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A1A Software names the winners of its 2025 3D Lift Plan Lift Plan of the Year Contest, led by C.P. Ward's Clayton Teeter.

EMCO has brought a new Oklahoma plant online for heavy-duty trailer springs and appointed Wayne Sornberger to lead sales.

Patriot Crane & Rigging adds a Tadano AC 5.250L-2 300-ton all-terrain crane with a 259-foot boom to its fleet.

Prillaman’s Crane & Rigging adds a Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile crane, its 11th Liebherr crane, to its fleet.

Liebherr's Game of Cranes returns in 2026 with public voting, regional qualifiers, and a five-operator final in Germany in 2027.

Tadano's AC 3.060-2 all terrain crane is available to order in the Americas and Australia, with deliveries expected later this year.

Konecranes aims to cut absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions 90% by 2050 from a 2019 baseline.

Sarens expands crane taxi service from Texas branches to support maintenance turnarounds and lifting operations at energy facilities.

Sarens appoints Victor Martinez as U.S. country manager to oversee operations, fleet modernization, and strategic growth.

CM Labs adds After-Action Review, AI assistants, and a performance leaderboard to its Intellia Workforce Training System.