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TopLift 2020: against the odds
Our annual TopLift competition gives you the opportunity to vote on your favourite lift from our selection of ten impressive lifts featured in the magazine over the last year.
Press move for Laso
Laso uses Enerpac gantry and side shift to lift and place 160 tonne automotive presses
Barnhart acquires Days Machinery Movers
Barnhart Crane and Rigging in the USA has announced its acquisition of Days Machinery Movers, including all personnel and equipment
C-Hook bridge removal solution
Minimal disruption and improved safety are claimed benefits of new solution for the removal of concrete bridges over railway lines
Alternative lifting solution
SPMT, girder deck and unique mobile lifting system used as alternative to a mobile crane for German bridge replacement
Deep South and Barnhart tackle refinery work
Installation of a huge combination tower at a refinery in Beaumont, TX required expert planning and execution by the team at Deep South Crane & Rigging
CS350 added to Sarens climbing jack fleet
New CS350 climbing jack lifting system joins CS1000 and CS5000 models in the Sarens heavy lift fleet
CS350 added to Sarens climbing jack fleet
New CS350 climbing jack lifting system joins CS1000 and CS5000 models in the Sarens heavy lift fleet
Mammoet lowers arena roof to complete dismantling
Joe Louis Arena main roof truss weighing 2,250 tonnes lowered by Mammoet in downtown Detroit, USA
Rigger trucks aid project customization and versatility
Rigger trucks offer large capacity on a smaller scale.
SpecializedLifting50: Change up
After a year of acqusitions and expansions, the annual ACT SpecializedLifting50 shows rises and declines across the board. Hannah Sundermeyer reports.
J&R Engineering builds a better mousetrap
The Lift-N-Lock gantry has lifted some of world’s most important machinery as well as historic artifacts.
Final pier placed for Genoa bridge
PerGenova JV simultaneously installs bridge’s 18th pier and the first of its three 94m decks
Lifting ingenuity in South Pole
A new spreader beam system was designed to withstand the bitter cold and harsh environment in Antarctica
Australian government backs Verton
Load orientation specialist receives funding for wind turbine blade orientation device
Heavy haul projects require street smarts
Never run-of-the-mill projects, heavy hauling requires crackerjack know-how and ingenuity.  
Imperial Crane rescues fire truck
Imperial Crane Services rushed to the aid of a Chicago fire truck trapped in a parking garage.
New bridge by ALE
Strand jacks make quick bridge lift over a reservoir in Spain
Building bridges across North America
The ACT team rounds up some of the latest in innovative bridge projects, 
Learning leader: SC&RA news July 2019
With hydraulic telescopic gantry use on the rise, education is ever more important, writes Mike Chalmers
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