Crane arm smashes into KL office

"Sany is proud of its industry-leading crane designs," said Sany Heavy Industry Co. President Xiang Wenbo in a statement, issued on June 19. "We categorically reject the claims made by Manitowoc and stand fully behind our market-leading products." Messages left with Lanning and Manitowoc attorneys seeking comment were not immediately returned.Friction between Manitowoc and Sany, which is the subject of a recent story in Fortune, comes more than two years after Sany made a splash at Conexpo 2011 in Las Vegas. There, outside one of the exhibit halls, it hung a giant poster that featured Lanning's face.  An office suite at the ninth level of the Empire Tower here was damaged when an unlocked crane arm from a construction site crashed into it on Tuesday. No casualties were reported.

Director of ANBIZ Sdn Bhd and owner of the affected lot, Yvonne Ng, expressed her concern over the safety of workers at the tower and hoped that the authorities would take extra precautions.Ng who was in the office during the 5pm incident said it was fortunate that nobody was sitting at the window when the crane arm swung into it.She then sent her colleagues to the construction site to ask the workers to move the crane arm."We were informed that the crane arm was faulty and unlocked and that it was easily blown by the wind," she said.Ng added that the builder would cover the cost of repairs.She said the local authorities should look into the incident.

"Construction is still ongoing beside the tower, while the crane arm is still near our level. I am afraid that stronger winds might damage other areas of the tower."She lodged a police report at the Subang Jaya police station and informed the Subang Jaya Municipal Council.Mrs. Reid went out and bought her very own origami paper and pushed her students to make this few week goal, not just for the cancer patients, or to ensure the Japanese legend would ring through, but to encourage her students that they too can challenge themselves to do more and be more. Although at times it got hairy, and there were times when the kids thought that final rung wouldn't be filled in on their hand drawn thermometer, that last and final week united the entire class as they pushed through to get their 1,000 cranes done before break. Even if it meant folding 5-cranes was one of their last homework assignments.