11
NEWS
MAY 2014
ACT
Bishop
Lifting
acquires
Delta
Rigging
SBPHoldings, through its
wholly owned subsidiary
Bishop LiftingProducts, has
completed the acquisition
of DeltaRigging& Tools
headquartered inHouston.
Both companies specialize in
the fabrication anddistribution
of slings, wire rope and
rigging products, crane and
rigging inspection services,
engineered solutions, and
equipment rental. The new
combined companywill go
tomarket under the brands
Bishop LiftingProducts, Delta
Rigging& Tools, DeltaRentals
&Rigging, andMorganCity
Rentals. Theywill operate a
total of 23 branches across
theU.S. and employmore
than700 staff.
“The combination of
Bishop Lifting andDelta
will bring great value to our
customers,” saidDerrick
Deakins, president of Bishop
LiftingProducts. “Thewide
spectrum of products and
services, extended geographic
footprint, and technical
expertise created by the
acquisition positionsBishop
LiftingProducts to become
the clear leader in thewire
rope and rigging industry. The
addition of rental equipment
serviceswill be a new offering
that will benefit the combined
customer base.”
New Tadanos for
Panhandle Steel,
Coast Crane
Amarillo, TX-based
Panhandle Steel Erectors
added aTadano160-ton
ATF130G-5 to its fleet.
Thenew all-terrain crane
joins Panhandle Steel’s other
Tadanos including a 110-ton
capacityATF90G-5, a 130-ton
ATF110G-5 and a 250-ton
ATF220G-5.
With a capacityof 160 tons,
theATF130G-5 features a
196.8-foot boom and a 105-
foot jib.
In another transaction,
CoastCrane ordered
12 cranes fromTadano
America. Thedeal includes
twoof thenew160-ton
capacityGR-1600XL-2
rough terrains and the
GR-150XL-1, GR-350XL-2,
GR-550XL-2, GR-750XL-2
andGR-1000XL-2RTmodels.
Alsopart of the order is the
new130-ton capacityMantis
GTC-1200 telescopic boom
crawler crane.
“Our decision tomake
this purchasewas driven
byour customers’ growing
recognitionof Tadano’s
unsurpassedqualitywithin
our rental fleet and retail
distributionbusiness,”
saidNickMatthews, Essex
Rental Corp. president
andCEO. “We are very
excited to continue the
Empire Crane adds latest
Shuttlelift to inventory
Shuttlelift fromManitowoc,
expects to sell the crane on
toone of its customers in the
near future.
“We always buy the latest
and greatest cranes for
our customers,” saidLuke
Lonergan, vicepresident of
Empire. “With its 20-ton
capacity andbest-in-class
54-foot, 6-inchboom, we are
confident that theCD5520
will sell veryquickly.”
The ShuttleliftCD5520
replaces theCD5560B
industrial crane, adding
new technology anddesign
features. The Shuttlelift
offers two jiboptions: a
15-foot boom extensionor a
telescoping15-foot to-25 foot
swingawayboom extension.
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strongpartnershipwehave
enjoyedover the last 10
yearswithTadanoAmerica
Corporation.”
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EmpireCranehas purchased
anewShuttleliftCD5520
industrial crane, following
itsmarket debut atConExpo
2014.
The cranedealer, one of
the first toobtain thenew
The EmpireCrane teampose in front of their newShuttlelift CD5520 at
ConExpo.
TadanoRTs arepopular inoil and
gasmarkets in Texas.
Goldhofer’s Stefan Kohler and
Stefan Fuchs congratulate
Harry Baker of Phoenix,
AZ-based Southwest Industrial
on his purchase of a new
Goldhofer THP/DRmodular
system at ConExpo. For
additional ConExpo coverage
please see page 16.
