Five persons died and 44 were injured in the accident, which occurred just after midday on Friday (3rd June), as students were returning to their homes in the southern German regions of Baden Wurtemburg and Bavaria ahead of the Pentecost holidays. Four of the deceased are women, while emergency operations had to be performed on … Read more
“It almost seems as though the Tadano AC 4.080-1 was made for us specifically – the cutting-edge crane is simply perfect for our fleet,” explains Manfred Härzschel, authorized representative and founder of the Cloppenburg-based crane company of the same name, while picking up his new crane. And he is right in saying that the new … Read more
Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 from Riga Mainz positions 70 tonne pontoon in flooded gravel pit VarioBase® mode enables the crane to deliver large lifting capacities when working over the rear of the vehicle Complex calculation of the fastening equipment due to the extreme asymmetry of the load A large pontoon was positioned on a flooded gravel … Read more
With its 80-meter main boom, the Tadano AC 7.450-1 is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best cranes on the market when it comes to erecting construction cranes. This did not go unnoticed by the team at Weiss Kranservice, which is why the company recently decided to acquire the Tadano seven-axle unit. … Read more
Why wait? That is the question that the team at Wiesbauer asked themselves when taking delivery of two new AC 45 City* cranes at the Zweibrücken plant. And the answer was clear, as one of the two cranes was sent to take care of its first job on the very first workday after that. The … Read more
Steil expands its mobile crane fleet with the new Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 The company has already gathered plenty of good experience with several Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 cranes Maximum flexibility with the LTM 1650-8.1 with its full range of equipment Steil Kranarbeiten GmbH & Co. KG has bought a new Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1, which will … Read more
A 500 tonne eight axle All Terrain crane overturned onto its side on a wind farm in Germany on 16th March. The incident occurred on a site north of Elsterwerda on the Saxony-Brandenburg state border in Northern Germany, between Dresden and Berlin. The crane, which looks like a Demag AC 500 from crane rental company … Read more
During the annual presentation of the ESTA Awards on 17th March, Wagenborg Nedlift won awards in 3 categories. Category up to 120 tons lifting capacity: The replacement of the ‘Ludwig-Volk-Steg’ footbridge won the prize in the category up to 120 tons lifting capacity. In this project, the old pedestrian bridge near Würzburg was replaced by a … Read more
A self-erecting tower crane overturned onto a small apartment block in the city of Mannheim, Germany on the 3th March. We understand that the crane had not been set up that long and was to be used for the construction of a new block. The top section of the tower seems to have parted company … Read more
LTM 1040-2.1, LTM 1055-3.2 and LTM 1150-5.3 for new outlet in Bayreuth Herrmann & Wittrock continuously modernises its fleet The quality of its products and services are big points in favour of Liebherr Crane and work platform rental contractor Herrmann & Wittrock took delivery of three new Liebherr mobile cranes on one day at the … Read more
A tower crane collapsed onto a building in the Bremen harbour area on Saturday night (19th Feb) during a storm with high winds. Reports state that the crane, a Potain MDT tower crane which was rigged with a hook height of 55 metres, and that the failure occurred to the tower at a height of … Read more
Liebherr has posted a formal statement on the lead page of its global website regarding the situation in Ukraine. The statement is as follows: “All of us at Liebherr share the concern for the safety of the people in the affected regions as well as the worry about the humanitarian repercussions of the war. We … Read more
Krandienst Lange, based in Grimmen, near Greifswald, has stood for precision-fit lifting and heavy-duty work for almost 25 years. With over 120 vehicles in its fleet, the company serves regional as well as international projects and stands for quality and efficiency – values that the Tadano HK 4.050-1 also encapsulates. It quickly became clear that … Read more
Proven technology and an impeccable reputation – that’s what set the Tadano all-terrain cranes apart. It’s also exactly what convinced Heinrichs GmbH & Co KG to decide in favour of this flexible 100-tonne crane, which will be used primarily as a taxi crane in East Westphalia. From 40 to 220 tonnes, the crane service provider … Read more
Alfred Klug GmbH & Co. KG expands crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 150-tonner closes gap in crane range LTM 1150-5.3 scores with one of the longest booms in its crane class The family-owned company Alfred Klug GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its crane range with a Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane. The 150-tonner replaces … Read more
Wasel GmbH uses Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 to provide assistance in Euskirchen THW hoists a 46 tonne temporary bridge over the River Erft to replace the bridge that was washed away This is a major signal to demonstrate progress in the restoration work The Bielefeld branch of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) has hoisted … Read more
Site Manager Nils Laumann, who works at Rötha-based I & H Kran Transport Montageservice GmbH, considers Tadano all-terrain cranes to be his machines of choice for a broad range of applications. Needless to say, this also applies to his company’s two most recent acquisitions: an AC 100-4L* and an AC 220-5*. “Among the many factors … Read more
The mobile cranes will be delivered between 2021 and 2023 Full order books due to expansion of infrastructure for rail, road and renewables Liebherr delivers innovative crane technology, high quality and reliable service Crane and heavy haulage contractor Schuch is modernising and expanding its mobile crane fleet. With this in mind, the company, which has … Read more
High performance and long boom for a wide range of jobs LTM 1060-3.1 well suited for operations without additional ballast transports – Ullrich vehicle fleet to be expanded in an environmentally friendly and fuel-saving way Ullrich Krane GmbH has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 mobile crane. The 60-tonne machine will supplement the crane … Read more
A tower crane overturned on 16th December in Neutraubling, near Regensburg, Germany, seriously injuring two tower crane erectors. The crane, a Wolffkran WK 122 SL, with a counterweighted base is owned by the contractor Jager Bau, and was working on a new leisure centre in the town which was almost completed. The crane was being … Read more
Tadano helps – that is the motto that led the teams at the Tadano plants in Lauf and Zweibrücken to donate over 32,000 Euros for the victims of the catastrophic flooding that occurred this summer. The company then matched this donation so that a total of 65,000 euros were collected for the victims along the … Read more
Wiesbauer puts the new Tadano crane to the test in the first tandem lift. The moment Thomas Wiesbauer heard of the Tadano AC 7.450-1 for the first time, he knew he had to get his hands on one. In fact, the managing director of the Bietigheim-based company of the same name found the concept and … Read more
LTM 1150-5.3 purchased due to its high performance, compact dimensions and versatility Good experience with Liebherr machines and reliable service the main factors Hess is one of the leading providers of a complete range of plant and machine relocation services Düsseldorf-based company Hess GmbH has strengthened its crane fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 mobile … Read more
The LR 11000 is the most powerful lattice boom crane in the Wasel fleet – Power in reserve for future wind power and industry requirements Impressive quality and service from Liebherr Wasel GmbH has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane to add to its growing fleet of lattice boom cranes. The 1000 … Read more
The City cranes from Zweibrücken have long been a regular fixture in German crane service provider Auto-Klug’s fleet: The company from Hof not only has two AC 30 City, three AC 40 City, and an AC 45 City all hard at work but also added an additional AC 45 City. “City cranes are simply unbeatable … Read more
Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge Gottfried Schönges GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 mobile crane. The Cologne-based company will use the new 110-tonne crane to replace an LTM 1100/1, thus closing a gap between 100 and 130-tonne machines in its fleet. The successful combination of performance, compact dimensions and length was … Read more
Palfinger has acquired its German sales and service partner TSK Kran und Wechselsysteme, which operates from Duisburg, in the Rhine Ruhr region. The deal also includes the company’s paint spraying division TSR Lacktechnik. Established in the early 1990s, TSK has been a sales and service provider for Palfinger’s range of loader cranes, skip loaders and … Read more
LTM 1120-4.1 expands Mikschl Autokrane fleet Compact dimensions and high performance the main factors behind the purchase decision Mikschl Autokrane GmbH based in Aichach has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane. The Bavarian contractor is expanding its crane fleet with the 120-tonne machine. The extremely compact design of the 4-axle crane … Read more
German construction equipment rental company Spira Baugeräte und Schalungslogistik has deployed its new Potain MDT 569 tower crane at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where it will handle large, prefabricated elements for the construction of two new laboratory buildings over the course of 17 months. The customer required a crane to lift 15 t at … Read more
“We were missing a middle child,” jokes Weiss Kranservice Junior Manager Dominik Magg while taking delivery of his new AC 250-5 crane in Zweibrücken. After all, his fleet already featured an AC 220-5 and an AC 300-6. The company’s most recent acquisition was handed over by Tadano Sales Manager Hans Asam. For the people at … Read more