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Who’s who
at KHL
EDITORIAL
Editor:
D.Ann Slayton Shiffler
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International editor:
Alex Dahm
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Assistant editor:
Lindsey Anderson
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Staff writers:
Lindsay Gale,
Sandy Guthrie, Laura Hatton,
Cristián Peters, Murray Pollok,
Chris Sleight, Terry White, Helen
Wright, Euan Youdale
SC&RA Correspondent:
Tim Hillegonds
PRODUCTION
Production director:
Saara Rootes
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Production manager:
Ross Dickson
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Design manager:
Jeff Gilbert
Designer:
Gary Brinklow
Production assistant:
Louise Kingsnorth
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Designer/Production assistant:
Pippa Smith
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CIRCULATION
Circulation manager:
Theresa Fox
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Business development director:
Peter Watkinson
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Office and bookshop manager:
Clare Grant
E-mail:
SALES
National sales manager
PAT SHARKEY
1902 15th Avenue North
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Ph: 515-573-8684
Fax: 515-573-4991
Cell: 515-570-8763
E-mail:
National account executive
BEV O’DELL
1427 N. Aztec Avenue
Independence, MO 64056
Ph: 816-886-1858
Fax: 816-886-1884
Cell: 816-582-5253
E-mail:
International sales executive
JOHN AUSTIN
KHL Group, Southfields,
Southview Road, Wadhurst,
East Sussex, TN5 6TP, UK.
Ph: +44-1892-784088
Fax: +44-1892-784086
E-mail:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
James King
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Paul Marsden
PRESIDENT & PUBLISHER
Trevor Pease
KHL GROUP AMERICAS LLC
3726 E. Ember Glow Way,
Phoenix, AZ 85050
Ph: 480-659-0578
Fax: 480-659-0678
E-mail:
Fax Subscriptions to:
312-626-2115
Inspiring
spire
F
or several weeks in early May all eyes were on New York
City as the spire for the new Freedom Tower was hauled
into the city and then hoisted, section by section, to
the top of the building. The final pinnacle of the spire was rigged
with an American flag billowing in the wind as it was raised to
the top of the building. And then came the adventure of installing
the spire sections, which was a true rigging phenomenon. I
was able to talk to Jimmy Lomma and Tony Fastuca about this
amazing project that was quite the sentimental journey for New
Yorkers and Americans alike as they recalled the tragedy of the
attacks of 9/11 and celebrated the topping out of the new tower
and the sentiments it represents. See the Site Report Rigging on
page 42.
Continuing our patriotic theme in the July issue, don’t miss the
Site Report Lifting that details how a small Jekko crane made a
big impact on the upgrading of Liberty Island and the Statue of
Liberty pedestal. The island has been shut down for about nine
months for repairs due to damage from Hurricane Sandy and will
reopen, fittingly, on July 4th.
Last month at the Crane Rental Association of Canada Annual
Conference Bill Cox gave a presentation about Tadano Mantis
telescopic crawler cranes. He said someone he knew recently
described these machines as the “Swiss Army knife of cranes” due
to their versatility on the jobsite. Lindsey Anderson takes a look
at the market for telecrawlers in our Product Focus: Telescopic
Crawlers starting on page 31.
Dynamite comes in small packages. I’ve always liked this adage
and it fits well with the small but mighty industrial cranes/mini
cranes that are getting a lot of use in a variety of markets these
days. Our Product Focus: Industrial Cranes on page 34 discusses
the factors that are driving demand for these little lifters and
reviews the varying options in this crane class.
Crane operator certifiation, OSHA and related issues thereof are
sizzling hot topics this summer. In our Q&A on page 23, Terry
White talks to CIC’s Debbie Dickinson about these challenges.
And then Buckner Companies’ Chip Pocock gives an in-the-
trenches perspective in our Guest Comment on page 15.
Also in this issue, Tim Hillegonds discusses the implications of
the new Hours of Service rules, and Hal Lundgren presents an
interesting look at the economic picture in the Eastern United
States.
As always, don’t be shy. Let us know what’s going on with your
company, your cranes and your people. And finally, we wish our
readers a wonderful Fourth of July.
D.ANN SLAYTON SHIFFLER
Editor
KHL Group Americas LLC, 30325 Oak Tree Drive,
Georgetown TX 78628.
Ph: 512-868-7482, E-mail:
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