The partnership between Nobles and high performance crane rope manufacturer Bridon-Bekaert Ropes has been quickly and positively embraced with strong growth experienced in the mobile, tower and port crane sectors.
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How effective are your fire suppressant systems?
Crane accidents, especially crane fires can be making news headlines almost immediately in today’s digital age. There is a perception that once these fires get started nothing can be done to stop them. Firestorm’s Kieran McHatton explains this isn’t the case.
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HEFA lifting financing standards
Despite the construction sector’s ‘mega boom cycle’, financial institutions are showing a reluctance to lend money in the face of the Royal Commission into the Banking sector. According to Mark Whitla, that’s the type of environment Heavy Equipment Financing Australia thrives on.
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Liebherr’s jungle giant celebrates 20th birthday
For 20 years, a tower crane has been fundamental to a global, scientific network studying the world’s great rainforests. The Liebherr 91EC enables scientists to study everything from the forest floor to the tops of the canopy.
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Transitioning from crane hire to crane contracting
South Australian crane hire company, Crane Services sought the expertise of GBA Projects to help transition the business from a crane hire to a crane contracting business. Cranes and Lifting magazine spoke to Andrew Munckton from Crane Services and Matt Betros from GBA Projects about the relationship.
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Walking through the new generation Manitowoc all terrains
Manitowoc’s new generation Grove all terrains are stronger, lighter and feature an emissions compliant single engine. John Stewart walks Cranes and Lifting through the range and highlights how well it has been received.
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The year that was for the crane sector
2016 has been another tough year for our industry, with a reported slowing for total construction investment in 2015-16 of -9.8% versus a forecast of -2.4% given last year.
Of course, this is the figure for total construction however, there were pockets, which continued to show strong growth, namely multi-level apartment construction, which was up 18.6%. The good news is that the 2016-17 forecast is for positive growth at 4.6%, driven mainly by infrastructure-related engineering works with road and rail leading the way.
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How digital workflows can help construction firms compete more successfully
In this article Matthew Coad, executive general manager – solutions, Upstream speaks exclusively to Inside Construction about how construction companies can be more efficient during this construction boom.
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Buchanans – a small family business looking to the next generation
Greg Buchanan, founder of Buchanan Mobile Cranes, has a boilermaking background and the cranes were initially something that evolved out of the need to install or erect the steelwork that he fabricated. While the crane work is now a significant business in its own right, steel fabrication and engineering complement the crane business and there are many niche projects that require both areas of expertise.
Greg’s son James developed an early interest in cranes, from around the age of eight as he recalls. With the business and family home co-located on acreage at Moorooduc, it was easy for James to help out after school and on weekends. It was a great learning environment: nothing was forced but neither was anything sugar-coated. As James says: “Every day was a school day.”
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A trend towards heavy lifters
The MRT234 flat top tower crane was the first to be officially unveiled in October 2017, and the feedback from end users, according to Strictly Cranes, has been overwhelmingly positive. The second new model, which is the company’s flagship crane in the new luffing range, is the LR330 with a triangular jib.
“One really strong aspect is that only two people are needed to completely assemble the MRT234’s jib over a period of a few short hours. This crane boasts nine different jib lengths, ranging from 70m to 28m,” said Eng. Domenico Ciano, technical director at Raimondi Cranes.
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