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MARCH 2014
ACT
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
I
n the past, companies that offered
conventional crane lifting services did
not generally offer specialized lifting
services. It was the same for specialized
transport companies that mostly stayed
in the transportation arena. But today,
many companies offer crane services,
transport services and specialized lifting/
rigging. It makes sense that if you are
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
ACT
presents its annual
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
list of companies that
provide expert specialized
lifting and rigging services.
D.Ann Shiffler
reports.
THE NUMBERS
■
The
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
employs approximately
8,840
people.
■
Some
29
firms on the list have
conventional crane rental fleets/and
or offer specialized transport.
■
362
gantries are owned by the
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
.
■
797
strand jack units
are owned by the
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
.
■
3,935
pieces of specialized lifting
equipment not classified as a
gantry or strand jack are owned by
the
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
.
■
The companies in the
SPECIALIZED
LIFTING
50
have the capacity for lifting
1,024,998
tons, up from
939,180
tons in our 2013
S
L
50
.
going to haul a huge component that you
also have the equipment to install it. And
if you are going to transport a crawler
crane, it only makes sense to own your
own hauling equipment. And when you
aren’t hauling your own equipment or
installing equipment, it’s practical that
you keep your equipment busy offering
these services.
Heavy duty
MAKE/MODEL
CAPACITY OF SPECIALIZED
OF LARGEST
LARGEST
LIFTING
NAME OF
SPECIALIZED LIFTING
LIFTING UNIT
INDEX
RANK COMPANY
UNIT
(U.S. TONS) (U.S. TONS)
1
Fagioli USA
Fagioli Elevator System
8,000
218,000
2
Omega Morgan
Jacking System and Slide Gear
6,000
12,142
3
Barnhart Crane & Rigging
Barnhart Modular Lift Tower
5,000
266,078
4
Berard Transportation
Enerpac Syncrolift
4,000
11,080
5
Emmert International
Emmert Lift System
3,250
80,250
6
Burkhalter
Hydrospex BSET
2,204
18,396
7
Deep South Crane & Rigging
Hydrospex Strand Jack System
2,200
10,400
8
Mammoet North America
JS 500
2,000
165,765
9
George Young Group
Enerpac Jacking System
2,000
13,973
10
Lampson International
-
1,200
13,500
Top 10:
LARGEST CAPACITY UNIT
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