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October 8, 2019
News 
 

Finalists for the LEEA Awards 2019 announced

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association announced the finalists for The LEEA Awards 2019. As the largest trade association in the Lifting Industry, LEEA wants to reward members who have done the most to raise standards.


New crane brought in to help remove toppled crane in Halifax

Post-tropical storm Dorian brought down a construction crane in downtown Halifax. Engineers from Harbourside Engineering Consultants and R&D Crane Operator Limited say there are a lot of moving parts to ensure the removal is done safely, so to help with that a new crane was set up in the area over the weekend. Global News reports.


Arvind Poddar awarded best transformational leader

Arvind Poddar, chairman and managing director of Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), an Off-Highway tire manufacturer headquartered in India, received highest honours as Best Transformational Leader at the 6th Asia Business Responsibility Summit.
 
Feature News 
 
Featured News

Risk management: Annual inspections an essential ingredient of mobile-crane safety

Doug Younger with WorkSafeBC wrote an article back in February on the importance of annual inspections of mobile-cranes. He said regular inspections and maintenance of mobile cranes and boom trucks is essential to ensuring the safety of operators and workers who are working with and around this equipment. » Read More
 
Headlines 
 

New construction site of 20 tower cranes in Abu Dhabi

Twenty tower cranes participating in the Yas Island construction project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates are equipped with the DCS 60 anti collision and zoning system of AMCS technologies. » Read more

Multi-Craft Operates ATC-3210 in Northwest Arkansas

Multi-Craft Contractors, Inc. of Springdale, Arkansas completed purchase of a Link-Belt 210-ton (185-mt) ATC-3210 all-terrain crane in order to meet growing lifting demands of Northwest Arkansas. » Read more

iiconSOUTHEAST works in Virginia for new bridge project with 238 HSL

iiconSOUTHEAST of Virginia Beach, VA rented a new 150-ton (136.08-mt) 238 HSL lattice crawler from Link-Belt Mid-Atlantic for multiple Virginia Department of Transportation bridge projects on the Blackwater River, near Wakefield, Virginia. » Read more
 
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March 10 to March 14, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
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