North America

Grove GMK5225 Takes Place of Crawler Crane in Ohio

Grove GMK5225 Takes Place of Crawler Crane in Ohio

0 / March 11, 2013 06:25

A Grove all-terrain crane gets the job done on a construction job in Twinsburg, Ohio. On the grounds where a Chrysler automotive plant once stood, Midwest Equipment supplied a Grove GMK5225 to help construct a near 140,000 sq. ft. distribution [...]

SANY America Names G.W. Van Keppel Company Dealer for Cranes in Arkansas, Southern Illinois

SANY America Names G.W. Van Keppel Company Dealer for Cranes in Arkansas, Southern Illinois

0 / March 11, 2013 06:23

The G.W. Van Keppel Company has been named the SANY America crane dealer for Arkansas and southern Illinois. The announcement was made at the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Summit trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada. “SANY cranes are a natural [...]

CIC Opens New Office

CIC Opens New Office

0 / March 11, 2013 06:12

Crane Institute Certification reports it has expanded its staff and moved to a larger location. From 2011 to 2012, the number of certification tests given by CIC has grown by more than 30%. CIC experienced similar growth from 2010 to [...]

Liebherr’s expansion projects for manufacturing program of mining trucks

Liebherr’s expansion projects for manufacturing program of mining trucks

0 / February 25, 2013 06:43

In order to increase production capacity, the facilities in Newport News, VA (USA) are undergoing a major renovation. Between 2012 and 2015 a $45.4 million (€34.1 million) investment will be made in order to expand the factory, warehouse, and office [...]

Palfinger reports highest revenue in company’s history

Palfinger reports highest revenue in company’s history

0 / February 25, 2013 06:41

In the 2012 financial year, PALFINGER recorded the highest revenue in the group’s 80-year history. Revenue increased by 10.6 percent, from EUR 845.7 in the previous year to EUR 935.2 million. This increase was supported primarily by the business areas [...]

SANY America Introduces 550-Ton Crawler Crane for Energy, Petrochemical, Infrastructure Projects

SANY America Introduces 550-Ton Crawler Crane for Energy, Petrochemical, Infrastructure Projects

0 / January 21, 2013 06:59

SANY America’s new 550 U.S. ton crawler crane will satisfy a niche between 440- and 660-ton machines and is ideally suited for construction of wind energy towers, fossil fuel plants, nuclear facilities, petrochemical installations and a variety of infrastructure projects. [...]

New rough terrain crane from Terex: Quadstar 1100

New rough terrain crane from Terex: Quadstar 1100

0 / January 14, 2013 11:06

The Quadstar 1100 is a new 110 US ton (100 tonne) capacity rough terrain crane from Terex Cranes. Highlights include a long boom for its class and a strong load chart, Terex said. Its 47 metre double keel boom has [...]

Liebherr LR 1300 crawler cranes on the job at the new 49ers stadium

Liebherr LR 1300 crawler cranes on the job at the new 49ers stadium

0 / November 15, 2012 09:41

Four Liebherr LR 1300 crawler cranes are currently erecting the steel structure of the new Santa Clara Stadium in California, future home ground of the San Francisco 49ers. The $1.2 billion stadium with a total capacity of 68,500 spectators is [...]

North America’s 40th Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane: LHM 550

North America’s 40th Liebherr Mobile Harbour Crane: LHM 550

0 / November 15, 2012 09:40

Recently, Liebherr has delivered its 40th Mobile Harbour Crane to the North American market. This total fleet comprises eight units in Canada and 32 in the United States. The 40th Mobile Harbour Crane, a LHM 550 model, was delivered in [...]

Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. hosted a grand opening celebration

Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. hosted a grand opening celebration

0 / November 15, 2012 09:29

In mid-October, Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. hosted a grand opening celebration for its newest branch location in Odessa, Texas. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Midland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce performed ribbon cutting events, welcoming Kirby-Smith Machinery to the Permian Basin [...]