Trimble's construction technology vice president cites a growing crane market as a reason behind its Aug. 21 purchase of Load Systems International Inc., Quebec City, Canada, a crane-safety instrumentation firm.

"In a world that has experienced scores of major crane accidents in recent years and thousands of smaller incidents that hold up construction projects, LSI's crane-avoidance and load-management solutions certainly match Trimble's focus," says Bryn Fosburgh, Trimble vice president of construction technology. Fosburgh would not comment on the cost of the acquisition.