Tadano donates for Ahr and Erft rivers flood victims
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 … Read more
Germany
Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges and North Sea beaches. It has over 2 millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.
First AC 7.450-1 maiden lift at Port of Helibronn – Wiesbauer Lift MRI
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 … Read more
Hess expand fleet with Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3
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 … Read more
Wasel extends crawler crane portfolio with Liebherr LR 11000
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 … Read more
New AC 45 CITY For Auto-Klug
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 … Read more
Colonia takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 Mobile Crane
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 … Read more
Palfinger acquires TSK Kran
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 … Read more
Mikschl expands crane fleet with Liebherr LTM 1120-4.1 mobile crane
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 … Read more
Spira erects 25 t capacity Potain MDT 569 tower crane in just two days for KIT lab construction project
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 … Read more
New Demag AC 250-5 All Terrain Crane For Weiss Kranservice
“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 … Read more
Wiesbauer takes AC 100/4L for urban jobs
“It’s almost as if the AC 100-4L (AC 4.100L-1) had been designed specifically for our jobs in the Stuttgart metropolitan area. With its compact design, it can get to places … Read more
Grove all-terrain overturned in Germany
The four-axle Grove from the Armbruster Kran fleet overturned last week Tuesday after lifting a large electrical mast/pole/pylon in Schlaitdorf, southwest Germany. The mobile crane was lifting the eight-tonne, 18 … Read more
Will Tadano ATF 600G-8 Be on Market?
Tadano has officially shelved plans for its 600-tonne ATF 600G-8 all-terrain crane but has mentioned that they may still incorporate the unique triple boom technology in future products. Introduced in … Read more
Tower Crane overturned in Southern Germany
A tower crane collapsed on a job site in Gemmingen, near Heilbronn in southern Germany, last Monday, damaging a truck parked nearby. The tower crane, which appears to be a … Read more
Grove presents two new five-axle all-terrain cranes at customer events in Wilhelmshaven
At 68.7 m, the Grove GMK5150XL offers a boom length that most 220 t capacity cranes cannot compete with; plus it has stronger load charts than its GMK5150L-1 sibling. The … Read more
Eisele Use Tadano ATF 220-G For Wind Turbine Prefab
With its headquarters in the town of Maintal near Frankfurt, Eisele AG has been relying on Tadano for over 30 years. A recent project at the Fuchsstadt wind farm provided … Read more
Liebherr Crane aids elephant rescue in the River Wupper
Wilden Kran-Vermietung GmbH uses LTF 1045-4.1 to hoist elephant sturgeon stone back into position The sculpture was torn out of its anchoring in the July floods – Sturgeon stones improve the … Read more
Konecranes wins 14-crane order from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for Kiel shipyard
Konecranes has won an order from the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems shipyard to supply 14 process cranes for a shipbuilding hall now being built in Kiel, Germany. The order was booked … Read more
BKL deploys five Potain cranes for “In den Sieben Stücken” residential construction project
BKL Baukran Logistik is using five Potain tower cranes to construct a new residential development in Hannover, Germany, with 160 housing units. BKL chose the cranes for their reliability, compact … Read more
Sennebogen 643E was used for structural works at the mega project in Hamburg’s Hafencity
As part of the urban megaproject “Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier”, a completely new urban district is to be built in Hamburg within just three years. The construction company Leonhard Weiss has been … Read more
Tadano ATF-220-5.1 for use in the Hamburg metropolitan region
With the Hamburg metropolitan region offering a whole lot of work for heavy-duty and crane service providers, Fricke-Schmidbauer Schwerlast GmbH has made the decision to purchase a new ATF-220-5.1 from … Read more
Tadano HK 40 helps in the wastewater treatment plant
Enjoying clean water from the tap is something we just take for granted, but a lot of high-tech work goes on behind the scenes to get it this way. This … Read more
Baumann takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 mobile crane
Baumann closes gap between 130 and 200 tonne lifting capacity Powerful 66 metre telescopic boom and extremely compact dimensions of the LTM 1150-5.3 win the order Viktor Baumann GmbH & … Read more
Anker expands its Tadano fleet with AC 45 City
Lüneburg-based crane service provider Anker placed a brand-new ATF-220-5.1 into operation a few months ago and is now following that up with another Tadano crane in the form of a … Read more
Tadano ATF-220-5.1 in two-winch operation for precast wall
If the situation calls for turning prefabricated parts as well as lifting them, a second winch can be worth its weight in gold. After all, it can save deploying an … Read more
Liebherr LR 1700-1.0 Premiere Job at Paderborn Wind Farm
LR 1700-1.0 proves its worth in the construction of a powerful wind turbine. Crane companies Hofmann and Wasel take delivery of first machines Crawler crane sets new standards in its … Read more
Tadano HK 40 for hall and steel construction company
If a company wants to set itself apart from its competitors in terms of reliability and flexibility, it needs to be able to count on the right machines. This is … Read more
First Tadano® AC 7.450-1 all terrain crane delivered to Wiesbauer
The best way to determine just how important this crane handover was to Tadano in Zweibrücken is to look at who was there for it: Wiesbauer was represented on-site by … Read more
27 apprentices are starting their career in Lauf and Zweibrücken in 2021
Corona cannot stop Tadano: The crane manufacturer is still going ahead with apprenticeships in 2021 at both locations in Germany. At the Tadano site in the Franconian town of Lauf, … Read more
Wagenborg lifts sunken vessel in Weser River
On the 15th August, the Polish inland, motor freight vessel, West Oder 1, collided with the Dutch inland vessel Timbo in the Weser river near Nienburg, Germany. Unfortunately, the Polish … Read more