Author Archives: Meredith Portman

About Meredith Portman

Meredith Portman is a freelance writer who specializes in heavy industry, healthcare and education.

Innovative Rigging Helps Barnhart Tackle Rooftop Job

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was hired to install a 15,679-pound chiller through the top of an 11-story building in Little Rock, Ark. In order to get the proper setup for the crane, the team had to use a public street. This required blocking … Continue reading →

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BARNHART HAULS 200-FOOT COLUMN THROUGH HOUSTON

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Meredith Portman

Hauling oversized cargo is nothing new for Barnhart, so a project to receive and transport a degassing and recovery column from the Port of Houston to a plant site in La Porte, Texas was right in our wheelhouse. The recovery … Continue reading →

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Transport Components 1000 Miles. Repeat.

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart projects often have a long timeframe of at least several months, but in the case of a recently completed project, the timeline was more like six years. As featured in an article in Waterways Journal, the project to deliver … Continue reading →

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Barnhart Helps Kick Off the Holidays in Canton

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart’s Canton, Ohio recently had an unusual assignment – moving a Christmas tree from its site to a location in downtown Central Plaza. The 35-foot, 3,000-pound blue spruce was donated by St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, located just a few blocks … Continue reading →

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Raising the Roof: Barnhart Part of ENR Best Project

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Meredith Portman

A year-long project at the Hanford Nuclear Site in Washington involving Barnhart recently received an Engineering News Record (ENR) 2018 Best Project designation. Barnhart’s role was to provide operated crane service and other assistance during the 14-month job. The project … Continue reading →

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SERVICE AND GRATITUDE

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Sunday was Veteran’s Day, a holiday that originated as Armistice Day to commemorate the agreement that ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. Its name was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954. This year’s holiday marked … Continue reading →

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Steam Locomotive Moved with Care and Precision

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart is often called to move cargo large and small and sometimes even antique. Barnhart’s Spokane branch was hired to move a 1920’s era Forney steam locomotive from its site at the Pullman Depot Heritage Center in Pullman to the … Continue reading →

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Blade Bar Revolutionizing Wind Projects

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Meredith Portman

You wouldn’t expect a crane company to devise a system for wind maintenance projects that requires fewer cranes, but that’s what we’ve done with our custom designed blade bar. The blade bar replaces the industry standard two crane method for … Continue reading →

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Broken Blade Removal A Multi-Branch Effort

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Meredith Portman

When a wind turbine blade breaks, removing it at over 300 feet from the ground can be a challenge. Barnhart was called to a wind farm in Illinois to remove a broken blade from a wind turbine. The other two … Continue reading →

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Lock Gate Replacement Becoming a Barnhart Specialty

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was recently hired for a project at the Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in Alabama to remove and replace the lock’s lower mitre gate, our third lock replacement project in the past couple of years. … Continue reading →

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