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JULY 2013
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LIFT PLANNING SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGY REPORT
and Rigging, Dutcher-Phipps, S.I. Shaw,
John M. Mullins Rigging & Hauling, ROC
& Associates, J.F. White Contracting, Crane
Rental and Rigging, Maxim Crane Works,
Lamar Construction, Mohawk Northeast,
MMG Kinsevere, Walsh Group, All-West
Crane & Rigging, TIC, P.I.C. Crane Safety
Services and Link-Belt Cranes.
“Some attendees of our boot camps
have attended a couple times,” Weiss says.
“Adrian Lacey of Sims Crane attended last
October and our last boot camp which was
held March 26-28 at Link-Belt’s training
facility in Lexington, KY.”
Last year, A1A hosted a “Lift Plan of the
Year” contest on its website that required
participants to utilize A1A’s 3DLiftPlan
software. Three winners were chosen from
eight contestants who submitted lift plans.
The contest was open to public voting
through the website (2,000 votes came in).
Competitors were instructed to submit
actual pictures of the lift, their lift plans
and the story of the lift. Lacey, of Sims
Crane and Equipment, won first place for
boot camp
his project. Lacey has attended multiple
A1A boot camps and has become a
proficient user of the program. His project,
Concert Setup, involved setting the stage
at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa to
kick off the Brothers of the Sun Tour with
Kenny Chesney, TimMcGraw and Jake
Owen. The lift consisted of more than
200 workers using a Tadano TT600XL
and Tadano TT300XL for the two-day
operation.
“We are so happy that Adrian won the
award,” says Weiss. “His dedication since
October of last year to learn 3DLiftPlan is
reminiscent of what we like to have happen
after someone attends our boot camp
training class.”
For the 2013 “Lift Plan of the Year”
contest, Weiss is planning on an even
bigger turnout. “We’ll definitely announce
it a lot sooner this year, to give people
enough time to put together all of the
details. The turnout for 2012 from both
users and voters was definitely exciting. If
it’s an indication of how this year’s contest
will unfold, then there’s a lot to look
forward to.”
For more information on A1A,
3DLiftPlan or the contest, visit A1A’s
website. Upcoming classes will be held in
Fernandina Beach, FL.
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Florida-based web development and software
company A1A Software first introduced
3DLiftPlan.com, a lift planning and crane
selection application, in 2008.
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