Tadano’s Big Move On Future Strategies
Following the exit of its European companies from administration, Tadano has announced the next steps in its plans, with the long term aim to become the leading mobile crane manufacturer. … 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.
No More Demag Brand Under Tadano Product Ranges
Among a raft of changes at crane manufacturer Tadano, the company announced on 7th April it will drop the Demag brand and amalgamate the product ranges. As part of its … Read more
Versatile trio of Grove all-terrain cranes delivered to German company Neeb
The employees of German company Neeb were happy to receive three new Grove all-terrain cranes during a handover at the Manitowoc factory in Wilhelmshaven in November 2020. The family business … Read more
Mammoet get world’s first Liebherr LTM1650-8.1
Painted in the signature black and red livery colours, the first ever Liebherr LTM1650-8.1 has left Liebherr’s Ehingen plant, going to Dutch global crane and heavy haulage contractor, Mammoet. The … Read more
Duo Liebherr LTM1500-8.1 in Tandem for Bridge Replacement Works
In early July, three 168-tonne, 58-metre long steel girders were installed over the River Lippe using two units of 500-tonne mobile crane. This was to replace the bridge over the … Read more
Gigantic Liebherr HLC 295000 collapsed during load testing
Offshore heavy lift wind installation vessel Orion’s new 5,000 tonne Liebherr crane collapsed during load testing on Saturday 2 May. Two people were hospitalised and 10 were treated on site … Read more
Tadano Demag restart production
Crane manufacturing will start again in Germany at the Tadano Demag factories in Lauf and Zweibrucken on 4 May. The production schedule will be adjusted to accommodate the fact that … Read more
Final touch on Liebherr’s largest crane – HLC 295000
Liebherr, one of the world’s largest crane manufacturer is putting the final touches to is 5,000 tonne HLC 295000 heavy lift marine crane , its largest crane to date. Commissioned … Read more
Crane in the Canal
A three axle All Terrain crane overturned into a canal in northern Germany on Monday when the bank gave way. The crane – likely a Liebherr LTC 1045/LTC 1050 – … Read more
Liebherr Nifty lift
A telescopic self-propelled boom lift was lifted over a roof by a crane during the construction of a gymnasium at a primary school in south Berlin, Germany. Crane contractor Herrmann … Read more
Liebherr Salvage Sunken Mobile Harbour Cranes In Harbour Basin
Liebherr has begun the salvage operations to recover the two units of mobile harbour cranes that fell in the harbour basin. The mobile harbour cranes have fallen into the harbour … Read more
Hannover Messe rescheduled due to Coronavirus
Hannover Messe industrial manufacturing, automation and logistics exhibition in April 2020 has been postponed. The vast German exhibition will be rescheduled from 13th to 17th July 2020. The 5,500 exhibitors, … Read more
Two Liebherr Cranes Fall off Jumbo Vision during Loading Operation
Two Liebherr crane has fallen over Jumbo Vision during the loading operation. Two person was slightly injured but has received medical attention.
BKL’s Grove GMK6400 gets heated up in Mainz
A Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane from BKL Frankfurt’s crane fleet was used to erect a storage tank on Ingelheimer Aue during the construction of a power plant with a heat … Read more
Sennebogen 655E HD – The green solution for gravel extraction
Sales and service partner IBS Industrie- u. Baumaschinen Service GmbH once again delivered a Sennebogen duty cycle crane to the customer Karl Mossandl GmbH & Co. The Lower Bavarian company … Read more
Felbermayr orders 10 Demag AC 45 City cranes
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 … Read more
New Demag AC 45 City for Breithaupt & Philipp
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 … Read more
Wille supplements its fleet with a Liebherr LTM-1450 8.1 mobile crane
North Germany-based crane and heavy haulage contractor Wille Krane GmbH has expanded its fleet with a Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane. The new 450-tonne crane will replace an LTM 1350-6.1 … Read more
BKL works for glass installation in Frankfurt
Large panels of glass were handled by a pair of four-axle Liebherrs, installed as part of a project to refurbish the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre Tower. At 256.5 metres, it was … Read more
BBL takes Tadano ATF550G-5
German tower crane specialist BBL has added a new 220-tonne capacity Tadano all-terrain crane to its fleet. Its main job will be erecting and dismantling the 300-strong fleet of tower … Read more
ALS delivers 36 wind energy components
Abnormal Load Services (ALS) has coordinated the delivery of 36 wind energy components from Germany to Denmark. The components were loaded onto a chartered vessel in Bremerhaven and delivered to … Read more
Innovative rail bridge launch by ALE
ALE has assisted to replace two girder frame bridges built in early 1920s and install a new bridge at Duisberg Hauptbahnhof which is a busy interchange point. The current bridge … Read more
Markewitsch Group takes delivery of 2 units Tadano ATF100G-4
German transport and lifting company Markewitsch Group has taken delivery of two 100 tonne Tadano ATF 100G-4 All Terrain cranes. The four-axle ATF 100G-4 has a 51-metre main boom topped … Read more
Gräser-Eschbach takes delivery of Liebherr LTM1450-8.1
The Gräser-Eschbach Group with companies in Mannheim and Bad Schönborn recently took delivery of a new flagship – its new Liebherr LTM1450-8.1 mobile crane, which will be the largest crane … Read more
Comansa announces upcoming large Flat-Top tower crane in Bauma 2019
Also to come is the optional Quick Set, an electronic limitation system to drastically reduce the set-up time of all the Flat-Top range. Manufacturer COMANSA announced during the Bauma trade … Read more
Raimondi unveils the LR273 luffing jib crane at Bauma 2019 in Munich, Germany
The exhibition saw the unveiling of the new LR273 luffing crane, the first showing of the hydraulic luffing LRH174, and an exclusive preview of the company’s largest tower crane to … Read more
Manitowoc will unveil six new cranes and several new lifting technologies at bauma 2019
Manitowoc will debut six new models from its Grove and Potain lines at bauma 2019 in Munich, Germany. It will also present a technology pavilion that highlights a significant number … Read more
Van Noort proposed for ESTA role
Wouter van Noort from Mammoet has been proposed as the new president of the crane section at ESTA. ESTA is the European Association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes. … Read more
BKL’s LTM1450-8.1 dismantle tower crane on first job
The eight axle LTM 1450-8.1 was delivered in February and its first job was to dismantle the 75-meter high tower crane. Set up was done in less than two hours … Read more
BKL’s Grove GMK6400 erects 24t derrick crane atop German bank
German crane specialist BKL Baukran Logistik has used a Grove GMK6400 to lift parts of a 24 t (26.5 USt) derrick crane atop a 94 m (308 ft)-high bank in … Read more