Cranes & Lifting News

A wind farm under construction by a crane.

Government approves $750m Mount Hopeful wind farm

The Federal Government has approved the 400mW Mount Hopeful wind farm in Central Queensland that will generate enough energy to …
A truck drives on a road in Western Australia.

Association issues $3.5b plea to decarbonise heavy vehicle industry

The National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) has issued a call for the Federal Government to establish a $3.5 billion Clean …
A Sany SAC6000T7 mobile crane helps to construct a wind farm in South Africa for Vestas.

600-tonne Sany goes large on wind farm

A Sany SAC6000T7 has conducted its first lifts on a wind farm for South African crane hire company, ST Crane …
Boom Logistics' BDM, Melira Lister, discusses diversity in the crane industry.

In Profile: Melira Lister

With the launch of the 2024 Women in Industry Awards, Cranes and Lifting is profiling women in cranes and engineered …
XCMG designs bespoke cranes for wind farm construction and maintenance.

Bespoke cranes for bespoke wind farms

XCMG’s ANZ Crane Manager, Stephen Broomfield, discusses the breadth of bespoke crane options designed by XCMG to account for larger …

Product News

Liebherr sells a 100-tonne mobile crane to Bruns Kranvermietung.

100-tonne crane for 100th anniversary

Lüneburg-based company, Bruns Kranvermietung, has celebrated its 100th anniversary with a 100-tonne mobile crane, the Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3.
Haywards has purchased a brand new line of Grove mobile crane from the Manitowoc Company.

Grove continued mobile crane of choice for Haywards

Crisp Bros. & Haywards Pty Ltd. recently added a brand new Grove GMK6300L-1 to its mobile crane fleet. Haywards Construction …
JMG's electric pick and carry cranes have officially landed in Australia, courtesy of alternative-lifting solutions company, MCT Equipment.

MCT’s sustainable pick and carry cranes commitment

JMG electric pick and carry cranes touch down in Australia as MCT Equipment reveals cutting-edge crane innovation.
SkyJack supplies a wide variety of EWP machines to support the crane industry.

Skyjack’s jacked up EWP machines to support cranes

Global access equipment company Skyjack elaborates on the latest updates it has made to its machines to provide greater return …

Association News

Team builder working adjust pillar with crane lifting prefabricated pillar concrete for installation in project house construction site. Steel formwork support.

Rise in workplace incidents prompts safety pleas across Australia

Calls across the country are pleading for greater care to be taken when working at heights following three fatalities across …
LEEA has announced the launch of GLAD2024.

LEEA urges global end-users to unite around Global Lifting Awareness Day

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has urged companies across the world to unite in support of Global Lifting Awareness …
MATES Big Lap has been launched to raise awareness for mental health awareness.

MATES Big Lap 2024 launched to raise mental health awareness

MATES in Construction has announced the return of MATES Big Lap 2024, an initiative designed to raise mental health awareness …
2024 CANZ Conference

New Zealand prepped for action-packed 2024 CANZ Conference

The Crane Association of New Zealand has officially launched its itinerary for its upcoming 2024 CANZ Conference.

CICA launches Cross Hire agreement template

The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has officially launched its Cross Hire agreement template to its membership.