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A Terex AC 700 all terrain
crane helping out with
restoration work on the
Panthéon in France. For the
full story see page 45.
NEWS
6
Mega deal for Roll-Lift and Scheuerle, Palfinger
and Sany to expand partnership, Wilbert builds
47,000 tonne silo installation
BUSINESS
13
Share prices kept rising in September as
the US Federal reserve put off the tapering
of its quantitative easing programme.
Chris Sleight
reports
CRAWLER CRANES
15
Improved transportation and better efficiency
are key requirements in the development of
crawler cranes.
Laura Hatton
investigates
WORLD CRANE AND TRANSPORT 23
SUMMIT PREVIEW
It is all systems go for the 2013 world crane and
transport summit.
Graham Anderson
reports
EUROPE FOCUS 27
With the European
market stabilising
overall, crane
manufacturers are
offering new models.
Laura Hatton
reports
SITE REPORT
35
Sarens used its SGC-120 super heavy lift crane
for a lift at a nuclear plant in France.
IC
reports
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT 37
Wagenborg calls on SPMT to help with the
installation of the De Netkous bridge
. IC
reports
SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT NEWS 38
A roundup of news from the sector
THE KNOWLEDGE 41
This month's feature covers alternative moving
and lifting techniques.
Marco van Daal
explains
some options
SITE REPORT 45
Ponticelli Frères uses a
Terex AC 700 for works
on the Panthéon in
France.
IC
reports
INDIA REPORT
49
Crawler and wheeled
mobile cranes work on
metro lines in central New
Delhi, India.
Partha Pratim
Basistha
reports
CRANES IN JORDAN 55
Yousef Mousa
, owner Yousef Mousa Crane Hire,
recounts to
Alex Dahm
some of his experiences
of running a crane business in Jordan
OFFSHORE LIFTING 57
Manufacturers and offshore
lifting providers are expanding
their range of lifting equipment.
Laura Hatton
investigates
SITE REPORT
61
A roundup of project stories from sites around
Latin America.
IC
reports
EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES
69
A selection of equipment and accessories for all
sectors of the industry
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SC&RA COMMENT 63
Comment from
Joel Dandrea
, SC&RA
executive vice president
SC&RA NEWS
65
An understanding of industry peers can
become the logical road to success.
Mike
Chalmers
reports
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