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The X Factor: Maxim’s 31000 Mercedes Benz Stadium

A Call to Sea Norwegian Cruise Lines

Start Your Engines Indianapolis 500

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The Panda Stonewall Power Project is a clean, natural gas-fueled 778 megawatt combined-cycle generating station that is planned to take thirty months to construct. The project is tak-ing place four miles south of Leesburg, VA and occupying 101 acres of land. Once built, the plant is expected to supply the power needs of up to 778,000 homes and to significantly

contribute to the area’s economy. Panda Power Funds’ partners in the Stonewall project in-clude: Bechtel Development, a subsidiary of the Bechtel Corporation, and the project’s original developer, Green Energy Partners/Stonewall. It is anticipated that the project will be substan-tially completed by the year 2017.

Panda Stonewall Power Project

Stonewall Power Plant Facility HighlightsThe Stonewall Generating Station is located in an industrial zone near Leesburg, VA. It is ex-pected to use treated wastewater for cooling purposes, and to not return wastewater to a treatment facility; preventing the discharge of harmful nutrients into the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay watershed. It will not use potable water for cooling purposes, therefore, conserving Virginia’s natural supply of drinking

water. It is predicted the station will generate an estimated $20 million per year in direct and indirect spending, increase the tax base, and provide considerable annual revenue to the Town of Leesburg for the purchase of wastewater. Utilizing the most advanced emis-sions-control technology, makes it one of the cleanest natural gas-fueled power plants in the United States.

Maxim has14 Units on site;Unit # Ton Make/model Type 1 90 Link-Belt RTC8090 II RT 2 275 Manitowoc 999 S3 CC 3 200 Link-Belt LS-248H5 CC 4 65 Grove RT765E RT 5 110 Link-Belt 218HSL CC 6 825 Manitowoc 18000 W/Luffer CC 7 275 Manitowoc 999 S3 CC 8 65 Grove RT765E-2 RT 9 65 Grove RT765E RT 10 15 Galion 150F CD 11 15 Grove YB5515 Carry Deck CD 12 275 Manitowoc 999 S3 CC 13 275 Manitowoc 999 CC 14 50 Grove RT650E RT

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Northeast Spotlight

Two Grove 90 ton rough terrain cranes lift a 60,000 lb gas buster at an energy transfer location in Pennsylvania.

Unit # 2904, a Grove GMK5240 works on the installation of isolated phase bus and bus steel bridge at Hudson Generating Station, Jersey City, NJ.

275 ton Crane moving Patterson Drilling’s Rig in WV. The load on the hook was the catwalk, which weighs approximately 75,000 lbs and feeds the drill pipe to the rig from the ground.

A Manitowoc 2250 in demolition of Penn Towers in University City, Philadelphia, PA, making way for the new 21 story Penn First Hospital.

As the commercial infrastructure market con-tinues to grow, Maxim Crane Works is on the forefront deploying 41 tower cranes across South Florida. Maxim Crane is on mixed-use development projects including Park Grove, Paraiso Bay, the SLS Lux Hotel and Residenc-es, and recently finishing Brickell City Centre, which included eleven tower cranes centered within three city blocks. Maxim coordinated with project engineers to develop complex, engineered solutions, and provided all of the operators for the multiple shift project.

Maxim is providing crane and heavy haul sup-port for the renovation of Sun Life Stadium, home of NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Maxim Crane has nine crawler cranes including: four Manitowoc 18000s with maxer and one new Manitowoc MLC650 working on the project.

Maxim was instrumental in designing a com-prehensive plan to coordinate the heavy haul logistics and multi-crane package. The team provided a 21 line Goldhofer set up and sev-eral hundred specialty stools to help with the

fabrication, stabilization and transport of every roof component, as well as the scoreboard from the lay down yard to the heavy lift cranes on site. Frank Bardonaro, President of Sales stated, “Our heavy haul division enables the recently expanded Maxim team to provide a true one-stop shop for our customers throughout the nation.” Maxim Crane plans to further expand their heavy haul fleet to provide more turn-key projects nationwide, Bardonaro explained.

Maxim Crane is optimistic about the future of commercial construction in Florida. Alan

Ashlock, President of the Southeast region, says “The growth in South Florida has been outstanding and I am excited for what the fu-ture holds and how Maxim Crane Works can continue to support this increased develop-ment across the state.”

Maxim’s superstar services were needed when hauling the Manitowoc 31000 to Georgia for the currently underway Mercedes Benz Stadi-um project. “With Maxim Crane Works’ coast-to-coast footprint, it is only natural for the largest crane company in the nation to have one of the largest cranes in the country,” said Southeast Regional President Alan Ashlock. “Its Variable Position Counterweight system and trun-nion-mounted crawlers required no ground

preparation, causing it to outshine other cranes for the job and work within an area that no other crane could compete,” he continued.“ The Maxim team looks forward to the project’s continued success.

The X Factor: Maxim’s 31000 & Mercedes Benz Stadium

Maxim Crane was honored with the Sub Contractor of the Month on the project in March of 2015, a special honor for a crane company to receive.

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(Above) Utilizing the Dual Lane 21 line Goldhofer to move 540,000 pound scoreboard at Sunlife Stadium in Miami FL.

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(Left and Above) Maxim’s Manitowoc 31,000, lifting capacity 2,535 tons. There are only two of these cranes in the world.

Maxim Crane Works embarked on a job to load, transport, and set a 360,000 pound trans-former in central Florida. The transformer was located in a power plant, and needed to be moved 50 miles away to a substation. Firstly, the transformer was loaded onto to a TrailKing perimeter beam, dual lane transport. More-over, the Maxim team used it’s 700 ton gantry system, designed and built by J&R Engineering with header beams fifty feet tall and 150 ton power links, for loading the transformer. Two

legs of the gantry system were set up on one end of the transformer, and the other set were about 45 feet away in the other direction. This was to accommodate the large TrailKing trailer during the loading process of the transformer. As seen in the picture, the gantry system lift-ed the transformer and set it onto the TrailKing trailer to be hauled to the substation lay-down yard. The 700 ton gantries were set up again to transverse the transformer onto a Goldhofer trailer. The Goldhofer trailer was used to move

within the substation, because of the com-pactness of the surrounding area. Once the transformer was near the final set pads, J&R Engineering’s 500 ton gantry system was used to unload the transformer and set it onto the foundation pad.

Florida Transformer Heavy Haul & Lift

Over the years, Maxim Crane established a distinguishing safety culture as opposed to a safety program. Maxim Crane’s success de-rives from the embodiment of a culture that entails decisive decision making while on job sites. Therefore, it is Maxim Crane’s highest priority to ensure the safety of our workers on a regular basis.

In the Central Region, Maxim Crane conveyed the underlinings of the safety program, and followed up with our employees to assure their understanding of the responsibility they obtain to prevent any unsafe situations without any negative fallout. This idealistic theory is backed by management at the high-est level, and has led to stellar safety perfor-

mance. Safety is personal and must be admin-istered on a personal level. The employees in the field must realize that making the choice to work safely is an obligation to their families. They have responsibilities to their families, co-workers, and to the company to exercise their authority to stop any unsafe act or situation. It is the expectation of Maxim Crane Works for every employee to go home safe at the end of every shift. Randy Johnston, President of Maxim’s Central Region, stated that “99.99% is not good enough with the as-sociation of personal safety. Perfection is the only thing that is acceptable, and I will not ac-cept anything less.”

Maxim Crane Safety has identified 5 contrib-uting factors that in any combination of up to all five, play a part in all incidents, including: Rushing, Complacency, Fatigue, Frustration, and Poor Communication. These are human behaviors that can be eliminated with the proper planning. The 2016 Central Region Safety motto is “Plan While You Can,” because every job begins with devising a plan. If each

person plans their work accordingly, we can eliminate the five contributing factors that play a major part in causing incidents. Maxim Crane is diligent with developing a prominent safety culture that set expectation from our employees to stop unsafe situations. With proper job planning, in conjunction with a rigorous maintenance program that is fol-lowed, exceptional safety performance is what we gain.

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The Central Division of Maxim Crane Works sponsored a lunch for the “Lift & Move USA” event in Chicago of last year. Students of local high schools, community and technical col-leges were sent to a local crane company to learn about crane operations, rigging, trans-portation and mechanical aspects of the crane industry. This event was created by Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) in partnership with National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) and KHL Group (publishers of American Cranes & Transport magazine) to solve the skills gap within the crane, rigging and specialized transportation industry.

All local crane companies were asked to spon-sor different portions of the program. Maxim

Crane Works was presented the chance of culti-vating the future workforce. We had operators, riggers and mechanics on site to discuss anyquestions with the 600 students who participat-ed. The students were allowed to climb into the cabs of the equip-ment and watch others demonstrate crane and rigging operations. We received good responses from the students, and expect to have some candidates seeking em-ployment return after graduation.

Maxim Crane was recently involved in provid-ing crane assistance at the Bayport Cruise Ter-minal in Pasadena, TX. Norwegian Cruise Line is planning to add scrubbers to the exhaust system to make the ship, Norwegian Jade, more eco-friendly. Maxim’s job involved set-ting stainless piping and steel structure, and the removal of the old exhaust system. Over the course of three months, we’ve visited the dock ten times to continue working on the project. With a minimal time frame between docking and leaving, we would complete be-tween 30-50 lifts while passengers would en-ter/exit the ship. Despite the ship’s schedule, we are moving at a substantial speed that will meet the project’s standards.

“Maxim Crane was instrumental in the fulfill-ment of Norwegian Cruise Line’s tight Logistic requirements, providing support to the Exhaust Gas Scrubbers project – Phase 1 consisting of loading five new scrubber towers, each com-posed of 6 pieces, and removal of existing en-gines’ silencers. We are grateful of the coopera-tion we had from Maxim Crane.

Many thanks, Giovanni Canu, VP Technical Operations, Norwegian Cruise Line“

Call to Sea: Norwegian Cruise Lines

Central Region’s Safety Culture Philosophy

Maxim Sponsors “Lift & Move USA”

Maxim Crane Works is actively involved in pre-paring for the 100th anniversary of the India-napolis 500. On February 19th, we were hired by The Indy Car Experience to place the Indy Car inside of the Indiana State House for an of-ficial media day celebration. Though there are many local car manufacturers, it was said to be the first time a car was placed in the house for the ceremony. Maxim Crane’s Operators, Justin Cochran and Scott Evans, used a Link-Belt HTC 8675 to complete the job. The rigging and in-

stallation of the car inside was completed by employees of Indy Car and Dallara Racing. In addition to our involvement, we are currently working on the renovations of the Indianapo-lis Motor Speedway (pictured right), utilizing our New Link-Belt TCC 1400 Tele Crawler, Link-Belt RT80150, Link-Belt RT 80100, and Grove GMK6250L. We are working with contractors Hunt Construction, Renascent, Inc., Harmon Steel and Millennium Steel in completing the speedway on time for the 2016 Indy 500.

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Midwest at a Glance

Getting Ready for Summer Fun at Cedar Point

Maxim’s Grove GMK6450 and Grove GMK5210 work on the 100,000 lb column to top out the new coaster Valraven. Maxim has done all the parks ride work for the last three years, working with Adena and Cedar Fair has been very rewarding.

A New Family Member: Manitowoc MLC650Maxim Cranes’ Manitowoc VPC family of cranes (MLC650 and MLC300) change the game. The Variable Position Counterweight system mini-mizes the crane’s footprint for tight spaces and eliminates additional ground preparation before lifts.

(Above) In downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, Maxim Crane is in partnership with TWC Concrete Services and Al Neyer, a design build contractor to build a 17-story apartment tower in conjunction with a 6-story parking garage with a new Terex CTT332 flat top tower crane.

One of our new Manitowoc MLC 650 Crawlers working for KBR at Ghent, KY power plant .

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Maxim Crane Works is the epitome of a crane rental company leading the industry in work-place safety. In the last few years, our current safety program has evolved into one of Maxim Crane’s biggest successes. Before the introduc-tion of Occupation Health and Safety Adminis-tration (OSHA), workplace safety wasn’t a top priority. At the time, the objective in the con-struction industry was completing the proj-ect ahead of schedule while meeting budget. However, throughout Maxim’s progression as a company, we learned numerous safety aspects that are prominent factors towards the security of our employees.

Diligence and passion are the main ingredi-ents to leading an efficient safety program. Its effectiveness is a contributor to our success, and essential towards the protection of our employees. Our informative sessions include both safety and site specific training. Though, the most important lesson of training is not learned in a classroom, but through experience on job sites. Each employee is expected to fa-miliarize and uphold to the safety standards emplaced by employers of Maxim. It is our ob-ligation to convey the severity of safety issues

to avoid careless mentalities and incidents. Furthermore, this reinforces our employees of their security and our appreciation for their hard work.

As leaders in the construction industry, it is im-portant to pioneer an appreciative attitude as a safety professional. Moreover, engaging and forming relationships with employees. While doing a safety audit on site, take the initiative to learn about your employees. Displaying appreciation creates a personal bond, which will motivate employees to perform their best. Performance derives from motivation, and our objective at Maxim is to motivate our employ-ees to improve overall company performance.

Maxim Crane Works a leader in the construc-tion industry with an efficient safety program. Our success is a result of our active efforts in building a program that ensures the security of our employees. Learning to become passion-ate about safety by providing the necessary training, and engaging with your employees on job sites are the key factors in leading a safety program. At Maxim Crane, our overall objective is to make safety our top priority.

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West Region’s Program is a Top Priority

Maxim’s Manitowoc 999 crawler in demolition of a hydrogen processing unit that was in close proximity of multiple live units at Phillips 66 in Rodeo, CA.

(Above) Railroad expansion project in Riverside, California utilizing the Liebherr LTM 1220-5.2 for Oldcastle Precast.

(Above) Valero Refinery located in Northern California utilizing the Liebherr LTM 1200/1 with the Maxim Crane Works specially designed counter-balance beam.

(Above) Rigging and Supervision crew for the Erection day of the newly acquired and first Wolffkran 700B Luffing tower crane in the United States at 181 Fremont project in San Francisco, CA for Level 10 Construction.

(Above) Maxim Crane is recognized at the 2016 SCCA awards dinner for having zero injuries in 2015. Vice President Charlie Giovanni, Ops Manager Dennis Collins and Salesman Jonathan Costa.

(Above) First stage erection of the Quarry Creek bridge expansion in Carlesbad, California utilizing the Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 for Oldcastle Precast.

On May 3rd, President of Southeast Alan Ash-lock and Gulf Coast Manager John Boone made their way to the Atlanta branch to host a Max-im’s Heavy Hauling and Rigging division intro-duction. Nine employees, including crane spe-cialists and branch managers, in the southeast region attended the training, and reported that the session was an overall great learning experience. The informative session included: our Manitowoc 31000, Hydraulic Platform trail-ers (Goldhofer), 500 ton and 700 ton gantries, jack and slide systems , and Trail King Dual Lane 200 ton trailer for the OTR loads. Their goal is to gradually move across the nation to all Maxim

locations, and educate the team about Max-im’s newest services. “This will enhance our value to all of our loyal clients who may need

these services coupled with our extensive crane services up to 2535 tons capaci-ty,” stated Ashlock. The two ventured to the Midwest the next day to further the learning experience, and finished up in the Northeast on the 17th.

Maxim’s service department is working dili-gently to keep our equipment repaired and maintained. As pictured right, Maxim Atlanta repair and rebuild facility is tearing down and repairing a Grove RT875E rough terrain crane that came in from a long-term rental. The crane will be serviced, given a multi-point inspec-tion by our expert repair technicians, repaired to meet manufacture specifications, painted and then decaled. The service department’s commitment to repairing and refurbishing our cranes allows Maxim to provide customers cranes that are reliable and perform on the job. Optimal uptime is the expectation for Maxim’s cranes, and our service department employs technicians that receive repair and diagnostic training direct from the manufacturers.

Maxim Crane adopted a “5 core value” program in the service department that we use as a guide for daily work scope. For example, right is the lattice boom being prepped and painted in our Atlanta paint facility. We regularly run the lattice boom and tower sections through

our painting process to keep the components free of rust. In addition, an HTC8660 Truck Crane went through the painting and refurbishment program at our Pompano Beach Florida loca-tion. Our 5 core values of service gives Max-im Crane the ability to deliver reliable, quality equipment to our customers.

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Maxim Crane Receives Multiple Safety Awards for 2015A new year calls for company resolutions for Maxim Crane Works. Last year, our diligent ef-forts were recognized for total company per-formance, and this year we are setting higher expectations in safety performance, growth, and productivity. It began with a commitment to pioneer a positive safety culture, and expect each employee to contribute. We received sev-eral different awards across all facets of our day to day business, crane operations, safety to rigging, and signal person safety to driving performance to management of our environ-mental programs nationwide. These awards exemplify the individual commitment from each employee of the Maxim team. With 2,000

employees working 4 million labor hours and driving over 12 million miles in one year, this is quite an accomplishment. Thank you to you and your families for your commitment to the safest crane company in the industry.

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Specialized Carrier & Rigging Association Awards • 2015 Safety Improvement Award• 2015 Overall Safety Award• 2015 Fleet Safety Award• 2015 Environmental Award

NCCCO Committed to Crane Safety Excellence Awards• 2015 NCCCO Committed to Crane Safety Excellence Award for Certified Crane Operators• 2015 NCCCO Committed to Crane Safety Excellence Award for Certified Signal Persons• 2015 NCCCO Committed to Crane Safety Excellence Award for Certified Riggers

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The five core values are: n Continued painting of our equipment and

components to prevent structural deterioration and provide clean and presentable machines

n Repairing leaks to keep our equipment free from hydraulic and engine oil fluids

n Maintaining, repairing, and testing the safe-ty systems on all cranes to ensure all safety systems are in working order

n Maintaining, repairing, and testing the heating and cooling systems on the cranes to ensure proper operation

n Keeping the cabs of the cranes clean, free of debris, and ensuring all safety and operational decals are present

Our continuing commitment to world class service starts with the basics of keeping our equipment clean and in safe working order.

NORTHEASTBaltimore, MDToll-Free: 800-533-8279

Philadelphia, PAToll-Free: 800-458-8272

Pittsburgh, PAToll-Free: 800-222-5438

Williamsport, PAToll-Free: 877-629-5438

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MIDWESTIndianapolis, INToll-Free: 800-666-4465

Louisville, KYToll-Free: 800-999-3588

Wilder, KY Toll-Free: 800-766-9764

Dayton, OHToll-Free: 800-933-3439

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Freeport, TXPhone: 979-233-6361

CENTRAL (cont)Houston (Jacinto), TXToll-Free: 888-744-4764

LaPorte, TXToll-Free: 866-471-1766

Port Lavaca, TXToll-Free: 800-538-3866

Texas City, TXPhone: 409-945-3471

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Long Beach, CA1101 E. Spring St.Long Beach, CA 90806Toll-Free: 888-272-6374

Sacramento, CA7512 Pacific AvenuePleasant Grove, CA 95668Toll-Free: 888-880-0470

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Garza, David 20 years CEPerkins, Preston N. 20 years CESmith, Charles D. 15 years CEAchord III, Richard P. 5 years CEConaway, Erica L. 5 years CEHarmon, Rodney C. 5 years CEBradley, Russell G. 5 years CEJohnston, Steven G. 5 years CEJohnston, Christopher R. 5 years CEPerez, Gary A. 20 years CorpWieder, Nicole M. 15 years CorpGoff, Jenifer L. 10 years CorpOberst, David C. 10 years CorpSchiller, Joshua 5 years CorpDriskill, Jerry T. 15 years FLCamp, John M. 5 years FL

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Lopez, Miguel A. 5 years FLWiseman, Orville L. 5 years MWHeikkila, John C. 25 years NEFleckenstein, Robert J. 20 years NERegan, Edward J. 20 years NERossi, Bethany L. 15 years NECreese, Jacob M. 5 years SECox, Gregory A. 10 years WEGilman, Tracie R. 5 years WEZola, Robert E. 5 years WE

PromotionsGary A. Perez Vice President ITPaul M Mastarone Corporate Controller

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