ALL Family of Companies - Wed December 18, 2019
Luff It Or Leave It: Using a Luffing Jib for Safety's Sake
Luffing jibs are often the unsung heroes of certain crane lifts. In fact, many jobs couldn't be done without them. Any time material needs to be lifted up and out — or over a large structure or obstacle — luffing jibs are there....
Tadano - Mon December 16, 2019
Tadano Maintains Customer Focus During Demag Mobile Crane Integration
Just five months removed from the conclusion of the acquisition, Tadano continues its integration of Demag mobile cranes into the Tadano family. From day one, Tadano has communicated to the industry that this is a major, strategic step forward for the company and one made to offer significantly more benefits to its customers....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 05, 2019
George Lucas Museum Moves Toward Final Act
The spirit of Star Wars is taking form in a huge $1.5 billion spacecraft-like structure called the George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. The futuristic museum building is even being built using highly modern equipment, including robots and drones....
CEG - Thu December 05, 2019
VersaLift Names Commerce Truck New Stocking Dealer
Southern California's Commerce Truck & Equipment recently became a stocking dealer of VersaLift, a manufacturer of bucket trucks, digger derricks, cable-placers and high reach aerial lifts for a wide range of industries....
Messick's - Wed December 04, 2019
Messick's Free Christmas Light Show Returns for Its 7th Year
Messick's Equipment's 7th annual Christmas Light Show has opened. The show, which is free and open to the public, features a drive-up show full of tractors, lights and energy-filled Christmas music....
Link-Belt Cranes - Fri November 29, 2019
Florida Hospital Built with Link-Belt Luffers
DC Crane Service of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been a valued Link-Belt customer for 26 years. The company's founders, Dan Connor and his wife, Janet, have achieved great success renting their six 110-ton capacity 218 series of cranes with luffing attachments all over southern Florida, including a 2019 110-ton (99.8-t) 218 HSL....
NCCCO - Wed November 20, 2019
NCCCO Foundation Launches Online Crane Operator Certification Directory
The NCCCO Foundation announced the launch of a web-based tool designed to help employers navigate OSHA's rules on crane operator qualifications. The tool — a directory of accredited crane operator certification programs entitled the "Who's Accredited? Directory"— is the result of the NCCCO's Foundation's research and education initiative designed to enhance safety and encourage compliance with federal and state safety rules and regulations, said NCCCO Foundation CEO Graham Brent....
NCCCO - Thu November 14, 2019
NCCCO Presents Inaugural Award for Lifetime Achievement to Graham Brent
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) has awarded its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to its founding CEO, Graham Brent. Brent, who recently stepped down from NCCCO to lead the NCCCO Foundation, had served as the organization's chief executive since 1996....
ALL Crane - Wed November 13, 2019
ALL Uses Technology, Know-How to Set Mill's Melt Shop Transformer
Installing a 160,000-lb. electrical transformer at a steel mill isn't an everyday occurrence — for good reason. It takes an incredible amount of planning to make sure the endeavor proceeds smoothly, safely and with a minimum amount of plant downtime....
Business Wire - Tue November 12, 2019
Liebherr Tops Out Furnace Tower at Toledo HBI Facility
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced it has completed the erection of the 457-ft. furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio. This represents a significant milestone in the construction process as the furnace tower was the key critical path item in facilitating the advanced start-up date for the commercial production of HBI....
