitating work on the project since it began in September 2003....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Tue October 25, 2005
Misfire Creates More Difficult Clean-Up
Massive steel chunks of the Silas N. Pearman Bridge became entangled as they collapsed into the Town Creek Channel after 2,250 lbs. of strategically placed explosives meant to slice the bridge into 11 sections, failed to completely discharge....
