Heavy lift engineers Mustafa Al Abdulmohsin and Hussain Al Nassir, part of oil and gas company Saudi Aramco’s Heavy Lift Engineering Group, a division of its Transportation and Equipment Services Department, explain how the company is taking heavy equipment safety to new levels.

Tadano has harmonised its telescopic boom crawler line as the GTC range, continuing its global ‘OneTadano’ strategy. It follows the decision to bring all mobile cranes under the one brand by attributing its all-terrain cranes as ‘ACs’ and its lattice boom crawlers as ‘CCs’. The GTC line will not change in the United States where it is already being used.

Chris Forman with Aspen Tree Service of Colorado is commonly asked how to provide the right amount of hydration for your landscape while staying conscious of water costs and supply. Finding the perfect balance can save money while helping to preserve and beautify our environment.

When a contractor expands into a new line of business, one would assume it's adding a complementary service like concrete or utilities into the mix.

But Turner Mining Group, a five-year-old mining contractor based in Bloomington, Indiana, sees it a bit differently. It views its strong internal hiring results as a complementary service for the industry. So much so that it's starting a new standalone recruiting and staffing business, Turner Staffing Group.

Offshore installation specialist Jan De Nul Group has ordered a high-end crane simulator for two of its Next Generation Offshore Installation Vessels Voltaire and Les Alizés

A new directive involving cranes and derricks has been issued by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The directive addresses training, inspections and certifications. The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) has offered insight into the changes.

Synthetic rope and slings have become increasingly popular in below-the-hook crane applications. Synthetic slings can provide the same durability and strength as wire rope at a fraction of the weight. This weight savings helps make rigging more efficient and reduces the risk of injury on the job.

Reinder de Haan, global segment lead for transport and logistics at Mammoet, speaks to Cranes Today about the company’s work in the oil and gas sector.

In general, heavy machinery owners can use the wisdom they’ve learned about their personal vehicles to keep machinery in top working condition. However, work trucks and other pieces of construction equipment have special needs.

M Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex training simulators, has issued a new software release for its construction simulator training packs. This new release is designed to boost trainee engagement by featuring heightened visuals, greater training immersion and increased learning retention.

Palfinger collaboration develops a system to enable its products to be electrically powered whilst on electric trucks

Austran manufacturer of hydraulic lifting, loading and handling systems Palfinger, together with ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Mercedes-Benz Trucks, are developing a system that will ultimately mean Palfinger’s entire product line can be electrically powered whilst installed on an electric truck. Key to the system is that the electric vehicle and the Palfinger equipment can share power technology.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the last two decades, the average age of the American worker has increased by almost three years from 39.3 to 42. More notable, however, is the average within blue-collar industries.

Over the last decade, the world has benefitted from technological advances that allow for widespread access to information. The field of arboriculture is no exception; a plethora of training and safety information is available at the click of a button.

UK-based Premier Platforms has become the latest rental company in the UK to enter the spider lift rental market.
The company has taken delivery of a new Hinowa 17:75 MK2 at its Thirsk depot in North Yorkshire. The 17:75 offers 7.5 metres of outreach at an up & over height of 7.8 metres with a 230kg unrestricted platform capacity, on a machine that weighs 2,230kg and can pass through an 800mm doorway. The unit was purchased from Hinowa distributor APS

Just as you wouldn’t take an exam without studying, a road trip without glancing at a map or bake a cake without checking out the recipe, the planning stage of any project is arguably the most crucial step.

Imagine a hectic morning. The overhead crane operator arrives late. He knows he’s behind when he starts his shift, so he quickly rigs a plate that he needs to move to the next workstation. The rigging isn’t quite centered, and the load swings as the lift starts. The flustered operator slows the lift to compensate for the swinging. Then, snap. The wire rope breaks, and a bad morning turns into a disastrous one.

After a severe thunderstorm tore through Ontario on Saturday, crews of arborists worked late into the night cleaning up damaged trees.

The storm’s extreme conditions and gusts of winds felled trees that smashed homes and left nine dead Ontario on Saturday. Tait Sala, director of Cohen & Master Tree and Shrub Services Ltd., was one of the arborists working to clean up after the storm. He said crews would be cleaning up damage for weeks.

Tandem lift for Vernazza Autogru’s Demag lattice boom crawlers

Italian crane service provider Vernazza Autogru used its CC 3800 1 and CC 6800 Demag lattice boom crawler cranes, plus a Tadano TC 2800 and AC 250-1 for secondary duties, to disassemble an old gantry crane at the shipyard facilities of Italian yacht builder The Italian Sea Group.