crane

Hiab, part of Cargotec, entered into an agreement to acquire the Effer loader cranes business from the CTE Group for an enterprise value of more than $58 million.

This acquisition advances Hiab's ambition to be the global leader in cranes and the preferred partner for its customers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – OSHA is seeking public comment until June 20 on its proposed rule aiming to clarify crane operator certification requirements.  

The proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure that a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment, OSHA said. 

GUTHRIE CENTER, Iowa — The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) named Kerry Koberg, strategic accounts manager for DICA, to its Allied Industries Governing Committee during the association’s Annual Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Microcranes Inc. introduced its new hydraulic pick-and-carry portable crane, the ISO-certified M1 Global model.

The M1 Global design fits through 36-in. doorways, narrow aisles, and inside elevators, yet expands to boom up to a 22-ft. tip height.

Requiring no license for operation, it is rated at 2,000 lbs. (905 kg) and has a hook height of 20’3” (6.1 m). It is 30-in. (762 mm) wide and weighs 1,800 lbs. (816 kg) with 300 lbs. of removable counterweights.

GEORGETOWN, Texas – Manitex International Inc. added Versalift East LLC to its knuckle boom and aerial lift platform distributor network for the Eastern states.

Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Versalift East LLC. will distribute the Manitex A62, Skycrane, and Industrial Crane product lines in the following states: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

CORONA, Calif. – U.S. Battery Manufacturing created a new dealer locator system on its www.usbattery.com website.

The new dealer locator page is faster, easier to use, and designed to drive potential customers to a dealer-branded “mini site” where additional images, marketing promotions, featured U.S. Battery products, and direct contact information to expedite sales are all available.

BYGG has taken delivery of a Potain Hup 32-27, the first one delivered to its home country of Iceland.

The company has already placed the newest-generation, self-erecting crane on a job site in Reykjavik, where it is helping to build a residential development.

BYGG specializes in building residential real estate and chose the Hup 32-27 for its 4 t capacity and 32 m maximum radius. The Hup range has been especially beneficial for these types of construction projects due to its ease of transport, quick set up time and easy-to-use, remote-controlled operating system.