The Japanese and Koreans took their shot at crane manufacturing in the 60s and 80s respectively and have had success that continues today. But now, one company is convinced the Chinese will soon become a force to be reckoned with. For more than four decades, Gleason Cranes has been selling both new and used cranes …
Konecranes wants to make its cranes safer and optimise a machine’s service life. To do that, it has enhanced its CraneQ geometric survey, which the company says will provide crane users with theRead More
Despite major fluctuations in the global economy in 2016, Vietnam, the breathtakingly beautiful Southeast Asian nation on the South China Sea, is experiencing a 6% per year growth of its economy. TowerRead More
In our second instalment of the all-new High on cranes section, Cranes and Lifting speaks to Quick Access, an early adopter that has taken delivery of a number of firsts in Victoria, including the GenieRead More
Bavarian crane manufacturer Sennebogen has unveiled a new port mobile crane, which it has deemed an “especially interesting solution” for all ports that handle mass or general goods. At present,Read More
Skyrocketing electricity prices coupled with a settled renewable energy target have led to record investment to the tune of $7.8 billion in renewable energy, specifically solar and wind projects. As theRead More
In the 1990s, Bernie Lynch (The Lynch Mob) was like many other small crane owners in operating a Franna in his local market. He had his “light bulb moment” in 1997, when he purchased a US-madeRead More
New Zealand’s Tidd Ross Todd Ltd (TRT) commenced as Jack Tidd Ross Todd Ltd in 1967. The company was born out of the merger of three businesses: Jack Tidd & Co, Ross Todd Motors and SouthsideRead More
Australia has a love affair with pick and carry cranes, a relationship that began when the first Fowler tractor crane appeared Down Under in 1943. But it is the Franna, a locally made pick and carry craneRead More
Some of the key challenges that Singapore faces include an ageing workforce and low birth rate, making growth of the city-state’s workforce almost non-existent. But the Southeast Asian nation hasRead More