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Airships for construction have failed before. Could they take off this time?
Published on: 27 November, 2024
A handful of companies are attempting to build airships specialising in lifting and carrying loads for the construction industry. 
Images: Collett transfers transformers to Scottish substation
Published on: 25 November, 2024
Collett Transport has moved four transformers from Buckie Harbour on the Moray Firth coast in northern Scotland to the substation in Blackhillock
Vernazza Autogru uses Tadano crawler cranes to lift Genoa shipyard bridge
Published on: 20 November, 2024
Italian heavy lift specialist Vernazza Autogru used two Tadano lattice boom crawler cranes to install a prefabricated steel and concrete bridge at the entrance to Genoa’s Prà shipyard, crossing a major motorway and railway line. Lucy Barnard finds out how
Tall story: Eisele performs world-first crane jack-up
Published on: 05 November, 2024
Why German heavy lift specialist Eisele used a Enerpac jack up system to lift a Liebherr truck mounted crane five metres into the air
Blowing in the wind: how heavy lifting firms are gearing up for the next expansion in offshore turbines
Published on: 14 October, 2024
Heavy lifting firms are gearing up to meet a rise in demand for massive offshore wind turbines driven by increasingly ambitious emissions targets
Current affairs: Clark Rigging uses gantry system for Erie Canal lock repairs
Published on: 09 October, 2024
How Clark Rigging used a specially-designed gantry system to repair lock gates on New York state’s historic Erie Canal 
Princess Elisabeth: cranes are crucial for island-building factory
Published on: 26 September, 2024
What are these so-called ‘energy islands’ and why are they being built?
Troubled bridges: disposing of Berlin’s Marggraff Bridge
Published on: 13 September, 2024
How Autokrane Schares removed Berlin’s 60 metre, 1,500 tonne, reinforced concrete Marggraffbrűcke
Powering up: how batteries are making tower cranes greener
Published on: 11 September, 2024
Hong Kong-based battery manufacturer Ampd Energy is expanding globally on a promise of providing a viable alternative to diesel generators for powering tower cranes
Seven hospitalised in Bouygues UK construction site fire
Published on: 05 June, 2024
Fire crews rescue worker from tower crane to avoid construction site blaze in East London
Building inside mountains: Global demand for pumped hydroelectric storage soars
Published on: 11 December, 2023
How mountain lakes are being used to store the world’s excess renewable energy
Construction under fire: Building a wind farm in a major conflict zone
Published on: 25 August, 2023
Lucy Barnard speaks to construction workers braving Russian missile attacks to build it
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Published on: 03 July, 2023
Société du Grand Paris boss, Bernard Cathelain, tells KHL’s Lucy Barnard about the engineering challenges behind Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Chasing the sun: The British manufacturer attempting to bring solar power to construction sites
Published on: 27 June, 2023
Solar panel specialist Lifos launches battery energy storage system
How you can decarbonise wind turbine construction
Published on: 17 May, 2023
Electric climbing cranes could revolutionise wind farm construction and maintenance
Demolishing stereotypes: The women working for gender equality in demolition
Published on: 08 March, 2023
Women in the industry talk to D&Ri about their experiences
Lifting legend: Big Carl places final liner ring at Hinkley Point C unit one
Published on: 14 December, 2022
Another important big lift for Sarens’ Big Carl on UK nuclear power station project
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