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2025 Specialized Lifting 50: don’t miss your chance to be featured in ACT!
On this list are companies that provide lifting and rigging services using such equipment as gantries, tower lifts, strand jacks, skates, rigger trucks, SPMTs and the like.
Bauma innovation award: finalists 2025
See all the finalists in the five different categories of the 2025 Bauma innovation awards
Europe’s crane industry poised to lift construction recovery
As Europe’s construction sector begins a cautious rebound, our industry is gearing up to play a critical role
Which are the world’s fastest growing specialized transport companies?
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Analysis of the Transport 50 ranking of the world’s largest specialized transport companies reveals which are growing the fastest
How is SC&RF shaping workforce development?
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Continued member support for the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Foundation fuels future success, writes Mike Chalmers
Friday roundup: cranes and general rental | towers for turbines | modern training | learning a luffer
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Lead stories from the Crane and Transport Briefing week beginning 21 October
MEI installs lunar habitat mockup at Space Center Houston
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An early, full-scale mockup of astronaut accommodations designed for a space station orbiting the moon has been installed. 
Which are the fastest growing crane companies in the world?
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It is not always the biggest crane companies that are growing the fastest: here we reveal the top ten
Entries now open for bauma innovation awards
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Five categories of awards announced for 2025 bauma innovation awards
ACT 100 forms due now!
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All ACT 100 forms must be submitted by Tuesday, May 7th. 
NCCCO Foundation publishes workforce research report
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Topics include demographics of load-handling employees, state of the current recruitment pipeline, views on jobs and certification and more
TCNA 2024 call for papers
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Submissions invited for tower crane conference in Tennessee, USA, on 11 and 12 June 2024
Detailing SC&RF’s new workforce study
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The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation debuts an industry exclusive workforce research study that addresses specific industry attributes and needs.
IC100 crane company ranking 2023: Up all areas
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Where was your company placed in the IC100 index of the world’s largest crane-owning companies for 2023?
How can crane rental companies leverage benchmarking?
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Phil Mause discusses how benchmarking can be a critical element of success.
Video analysis: world’s biggest construction OEMs
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Watch a video highlighting the main points of this year’s Yellow Table 
Rapid tech adoption and optimism at heart of global construction
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KPMG survey reveals sector’s increased takeup of robotic process automation, virtual reality, project management information systems (PIMS), drones, smart sensors and AI
Video interview: what’s next for construction in North America?
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Expert opinion on the North American market from Scott Hazelton, Managing Director, S&P Global Market
Video interview: strengths and weakness of the Chinese construction industry
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Scott Hazelton, managing director of S&P Global Market Intelligence (formally IHS Markit) on the Chinese construction industry 
World’s most and least expensive cities to build in revealed
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Latest Arcadis 2023 International Construction Costs survey reveals the ten most expensive cities in the world to build in 
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