Machinery Trader Cranes Blog Archive

SANY hoisting equipment proved its mettle over time, according to the manufacturer, convincing Indonesian officials to use the SCC8000A on the project that for years had been supported by cranes from German companies. ...

The power station will be operated by Tanzania Electric Supply Company and is being built as a joint venture between The Arab Contractors and El Sewedy Electric (JVACEE), both of Egypt. ...

The sturgeon stone statue was dislodged from her plinth in July by debris carried on floodwaters and found days later several metres downstream. ...

The 125 K is the largest of Liebherr’s K-series tower cranes, with a lift capacity of 8,000 kilograms; the heaviest lift for this project is around 4,000 kg. ...

“We have been working with Potain cranes for almost 20 years, so we know from experience how reliable and efficient these machines are," says BKL Managing Director Jörg Hegestweiler. ...

“We already have six other Manitowoc crawler crane models at our facility, the quality and operability of which have been excellent,” says Lamprell Group Operations Manager Martyn Taylor. ...

“With its 66-metre telescopic boom, the LTM 1150-5.3 has a very long mast with good lifting capacity values, yet is also very compact,” says Viktor Baumann Managing Director Sabine Baumann-Duvenbeck. ...

“Many of our working conditions are really tough, so efficiency is a fundamental requirement for all the machines we operate,” says Allied Managing Director André Engelbrecht. ...

The rail-mounted crane has been performing heavy lifting 12 hours a day, five days a week for the last two years at Antonio Basso S.p.A.’s headquarters in Treviso. ...

The mobile crane equipped with Liebherr’s VarioBase and VarioBallast features was recently dispatched to the southern coast of Sardinia to carry out repairs at the Sarlux refinery alongside the industrial plant specialists at Mintor S.r.L. ...

Owner and CEO Michele Paradiso calls the Liebherr LG 1750 the "queen" of cranes for the wind energy industry in the 750-tonne class. ...

Benefits include simple transportation and storage, easy assembly, cost-effectiveness, and enhanced operator security, the manufacturer says. ...

The purchase represents the Lüneburg-based crane hire firm’s first Liebherr mobile crane, and so far reviews are favourable. ...

“We are looking forward to meeting our customers again face-to-face, getting the chance to talk with them and update each other on our business, expectations, and plans for the future,” says Manitowoc Italy Sales Director Enrico Angiolini. ...

The new crane uses one engine rather than two and recently performed the same lift using 40 tonnes less ballast thanks to the VarioBallast system, making it easier and more economical to transport. ...

The new crawler will make its in-person debut at The Utility Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, on 28 September. ...

With five prefabricated concrete components factories in Poland and another in Germany, the Poznan-based firm needed a reliable mobile crane to help it keep up with growing demand for new homes. ...

The latest addition to Manchester- and Liverpool-based John Sutch Cranes’ crane hire fleet is wrapped in a special livery to raise awareness and funds for the charity. ...

The largest topless crane ever built by Manitowoc is now deployed in Darmstadt, Germany, at the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) particle accelerator construction project. ...

Launched in June, the new Liebherr crane features a compact design, simpler handling, and the new, high-visibility LiCAB cabin. ...

The LTF-1045-4.1 taxi cranes can haul all of their main elements without special road permits and use less fuel than all-terrain cranes. ...

This is the fourth crawler crane Al Faris has added to its fleet of more than 500 Liebherr cranes this year. ...

The 20-metre section of wall, which suffered damage during a previous construction mishap, runs around Germany’s second-largest butterfly house and its attendant rose garden. ...

Vernazza Autogru first saw Grove’s new GMK5250XL-1 at bauma 2019 and quickly added the five-axle all-terrain crane to its fleet. ...

The modern rail power infrastructure allows for high-speed trains and is expected to make rail travel more attractive, while also offering a more climate-friendly alternative for long-distance travel. ...