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MARCH 2015
Strengtheningglobal partnerships via theWorldCraneandTransport
Alliancehelps increase safety, productivity andprofitability in the crane
and transport industry, writesMIKECHALMERS
WC&TAcelebratesfiveyears
executive vice president João Dominici.
“Saying that, it’s extremely important that
we establish and join efforts, as much as
possible, to promote industry safety, best
practices, andharmonisationof standards.”
Dominici feels that, thus far, the
WC&TA has benefited the industry in
T
his year marks the 5th anniversary
of the World Crane and Transport
Alliance (WC&TA). Members
include SC&RA, the European Association
of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile
Cranes (ESTA), the Crane
Industry Council of Australia
(CICA), New Zealand Heavy
HaulageAssociation (NZHHA),
the Crane Rental Association of Canada
(CRAC) andSindipesa, of Brazil.
The Alliance, founded by SC&RA,
represents a collective aim to strengthen
global partnerships, and keep information
available and regulations less burdensome
in many important industry areas around
theworld.
Members of the WC&TA continually
strive to advance safety, productivity
and profitability of their own members
throughout the world. Towards this
end, the organisations also effort to
promote industry safety, harmonisation
of standards, common understanding,
industry best practices, fair trade and any
other pertinent endeavours to further the
industries they serve. Regardless of new
challenges and opportunities that may
arise, all partners in theWC&TA agree to
work together for the commongood.
Important issues
In an effort to showcase the WC&TA,
SC&RA had the pleasure of speaking with
someAlliancemembers on the importance
of representing the interests of crane and
transport companiesworldwide – andwhat
they see as some of the more impactful
issues in the industry today.
“The industry faces pretty much the
same challenges worldwide,” said Sindipesa
many ways over the last five years, and
continues to achieve what it set out to
accomplish from the beginning. “Achieving
challenging global objectives is not an
easy task, considering how difficult it is
to gather members under those
same objectives. But even with
such challenges, for Sindipesa,
being part of this Alliance has
helped us in terms of exchanging and
solving somevery technical issues.”
ESTA secretary and managing
director at Wagenborg Nedlift BV in the
Netherlands, Ton Klijn, agrees. “Cross
border agreements always take a long
time to develop, and even longer to bear
fruit. What is clear, however, is that our
industry is always going to be stronger as
a result of effective international dialogue
and cooperation.”
Klijn feels that the more often the
industry is able to solve problems and
speak with a united voice around the
Attractingand retainingnewpeople is a
key areawhere theWC&TA canassist
companies inmember associations
