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What benefits do veterans bring to construction?
On Veterans’ Day, former services personnel working in construction discuss why they think veterans are well suited to working in construction.
Keith Anderson 1953–2023
We regret to report the death of Keith Anderson, former chief rigging engineer at Bechtel
NXGEN expands SPMT fleet
Bare lease lifting and transport equipment specialist NXGEN has ordered 92 lines of self propelled modular transporter
Feltham chooses Bennetts for complex tower crane job
A short radius luffing jib tower crane is proving its worth on an urban redevelopment project
GGR launches self-levelling pick and carry crane
First-of-its-kind unit designed to offer adaptability and flexibility in application
Battery power for Falcon tower cranes from Northvolt
Modular battery power packs for tower cranes and other site equipment can replace diesel generators
Heavy Lift Projects secures ring crane funding
Multi-million investment to allow completion of engineering phase for improved ring crane design
US debut for JCB’s hydrogen engine
JCB to showcase its hydrogen combustion technology in the US
Five big offshore lifting projects
IC reports on some of 2022’s biggest, heaviest and most complicated lifts
Falcon takes on Potain self erectors
Falcon Tower Crane Services is the new UK dealer for Potain self erecting tower cranes
Crane on a Unimog for the fire service
Go-anywhere capability for new crane and winch truck in south west UK
Select adds Terex flat top towers
Pair of 20 tonne Terex flat top tower cranes to join the Select Plant fleet in the UK
Sparrows to be acquired by Altrad
Crane, engineering and maintenance specialist to join industrial services group
Modulift launches TriMod
The new product from UK lifting engineering specialist Modulift is designed for three point lifts and circular lifts
Crosby debuts Straightpoint ChainSafe
The Straightpoint ChainSafe is a new measuring device to help protect and secure cargo during transport
Stafford acquires Soima
Portuguese tower crane manufacturer bought by tower crane specialist Stafford Crane Group
What new tower crane models are shaking up the industry?
Tower crane news this year has been so prolific we already added an extra industry update to the programme in the June issue. Here is yet another raft of new models. Alex Dahm reports
Cadman cuts CO2 with HVO
Switch to HVO fuel instead of mineral diesel will see Cadman Cranes cut its carbon footprint by 72 per cent
The prosperous future of wind power transport
Rush of global interest means a prosperous future for wind power transport
Global demand develops for specialist tower cranes
Prestige projects results in surge for specialist tower cranes
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