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The Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals (ACRP) took their General Assembly to the Gulf Coast in May, electing three new board members and tackling issues related to offshore environments. The gathering was held in Houston, Texas. Scott Fleming of Unirope Ltd., Mike Terry of Fluor, and Tom Gilbert of Cianbro, were elected ACRP Board […]

NES Rentals Holdings, Inc., Chicago, Ill., announced this week it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC, a New York-based private equity firm. The transaction is valued at approximately $850 million, including the assumption of certain liabilities. Under the terms of agreement, Diamond Castle will acquire all […]

More than 500 people attended the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association's annual conference, held last month in Hilton Head, S.C. This included 47 attendees from eight nations outside the United States and 50 first-time attendees. For the first time, the SC&R Foundation, which generates revenue for the association's education and research projects, made use of […]

The Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), a labor management partnership formed in the spring of 2003 recently marked the one-year anniversary of its National Substance Abuse Program. The program, which creates a pool of pre-tested, pre-qualified workers who have met substance abuse testing requirements, also provides an online database, which its member contractors […]

The Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals (ACRP) continues the process of writing training guidelines for those teaching classes in aspects of crane and rigging. One new guideline is nearing completion, and two others are in the hopper. Mike Riggs of Slingmax, chair of ACRP's Public Safety Committee, reported during the group's General Assembly in […]

Two self-propelled vertical mast lifts in the MVL Series, featuring robust components for heavy-duty use in construction, maintenance and retail applications, were recently introduced by JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa. The mobile vertical lifts have an extended life gearbox, single joystick drive and steer control, automatic rapid re-charge battery charger, and two sealed 100-amp-hour maintenance-free batteries. […]

Two self-propelled vertical mast lifts in the MVL Series, featuring robust components for heavy-duty use in construction, maintenance and retail applications, were recently introduced by JLG Industries, McConnellsburg, Pa. The mobile vertical lifts have an extended life gearbox, single joystick drive and steer control, automatic rapid re-charge battery charger, and two sealed 100-amp-hour maintenance-free batteries. […]

The new 3072 and 3772 rough terrain scissor lifts from MEC, Selma, Calif., are designed to handle a wide variety of off-slab applications. With the introduction of the MEC Quad-Trax 4-wheel drive system, no work area is off limits, according to the company. With three separate drive modes to choose from, the operator can now […]

OSHA recently published a new Safety and Health Information Bulletin (SHIB) to highlight specific workplace hazards when using overhead launching cranes, similar to those involved in a 2004 accident in Toledo, Ohio. In that accident, four ironworkers were killed and four others injured, when one of two cranes built to lift pieces of elevated roadway […]

At Intermat, Perkins Engines, Mossville, Ill., added three new models in the 400D Series engines, which will meet major emissions legislative requirements up to 2013 for North American and Europe. With the introduction of these new models, including the 404D-22TA, 403D-15T, and 403D-17, the 400 Series' 10 engines now range between 10 and 65 hp. […]