Content Tagged: "Crane"

A recent Lewiston, Maine, project of the ARA Foundation’s Community Impact Program helped to restore a space that stands as an inspirational testament to men and women who have served within all branches of the United States military.

Stellar Industries has donated a UR10 collaborative robot to North Iowa Area Community College’s Industrial Automation and Robotics Technology program.

Altec, Birmingham, Ala., has acquired the companies of Teupen Maschinenbau GmbH.

The following companies have made recent changes to their staff or organization. 

Entrepreneurship runs in the Boland family. It’s what established their Hackensack, N.J.-based equipment rental company, Boland Equipment Rental (B.E.R.) not once, but twice.

Watch as Robert LeVar, American Rental, Morton, Ill., talks about his rental career.

Transitioning from landscaping to crane rental

The EnviroMat and XtremeMat ground protection products from DICA, Urbandale, Iowa, are distributed in partnership with Ground Guards USA. 

United Rentals, Stamford, Conn., has added battery energy systems for tower cranes to its North American rental fleet.

Magni America, Kenilworth, N.J., a subsidiary of Magni Telescopic Handlers, Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, is constructing its new American headquarters located in Kenilworth, N.J.

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network. 

ARA Foundation scholarship applications are available now for the 2024-2025 academic year. See how the scholarships are elevating the career of Kristin Chose of Ideal Crane Rental, Madison, Wis.

The 14530 hydraulic service crane from Stellar Industries, Garner, Iowa, utilizes the company’s exclusive CDTpro™ Control System with Range Finder™ Technology to the marketplace.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed an agreement with the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (CCO) and the NCCCO Foundation to protect workers who operate cranes better.

Equity Group Investments, a Chicago-based private investment firm, has invested in CraneWorks, Houston, a dealer of new and used truck-mounted and related mobile crane equipment.

A total of $123,500 in scholarship funds has been awarded to 43 students by the ARA Foundation and its affiliate programs for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Utility Expo 2023 returned to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., last week with a record-setting gathering of over 21,000 utility construction professionals from all 50 states and 60 countries.

Sims Crane & Equipment Co., Tampa, Fla., showcased what it says is the world’s first battery-powered crawler crane.

All through college, Jim Duke worked as a plumber, so he didn’t have much experience in rental when he joined his father’s operation, Target Rental, with headquarters in Durango, Colo., in 1998. He learned, adapted and, now as president, has overseen the operation’s tremendous growth — earning it the recognition of being a Rental Management Market Mover in the June/July 2023 issue of the magazine.  

Hello, American Rental Association (ARA) Region Five members. My name is Kirk Edwards, owner of Kit-Mo Rental & Supply Co. in Paducah, Ky. I also serve as ARA of Kentucky president. Business at my operation has been good. It is up from last year, which was our best in 10 years. 

The following companies have recently expanded their dealer or distributor network.

Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working outdoors, but it is often overlooked as an occupational hazard. 

A total of $123,500 in scholarship funds has been awarded to 43 students by the ARA Foundation and its affiliate programs for the 2023-2024 school year.

Bobcat Co., West Fargo, N.D., celebrated the completion of its $5.3 million renovation at its Johnson Creek, Wis., location.