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Link-Belt Cranes Names Andrew Soper as Manager of Product Marketing
Andrew Soper has accepted the position of manager of product marketing for Link-Belt Cranes, effective July 1, 2025. Link-Belt Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Customer Support Bill Stramer made the announcement at the company's headquarters in Lexington, Ky....
Link-Belt Cranes Names Pat Collins as Director of Sales
Pat Collins has been named director of sales of Link-Belt Cranes, effective July 1, 2025. Link-Belt Senior Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Customer Support Bill Stramer made the announcement at the company's headquarters in Lexington, Ky....
Link-Belt Cranes Names Gary Lane as Vice President of Marketing, Sales, Customer Support
Gary Lane has been named vice president of marketing, sales and customer support of Link-Belt Cranes, effective July 1, 2025. Link-Belt President and CEO Melvin Porter made the announcement at the company's headquarters in Lexington, Ky....
Link-Belt 85|RT Delivers Smooth Operating Experience
The 85-ton Link-Belt 85|RT rough-terrain crane offers smooth controls, excellent jobsite mobility and impressive capacities at radius. The 85|RT displayed these abilities while assisting in foundation construction work at the Barack Obama Presidential Library in Chicago, Ill....
120|HT Pairs Quality With Versatility
Waggoner Equipment Rental LLC of Wood River, Ill., recently purchased a 120-ton 120|HT to maximize its crane fleet's competitiveness. Waggoner selected the 120|HT for its versatility and maneuverability, making it the company's fourth Link-Belt crane currently in operation, according to Link-BeltWaggoner Owner Alana Yount said the 120|HT's mobility is exactly what its fleet needed to better service residential and commercial clients....
Stramer to Retire Following Storied Career
Following 50 years of service to Link-Belt Cranes, Bill Stramer, senior vice president of marketing, sales and customer support, is retiring at the end of June 2025. Melvin Porter, president and CEO of Link-Belt Cranes, made the announcement....
Link-Belt Names New Product Manager of Crawler Cranes
Link-Belt Cranes announced the promotion of Michael Dawson to product manager of crawler cranes, effective March 1, 2025. Dawson began his career with Link-Belt in 2015 as a technical service instructor in the training department....
Link-Belt Cranes Hosts Annual CraneFest in Lexington, Kentucky
Link-Belt Cranes held CraneFest 2024 at its world headquarters in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 16 to 20, 2024. The event was held in two-day sessions with representatives of the company's dealer network, rental houses and end users in attendance to learn about Link-Belt's historic beginnings, manufacturing capabilities and lineup of world class cranes....
Big B Crane Hits Stride With Link-Belt Cranes
In the last 24 months Big B Crane of Burleson, Texas, has purchased six Link-Belt lattice crawler cranes from local Link-Belt Cranes distributor HOLT Crane & Equipment of Irving, Texas. In June 2021, Big B Crane purchased two 238 HSLs and a 248 HSL, a 298 HSL in September 2021, a 348 Series 2 in June 2022 and a second 298 HSL in July 2022....
Michael Dawson Announced as Marketing Specialist at Link-Belt Cranes
Michael Dawson has been named marketing product specialist of lattice crawler and telescopic crawler cranes at Link-Belt Cranes. In his new role Dawson will provide marketing and sales support to all lattice crawler and telescopic crawler products for Link-Belt Cranes customers and personnel....
J&B Heavy Haul Picks 175|AT for Transformer Work
J&B Heavy Haul of Oklahoma City, Okla., purchased a Link-Belt Cranes 175-ton (150-t) 175|AT all terrain crane for its trucking and heavy haul business. Primarily, J&B Heavy Haul services the civil, power, petrochemical and manufacturing markets....