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New workshop, new crane
Street CraneXpress supplied and installed a light crane system at the newly-refurbished Offsite Manufacture workshop of engineering firm NG Bailey.
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Rigmarine brances out in Kazakhstan
International lifting and marine specialist Rigmarine has responded to slow development in Kazakh offshore fields by branching out into mines and power plants.
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Street CraneXpress offering crane surveying in UK
Street CraneXpress (SCX) has begun working with Crane Rail Surveys to offer a range of diagnostic services to its UK customers.
Street CraneXpress (SCX) has begun working with Crane Rail Surveys to offer a range of diagnostic services to its UK customers.
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Pelloby supplies new crane to UK automotive factory
Pelloby has designed, manufactured and installed a 20t crane for the Birmingham, UK plant of automotive component manufacturer Dura Automotive Systems.
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Innovation award for Enerpac’s gantry crane
Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has been awarded the ESTA Innovation Manufacturer Award for its ETL600 Travel Gantry.
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Crossing the continent
South Africa’s Stahl Cranes & Hoists has completed the construction and installation of a two-beam bridge crane in Ghana, more than 10,000km away.
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Sparrows Group secures largest ever non-energy contract
Sparrows Group has secured its largest ever contract outside the energy industry to provide inspection services across all 17 of CertainTeed’s US gypsum plants in a move hailed as ‘a major step forward in the company’s diversification’.
LATEST FEATURES
Paola De Pascali talked with global sensors manufacturers about the latest anti-collision systems, which are becoming more relevant now as the safety of personnel and equipment is increasing all over the world.
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Lifting at your Leisure
Demand for hoists and rigging equipment in the entertainment and hospitality sectors is buoyant. Sally Spencer reports
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On the right track
Identifying and keeping track of lifting equipment is crucial in order to conduct and record the many inspection protocols that are required by law. Sally Spencer reports
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Unshakable truss
The versatility of PaR Systems’ TensileTruss made it suitable for assisting with various jobs at a highly specialised project—the clean-up operation at the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
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Full beam
An Indonesian manufacturer of pre-stressed concrete beams has installed 16 CXT overhead cranes from Konecranes to optimise production at its plant in Surabaya.
BLOGS
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Steady growth the benchmark in interesting times
Iwas in Chicago last month, for the ProMat exhibition. It was my first time in the city, and certainly for the first half of the week its soubriquet of The Windy City proved accurate, with the path around the edge of Lake Michigan being temporarily closed due to large waves charging in—one person I spoke to claimed there would be 22ft waves, although from what I saw this may have been width rather than height.
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Renting can make life easier and more efficient
As a recent housebuyer, I’ve become very aware of two things—firstly, the fact that a small flat in the south of England will cost you more than the three-bedroom semi-detached house your friend bought in the north-west, and secondly, there are advantages to both buying and renting a property.
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Nuclear shows how specialised hoists can be
Of all the sectors than employ hoists and overhead lifting equipment – and they are very many and varied – the nuclear power sector must be one of the most exacting in terms of the requirements demanded of the handling and transport kit used.
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Spread the word in a few minutes
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been contacting suppliers in the overhead lifting industry who are planning to exhibit at the forthcoming ProMat show, which will take place in Chicago over the first week of April.
