The ESTA Awards are the highest distinction for the crane and heavy-lift industry. This year’s award for the category “Safety” was won by the Liebherr LR 1400 SX. A crawler crane from Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH has now secured an award two years in succession.
New electric SGC-90 performs maiden lift in the UK
Sarens assists in the turnaround project of the Valero’s refinery in Pembroke, UK.
Historic milestone: Grove celebrates its 75th anniversary
Grove is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022, a significant milestone for one of the world’s most renowned and prolific crane manufacturers.
Meet Kent Wilcox, TRT Australia’s new Service Manager
TRT welcomes Kent Wilcox to the position of new Service Manager for TRT Australia.
Crane Connection and JPM Cranes march on
JPM Cranes recently took delivery of Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 from The Baden Davis Crane Connection. It adds to JPM’s capabilities and is already generating interest and demand from the Sydney construction sector.
Tadano invests in new premises
Tadano recently announced it had secured larger facilities to accommodate its rapidly expanding operations in Sydney and Perth. Increasing customer service and support through larger workshops and greater spare parts holdings are key focuses for the new facilities.
Preston Hire setting high standards in crane hire
With an extensive career in the crane industry, Stephan Becherand recently joined the Preston Hire team in the new position of Head of Cranes. In this interview, he highlights his reasons for joining the business and his aims and expectations for the future.
Universal’s Ship to Shore capabilities
Universal Cranes provided equipment transportation, manned crane hire, and lift engineering for the Ship to Shore Crane Assembly.
Pre-start checks, logbooks and digital methods with Pervidi
Pre-start checks are a fundamental part of any organisation dealing with machinery, vehicles or industry equipment. The mobile device app from Pervidi enables users to automate this often time consuming and labour intensive process.
Indigenous Talent ID Day a big success
The Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) Underwriting Agencies Australia (UAA) Indigenous Talent ID Day for 2022 was held in mid March, with representation from high schools from both ends of the coast.