UK crane rental firm Ainscough Crane Hire has extended its fleet with the addition of a Liebherr MK140 mobile tower crane. The five-axle model has a maximum lifting capacity of eight tonnes and a maximum radius of 65 metres, at which it can lift 1.9 tonnes. Along with the crane, Liebherr provided training for 40
Specialist rental company SECH is using its Kobelco CKE3000G crawler crane on its first major lifting and foundations contract in Portsmouth Harbour, having arrived at the site by barge in November. It is the largest Kobelco CKE series crawler working in Europe, the Japanese manufacturer said. The Knights Brown project is a £19 million (US$
Orders of this magnitude are far from normal in the crane industry. Felbermayr from Wels, Austria, has ordered ten Demag® AC 45 City cranes, the first two of which have now been delivered. “In our opinion, the Demag AC 45 City is a good choice in many areas,” says the crane department at Felbermayr, explaining
Marc Peperkamp, the General Manager of Dutch company Baetsen Kraanverhuur, is clear about one thing: As far as he is concerned, the Demag brand represents innovative solutions and uncompromising engineering progress. These factors were two of many that influenced his decision to buy a new Demag® AC 55-3 when deciding on a 3-axle crane. The unit
Magdeburg-based lifting and transport service provider Breithaupt & Philipp has had a Demag® AC 30 and two Demag AC 40 hard at work for years and has now decided to place a Demag AC 45 City into operation as well. “We’ve always been tremendously happy with the performance of our three Demag cranes, so deciding on
In 2019, Tadano Ltd. celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding. As part of the commemorations, Tadano donated the third crane to Easter Island, Chile, where they had a connection for many years. On December 9, 2019, they held a press announcement at their company and invited the Republic of Chile ambassador, Julio Fiol, to
After the “separation” with Demag cranes, Terex Cranes are now focusing on its own line of products range for the North American market. A rough-terrain and tower crane will make
Sotiris Kanaris visits Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes’s (HSC) Nagoya plant and learns about the company’s vision. With a site area that spans 110,000sqm and a floor area of 46,000sqm,
Zoomlion displayed the ZCC9800W, one of the largest equipment in the Changsha International Construction Equipment Exhibition (CICEE) held on 16th May 2019. Standing at a height of 178m with its
The 130-tonne telescopic crawler roll-off from the production line in Huzhou Industrial Park this month. The telescopic crawler crane is developed by Sany’s own R&D team, according to the demand
The Hup M28-22 is the first model in the revolutionary Potain Hup range to champion mobility, providing the best job site access capabilities in its class. The new self-erecting crane
Crane Concept BV is now the first crane service provider in the Netherlands to have put a Demag® AC 45 City into operation. And all while managing to couple that
Albrecht Autokran GbR based in Etting, Bavaria, has decided to buy a Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane. Its 48-metre telescopic boom enables the crane to be more economical for jobs
Australian company RAR Group says the all-terrain crane has the best lifting capacity of any six-axle crane. The Grove GMK6400 is the biggest crane in RAR Group’s fleet. Since receiving
With the addition of a GMK5250L all-terrain crane and a TMS9000-2 truck crane, the construction company can now perform two-hook operations. Working with Manitowoc for over 60 years now, Irving
Scottish oilfield equipment provider WellConnection IOS has taken delivery of the first 80-tonne Terex RT1080 Rough Terrain crane in the UK from Crowland Cranes. The RT1080 – the first crane
