a leading tree care company in Fair Oaks, California, has announced adopting drone technology as a cutting-edge solution for tree care services. The company's arborists and technicians are utilizing drones to revolutionize how they assess, monitor, and maintain trees in the community.

The equipment manufacturing industry is still recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly three years after its onset.

With that fact firmly in mind, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) regularly surveys its members regarding their thoughts on various economic trends and how they are affecting their efforts to do business, both within the United States and abroad. In the latest survey, most respondents stated that they are still experiencing supply chain issues, with many saying that conditions continue to worsen.

Many tree services call customers this time of year to recommend they get injections to protect against pests. The treatments can be expensive, and some wonder if they’re really necessary. Arborists say it depends.

As trees begin to leaf, tree service companies call customers to recommend they get injections in their trees to protect against pests. Failing to do so, some claim, risks losing whole trees. 

In Q1 2023, Konecranes won an order for two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes from Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), its first-ever mobile harbor crane order in Cambodia. The cranes will be delivered in Q4 2023.

PAS is owned and run by the Cambodian government and plays a critical role in the national economy as the country’s only deep-water port. As the rate of cargo throughput continues to rise each year, PAS decided to add mobile harbor cranes to the port’s infrastructure to improve capacity and efficiency.

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Arborist Cassie Sigloh of Redmond is among individuals and organizations being honored this year by the Oregon Department of Forestry and the non-profit organization Oregon Community Trees.

Every industry is trending digital, including excavation. If hydro excavation is your preferred method, augmenting your fleet with a digital control console will empower you to work with greater efficiency than ever. Vortex by Tornado Global Hydrovacs is an innovative tool that will give your hydrovacs and operators complete control at the job site. Learn more about Vortex and how you can use it to advance your hydro excavation fleet’s capabilities. 

When Danny Bertrand woke up last Wednesday morning, he certainly did not expect to be rescuing a cat that day.

But that’s exactly what happened when the arborist and production faller was called upon to save Simba, an adorable orange tabby that had been stuck at the top of a 93-foot Douglas fir for more than 100 hours.

South African crane manufacturer Condra has been appointed mechanical subcontractor to MH Automation for the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) new Rescue Simulation Centre under construction on the Doornfontein Campus.

Working on and around tall trees presents many challenges for businesses in the forestry industry. Companies looking for a more effective way to perform tree removal face challenges with heavier weight & increased radius. Many in the forestry trade see the benefit of focusing on their applications & crossover cranes offer an excellent way to handle these challenges. 

Select uses plug ‘n’ play ‘Enertainer’ batteries for three tower cranes at London's Olympia Redevelopment. This is the first European deployment for Ampd Energy’s battery system.

The greening of U.S. utilities is already underway. The U.S. has committed to reducing greenhouse gas pollution by 50-52% from 2005 levels, and with electric utility production accounting for 25% of those emissions, utilities are under pressure to turn to cleaner sources of energy. Electrifying their fleets is just another step in their overall plan to reduce the carbon footprint of their operations.

Net-zero engine emissions is a construction industry goal, and everyone's got ideas on how to get there. Sectors of the industry are taking respective stands on federal emissions rulemaking. They are pushing for more of a voice in the rulemaking process while driving the fed to work harder at setting policy that both makes sense and benefits the environment.

Don’t ignore boring bugs! No, not the snoozefest, uninteresting kind. But the kind that destroy trees. They bore into the trunk and branches, tunneling into and eating the wood.

They are the most dangerous insect pests because they weaken and can kill entire trees. Not only are the trees sick and ugly, they are liabilities prone to collapse and branch failure. Two common boring bugs to watch out for in the PNW are Bronze Birch Borer and Cherry Bark Tortrix.

Some 2,400 exhibitors showed off new technology and construction equipment to a record-breaking 139,000 visitors to CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas earlier this month.

With the US facing labour shortages, supply chain issues and even talk of a recession, several businesses in the overhead crane industry describe what they are doing to help not only their customers, but themselves too. Tony Rock reports.

When operating a digger derrick in the field near energized environments, it’s important to know and understand the safe work practices to follow. All operators must follow all OSHA, ANSI, state, federal and company rules and regulations when working on or near energized power lines – as electricity is an ever- present danger. 

The following are just a few tips to follow:   

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Yanmar, a provider of power solutions and industrial machinery, will introduce equipment from its new power range and share the company’s vision for a zero-emission, resource-recycling future during CONEXPO-CON/AGG (CONEXPO) 2023. Exhibiting in the South Hall, Level 2 at Booth S84014 together with Yanmar Group companies ELEO and HIPOWER SYSTEMS, Yanmar America will feature the company’s extensive product portfolio, and share the company’s current and future vision for power equipment.

US aerial lift manufacturer Mec unveiled its new 85ft boom lift at Conexpo last week, its largest model to date.

The 85ft Mec 85-J boom is the company’s fourth boom lift, joining the 34-J compact telescopic, the 45ft 45-J and the 60ft 60-J/65ft 65-J. The company has pitched it as a ‘Dual mode’ machine, allowing it to be operated as a telescopic or an articulated model. A simple switch on the lower controls converts from one format to the other.

BOSTON — Love was in the air over the weekend after a Boston crane operator got creative with his proposal to his girlfriend.

Kyle Dailey, with Local Steel Workers 7, asked his boss if he could use the crane to propose on Saturday night and his request was granted.

He wrote, “Sarah will you marry me?” And then lifted the steel beam up onto the top of the top site.

Las Vegas — March 18, 2023 – After five jam-packed days of innovative product launches and major company announcements, enlightening education sessions and countless networking opportunities, CONEXPO-CON/AGG & IFPE 2023 have come to a close, but not before taking the construction industry to the next level.