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    Attachments | Kinshofer UK

    The crane and excavator attachment experts Kinshofer UK has enjoyed a successful 2018, with a number of n ...

    The crane and excavator attachment experts Kinshofer UK has enjoyed a successful 2018, with a number of new product developments. Construction Plant News looks back at some of the highlights. When Atl ...

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    Manitowoc launches internal mast operator lift for Potain top slewing cranes

    Manitowoc has officially launched an internal mast operator lift for Potain top slewing cranes. The Potai ...

    Manitowoc has officially launched an internal mast operator lift for Potain top slewing cranes. The Potain Cab-IN allows for fast, easy and safe travel to and from the crane cab, while retaining regul ...

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    Raising Safety Standards in Lifting Operations

    The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is supporting the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMec ...

    The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is supporting the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Crane Safety 2018 Seminar in London on 12th September. The CPA’s Technical Consultant Tim W ...

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    Tower Crane Manufacturer Rebrands

    The tower crane manufacturer has decided to return to its original name: COMANSA. "After acquiring the pr ...

    The tower crane manufacturer has decided to return to its original name: COMANSA. "After acquiring the prestigious LINDEN 8000 system from the Swedish company Linden in 1983, we started to apply its t ...

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    New UNIC Cranes Europe Website

    UNIC Cranes Europe has announced the launch of its new website The new site sees the introduction of deta ...

    UNIC Cranes Europe has announced the launch of its new website The new site sees the introduction of detailed dealer pages, a dedicated area to purchase used spider cranes plus a sleek and more modern ...

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    Ainscough Reaches Hinkley Point C Milestone

    Ainscough Crane Hire will chalk up its 1,000th day of lifting activity at the construction of EDF Energy’ ...

    Ainscough Crane Hire will chalk up its 1,000th day of lifting activity at the construction of EDF Energy’s new Hinkley Point C power station since it first started working on the Somerset site in 2015 ...

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    Crane Survey On The Up

    Deloitte’s Annual Crane Survey reveals significant regional growth in the construction sector Joe Thornto ...

    Deloitte’s Annual Crane Survey reveals significant regional growth in the construction sector Joe Thornton, founding director of Cast, a real estate and construction consultancy, said: “The result of ...

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    New Lifting Technician Trailblazer Apprenticeship

    The new apprenticeship framework has been devised by an employer-led Trailblazer working group and is sup ...

    The new apprenticeship framework has been devised by an employer-led Trailblazer working group and is supported by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA). Designed for those who will operate a ...

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    Used Cranes For Sale

    Dozens of Potain and Grove models on used cranes website www.Manitowoc-used.biz The www.Manitowoc-used.bi ...

    Dozens of Potain and Grove models on used cranes website www.Manitowoc-used.biz The www.Manitowoc-used.biz used cranes website offers new functionality for customers, and an ever-growing range of used ...

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    Queensferry Crossing Tower Cranes Come Down

    Edinburgh-based Bernard Hunter has dismantled the three Liebherr 630 EC-H 40 tower cranes used to build t ...

    Edinburgh-based Bernard Hunter has dismantled the three Liebherr 630 EC-H 40 tower cranes used to build the three 207-metre high support towers The new 2.7 km Queensferry Crossing long bridge will be ...

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