Blade Lifting receives first Böcker mobile crane
Following the signing of a multi-unit purchase agreement, UK-based Blade Lifting and Logistics has taken delivery of the first mobile crane from Böcker UK (Böcker headquarters are in Werne, Germany).
How Crane Training Is Responding to New Regulations and Site Demands
Crane operation has evolved into a highly regulated profession that demands continuous skill development and regulatory compliance. As standards tighten and construction sites grow more demanding, the gap between adequate training and excellence continues to widen.
Minnesota Arborist Warns: Never Prune These Trees in August
In this Den Garden article, Ryan Gustafson from Davey's Southwest Metro office says which trees could be problematic if you prune them in late summer.
RCC Crane Hire Takes Delivery of Their New LTM 1450-8.1 From Liebherr
Wrexham-based crane hire company RRC Crane Hire has welcomed a new flagship unit from Liebherr, expanding its maximum lifting capacity from 300t to 450t. The LTM 1450-8.1 now stands as the company’s largest crane and represents a significant investment in its growing fleet.
Arbor Day Foundation Launches Fall Membership Drive Offering 10 Free Trees to Those Who Join
The Arbor Day Foundation is inviting people across the country to make a lasting impact where they live through its annual fall membership drive, offering 10 free trees with every new membership and helping people discover that fall is one of the best times of year to plant.
Association Happenings: August 2026
Last month, 78 utility professionals gathered in Dayton, Ohio, for the inaugural UAA Midwest Regional Meeting & Safety Summit. The new combined event format brought together utility vegetation management and safety professionals for education, networking, and discussions on industry best practices.
TCIA’s Storm Network Helps Members Prepare Before Disaster Strikes
Natural disasters aren’t slowing down. From hurricanes battering the Gulf and Atlantic coasts to wildfires across the West and ice storms paralyzing entire regions in winter, tree care professionals are increasingly called upon to respond when communities need them most.
Kris Koberg Elected to SC&RA Crane Committee
Kris Koberg, CEO of DICA, has been elected to the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s (SC&RA) Crane & Rigging Governing Committee.
SavATree Arborists Rescue 300-Year-Old Revolutionary War "Witness Tree"
A living sentinel of American independence has received a second lease on life. Yesterday, master arborists fromSavATree began a high-precision preservation project to restore the Eutaw Springs Witness Tree that has been slowly declining due to compacted soil, a lightning strike 50+ years ago and not receiving the proper care over the decades.
Crane Certification Improves Jobsite Safety, Workforce Competency, Report
The National Safety Council and NCCCO Foundation have released a new report examining how certification affects crane safety, workforce competency and jobsite performance.
Precision and Strength
For manufacturers of knuckleboom cranes, the outlook is clear. These highly versatile machines are in greater demand. That’s because their optimal outreach, lifting capacity and precision is driving growth in a range of applications.
ANSI Z133-2026: The Progression of Electrical Qualifications
Among the many changes contained within the pending ANSI Z133-2026 revision, none may prove more significant than the restructuring of Section 4, Electrical Hazards. While much attention has been given to chain saws, drop zones and climbing systems, the electrical changes represent the latest chapter in a decades-long effort to align arboricultural work practices with the hazards encountered in the field.
How Do I Know When It’s Time To Train or To Terminate
The arboriculture industry frequently centers its workforce conversations on hiring. Phrases like “nobody wants to work” or “good climbers are impossible to find” are common across companies of all sizes. Yet, one of the most costly and overlooked challenges in tree care is not hiring, but retention.
Palfinger expands PFM marine crane series with launch of PFM 1200
Austrian company Palfinger has added the PFM 1200 to its marine crane range to meet rising demand from service-vessel and workboat operators, particularly in the aquaculture sector.
The company stated that the first unit will be delivered in September to Bergen Hydraulic for use on Frøy Akvaressurs’s service vessel “Frøy Fighter”.
ALL Supplies Two Cranes for Mobile Hull Turn
ALL Crane Rental of Alabama, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, assists Gulf Coast shipbuilders with production aspects that require heavy lift equipment, particularly boat roll, also known as a hull turn.
How to build a safety habit that starts when your crew clocks in
Every crew member on every jobsite clocks in before work begins. It’s the one step every employee already takes, every single day.
Most safety programs spend their time trying to build new habits. But the strongest safety habits aren’t created from scratch. They’re built on routines your crew already follows.
LASO’s Mobile Cranes and Truck Mounted Cranes in a Display of Experience and Ability
LASO have carried out an operation with mobilecranes and cranes mounted on trucks, displaying their experience and capacity in the execution of lifting services.
Teamwork, operational rigor and commitment to safety continue to be fundamental pillars in each project developed.
Shared Challenges, Shared Solutions: Inside TCIA’s Peer Groups
If you’ve ever wondered what happens inside a TCIA peer-group meeting, the answer is surprisingly simple: Tree care leaders come together to solve the same challenges keeping many of them awake at night.
Running a tree care company has never been simple. Every day brings decisions about people, profitability, safety, equipment, customers and growth.
SK1265-AT6's for UK
Spierings has delivered two SK1265-AT6 eLift self-erecting mobile tower cranes to two crane rental companies in the UK: Davies Crane Hire and City Lifting.
The six axle SK1265-AT6 eLift has a maximum capacity of 10 tonnes at a radius of more than 13 metres, while the 60 metre jib has a 1,700kg jib tip capacity at a 35 metre horizontal jib height. Maximum lift height is 64.2 metres with the jib luffed to 30 degrees.
XCMG supplies four all-terrain cranes to Sarens
XCMG Machinery Company has delivered four additional all-terrain cranes to Sarens Group, a Belgium-based crane specialist, for use in its European operations.
The shipment, which includes three XCA250G7-1E 250t cranes and one XCA130_E 130t crane, follows Sarens’ previous purchase of the XCA250G7-1E during BAUMA Munich 2025.

