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Omega Morgan acquires Calgary’s Donald Rigging

Omega Morgan, a specialized transportation and industrial services company, has acquired Calgary's Donald Rigging. Leadership and operations will remain unchanged with this acquisition, with the company continuing to operate out of its headquarters and be overseen by co-founder and president Angus Donald.


Canadian Construction Association president announces 2024 departure

The president of the Canadian Construction Association, Mary Van Buren, is ending her six-year term with the association in the spring of 2024.


100-tonne crane to perform upgrades on Halifax’s MacKay Bridge

Halifax’s MacKay bridge will receive critical maintenance over a two-week period, with work to be performed by a 100-tonne crane. Halifax Harbour Bridges will use the crane to replace the bridge’s eighth and ninth panels.


 
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Testing below-the-hook devices for Vancouver construction

Sarens used a 500-ton LTM1400-7.1 all-terrain crane, a 100-ton Tadano GR1000XL rough terrain crane and eight 20' x 4' crane mats for the various configurations of the 180 metric tons of counterweight, testing the hardware to 125 per cent of its structural capacity. » Read more...
 
 
PRODUCTS & EQUIPMENT 
 

DICA launches resource page for ground conditions

DICA has released a new manual on its website to help users better assess and understand ultimate soil strengths and allowable ground bearing pressures. » Read More...

Green Pin expands size range of the Snatch Block S

Green Pin have added six new sizes to their Snatch Block S, with this upgraded range extending the product’s available load limit coverage from 2t to up to 125t. » Read More...

Liebherr expands its telescopic crawler crane line-up with the LTR 1150

With the launch of the LTR 1150, Liebherr is responding to the requirements of crane operators faced with lifting jobs that are beyond the LTR 1100, but for which the LTR 1220 is overkill. » Read More...

 
Events 
 

National Heavy Equipment Show

April 11, 2024
Mississauga, Ont.
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SC&RA Annual Conference

April 15, 2024
Austin, Texas
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The Crane & Rigging Workshop

September 24, 2024
Glendale, Ariz.
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