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Region Report By Seth Skydel

Double Duty

Construction Contractor Findorff Saves Time and Money With a 500-Ton Tadano All-Terrain Crane

Wisconsin-based construction firm Findorff was faced with a unique opportunity. On a job in Milwaukee, the contractor had used a tower crane for a new 44-story mixeduse building. The property, which consists of over 300 apartments, retail space and parking, was built with 708 cast-in-place concrete panels and window walls.

Once the tower crane was dismantled, however, eight precast panels needed to be placed where it was tied into the building.
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