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Toronto tops RLB crane index with almost a third of all North American projects

Rider Levett Bucknall Crane Index released its Q3 Crane Index. The index shows North America saw the first decline of construction cranes in years with Toronto as an exception. The city now represents a third of the index count.


Manitex International appoints SVP & CFO

Manitex announced Joseph Doolan has been named senior vice president and CFO of the company, effective October 20, 2020. Doolan comes to Manitex with approximately 25 years of experience in senior financial executive roles at public industrial and financial services companies.


Tadano to combine UK operations

From January 1, 2021, Tadano UK will be the sole representative of both the Tadano and Demag brands in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Since acquiring the Demag mobile crane business unit last year, Tadano has been taking steps to integrate the two brands in European markets.
 
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Irving

Big Lifts: Using SPMTs where a crane doesn’t fit

Irving Equipment was challenged with removing a 60-foot-long, 58-ton rail bridge earlier this summer in New Brunswick. The site was restrictive, the accessway was narrow, and the likely option of using a crane would have required Irving Equipment to bring in too much fill. So, the company met the challenge by designing a self-propelled cantilevered truss hoist. » Read More
 
HEADLINES 
 

Man loses 200 times at crane game, calls police to investigate

Japanese crane games, or UFO catchers as they’re also called, have huge a variety of prizes, ranging from slices of fancy cake to bottles of dish soap. But what the crane games are infamously known for is how hard they are to win. » Read More

Monthly crane installations continue for M2M condos in North York

In what seems to becoming a monthly tradition just north of Toronto’s North York City Centre area, another crane has been raised at the site of Aoyuan International’s M2M Condos complex, a mixed-use, multi-tower complex under construction. » Read More

Manitowoc launches new National Crane NBT60XL boom truck

Manitowoc is launching a new version of its 53 tonne National Crane NBT60L truck crane; the NBT60XL. » Read More
 
Events 
 

Groundbreak 2020

October 26 to October 28, 2020
Location: Virtual Event
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Canadian Construction Association November Board Meeting

November 2 to November 4, 2020
Location: Ottawa, Ont.
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BC Road Builders AGM & Winter Celebrations

December 3 to December 5, 2020
Location: Victoria, B.C.
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