Insurance for Construction Companies and How to Keep Costs Down
Insurance premiums are a complex business for construction companies, who face more costs and risk than many other industries. Adding to the difficulty is that insurance policies renew every year, leaving many business owners scrambling to protect their business’ interests and their bottom line. However, there are a few ways to make the obtaining insurance […]
How to Communicate Safety Standards Throughout Your Company
Buying Into the Safety Culture One of the best ways to prevent job site injuries is to get your employees and managers to buy into the safety culture. This can be done when you make it a priority to clearly communicate safety standards on a consistent basis. In reality, many employees often turn a blind […]
Enhanced Safety with Wireless Crane Control Systems
The Popularity of Wireless Systems Operating cranes, especially on construction sites, has always come with considerable challenges, both in terms of safety and affordability. It used to be that crane operations were carried out, either by a cab-mounted operator, controlled by hand signals of a floor walker, or by push-button pendants connected to the crane […]
Self-Erect Crane – Deep Cove Solution
Self-Erect Crane – A Rough Terrain Solution With one of our more scenic jobs in picturesque Deep Cove, Eagle West Equipment (acquired by Bigfoot Crane Company) installed a 35 meter self erect crane with luffing jib on a really interesting residential job. The photos illustrate some of the problem solving scenarios that our self erect cranes […]
Amtrak Utilizes Boscaro Spreader Bar
Amtrak runs more than 300 trains on a daily basis. When the American passenger train company needed valuable train car components lifted for transport to the Midwest, a Delaware based company, Active Crane Rentals, Inc. was hired to perform the hoists. But Active Crane relied on the Boscaro EZ spreader bar system from Bigfoot Crane […]
LLEAP Awards
Boscaro’s Concrete Bucket and Spreader Bars both qualified as finalists for the LLEAP awards. Although Eagle West Equipment (acquired by Bigfoot Crane Company) did not win in the category, we still made the magazine publication as a finalist. For a complete view of the 2013 LLEAP Awards, or to look at this month’s edition of Lift & Access […]