by Crane Market | May 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Manufacturer News
Manitowoc Cranes, one of the world’s largest providers of lifting equipment for the construction industry, said it has launched Grove RT880E, the first crane in the Middle East to be fitted with Samson’s K-100 synthetic hoist. The synthetic rope, designed...
by Crane Market | May 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News
Creamer Media’s Engineering News reports while South Africa has enjoyed a period of sound private investment into large building projects, focus also needs to be placed on the civil infrastructure that is needed to support them. This is the view of SA French’s...
by Crane Market | May 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Workforce News
The Real Deal reports NYC’s union vs. non-union construction battle intensifies as financial and political ‘perfect storm’ takes hold. In the 1970s, union members had a monopoly on New York City’s skyline. At the time, card-carrying union workers made up a stunning 90...
by Crane Market | May 12, 2016 | Constuction & Business News, Crane & Lifting News, Workforce News
Panel of appellate judges sides with city in long-simmering legal battle over how crane operators get licensed According to Crain’s New York a construction union lost a years-long court battle with the city over crane-operator licensing Tuesday. But despite the...
by Crane Market | May 12, 2016 | Crane & Lifting News, Heavy Equipment, Crane & Construction Accidents
A crane at a construction site in Ho Chi Minh City collapsed Tuesday, crashing down in front of a kindergarten across the street. Nobody was hurt. The incident happened at around 10 a.m. at the construction site of the TopLife Tower apartment project on Dien Bien Phu...