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Tower crane manufacturer Krøll and its US distributor have acquired shares in Clean Wind Energy Tower, Inc., a company developing an innovative type of wind-powered electricity generation system

Leading crane rental company Maxim Crane in the USA is the first customer to purchase the new range of Terex transfer masts for its tower crane fleet

Tower crane owners on the US Eastern seaboard are urged to ensure that their cranes are properly set to weather vane safely in light of Hurricane Irene forecast for this weekend (27 and 28 August)

Tower Cranes: How OSHA 1926.1400 Affects Operations is the next session of SC&RA's monthly webinar series

The 180 HC-L 8/16 Litronic is a new 16 tonne capacity luffing jib tower crane from Liebherr in Germany. It replaces the 160 HC-L from which it is developed

Tower crane manufacturer Linden Comansa has introduced two new models of luffing-jib cranes.

Manitowoc launched its new Potain Igo T130 tower crane at the Bauma 2010 exhibition in Germany this week

German manufacturer Wilbert launches a pair of new luffing jib models, including a new range-topper that beats even the already impressively large WT 1905L launched in April 2009

April's Bauma exhibition in Germany sees the launch of the first model of a new family of Linden Comansa luffing jib tower cranes

Linden Comansa is the only tower crane company represented at World of Concrete in Las Vegas.

Manitowoc Crane Care has begun offering tower crane training at its Shady Grove facility in the USA

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association submitted a letter to the editor of the New York Times in the US in response to an article regarding a proposed tower crane database

Eagle West Equipment appoints new dealer for the US state of California

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.

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

With the increase in high-rise building projects throughout North America, the demand for large-scale “European style” tower cranes has catapulted. ACT reports

A number of different systems have been developed by manufacturers to raise tower cranes from one operating level to the next. While in the old days rope systems were used, sometimes even relying on the crane's hoisting winch, modern devices use one or more hydraulic rams.