Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon April 08, 2024
States Put New Regs in Place for Tower Crane Safety
Washington State was poised to join other states regulating safety surrounding tower cranes. The state passed legislation in response to a deadly 2019 tower crane accident in Seattle, joining other major cities and states with tower crane regulations in place....
Manitowoc - Mon April 08, 2024
Manitowoc Launches Two New Potain Luffing Jib Cranes
Manitowoc completes its latest generation of Potain luffing jib cranes with the launch of the MR 309 and MR 329. These new models follow the successful introduction of the MR 229 at bauma 2022, which was the first Potain luffing jib crane to come equipped with the cutting-edge Potain Crane Control System (CCS) and Potain CONNECT telematics....
Liebherr - Thu April 04, 2024
Liebherr Tower Cranes Renovate Bridge in Spain
Two Liebherr 420 EC-H 16 Litronic tower cranes are currently in Seville, Spain's fourth largest city, where they are helping to renovate the Puente Quinto Centenario road bridge. The bridge, a high traffic crossing point in Seville, currently spans the Gualdalquivir River with three lanes....
Manitowoc - Tue April 02, 2024
Multi-Crane Solves De Zaanse Helden's Jobsite Puzzle With Potain Cranes
Multi-Crane, a Dutch crane specialist, has deployed a fleet of six Potain MDT topless tower cranes for the De Zaanse Helden residential construction project in Zaandam, near Amsterdam. The project, consisting of 10 buildings with solar panels and rooftop gardens, will add 607 apartments and commercial spaces to the city....
Stephenson Equipment Inc. - Wed March 20, 2024
Stephenson Equipment Named Master Distributor of Montarent Cranes in United States
Stephenson Equipment Inc. (SEI) has been chosen to become the master distributor of Montarent Cranes in the United States. Stephenson Equipment has partnered with Montarent of the Netherlands for its innovative line of mobile tower cranes since 2017....
Manitowoc - Tue February 20, 2024
Five Potain Cranes Chosen for India's Groundbreaking New Airport
Construction giant Tata Projects is leading construction on the impressive new Noida International Airport being built on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. To manage lifting work on the huge infrastructure development, the company purchased two Potain MCT 565 A topless tower cranes and rented an additional three MCT 385 A tower cranes from Rental Partners....
Manitowoc - Thu January 11, 2024
World's First Potain MR 229 Luffing Jib Tower Crane Erected in London, UK
Radius Group, a UK crane rental company and Potain partner since 2008, recently erected the world's first Potain MR 229 luffing jib crane. This milestone deployment occurred on a project for housing association L&Q Group, featuring 476 new homes on the Greenwich Peninsula in London....
Manitowoc - Tue December 12, 2023
Potain MD 305 B Leads Construction Work On Major Apartment Development in Moldova
Real estate developer Filli Partner purchased a used Potain MD 305 B for work on its City Plaza development, a residential project under construction in central Ungheni. Building work is set to last two years, with the project's opening scheduled for the first quarter of 2025....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon December 04, 2023
Tower Crane Numbers Across North America Holding Their Own
The number of cranes at work during the second half of this year has decreased approximately 10 percent. That decline is attributed to rising interest rates and the fact that projects are nearing completion....
Manitowoc - Mon October 16, 2023
Large Fleet of Potain Luffing Jib Cranes Selected for Innovative Skyscraper in Bangkok
Thai contractor Thai Obayashi has 11 Potain tower cranes working on Cloud 11, a mixed-use building project in Bangkok. The building will be Asia's largest hub for content creators and is being developed by property developer MQDC....
