Category Archives: News

PROGRAM HELPS BARNHART ADD JOBS IN MEMPHIS

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart, based in Memphis, was awarded an 11-year Payment-in-Lieu-of-Tax (PILOT) tax incentive in June that will add 20 new jobs and expand the company’s presence in that city. The PILOT was awarded by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and … Continue reading →

BARNHART EFFICIENCY AT WORK IN KENTUCKY

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart’s new team in the Ohio Valley is in the middle of a major project for a chemical plant in Calvert City, Kentucky. The team was hired to offload, move and set three chemical columns weighing up to 200,000 lbs. … Continue reading →

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BARNHART MOVES BERTHA IN AN “ENGINEERING MARVEL”

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Meredith Portman

A mammoth project is underway in Seattle to replace the Alaska Way Viaduct with a new State Route 99. To dig the tunnel that goes beneath the city, the contractor brought in the world’s largest Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial, News | Tagged Alaska Way Viaduct, Bertha, goldhofer trailer, heavy lift, Heavy Lift Cranes, modular lift tower | Leave a comment

Quality and Safety on Wind Projects: How to plan for safety and quality to maximize budget, schedule and wind power production

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Meredith Portman

by Julian Bell, Signal Energy Constructors Everyone pays a lot of attention to the four major construction issues: safety, quality, schedule and budget. Of these, safety and quality are typically the least discussed during the project award process. “Good” quality and … Continue reading →

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BARNHART ACQUIRES STEEL CITY

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Meredith Portman

Even in an economy that is still far from robust, Barnhart is always looking for ways to expand our services and equipment inventory to better serve our customers. So pardon our enthusiasm and this moment of self-promotion as we announce our … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Power, Uncategorized | Tagged AL, Barnhart, Birmingham, Heavy Lift Cranes, power plants, Steel City Crane | Leave a comment

BARNHART EXPANDS OPERATIONS AND SERVICES WITH FOUR NEW BRANCHES

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Meredith Portman

Continuing our strategy to build a national network, Barnhart is expanding our branches and ability to serve customers. Barnhart recently opened three new offices in Charleston, SC; Owensboro, KY; and Richland, WA which will support project operations. These branches, along … Continue reading →

Posted in Heavy Haul, News, Nuclear Power, Power | Tagged Barnhart Crane, Charleston, heavy transportation and rigging, nuclear power, Owensboro, power, Richland, Syracuse, WA | Leave a comment

BARNHART’S KAERCHER TO LEAD ITI WEBINAR

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Meredith Portman

Gene Kaercher, Director Safety & Quality for Barnhart Crane, will lead a free ITI Showcase Webinar on Friday, November 30th entitled, “Tackling the Challenges of Training Site Supervisors, Lift Directors, and Other Leaders”. 3:00 p.m. ET The webinar is intended … Continue reading →

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NEW MARKET FOR BARNHART

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart Crane & Rigging is expanding into Syracuse, New York with the recent acquisition of C&S Crane and Rigging Company. C&S served industrial, commercial and public sector customers throughout upstate New York since 2008 with 15 to 200 ton cranes … Continue reading →

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CRANE PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN RECORD-BREAKING BURGER FEAT

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart Crane has been called to do some unusual things. For example, we installed several 3,000 lb bronze sculptures by Fernando Botero outside a Memphis Museum. We moved an antique locomotive to Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros baseball stadium. … Continue reading →

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The Future of Cranes: Rocket Power?

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Ryan Franklin

Imagine a future with cranes that harness the power of rockets to do their work. If you think it sounds like a bad plot from a space-era science fiction novel, you aren’t far from the truth. In fact, NASA used … Continue reading →

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