2010 Fall

2010 Fall

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 4 FALL 2010

FIRST FOR CANADA – Alberta firm discovers benefits of truck-mounted tower cranes- Increasingly popular in Europe, truck-mounted or mobile tower cranes have the potential to find a niche in the Canadian rental market -

CRANES AND THE CANADIAN WOMAN – Tiffany Withers chose her career path as a crane operator on the advice of her father and brother.

Training sought for occasional crane riggers across Canada- Crane rental companies asked for their thoughts on rigging safety -

NEWS

  • U.K. company wins $12.3 million Manitoba hoist deal
  • Crane truck given to B.C. college
  • B.C. waterfront crane skills assessed
  • Stiff-boom crane maker an Edmonton secret- Weldco-Hydralift had already built 30 stiff-boom cranes in the first half of 2010 -
  • B.C. operator impaled as crane tips over

PROFILE – Quebec hoist maker has roots in steel- With those roots dating to 1895, Vulcan Hoist has lived long and prospered -

It’s a woman’s world at Vulcan Hoist- Montreal company’s sales staff is all women, although men still do most of the heavy lifting -

HUGE PROJECT – Towers lifted with expanded capacity unit- Three large crawler cranes combine to erect two massive evaporator towers at Fort McMurray oil sands project

EQUIPMENT PROFILE – Articulate this: Knuckle booms sticking it to stiff booms- Their ability to work in tight spaces is making articulated cranes increasingly popular

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL – Ontario crane manufacturer finds small is the secret to survival

EDITORIAL – Encouraging women benefits Canadian crane and hoist sectors

FEATURE – B.C. control solution for Hiabs- Wireless remote control system capable of replacing mechanical controls

B.C. concept solves challenge of high-voltage control system- Insulated boom and transmitter system enables crane to be converted for power-line work

Seniors’ facility an uplifting experience- Liebherr all-terrain mobile crane instrumental in Alberta modular construction job

PROJECT PROFILE – Ontario sling maker gives boats a lift- Parry Sound company also manufactures hydraulic trailers