Unic Cranes Europe has appointed SNM Lift (Société Nantaise de Manutention) as its spider crane distributor for France. In order to kick off the new partnership, SNM Lift has purchased nine new spider cranes, for use as inventory and demonstration machines. It has also teamed up with Dunkirk based EMM to distribute the Unic spider … Read more
Australian load orientation company Verton has appointed Hanho International as its distributor for South Korea. Seoul based Hanho has been importing and exporting used mobile cranes since 1989, the company is now looking to expand into other lifting related areas and believes that Verton’s remote-controlled load orientation devices eliminate the need for taglines, by using … Read more
Manitowoc appoints G Machinery as new Grove distributor in Japan The company has already sold and delivered a 150 t capacity GMK5150L-1J and a 250 t capacity GMK5250XL-1J. As part of its ongoing drive to strengthen its presence in Asia, Manitowoc has announced the appointment of G Machinery as its new distributor for Grove all-terrain … Read more
Cranserco was appointed as the Indonesian dealer for rough-terrain cranes last year; 24 staff have now completed a combined total of almost 1,200 individual courses. The intensive training under Manitowoc’s Technical E-Learning program was carried out both online and onsite, and will ensure the highest levels of product support. Fresh from its appointment last year … Read more
Australian remote-controlled lifting beam manufacturer Verton has appointed Dal-Lago as its distributor for the Gulf states and India. Dal-Lago is a leading precast concrete company, owned by Italy’s DLC Consulting, with offices in Milan, Dubai and Hyderabad, India. Liyakat Ali Syed, Dal-Lago head of international market operations for Australia, India and the GCC, said: “This … Read more
Mobile Crane Asia (MCA) has been appointed as the Grove parts and service provider for Singapore. The company will provide round the clock service support for all Grove All Terrain cranes throughout Singapore, through it its team of mobile engineers. It will also keep an extensive stock of spare parts at its head office. MCA … Read more
Italian spider lift manufacturer Palazzani has appointed sales and rental company Lift24 as the distributor for Poland Founded in 1999, Lift24 is based in Grójec, south of Warsaw, with six locations across Poland. The company has a rental fleet of spider, pick & carry, aluminium truck and loader cranes along with glass handling devices and … Read more
To mark five successful decades as a Grove dealer in Northern Minnesota, Road Machinery & Supplies Co. (RMS) joined Manitowoc staff at the manufacturer’s booth at CONEXPO 2020. RMS’s Jon Anderson (centre), along with Manitowoc’s Mike Heacock and Keith Crider, stand in front of a Grove GRT9165, one of the 10 cranes the manufacturer exhibited … Read more
HTC Wolffkran, the UK sales, rental and service subsidiary of Switzerland-headquartered tower crane manufacturer Wolffkran, has changed its name to Wolffkran Ltd. The company has also announced it is planning to move to new premises in Auckley, Doncaster in 2022. The name change completes the integration of UK crane rental business HTC Plant that was … Read more
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes (HSC) hosted the fourth edition of its bi-annual dealer conference in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in November. Representatives of 17 dealers, including five new dealers, participated in the conference. The first day of the conference opened with the welcome speech by Shogo Yokoyama, president of HSC. After the welcoming speech, the … Read more
Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (or KCM), of Tokyo, Japan and Australian Crane & Machinery Pty., Ltd. (or ACM), of Melbourne in Australia have mutually agreed to terminate their dealership agreement covering Kobelco-branded cranes in the Oceania region as of December 31, 2019. At this time, Kobelco is preparing to appoint a new dealer in … Read more
Bergheim, Austria-headquartered crane and access equipment maker Palfinger Group are looking to expand its business in North America through a partnership with British Columbia, Canada-headquartered heavy equipment sales, service and rental firm Falcon Equipment. Falcon Equipment will distribute Palfinger’s knuckle-boom cranes, material handling cranes, forestry and scrap cranes, aerial lift trucks, hooklifts, rail cranes, and … Read more
Manitowoc has appointed French construction equipment sales company Axyom as a new distributor of Potain self-erecting cranes in northern France. Based in Normandy, Axyom will expand its offering to customers by incorporating the Potain Igo, Igo T and Hup self-erecting crane ranges. According to Manitowoc, Axyom is well-established in northern France and has a team … Read more
Tracsa Group has become the exclusive dealer for Manitowoc’s Grove and National Crane brands in Mexico. While the group, which comprises the companies Sitsa and Tracsa, has been a dealer for the manufacturer for more than a decade, it will now offer sales and aftersales services for the complete product lines. Juan Paulo Mejía, Sitsa … Read more
Terex Corporation is delighted to announce the appointment of Crowland Cranes LTD on 5th November 2019, as the official Terex distributor for Rough Terrain Cranes for the UK and Ireland. Crowland Cranes Ltd is currently equipped with in excess of ten service technicians that can offer around the clock support, seven days per/week, which includes … Read more
Manitowoc has recognized long-term partner Valente for having completed 100 Potain crane orders. The impressive milestone was celebrated during a special ceremony at Batimat 2019. Established in 1979, Valente is a leading tower crane sales and rental company based in Belley, near Lyon. The company has represented Potain since 1996 and supplies cranes to customers … Read more
Manitowoc recognized the National Crane dealer for its superior commitment to its customers, ensuring that they have the highest machine uptime in the field. ALT Sales met the criteria to reach Elite Dealer status due to having excellent parts availability, superior services and the most up-to-date National Crane equipment. The Richfield, Ohio-based dealer ALT Sales … Read more
In a ceremony at bauma 2019 in Munich, Germany, Manitowoc honored southern Africa’s CLT (Crane Load Technology) as a top EMEA dealer for parts sales. Astrid Hager-Guthrie, parts sales and marketing manager for Manitowoc, presented Warren Wells, general manager of technical at CLT, with a celebratory plaque to mark the occasion. “We are very proud to celebrate CLT’s … Read more
Raimondi Cranes SpA, established in 1863, has announced the appointment of Italasme Srl to represent the company across four key areas in Italy: Liguria, Lombardy, Piedmont, and the Aosta Valley. Headed by Davide Lama, Italasme has already commenced commercial activity, and has inaugurated its agency appointment with its first Raimondi MRT159 tower crane erection in … Read more
Danish service and rental company Kran Elektro A/S, ran an open house event last 17th November to celebrate its 50th anniversary with customers, suppliers, friends, staff and families. Kran Elektro A/S is a family business founded by Preben Bøgh in 1967 as a tower crane service company. Over the years, the business slowly turned to … Read more