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
Internal stacker crane: an Australian-first
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
Complex lift to move Australia’s fastest boat
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
Demag AC 500-8 lifts 19t chimney liner 119m
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
CICA Life Member: Rob Way
This year will see the 40th anniversary of the CICA conference. To help celebrate this landmark event, Cranes and Lifting Magazine is running a series of articles based on interviews with CICA Life Members.
Inspiring the next generation of crane drivers
School kids get first hand experience of a mobile crane and what it’s like to be a crane driver.
Unique crane used on $500M Ritz-Carlton hotel construction
A unique crane has been used by a lifting company to help construct a $500 million hotel in Perth. Read more
Chiller lift with the latest technology
How Universal Cranes removed and replaced a chiller unit from the
28th floor of a Brisbane hotel using innovative suspended load management technology, a custom-built half container and a Liebherr LTM1350.
MacGregor’s new fibre-rope offshore crane in final stages of construction
MacGregor has announced its fibre-rope offshore crane is now approaching the final stages of construction. Read more
Strictly Cranes dismantles Raimondi crane for Aland
Australian tower crane specialist Strictly Cranes used a 350-tonne capacity mobile crane to dismantle a 100m-high Raimondi LR213 luffing jib crane belonging to developer-builder Aland. Read more