Jack Alfonso, Author at Cranes & Lifting

The CICA industry day covered a lot of issues pertinent to the crane industry.

Association News, Australia, C&L, CICA, Cranes & Lifting, Industry News, News

Training, crane incidents, IR laws on agenda at CICA industry day

Situated just next to Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport at Essendon Field’s Hyatt Place where the inaugural ‘Cranes in Wind’ forum was recently held, CICA’s Victorian/Tasmanian Industry Day explored a range of key issues most pertinent to the crane hire industry.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 3, 2024, 1:19 pmMay 3, 2024

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

Association News, Australia, C&L, Cranes & Lifting, Industry News, News, Research & Analysis

50-hour, five day work week in construction receives strong support

An average 50-hour week over five days has strong support and does not appear to adversely affect site productivity, according to interim results of pilot projects run under a new draft Culture Standard, aimed at improving the infrastructure construction industry.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 3, 2024, 10:30 amMay 3, 2024

Association News, Australia, C&L, CICA, Cranes & Lifting, Industry News, News

Dynamic Leaders Program launched by CICA

The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) has officially launched the ‘Dynamic Leaders Program’ to the crane industry.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 3, 2024, 10:08 amMay 3, 2024

Grove GMK6300L-1 all-terrain crane lifts a prefabricated module onto a hospital near Paris.

Australia, C&L, Cranes & Lifting, International, Projects

Grove GMK6300L-1 deployed on major hospital extension

French crane hire company, AUTAA, has deployed its GMK6300L-1 all-terrain crane to assemble prefabricated modules for a local hospital’s extension.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 3, 2024, 9:11 amMay 3, 2024

Liebherr wins an award for lifting on barges at the ESTA Awards.

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Liebherr wins at ESTA Awards for barge safety concept

Liebherr-Werk Nenzing has taken out the ‘safety’ category at the ESTA Awards for its safety concept for lifting work with crawler cranes on floating units.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 1, 2024, 5:46 pmMay 1, 2024

The Spark consortium has purchased three new Franna MAC25s with the new Franna safety radar.

Australia, C&L, Cranes & Lifting, News, Projects

550-tonne gantry crane set to lower final part of TBM

Eilbeck Cranes’ 550-tonne gantry crane is set to lower the final piece of a TBM into the North East Link project’s launch box.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 1, 2024, 5:29 pmMay 1, 2024

UGL wins contract to deliver Collie Battery

Australia, C&L, Cranes & Lifting, Industry News, Net Zero, News

Neoen awards massive contract for Collie Battery Stage 2 in WA

UGL has been awarded a contract by Neoen to construct and install the 341mW / 1363mWh Collie Battery Stage 2, in Western Australia.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 1, 2024, 5:09 pmMay 1, 2024

Modulift and AMS Aircraft Recovery have showed off the fruits of their 17-year collaboration in designing pioneering equipment to safely transport broken down aircraft.

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Modulift lifts the world’s largest aircraft

Modulift and AMS Aircraft Recovery have displayed the fruits of their 17-year collaboration in designing pioneering equipment to safely transport broken down aircraft.
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Jack AlfonsoMay 1, 2024, 9:39 amMay 1, 2024

Manitowoc has launched the MCR 305 luffing jib tower crane.

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Manitowoc launches another luffing jib tower crane

Manitowoc has announced the launch of its all-new Potain MCR 305 luffing jib tower crane that is set to target the Southern Hemisphere markets.
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Jack AlfonsoApril 30, 2024, 4:54 pmApril 30, 2024

Tadano has sold an AC 7.450-1 all-terrain crane to Radek Malina in the Czech Republic.

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Best-in-show Tadano achieves European first

Tadano has sold an AC 7.450-1 all-terrain crane to Czech crane hire company Radek Malina, making it the first machine of its kind in the Czech Republic.
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Jack AlfonsoApril 30, 2024, 9:07 amApril 30, 2024

Jack Alfonso

Training, crane incidents, IR laws on agenda at CICA industry day

50-hour, five day work week in construction receives strong support

Dynamic Leaders Program launched by CICA

Grove GMK6300L-1 deployed on major hospital extension

Liebherr wins at ESTA Awards for barge safety concept

550-tonne gantry crane set to lower final part of TBM

Neoen awards massive contract for Collie Battery Stage 2 in WA

Modulift lifts the world’s largest aircraft

Manitowoc launches another luffing jib tower crane

Best-in-show Tadano achieves European first

How to plan for a multi-crane lift

Changes to AS1418.1 Standard

10-year major inspections, a major expense – but is there a better way?

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