Filadelfie Administration Building, Prague, Czech Republic

The structural work for the Filadelfie building complex in Prague with its interesting ground plan is very close to completion. With the help of the PERI formwork solution, the 17-floor multi-storey building – constructed in the form of a four-blade propeller – will shortly be finished. The MULTIFLEX slab formwork system, in particular, showed itself to be extremely flexible and adaptable for forming the curved upper and massive basement slabs. Comprehensive... 

Heavy Lift Crane is Integral to Voith Paper’s Manufacturing Process

A new 120 tonne crane, from overhead crane specialist Street Crane Company, is part of a major investment, exceeding one million pounds at Voith Paper Limited’s Manchester manufacturing plant. The new crane ensures efficient and safe loading and unloading of the grinding machine. This will grind and produce perfect geometry and balance in paper machine rollers of up to 115 tonnes. Street Crane has a long association with Voith Paper, having supplied... 

New Grove GSK55 Manitowoc Cranes

The Grove GSK55 combines the upperworks of a Grove GMK3055 all-terrain crane with a specially-designed truck chassis that acts as a trailer. The truck chassis on the GSK55 has its own 104 kW engine to provide full power to all crane functions. It has a standard design so it does not need to be married to any particular brand of tractor. This is particularly useful for companies, such as Sönke Jordt, that operate fleets of trucks. With two axles on... 

Manitowoc Grove GSK55 Mobile Crane

The Grove GSK55 combines the upperworks of a Grove GMK3055 all-terrain crane with a specially-designed truck chassis that acts as a trailer. The truck chassis on the GSK55 has its own 104 kW engine to provide full power to all crane functions. It has a standard design so it does not need to be married to any particular brand of tractor. This is particularly useful for companies, such as Sönke Jordt, that operate fleets of trucks. With two axles on... 

Manitowoc Introduces China-built Range of Crawler Cranes

Manitowoc Cranes has introduced a new 100 t capacity crawler crane to the Chinese market. Recent infrastructure development projects have made China one of the fastest-growing construction equipment markets in the world. The new crane, called the MLC100, is a world-class crawler crane engineered by Manitowoc in China. The company will back the crane with Manitowoc Crane Care’s China-based field technicians and local contact center. The MLC100 is... 

Modular Factory Crane Hoist Lifting Capacity Boosted to 40 Tonnes

With the completion of phase one of the ZX10 hoist programme, Street Crane has taken the capacity of its ZX hoist series up to 40 tonnes safe working load. The ZX10 is designed using the same modular principles as the proven ZX6-8 series. This gives users options to customise hoists to their overhead crane application in a very competitive package. “With the new launch we are moving to our goal of full market coverage with advanced hoists that are... 

Flatiron Wins an Environmental Excellence Award for Innovative Construction

Flatiron, one of the nation’s largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has been recognized by the Federal Highway Administration with an Environmental Excellence Award in ecosystems, habitat and wildlife for an innovative pile-driving method used on the U.S. 17 Washington Bypass in Beaufort County, N.C. Flatiron developed a patented variation of the top-down construction technique for the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s... 

Caterpillar New Cat 584 and Cat 584HD Forwarders

Cat Forest Products announces the launch of a new forwarder line with the introduction of two models with 18 metric ton and 20 metric ton capacities. The new Cat® 584 and Cat 584HD are designed to withstand the demanding requirements of transporting large payloads long distances over difficult terrain, while providing outstanding operator comfort, controllability and serviceability. In designing the new forwarder line, Caterpillar engineers conducted... 

Self-climbing technology and large slabtables minimise crane times

The South-East Asian city-state of Singapore – an internationally renowned financial centre and, with its very busy port, one of the largest and most modern freight handling centres in the world – is now also striving to become a top tourist destination. With its ambitious Marina Bay Sands™ project, the U.S.-based Las Vegas Sands Corporation, is currently developing a gigantic complex complete with convention facilities, casino, theatres, museum... 

Manitowoc Grove GCK3045

The Manitowoc Grove GCK3045 has a 45 t maximum capacity and a 34 m boom. It also has a smooth running lower works which offers road speeds of up to 80 km/h, for swift movement between job sites, and features such as crab and cramp steering, for better on-site maneuverability. The GCK3045 offers a number of innovations that make it a uniquely advanced and flexible crane:• No additional counterweight needed. Designers located the 330 kW engine in...