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INTERNATIONAL
ANDSPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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MARCH 2015
CONTENTS
INTHIS ISSUE
ON THECOVER
REGULARS
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Intermat 2015 inParis, France,
nextmonth is the industry’s
largest exhibitionof the year.
Our full showguide thismonth
starts onpage 15.
NEWS
6
BUSINESS
13
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
34
THEKNOWLEDGE
47
EQUIPMENTANDACCESSORIES 61
BACKPAGE
63
OFFICIALMAGAZINE
INTERNATIONAL
MARCH 2015
AKHLGrouppublication
Showguide
ESTAupdate
TheKnowledge
Operator training
Ropesandwinches
THE MAGAZINE FOR EQUIPMENT USERS AND BUYERS
ANDSPECIALIZEDTRANSPORT
INTERVIEW
LarryWeyers,
Manitowoc
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SC&RACOMMENT
49
Comment from
JoelDandrea
, SC&RA
executivevicepresident
SC&RANEWS
50
Strengtheningglobal partnerships via the
WorldCrane andTransportAlliancehelps
increase safety, productivityandprofitability
in the crane and transport industry,writes
MikeChalmers
SC&RA
EDITOR
AlexDahm
e-mail:
Tel: +44 (0)1892 786206
ASSISTANTEDITOR
LauraHatton
e-mail:
Tel: +44 (0)1892 786208
GROUPEDITORS
LindseyAnderson
LindsayGale
SandyGuthrie
CristiánPeters
MurrayPollok
D.AnnShiffler
ChrisSleight
HelenWright
Euan Youdale
WORLDWIDECONTRIBUTORS
GrahamBrent, USA
Marco vanDaal, Aruba
Heinz-Gert Kessel, Germany
RichardKrabbendam, Netherlands
TimMaughan, Japan
Brent Stacey, Australia
DavidWeston, UK
TerryWhite, USA
SC&RACORRESPONDENT
TimHillegonds
PRODUCTION&CIRCULATION
DIRECTOR
SaaraRootes
e-mail:
PRODUCTIONMANAGER
RossDickson
e-mail:
Tel: +44 (0)1892 786245
DESIGNMANAGER
Jeff Gilbert
EVENTSDESIGNMANAGER
GaryBrinklow
DESIGNER
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PRODUCTIONASSISTANT
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e-mail:
Tel: +44 (0)1892 786246
SALESMANAGER
JohnAustin
e-mail:
Tel: +44 (0)1892 786220
CLASSIFIEDMANAGER
PaulWatson
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FINANCIALCONTROLLER
Paul Baker
FINANCE
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CREDITCONTROLLER
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BUSINESSDEVELOPMENT
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CIRCULATIONMANAGER
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BPAFILINGMANAGER
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INTERMATSHOWGUIDE
15
Already looming fast isApril’s Intermat, the
industry’sbiggest exhibitionof theyear.
IC
presents its showguide tohelpyouplanyour tour.
OPERATORTRAINING
22
The call for aglobal standard in training
and certification is louder than ever.
LauraHatton
reports
INTERVIEW
29
LarryWeyers,ManitowocCranespresident,
talked to
D.AnnShiffler
, editorof
IC
sister
magazine
AmericanCranes&Transport
, about
companydevelopments
SITEREPORT
33
Time and spacewere limitedonabridge
installationproject inGermany.
IC
reports
ROPESANDWINCHES
37
The industry is experiencinga rise in theuseof
synthetic ropeproducts and electricwinches.
LauraHatton
investigates
ESTAUPDATE
43
Ambitiousplans from the industryassociation
to create aEuropeanCraneOperatorLicence are
gatheringmomentum.
KHLEVENTS
51
For 2015 therewill be a full programmeof
events from
InternationalCranes andSpecialized
Transport
and itspublisherKHLGroup.
SITEREPORT
53
Specialized transport serviceproviderHareket
helpedwithoneof the largest transportation
projects inTurkey.
IC
reports.
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