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Tower Crane Safety at Conexpo

If you are heading to Conexpo and have any interest in tower cranes don’t miss the free safety seminar.

08.03.2008

House of Equipment wins AED 20 million tower crane contract

House of Equipment is to supply tower cranes for the Emirate's Meydan racing, tourist and leisure complex.

26.11.2007

Hewden case will be heard in UK

Hewden Tower Cranes has won its struggle for its claim against Wolffkran to be heard in a British court.

10.05.2007

Bigge adds tower cranes

California based Bigger Crane &Rigging has entered the tower crane market.

25.03.2007

Stirnimann announces management succession

Alfred Wyss, president of Swiss crane and access company Stirnimann is retiring.

09.03.2007

Unusual foundation blamed for Seattle collapse

Preliminary reports suggest a poorly designed foundation was the primary cause of the tower crane collapse in Bellevue.

10.02.2007

Cranesafe to handle Orlaco

Orlaco the Dutch based crane boom camera company has appointed Cranesafe as its UK distributor.

23.01.2007

Falcon issues statement

Following the recent crane collapses and the HSE prohibition notice, Falcon Crane Hire has today issued a statement.

22.01.2007

HSE suspends Falcon Cranes

The UK Health and Safety Executive has placed a prohibition notice on most tower cranes in Falcon Crane Hire’s fleet after two fatal accidents in less than 15 weeks.

19.01.2007

Tower crane collapses in Liverpool

A man died yesterday after a tower crane collapsed in Liverpool city centre, the crane driver was seriously injured but survived.

16.01.2007

Tower crane collapses in Seattle

A tower crane collapsed last night in Bellevue, Seattle, killing a person in an apartment building.

17.11.2006

Jost to assemble cranes in Holland

Tower crane producer, Jost has agreed a deal with Kranenbouw to assemble and market its tower cranes in the Netherlands.

08.05.2006

Arcomet 50 years

After a good deal of research, Arcomet has established that yesterday, March 19th, was its 50th birthday.

20.03.2006

Arcomet invests

Arcomet, the Belgian based tower crane company has announced its spending plans for the UK, USA and beyond.

19.12.2005

Peiner production moved to Wilmington

The production of Terex-Peiner tower cranes has been moved from Germany to the Terex plant in Wilmington, Delaware in the USA.

23.10.2005

Ero holding sell Stirnimann

Stirnimann AG, the Olten based distributor for Grove, Potain and JLG has been purchased by investor Burkhard Lichtner

22.10.2005

Terex confirms AmQuip Order

Terex has confirmed the $30 million order from AmQuip for Terex-Peiner tower cranes.

24.03.2005

Amquip spend another $30 million on Tower cranes

After placing a $30 million order with Potain earlier this week, Amquip has placed a further order valued at $30 million with Terex for a wide range of its Peiner tower cranes.

18.03.2005

Two die in West Sussex crane collapse

A tower crane collapsed on a job site at Durrington High School in Worthing, West Sussex, at around 10:30 am this morning killing two workmen.

11.02.2005

Hewdens pays for Canary Wharf tower crane collapse

Hewdens has paid an undisclosed settlement to Yarm Road Limited (YRL) and Cleveland Bridge UK Limited (CBUK) following the collapse of a tower crane at Canary Wharf in May 2000 which killed three workers.

09.07.2004

Favelle Favco may be floated

Muhibba Engineering, has confirmed that it is considering floating its Crane division, Favelle Favco Cranes Holdings, on the Malaysian stock market. The group includes Favelle Favco tower and telescopic crawler cranes and Kroll tower cranes.

13.05.2004

Principal HSE inspector issues Canary Wharf crane collapse statement

Mike Williams, principal inspector for Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a statement following the recent Canary Wharf tower crane collpase inquest at St Pancras Coroner’s Court, London.

18.11.2003

Mystery surrounds Canary Wharf crane collpase

The collapse of a luffing jib tower crane at Canary Wharf which claimed the lives of three construction workers in May 2000 was an accident, according to an inquest at London’s St Pancras Coroners Court.

17.11.2003

Peiner production move changes

Production of Peiner tower cranes is to move to the Demag facility in Zweibrücken, Germany and not the Comedil plant in Fontanafredda, Italy as originally stated

30.07.2003

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