Immediate past national president of the Civil Contractors Federation (CCF) Tony Baulderstone took him up on the offer and chatted to Keane about his time at the organisation. Who is Tony Baulderston? Tony Baulderstone is the son of Albert (Bert) William Baulderstone, who started as a bricklayer, studied quantity surveying at night and built a …
The virtuoso of the outback
With a total maximum load capacity of mobile cranes of more than 3000t, Max Cranes is not only in the Cranes and Lifting Top 50 crane owning companies in Australia and New Zealand, it is in the top fiveRead More
Royal Wolf enlisted for compliant customised storage for explosives transportation
In September last year, Orica Mining, the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems, enlisted Royal Wolf on a project to convert six containers into relocatable explosiveRead More
There’s no stopping Cheryl Woodhart
Cheryl Woodhart has been in the crane industry for some 30 years and has accomplished much during that time, both professionally and for the sector. From selling an $18 million crane to being CICA’sRead More
Height 4 Hire’s ‘Pinkie’ will be raising money for the McGrath Foundation
Height 4 Hire will be contributing 20% of the hire price of their latest machine, affectionately called ‘Pinkie’, to the McGrath Foundation and hope to reach a target of $15,000 by October forRead More
The tools to keep you safe
TRT fabricated outrigger pads TRT displayed its fabricated outrigger pads at the recent CICA crane conference in both the outdoor and indoor displays (the latter having a cutaway versionRead More
Kwik Logistics expands on fleet in WA
“The last couple of years in WA had been extremely tight and our business hurt just like the rest of the WA economy – we had reduced our crane fleet and we got rid of a few people in the middleRead More
Wot’s in a tele boom crawler, then?
Perhaps the one thing that can be said with any certainty about the telescopic boom crawler crane market is that it is growing. Beyond that, there is considerable divergence of opinion and the crazy thingRead More
Plugging the gaps
Presenting at the annual Europlatform in October, chairman of MEWP equipment manufacturer Haulotte, Pierre Saubot, offered some eyebrow raising predictions, saying the sector still had a way to go beforeRead More
Efficient program of lifts at Schofields Road Stage 3
There are two major water crossings as part of the project – Bells Creek and Eastern Creek. The former is on South Street – an existing street that is being upgraded (and will change name toRead More