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Friday round up: Mobile crane guides, wage theft crisis, safety below the hook, moving massive submarines
Lead stories from the Crane and Transport Briefing week beginning 11 November
Friday roundup: safety | recruitment | on site | green savings
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Crane and Transport Briefing 11 October Friday roundup covers tech for safety and recruitment, an interesting project and saving money by going green
How communication aids lifting operations
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Saudi Aramco on crucial steps for success
2,000 tonne crane assembles world’s first combined wind and aquaculture facility
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Heavy lift lattice boom crawler from XCMG completes heavy offshore lifts at a radius of 42 metres
Franna expands into new markets with pick and carry crane
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Terex subsidiary targets Africa, UAE and Latin America equipment markets
How to increase safety on site with new technology
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New technology launched to the crane market is improving safety on site
Falcon Cranes opens new training facility
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Tower crane rental company invests in its training yard
Helicopter assembles Potain tower cranes on a glacier
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Helicopter erects Potain towers on France’s ‘Sea of Ice’ glacier in the Alps
Taking a closer look at self-locking hooks
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Self-locking hooks, also known as safety hooks, have changed the lifting industry, but their use has yet to become universal.
Crosby’s Peter Hird: ‘It’s in my blood to work with cranes and lifting equipment’
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Hannah Sundermeyer speaks with Crosby’s business development director about the potential of crane and lifting camera equipment in an ever-evolving industry.
Liebherr expands crane operator training
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Manufacturer to run additional CPCS and IPAF-accredited courses for crawler crane operators 
JJ Curran opens new Michigan location
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JJ Curran’s second location will be open and operational in the spring of 2022.
Hardware and software: how the latest crane tech can boost safety and reliability
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Hardware and software alike, the latest technology launched for the crane industry focuses on improving safety and reliability of operations. 
Sparrows Group lands defence sector project
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Sparrows Group secures contract to upgrade, enhance cranes at England dockyard.
Crosby acquires BlokCorp
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With the acquisition of BlokCorp Crosby establishes Technology Solutions business unit
Cranes disassemble conveyor belt
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A Demag CC 3800-1 crawler, plus Demag AC 140, AC 160 and AC 800 all terrain cranes, dismantle a conveyor belt at Italian power station
Tech boost for wind turbine installation
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Turbine maker Vestas teams with tech firm Verton on remote-control orientation solution