Tsawwassen Springs Golf Course
Within a week of being hired, we had installed a 45 metre Koenig K70 with an 8,800 lb. maximum lift up close and a 2,000 lb capacity at a 148 foot radius. All at about a quarter of the cost to hire a mobile crane. To read the full case study, click here.
Innovative Derrick Crane: Heavy Lifting in a Small Package
It all started with an idea, and some Lego. One night, Ryan Burton, Managing Director of Bigfoot Crane, was playing Lego with his son and they started to build a miniature Derrick Crane. Weighted with nickels and dimes as ballast, the Lego creation was lifting materials up onto the roof of an imaginary building. It […]
Boscaro Products at Connecticut’s Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge Why are Bigfoot’s Boscaro products appearing on some of North America’s highest profile projects? Just ask Ed Hawthorne. He was a Safety Manager for Walsh and PCL, a joint venture that was teaming up on some of the largest construction projects in North America. One such project for Walsh/PCL JV II was […]
North American Industry Survey Gives Top Ranks to Bigfoot Crane
A recent industry survey conducted by American Cranes & Transport (ACT) magazine ranked Bigfoot Crane in not one but two of their industry listings. It’s a major achievement for Bigfoot Crane, since this is the first time the company has been recognized in this way. WHERE BIGFOOT CRANE PLACED The annual survey results are represented […]
How Overhead Crane Safety Can Prevent Accidents
Amid recent news of a terrifying double crane collapse on August 3, which crushed multiple homes and shops in Holland, the importance of overhead crane safety continues to show that it cannot be stressed enough. Cranes and hoists are necessary in many construction applications, such as the building of the bridge in Holland where this […]
How Construction Technology is Helping the Industry
**Technology is notorious for going out of date quickly. So isn’t it interesting how relevant the core of the article below still is, even though it was originally published in 2015, which is more than seven years ago? What does that say about the construction industry? Where is your company at, in terms of embracing […]