The following Facebook Benefit Auction is being put on by Heavy Life Alberta, in support of the family of Andre Lalonde, an employee at Whissell Contracting who was tragically taken from us on April 3, 2013. 100% of the proceeds will go to his wife Melissa and children, Michaelle and Alexina.
First off, we would like to thank all the businesses and kind-hearted individuals that have donated…
Brand Colours
Some of the most recognized brands in the world are known for their colours. Coke is known for it’s red and white, Lego for it’s orange and yellow and Microsoft for their red, green, blue and yellow. But does the choice of our brand image actually have purpose and meaning?
I found this interesting inforgraphic from Marketo and thought it would be good to share. Eagle West…
Crane & Rigging Conference | Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference
CRC/ICHC is an independent crane, rigging, and hoist conference for safety and risk managers, crane and rigging supervisors, fleet managers, and other people working with cranes in construction and heavy industry.
Launched in 2010 by MCM Events, the conference has been held in both the United States and Canada in…
The A-D Series Self Dumping Crane Bucket
Eagle West Cranes & Equipment Inc. is your one-stop shop from the smallest of self erectors to some of the largest tower cranes in the market today, all complimented with the accessories you need to maximize on-site crane performance. Eagle West is the exclusive North American distributor of Boscaro Crane Attachments.
Crane accessories…
Revolutionize Your Use of Crane Spreader Bars
The use of spreader bars has many advantages; they protect your load from rigging materials, enable multi pick point lifts and ensure a maintained sling angle throughout your hoist.
Although the typical spreader bars of the industry have these benefits, their use comes with some drawbacks. Typical spreader bars, even when telescopic, have a…
When Haebler Construction needed a crane to deal with extra tight working conditions during their reconstruction of the historic “Garage Building” in the Gastown district of downtown Vancouver Canada it was Eagle West Tower Cranes Inc. to the rescue.
Eagle West organized and executed a set of well planned lifts to rig the San Marco SMT 551 city crane components into place.
The SMT 551…
A San Marco SMH 420 Self Erecting Tower Crane Supplied by Eagle West cut production time on this project by 45%
Westridge Construction Ltd. of Regina, Saskatchewan (www.westridge.ca) faced an interesting construction project. They were under contract to build a $12,000,000.00 three story office complex with each floor being 20,000 square feet plus a partial basement of 9,500 squar…
BOSCARO as a leading edge global producer of crane accessories and materials handling equipment is highly aware of the growing need inside the construction industry for responsible environmental management on the job site and so has introduced to the market a “Concrete Bucket Washout Station” to work in conjunction with its heavy commercial BCE concrete bucket product line.
This systems…
How would you react if…
… you got a call from your car dealer service manager a week after having some repairs done just to make sure everything is okay? You got a call from your doctor the evening after treatment just to check up on you. You got a questionnaire in the mail from a restaurant you dined at soliciting your comments and suggestions. Some business people tell me that’s…
Four Simple Ideas
As a part of a winning Marketing Strategy you need to review the use of a frequent contact program to communicate with customers in order to gain a larger share of their business.
When doing so, here are some simple ideas to carefully consider:
Most businesses invest too much in chasing new customers and too little in doing additional repeat business with their…