News and Events

Latest News

Construction Hoists
04/08 -
Now Renting Construction Hoists
Terex RT1120 Wind Power
04/08 -
One of the Safest Crane Companies in the World
Terex RT1120 Wind Power
04/16/08 -
2008 Bigge wind power press release
ACT Feb 2008 Cleco
02/08 -
From the Ground Up: A 10 Month Power Plant Project Compliments of American Cranes and Transport
ACT Cascade Cruise
05/11/07 -
Cascade Cruise: Transporting a 400,000 pound transformer 175 miles through Washington State
ACT Transport 50
05/11/07 -
ACTtransport50 ranking North America's largest heavy and specialized transport companies. Compliments of American Cranes and Transport
ACT Harnessing the Wind
12/07 -
Harnessing the Wind. Compliments of American Cranes & Transport
Technology Crossover
08/07 -
Solutions traditionally used for heavy lifting and lowering can also be used to simplify removal of falsework.
Compliments of Bridge design & engineering www.bridgeweb.com
Bigge Safety Meeting
07/26/07 -
Bigge Celebrates Low Experience Modification Rating (EMR) of .48 at Summer Safety Meeting
Wind Power
05/11/07 -
Bigge Supports Wind Power Contractors Nationwide
Tower Crane Rental
04/19/07 -
Bigge Crane and Rigging, Now Renting Tower Cranes

Archived News

12/05/05 - Computer-Controlled Strand Jacks to Lift New Bay Bridge Transition Spans

09/27/05 - Bigge Buys American Heavy Rigging & Hauling Co

05/12/04 - Bigge Announces Ownership Change

03/23/04 - Bigge adds "Jumper Bridge" to its Equipment Fleet

03/05/04 - Bigge Behind the Scenes on SF Bay Bridges

02/27/04 - Ares Corporation and Bigge Sign a Teaming Agreement to Provide Nuclear Power Plant Services

02/27/04 - Westinghouse and Bigge Sign a Teaming Agreement


02/09/04 - Bigge successfully transports 820 Ton Nuclear Reactor Vessel from Connecticut Yankee to Barnwell

12/12/03 - Bigge adds 600 Ton Demag Mobile Hydraulic Crane to its Fleet!

11/14/03 - Bigge successfully completes rigging and transportation services for installation of nuclear reactor vessel closure heads at three (3) East Coast power plants.

06/11/03 - SC&RA’s 2003 Golden Achievement Award recipient is Brock Settlemier, Chairman and C.E.O. of Bigge Crane and Rigging Co., San Leandro, California.



Events
Exhibition Dates Location
CON Expo March 11-15, 2008 Las Vegas, NV
Crane & Hoist Conference and Expo Dec 3-5 2007 Bally's Hotel Las Vegas, NV
Western States Petroleum Assoc. (WSPA) Annual Conference October 2-4, 2007 San Diego, CA
COAL-GEN August 1-3, 2007 Milwaukee, WI
Railway Industrial Clearance Association (RICA) June 12-14, 2007 Toronto, Ontario Canada
WINDPOWER 2007 Conference & Exhibition June 3-6, 2007 Los Angeles, CA
WINDPOWER 2008 Conference & Exhibition June 1-4, 2008 Houston, TX
Bauma 2007    April 23-29    Munich, Germany    April 23-29, 2007 Munich, Germany
SC&RA Annual Conference April 10-14, 2007 San Antonio, TX
AGC - Constructor Expo March 21-23, 2007 San Antonio, TX