At 1,099 feet, Turner Construction Company uses a Tower Crane to set a 10-ton Spire atop the $1Billion Wilshire Grand Tower in LA

At 1,099 feet, Turner Construction Company uses a Tower Crane to set a 10-ton Spire atop the $1Billion Wilshire Grand Tower in LA

LOS ANGELES — A new skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has become the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Construction workers using a Luffing tower crane on Saturday placed a 10-ton spire atop the Wilshire Grand Tower. The spire adds 160 feet to the...
Equipment Rental giant Ardent Hire Solutions has placed a record-breaking deal for 700 JCB machines worth more than £40m.

Equipment Rental giant Ardent Hire Solutions has placed a record-breaking deal for 700 JCB machines worth more than £40m.

The firm is buying mainly JCB Loadall telescopic handlers and a smaller number of rough terrain forklift trucks as it ramps up its fleet with the most technologically advanced machines on the market.  Watling JCB has been chosen to supply 700 machines worth more than...
On Labor Day a Worker dies while breaking down a Mobile All Terrain Crane is Boston

On Labor Day a Worker dies while breaking down a Mobile All Terrain Crane is Boston

A worker died in a construction accident while disassembling a Hallamore Corp. owned All Terrain Mobile Crane Sunday afternoon in the Longwood medical area of Boston Mass Police were called to the construction site in Longwood around 1 p.m. for a report of an accident...