[EDITOR’S NOTE]
One of my grandfathers managed a road building business, and the other was a master carpenter. Both worked through the Great Depression as well as they were able, though not always in those trades. As a product of those times, and having both been raised on farms, when they bought a tool or anything else they bought it like it was the last one they’d ever buy. Tat attitude, and more than a few of those tools, have been
passed down. And those tools are great! But that mindset makes buying technology products very difficult – you know there will
be a better one coming soon, and you know it will probably be cheaper too. James Benham, a construction technology expert, spoke at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017, and he challenged that attitude head on. In short, if it pays for itself the first time you use it, then you can’t let replacing it next year bother you. You’ll find his thoughts on investing in technology in this issue, primarily looking at the overall construction sector but also drilling down to lifting and rigging as well. Take a look at what he has to say, and let us know your thoughts on the subject. You will also read about a couple of family businesses who are solving material and equipment handling challenges in unique and interesting ways. At Hydra-Slide, the father-daughter team of Don Mahnke and Janine Smith have built their business around hydraulic skidding systems Don initially developed over the course of his extensive career. Teir systems are often ideally suited to the task of moving large equipment in confined spaces, and they are refining and expanding their application. Te team at Airo Industries, based in Fort Myers, FL, have developed a solution to a persistent challenge in high rise construction – time lost to material handling when the tower crane is backlogged. Tey offer systems ranging up to 10,000lb load capacities, with the goal of saving time and money as material gets where it needs to go more directly. It was great to speak with many of you at ConExpo and at the recent AWRF General
Meeting in Savannah. If you didn’t attend one of these events, in our Update for this issue we share some of our impressions from each of them. If you saw something we missed and should have included here, please let us know. As always, we are here to serve the industry and share your stories. If you know about a
product or project that deserves some attention, please let us know and we’ll be glad to tell your story in a future issue.
Best Regards,
Upcoming Events Crane Rental Association
of Canada 2017 Conference
June 7-10 | St. Andrews, NB Canada
crac-canada.com
AIST Crane Symposium June 11-13 | Pittsburgh, PA
AIST.org
HydroVision International June 27-30 | Denver, CO
hydroevent.com
SC&RA Crane and Rigging Workshop September 20-22 | Kansas City, MO
scranet.org
MHI Annual Conference October 1-4 | Boca Raton, FL
mhi.org
International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition October 3-5 | Louisville, KY
icuee.com
AWRF General Meeting and P.I.E. October 22-25 | Minneapolis, MN
awrf.org
LiftEx 2017
November 29-30 | Telford, UK
liftex.org
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