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Groves Equipment Rental Adds 14 Grove Cranes

Oct. 20, 2021 - You don’t rent machinery to the oil refinery, chemical plant, and heavy construction industries of the U.S. Gulf Coast for 65 years unless you display a firm commitment to reliability, and reliability is why Groves has ordered 14 new Grove cranes for its fleet.

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Terex Unveils New Rough Terrain Crane

Oct. 19, 2021 - Terex Cranes unveiled its latest innovation — the new TRT 35 rough terrain crane — at GIS, Italy's lifting show, from Oct. 7-9 in Piacenza, Italy.

The new model expands the Terex TRT rough terrain offering, following the successful launch of the TRT 80 and the TRT 90 earlier this year.

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New Blade Lifter Offers Safe, Economical Transportation

Oct. 20, 2021 - Goldhofer presents its biggest ever blade lifter – the FTV 850 – for maximum safety and stability with turbine blades.

As the latest addition to its offering of dedicated equipment for transporting wind turbine blades, German heavy-haul expert Goldhofer has unveiled its new FTV 850.

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Reliable Crane Service Adds Depth by Acquiring Champion Crane

Oct. 18, 2021 – Reliable Crane Service has acquired Champion Crane Rental.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Reliable also operates locations in Corona, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reliable’s acquisition of Champion Crane Rental adds Pacoima, California, to Reliable’s roster of locations.

Reliable is also looking to acquire 10-12 companies over the next 5-10 years.

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2021 Thus far - A Trend Report

Harry Fry & Associates has been a proven leader in the heavy equipment finance and lease industry for the past 26 years, so it is no surprise that we look towards Harry Fry and his team to learn about the trends of the industry, as they certainly have their finger on the pulse.

As 2020 drew to a close, businesses and people alike were excited to welcome 2021 with open arms, in the hopes of putting 2020 behind. As we have passed the halfway mark of 2021, HFA is recording positive growth in financing and leasing of both new and used equipment. 

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Associated Industrial Riggers Expand Fleet, Management Team in Georgia

Freckmann, Cummins, Spates

Oct. 11, 2021 - Associated Industrial Riggers Corp. has expanded its southern operations by increasing its crane fleet and hiring the region’s most experienced crane support team.

The company has named Wayne Cummins as vice president of cranes and rigging, Dustin Spates as southern service manager, and hired Larry Freckmann as sales partner.

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US Service Group Expands by Buying Transcope

Oct. 13, 2021 - US Service Group LLC (USSG), Deer Park, New York, is a newly formed industrial services company that is building a national rigging and machinery moving business.

USSG recently expanded by buying Transcope Services, LLC (Transcope), of Randolph, New Jersey.

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Worker Hospitalized After Crane Collapse in Fort Lauderdale

May 3, 2018 - Emergency crews rushed a worker to the hospital after a crane fell on him in Fort Lauderdale Thursday morning.

Officials say the piece of equipment fell just after 9 a.m. at a building located at 1850 South Ocean Lane.

Crews were able to get the man free and take him to Broward Health Medical Center as a trauma alert, but would not release details about his injury or how the crane fell.

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2 workers die when crane topples on dock in Southeast Texas

September 21,2017- GALVESTON, Texax ,Authorities say two workers were killed and another hurt when a crane fell on a marine dock in Southeast Texas.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article174548496.html#storylink=cpy

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