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Three Potain Tower Cranes Building Italian Sea Front Project
Three Potain cranes will work together completing ground preparation and lifting the reinforced concrete slabs that will make up the structure of a modular-designed building
February 4, 2013
Two of the cranes are working at hook heights of approximately 118 ft. and the third crane operates at a height of approximately 150 ft.
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Cranes Help to Harness Aquatic Power at Tullamore
Cranes are being used to set forms and pour concrete, place large pipes in the ground and assemble concrete forms
January 8, 2013
The job at Tullamore required a crane that could crawl between the pumping station and reservoir to make big lifts. The 110t capacity Manitowoc 12000-1 features heavy lifting power in a smaller, easier to set up configuration.
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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
January 8, 2013
The Manitowoc 14000 and 11000 crawler cranes were chosen for the Lambeau Field project due to the site's expansive area, multiple work locations and the radial shape of the stadium.
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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
January 7, 2013
With 164 ft. of height under hook and 164 ft. of jib, the 14 cranes are working 24/7, installing rebar, formwork and machinery to assist in concrete pouring.
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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
December 17, 2012
The GMK5220 model offered a high lifting capacity and easy manueverability as the foundation of the tracks progressed.
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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
November 26, 2012
The Sarens Group recently lifted two sets of four jackup legs onto two offshore installation vessels. These legs enable installation vessels to lift themselves up from the water in the middle of the sea while installing wind turbines.
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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
November 20, 2012
The Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane has proven instrumental for heavy lifts on the Arena Corinthians World Cup soccer stadium in Sao Paulo.
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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
November 12, 2012
A Potain Igo 50 and a HDT 80 lifted 653 structural metal stud and interior load bearing panels to construct the newseven-story Hyatt hotel in Pittsburgh.
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H&E Equipment Gives Second Life to Manitowoc Crawler Crane
Through the EnCORE Partners Program, H&E and Manitowoc engineers developed a plan to completely rebuild the crane and upgrade its systems
October 1, 2012
Through the EnCORE Partners Program, H&E developed a plan in conjunction with Manitowoc engineers to completely rebuild the crane.
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RT Crane Gets a Lift On Dam Maintenance Project
550-ton crane lifts a Grove RT530E-2 rough-terrain crane onto a barge to repair dam on the Lake Bastrop reservoir
October 1, 2012
The 550-USt GMK7550 lifted a Grove RT530E-2 rough-terrain crane onto a barge to replace stop logs on the dam.
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Crane Raises the Roof on Historic Theater Restoration
Dismantling the roof of the landmark, 1920s-era theater was one part of a $130 million renovation project.
October 1, 2012
The Grove GMK7550 was configured with the Mega Wing Lift attachment, a wing-like attachment that provides rigidity when working with very long boom/jib combinations.
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Demolition Project Achieves 90% Recycle Rate While Helping Preserve History
National Demolition Association
J.R Ramon & Sons helps preserve the façade of the iconic 90-year-old Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio while making way for a new performing arts center
September 26, 2012
The dome's roofing materials - a compilation of over 16 inches of lightweight concrete, foam insulation, built-up roofing material and thin copper sheeting - were removed manually.
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Constructing One of the Longest and Highest Viaducts in Portugal
Preassembling structures on the ground and lifting them to deck level minimizes risky activities inherent to working at heights on the Corgo Viaduct project
September 24, 2012
Pillars number 18 and 19, the highest of the whole structure, are being built by two Linden Comansa Flat-Top tower cranes, model 21 LC 400, with maximum load capacity of 39,680 lbs. and erected with jib lengths of 229 ft., allowing them to load up to 11,020 lbs. at the jib-end.
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Self-Erecting Cranes Lift University Project to Early Completion
A pair of Potain cranes replace a single tower crane, turning a three-week weather delay into early completion at the $16.5 million Cedarville University Health Science Center
September 10, 2012
Two Potain self-erecting cranes replaced a conventional tower crane on this Cedarville University project. Self-erectors don’t need foundations or much land preparation, and were instrumental in beating a tight deadline.
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Crawler Cranes Keep Runway Addition On Schedule
Contractor uses rotating platform to transport cranes from land to a pier and back to save time and space during expansion of Logan International Airport's runway into the Boston Harbor.
August 20, 2012
Four Manitowoc crawler cranes are working on an expansion project at Logan International Airport in Boston to lengthen the airport's longest west-to-east runway by building a 600- by 300-ft. pier out into Boston Harbor.
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Potain Cranes Help Expand Hydroelectric Dam in Pennsylvania
Three tower cranes helping to place 60,000 cubic yards of concrete
July 9, 2012
Three Potain tower cranes helped expand a hydroelectric generation facility at the Holtwood Dam by placing 60,000 cubic yards of concrete.
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Building Iowa's Largest Wind Farm
Wind turbines take time and the right equipment to build, and Dawes Rigging & Crane rental supplied nine cranes to help construct one of the largest wind turbine projects in the U.S.
June 11, 2012
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental used nine cranes to erect 193 wind turbines at Iowa's largest wind farm
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LAX Central Utility Plant Project Tops Out
Construction workers placed the final structural steel beam atop the plant, which is designed with strict seismic criteria to help protect the facility and airport utilities during an earthquake.
May 23, 2012
A rendering of the $438 million (development cost) design-build replacement Central Utility Plant project at Los Angeles International Airport, which is being built by Clark/McCarthy, A Joint Venture.
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