Hawks Crane Hire in the UK has ordered Europe’s first unit of the new 300t capacity Kobelco CKE3000G crawler crane. The Dartford-based company sealed the deal during the Intermat exhibition in Paris, France. Read more
Set Win takes first LTM 1450-8.1 in Asia
The Set Win Group in Hong Kong has taken delivery of its new 450t capacity Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 wheeled mobile telescopic crane. Read more
One Tadano – building a network for growth
Japanese manufacturer Tadano is the leader in rough terrain cranes and truck cranes in Australia and over the past two years has quietly been building capacity that it believes will herald a new period of growth. Welcome to ‘One Tadano’. Read more
LiftWerx and Siemens Gamesa announce up-tower lifting device
Engineering company LiftWerx has partnered with Siemens Gamesa to develop the world’s highest capacity up-tower lifting device.
Marmon Crane Services acquires WGC Crane Group
Marmon Crane Services, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has announced the acquisition of Wollongong-based, family-owned WGC Crane Group by a newly created subsidiary Marmon Crane Australia. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Australian Marine Complex turns to digital tech
Konecranes’ latest digital technology suite is optimising the safety, uptime and availability of production-critical cranes in Australian Marine Complex’s Common User Facility (CUF) in Western Australia.
HVNL – exemption notice published
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has published a mass and dimension exemption notice under the Heavy Vehicle National Law for Victorian Class 1 heavy vehicles.
United crowned Best Rental Company
National access equipment specialist, United Forklift and Access Solutions, has been crowned 2018 Rental Company of the Year by the Australian Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA, ).
CrewSafe – a better way to regulate VOCs
CrewSafe, the newest assessment program developed by CICA, was launched in Western Australia on May 25, 2018.
Terex sales up by 25%
Terex Corporation has reported a strong Q1 with sales of US$1.3 billion (AU$1.74 billion), a 25% growth compared to Q1 of 2017.