While the boom of gas fired power generation has ended, the demand for energy has not. As one of the leading companies providing heavy transportation and rigging for movement of the turbines, generators, and boiler modules found in power plants, … Continue reading →

This week, Barnhart Crane & Rigging moved heat exchangers from Bigbee Valley, MS to their eventual home at a Mississippi Power plant site in Kemper County on Highway 493 near DeKalb.  The heat exchangers were first transported by barge.  Then … Continue reading →

All of us come to support nuclear power for different reasons. I'm curious, are most "pro-nuclear" because it's supporting your bank account? Or is there a deeper more meaningful reason that you've gotten into the field to begin with? Why are you a Nuclear Supporter?

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Random Nuclear Power Facts... Some are common - others are not. Which were you most shocked by? * Nuclear energy was discovered by a French physicist - Henri Becquerel, in 1896. * 17% of the world's electricity came from 442 nuclear power plants in 1996. *Nuclear energy accounted for 77% of France's...

To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, August is the cruelest month, that is, when it comes to hurricanes.  Just take a look at some of the more damaging hurricanes in the past 50 years: Hurricane Katrina – August 29, 2005 Hurricane Andrew … Continue reading →

Continuing our strategy to build a national network, Barnhart is expanding our branches and ability to serve customers. Barnhart recently opened three new offices in Charleston, SC; Owensboro, KY; and Richland, WA which will support project operations. These branches, along … Continue reading →

Even in an economy that is still far from robust, Barnhart is always looking for ways to expand our services and equipment inventory to better serve our customers. So pardon our enthusiasm and this moment of self-promotion as we announce our … Continue reading →

For the first half of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Monday night, it appeared an upset was in the making.  Michigan, the underdog, was outplaying the much-hyped Louisville, the team widely predicted to win.  Leading the charge for the Wolverines was … Continue reading →