Machinery Trader Potain Blog Archive

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 third edition of the awards show took place on 23 September in Paris, where three Potain distributors were recognised in the Top-Slewing Assembly, Self-Erecting Assembly, and Construction Site of the Year categories. ...

“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. ...

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

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. ...

The newest Potain provides 48 metres of reach and a 6-tonne operating capacity but has a functional footprint of just 4.5 x 4.5 m and a transport length of 15.65 m long. ...

The cranes, which were selected for their quality, flexibility, and Manitowoc Lift Solutions support, will help complete the 20-year project this year. ...

In addition to shipyard and mining applications, Potain parent company Manitowoc says the MDT 489 is ideal for installing large, prefabricated components on large-scale construction and infrastructure projects. ...

Developer and contractor C.M.B. has been using Potain cranes since the early 1970s; the firm owns 40 cranes but uses the MD 208 A and MDT 219 the most. ...

The Italian contractor and developer has been using a 10-tonne Potain MDT 219 J10, a 3.9-t MC 85 B, and an MD 185 B on this €180 million project. ...

Sutek has been familiar with Potain tower cranes since 1987 and today owns nearly 50 Potains with new models scheduled to arrive this year. ...

When complete, the 120-metre Shard of Glass will be the headquarters of UBI Banca and will be covered in more than 6,000 square metres of solar panels, generating enough power for the equivalent of 306 homes. ...

Working on a tight schedule, contractor Totalbud S.A. purchased two Potain MDT 109 top-slewing cranes and one Igo T 70 A self-erecting crane to construct a 20-apartment complex in Warsaw, Poland. ...

The largest model in Potain’s city topless series, the MCT 88 can lift up to 5 tonnes and features a lift radius of 52 metres. ...

The Northampton-based crane hire firm thinks the crane will be very busy, as oversailing is a common issue for UK construction crews working on cramped urban jobsites. ...

The construction firm uses the crane to lift large pieces of prefabricated flooring and entire wall sections and place them exactly where they were needed within the building structure. ...

The two 25-tonne MCT 565 cranes and three 20-t MCT 385 cranes belong to rental company NFT Group and were all built in Zhangjiagang, China. ...

The 16-tonne top-slewing cranes are pouring concrete and assembling prefab components for a number of buildings at the new Servier Paris-Saclay Research Institute. ...

Building contractor Schulthess Holzbau AG selected the crane from Swiss Potain dealer Stirnimann’s 310-crane hire fleet. ...

The all-terrain crane assembled a pair of top-slewing tower cranes that will spend the next three years helping build the Porta del Mare residential and commercial waterfront development. ...

One of the topless hydraulic luffing jib cranes is helping to build a housing project on Panlong Road, while the other works on a new fire station on Jingtian Road. ...

The crane hire firm chose the crane for its suitability for work on restricted urban jobsites as well as its ability to erect itself in less than 20 minutes. ...

The cranes are supporting construction of the project’s concrete core, and lifting and assembling steel girders to help build the office tower’s steel frame. ...