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Link-Belt has opened its expanded production facilities in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Modulift has appointed Cableco-American Rigging in the US as distributor on the West Coast for its Modulift Spreader beams. The company will offer fast delivery times and direct local contacts for all aspects of below-the-hook rigging, the company said.

AEM to host product support seminar in October. "Teaming Up to Serve" is the theme of the 2008 product support seminar offered by the US's Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).

Rick Stichter has been named crane manager for Southern Industrial Constructors/Southern Crane

Bigge Crane & Rigging has ordered 12 new crawlers for delivery in 2009, to add to its 25 Liebherr LR series crawler cranes

Construction equipment scale model specialist DHS Diecast in the US holds its 8th annual open house, model show and toy auction on 26 and 27 July.

Cranes and trucks sold for extremely high prices and there was massive interest in the 24 and 25 June Ritchie Bros. auction in Brisbane, Australia, writes Brent Stacey.

A 90 tonne capacity lattice crawler crane with luffing jib is new from Fushun Excavator Corporation in China. The QUY90 is the smallest model available with a luffing jib and the largest that can be transported with its crawler tracks still mounted.

A judge in Florida, US, has issued an order to temporarily halt enforcement of portions of a tower crane safety ordinance passed by the Miami-Dade County Commission in April 2008.

The city of New York City Department of Buildings in the US is investigating the cause of a tower crane accident that killed two workers on 30 May 2008. According to news reports, the investigation could slow down or halt construction projects with tower cranes in Manhattan until the machines are determined to be operationally safe.

Two ironworkers were injured, one of them critically, following a crane accident at a US coal mine in north east Wyoming.

Booming exports have been credited for a 135% revenue leap at tower crane manufacturer Yongmao Holdings Ltd in China.

Florida, US-based Crane Rental Corporation has ordered a 2,535 US ton (2,300 tonne) capacity Manitowoc Model 31000 crawler crane

A last minute update on what to see at this year’s ConExpo exhibition in Las Vegas, US, from 11 to 15 March. IC reports

An “XXL” crawler crane, with more than 2,000 tonnes lifting capacity, is under development at Liebherr, IC exclusively reveals.

More than 144,600 industry professionals visited the world's largest construction exhibition of the year, ConExpo 2008 and its sister event IFPE, which ran alongside it. The figure sets a record for the US show, according to co-organiser Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Almost unbroken sunshine prevailed throughout the show's five- day run.

At the ConExpo exhibition Scheuerle launched its WideCombi, especially designed for the North American market. Bragg Heavy Transport is the first buyer. Gino Koster reports

Alternative lifting continues to be a vibrant and vital part of the industry, so much so, that some operators are suggesting the 'alternative' label should be dropped. Euan Youdale reports

Crane Rental Corp. recently completed the inaugural lift with its second Manitowoc 18000 crane. The crane was shipped from the factory directly to a St. Petersburg, FL jobsite in early February. Assembly of the crane was completed within a week and work began the next day.

San Antonio-based Grande Truck Center hosted an open house for customers in April, displaying several boom trucks and other specialized vehicles for which the company supplies trucks.