Cranes
Is construction losing out on efficiency gains by using too many tower cranes?
Recent trend suggests using fewer but larger cranes is better suited to modern construction which uses more bulky, prefabricated building elements
Top 50 tower crane companies in North America
Annual index  shows ranking fluctuations and streamlined fleets following a year of mergers and acquisitions 
Zoomlion claims world record for highest-capacity all-terrain crane
The 2,400-tonne capacity ZAT24000H was designed for onshore wind turbine installation projects up to 525 feet tall
Top 100 crane-owning companies in North America
American Cranes & Transport’s 17th annual ACT100 Index of North America’s top crane-owning companies shows a decline for the first time in more than a decade
Liebherr LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane offers less downtime, longer service life
ZF TraXon DynamicPerform gearbox, new oil-cooled multi-disk clutch and revised control system are some of the changes meant to update the 125-ton five-axle crane 
How one self-erecting crane replaced a fleet of telehandlers
Cedar Run Construction bought a Potain Igo T 85 A to streamline its job site and save on labor in Harrisburg, PA
Look up: U.S. tower crane projects to watch
From Boston to Washington state, and the Midwest to the West Coast, here’s a sampling of the latest tower crane projects around the country
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Homebuilding rebound and infrastructure swagger tease construction’s strength
Measures of construction activity and contractor confidence suggest a big rebound
Four U.S. tower crane companies make the world’s top 25
Annual global ranking reflects growth in the crane sector and a general confidence in the construction market, despite unprecedented economic challenges
Crane manufacturer Tadano names new CEO
Toshiaki Ujiie takes over from Koichi Tadano as president, CEO, and representative director of Tadano Ltd in Japan
FAD Equipment launches online store
A new U.S. material handling equipment store has gone live at fadequipmentstore.com
Liebherr launches 700-tonne crawler crane
New 700-tonne capacity lattice boom crawler crane from Liebherr replaces LR 1600/2
New 80-tonne Demag AT crane
AC 80-4 added to Demag all-terrain crane line fitting in between 60- and 100-tonne capacity models
Uperio acquires P&J Arcomet
US tower crane specialist P&J Arcomet acquired by Uperio Group
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