Underwriting Agencies Australia (UAA) invited the chairman of the Singapore Cranes Association (SCA), Jimmy Chua and his colleague, Akbar Kader, to attend the CICA Conference and Exhibition. It was a fact-finding trip providing both with a better understanding of how the crane sector works in Australia. Read more
Hoist and lifting specialist, KITO PWB, recently announced it was extending warranties on a number of its Kito hoist products. Cranes and Lifting finds out more.
Membrey’s Transport and Crane Hire place a major emphasis on maintenance and nothing but the best lubricants are required. Read more
Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift recently added a Link Belt TCC 1400 to its fleet for a remote application in Western Australia. Cranes and Lifting finds out more. Read more
Borger Cranes recently took delivery of the new Franna AT 40, the first of the new 40t model delivered in New South Wales. Cranes and Lifting finds out more. Read more
Qwest Crane Hire is a privately-owned crane company in central Queensland and has been operating for close to two years. In that time, the crane fleet has grown to include 14, ranging from Frannas up to a 220t DEMAG all terrain. Qwest operates three depots in Rockhampton, Gladstone and Emerald. Read more
Borger Cranes recently completed a complex lift for NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) involving the removal of timber truss spans from the Old Sportsman Bridge in Lawrence. Read more
Cosmo Cranes has installed a Terex Internal Climbing System HD12 (for use with a CTL 340-24 luffing jib tower crane) which is a first for the Australian crane industry and only the second time it’s been employed in the world. Read more
A pair of mobile cranes in the Gold Coast have transported Australia’s fastest boat 200-metres from a holding yard to the water. Read more
A Demag AC 500-8 all-terrain crane has lifted a 19-tonne chimney liner into place, 119 metres above ground in a job where each centimetre mattered. Read more