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Cranes Help Give Lambeau Field a Face Lift

Cranes helped to expand and upgrade Lambeau Field, the home of the Green Bay Packers football team

Article • January 8th, 2013

Custom Conveyor Provides Solution for Wind Farm Projects

High-speed truck conveyor mated to a Morooka 3300 dump carrier provides an innovative cable-laying system

Article • January 8th, 2013

New Orleans Contractor Takes Control of Medical Center Site Prep

Beverly Construction uses GPS to reduce the surcharge, and costs, on this $25 million earthwork and utility installation job

Article • January 8th, 2013

Curber Slips Below Grade at West Virginia University

Phoenix 7500 curb and gutter machine retrofits 20-in. straight-up curb 14 in. below grade

Article • January 8th, 2013

Potain and Grove Cranes Working 24/7 on Panama Canal Expansion

Fourteen Potain and Grove cranes are busy constructing a third set of locks for the Panama Canal project

Article • January 7th, 2013

Helifix Crack Stitch and DryFix Systems Restore 1900s Tobacco Warehouse

Helifix repair systems repaired both structural and aesthetic concerns during the restoration of a deteriorating 230,000-square-foot tobacco complex

Article • December 31st, 2012

3D Models Improve Quality of Construction at the Todd Cancer Institute Pavilion in California

An electronic plan room, in-place mock-ups and 3D models will help McCarthy Buildings ensure quality construction while building the new MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute Pavilion

Article • December 24th, 2012

Grove All-terrain Crane Integral in Building Brazil's First Monorail

A Grove GMK5220 allowed the contractor high lifting capacity and easy maneuverability as the monorail project progressed

Article • December 17th, 2012

Putzmeister Pumps Overcome Unusual Jobsite Logistics on Subway Extension Project

A Toronto subway project challenged the concrete pumping company to pump 65,400 cubic yards of harsh concrete mix and operate under a 100-foot height restriction from a nearby airport

Article • December 10th, 2012

Equipment Clears the Way for Boston Pipeline Replacement

Albanese D&S works its LiuGong excavators and loaders through the night on this stormwater and sewer pipeline replacement project.

Article • December 4th, 2012

Building a State-of-the-Art Wastewater Tunnel 80 Feet Underground

Challenges to building the new wastewater tunnel in Austin, Texas, included building parallel to a river and underneath a lake

Article • December 3rd, 2012

Terex Cranes Help Build Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels

Two Terex CC 6800 Cranes install jack legs on offshore vessels designed for building wind turbines

Article • November 26th, 2012

New Stadium on Track for 2014 World Cup Games

Latin America's largest crawler crane proves instrumental in keeping stadium construction on track for the opening kick

Article • November 20th, 2012

Contractor Demolishes Southern Approach to Golden Gate Bridge in 57 Hours

Demolish 285,000 square feet of roadway and replace it with a temporary bypass in a one-weekend time frame

Article • November 19th, 2012

Remote Controlled Potain Cranes Save 10 Days Per Floor During Hotel Construction

A Potain Igo 50 offers a small footprint and radio controls which allow Patrinos Painting & Contracting to save up to a week and a half off construction on each floor of a new Hyatt hotel in Pittsburgh

Article • November 12th, 2012