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NCCER Releases Gold Card for Certified Professionals

January 27, 2012The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), Alachua, Fla., has released the Gold Card, a photo ID card for all candidates who earn a certification through one of NCCER's Mobile Crane Operator, Rigger and/or Signal Person Certification Programs.

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Manitowoc Crane Strike Ends

January 27, 2012–A two-month strike by workers at Manitowoc Crane, Manitowoc, Wis., has ended, according to an NBC26 news report. The striking machinists voted 112-59 this week to accept an agreement with the company.

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EMCOR Group Acquires Southern Industrial Constructors

January 27, 2012–EMCOR Group, Inc., Norwalk, Conn., has acquired Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based industrial services contractor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Pinnacle Cranes Becomes Manitex Dealer

January 27, 2012–Manitex Inc., Georgetown, Texas, appointed Pinnacle Cranes, a Charlotte, N.C.-based division of Carolina Tractor & Equipment, as authorized distributor for Manitex boom trucks and truck mounted cranes in North and South Carolina.

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Business Management Expert to Open SC&RA Annual Conference

January 27, 2012–The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), Fairfax, Va., announced that business management and engagement expert Curt Coffman, co-author of New York Times bestseller “First Break All the Rules,” will deliver the keynote speech at the SC&RA Annual Conference, which will be held April 17-21 at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines in Austin, Texas.

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SC&RA Offers Annual Crane Inspection Checklists

January 27, 2012–The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA), Fairfax, Va., has released two comprehensive checklists for annual crane inspections that conform to OHSA’s latest Cranes and Derricks safety standards.

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Lifting Gear Hire Corp. Offers 40- and 50-Ton Hand Chain Hoists

January 25, 2012–Lifting Gear Hire Corp. (LGH), Bridgeview, Ill., is now offering 40-ton and 50-ton hand chain hoists for immediate rental through the company’s 13 U.S. warehouse locations.

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WHECO Names Pair of Sales Reps

Greg Etue

January 25, 2012–WHECO Corp., Richland, Wash., has appointed Greg Etue as national sales representative and Bill Walston as regional service sales representative. Etue will be responsible for selling WHECO’s services nationwide. He spent most of his 27-year sales career in Georgia working in the heavy equipment industry.

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Orlando, Fla., January 2012 -
A forklift driver died when he apparently fell off the machine and it ran him over. Just after the driver had placed a light pole, two crew members noticed the driverless forklift backing up. Both OSHA and the site owner are investigating.  - theledger.com

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Power-boom System Increases Liebherr Lattice-Boom Capacity

January 12, 2012–Liebherr, Ehingen, Germany, has released the new P-boom system, designed to increase the lifting capacity of its lattice-boom cranes. The ‘power’ or ‘parallel’ boom’s P-adapters, help the system improve stability in the direction of the load, as well as to the side. The result, according to Liebherr, is significantly increased lifting capacity with long boom systems.

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The Compass Points to Success
Self-erecting cranes prove perfect for Tucson tight site.
by Mike Larson

January 12, 2012–Two Potain self-erecting cranes from Compass Equipment, LLC, Phoenix, Ariz., are constructing a new privately-owned student housing facility near the University of Arizona campus in Tucson.

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