Case History: Haebler Construction Chooses Tower Crane for Gastown Site in Historic Vancouver
When Haebler Construction was assigned with the task of reconstructing the historic Garage Building on Water Street in the Gastown district of downtown Vancouver, Canada, they faced a unique challenge, in terms of extra tight working conditions. The solution was a tower crane, namely the San Marco SMT 551 City Crane. The SMT 551 was installed […]
Case History: Westridge Discovers Tower Crane Efficiency
Westridge Construction of Regina, Saskatchewan (westridge.ca) faced an interesting challenge. They were under contract to build a $12 million, three-story office complex. Each floor was 20,000 square feet and there was a partial basement of 9,500 square feet. The project was to be a cast-in-place concrete structure with three staircase shafts and one elevator shaft. […]
Concrete Bucket Washout Station by Boscaro
BOSCARO as a leading edge global producer of crane accessories and materials handling equipment is highly aware of the growing need inside the construction industry for responsible environmental management on the job site and so has introduced to the market a “Concrete Bucket Washout Station” to work in conjunction with its heavy commercial BCE concrete […]
The Key to Great Customer Service: Follow-Up
How do you feel when… …a week after your car has been repaired, you get a call from the service manager just to make sure everything is okay? …the evening after your medical procedure, you get a call from your doctor just to check up on you? …hours after going out for dinner, you get […]
Top Ten Ways to Prevent Crane Accidents
The most common cause of crane accidents is human error, whether that means crane operators, signalers, or those responsible for maintenance and safety procedures. Safe work practices and procedures are absolutely essential for the prevention of crane accidents. While a crane may appear to be a simple device, its operation involves complex physics. You […]
Case History: Paric Corporation Weighs Tower Cranes vs Mobile Cranes
Your choice of crane type makes a big impact on construction performance. When Mike Brys, Site Superintendent for the Paric Corporation, was about to embark on a massive construction project in Kirkwood, Missouri, he was aware of the general preference in the area for using mobile cranes, like a rough terrain crane or the standard […]