National Plastics & Rubber has been manufacturing and supplying quality polyurethane, industrial plastic and rubber products to the Australian and international markets since 1997. The company has built a reputation for designing and manufacturing a variety of quality products for a broad range of industry sectors. It has built successful business relationships with organisations all …
Cross-skills training
Constructionarium is a UK concept for giving practical construction exposure to late year engineering students and recent graduates through teaming to build a scaled down version of a notable infrastructureRead More
Celebrating three decades in style
Pace Cranes officially opened their new facility in Sydney’s southern suburb of Peakhurst on Thursday while celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary. The new workshop floor became a makeshiftRead More
65 and going strong
Celebrating its 65th anniversary in October, crane manufacturer Sennebogen unveiled five new cranes at its head office in Straubing, southern Germany. Closer to home, managing director, head of sales AsiaRead More
The rising popularity of MEWPs in Asia
If you grew up in Asia like I did, seeing tradies scale towering timber scaffoldings, and later, metal cages at a construction site was a common sight. Not anymore. Mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs)Read More
30 candles in the wind
Paul Heeks has been around cranes for most of his life. Early in his career, he worked as marketing manager at tower crane icon Favco. At that time, Favco dabbled in mobile cranes without great successRead More
Crane associations unite
There is no denying that Western Australia and the Northern Territory are the pin-up boys for road access. They are the most progressive when it comes to getting cranes on the roads and there are no restrictionsRead More
Cranes and Lifting (Nov/Dec): The Top 50
Here at Cranes and Lifting, one of priorities is to champion and recognise the industry and it is hope that this list does that as well as help inform the sector and identify trends. Now, thisRead More
A foot in the door with mini crawler cranes
He saw that with larger cranes, he would often be subcontracting to larger crane hirers, often without control over the lift planning and other aspects of the work. With compact cranes, he could deal directlyRead More
A journey of innovation
North America’s largest equipment rental company – United Rentals – celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Today, the company has 893 branches in the US and Canada and its 2017 revenueRead More