Tag: heavy lifting
A trio of Liebherr cranes goes to T3 Projects in South Africa
DUE to the increasing size and complexity of its recent construction projects, South African company T3 Projects decided to purchase three new mobile cranes...
Boatbuilding crane sets new record for Cape company – Condra
BB Cranes – a member of the Condra group - is to manufacture its first 30-metre-span overhead crane, a record for this Cape Town-based...
Tailor-made lifting machines save money in the long run
There is often a misconception that a tailor-made machine designed and built to fit specific job requirements will be more expensive than a standard,...
Steel shortage a bonanza for some
SOUTH AFRICA’s current steel shortage is compounding an already serious obstacle to the efficient functioning of the subcontinent’s overhead crane market: declining service footprints.
Currently,...
Big Carl Lifts ESTA Crane Job of the Year
Sarens have won the “Crane Job of the Year” award in the lattice boom category for its 5 000t SGC-250 super heavy lift ring...
Fourteenth crane for Black Mountain Zinc
CAPE Town lifting equipment company BB Cranes has secured an order for the fourteenth overhead crane to be installed at Gamsberg Zinc Mine in...
Crane company overcomes car plant deadline
HP Cranes Consulting, the Brakpan-based company specialising in tower and gantry cranes, has won the much anticipated contract to supply coil-handling machines to a...
Wind breaks for super-span crane
CONDRA has followed deliveries of customised cranes for injection-moulding and shipboard maintenance applications with a third overhead machine of unusual design, this one sporting...
Horses for courses – are bigger warehouses worth it?
Factories and warehouses are wider than ever, and existing buildings are being extended to make them longer. Both trends beg questions about increases in...
Hook-block the star of this overhead crane
The humble hook-block was recently elevated in status to become the key component of an electric overhead crane completed by Condra for a metal...
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