Werner and Udo Hack, the owners of Neuwied-based Hack Schwerlastservice, will tell you that the Tadano AC 3.045-1 is flat out the best crane for indoor jobs: “Right now, we have two AC 40 City cranes and one AC 30 City hard at work, and that’s exactly how we know that their performance characteristics are … Read more
The job at a high-rise construction site in the Swiss municipality of Dübendorf (Zürich) not only required a crane with an enormous reach that would be able to erect tower cranes with a height of up to 100 meters, but also a very compact design in order to fit within the tight space there. “That’s … 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
When the order for 79 Tadano all-terrain cranes by Saudi industry-leading industrial service provider Expertise came, it was clear that it was not only the biggest order in 15 years for the Zweibrücken plant but also the largest ever from a customer in Saudi Arabia. Expertise serves over 1,500 customers from the petrochemical industry, oil … Read more
For Fabio Polita, managing director and owner of the crane service provider of the same name from Legnano, Italy, the strengths of the Tadano AC 3.060-1 are obvious: “We were particularly impressed that it has the longest reach of all the cranes in its performance class, combined with a remarkable lifting capacity of up to … Read more
As a critical next step in achieving the Tadano Group’s Long-Term Environmental Targets, Tadano Ltd. announces its plans to commercialize the world’s first electric rough terrain crane. Currently, in development, the crane will be able to drive to the job site and complete all lifting operations using battery/electric, rather than diesel power to deliver zero-emissions … Read more
I & H Operations Manager Nils Laumann is quick to list the numerous advantages behind the Tadano AC 3.060-1 all-terrain crane: “It all started with its compact design in combination with the 50-meter-long main boom and, as far as we’re concerned, culminated with the extraordinary IC-1 Plus crane control system, which makes it possible to take … Read more
When it came to finding a successor for the AC 40 City crane in Dunkel Autokran’s fleet, the apple did not fall far from the tree: “We were so happy with the reliability and performance of our City crane that it would have been practically impossible for us to choose anything other than the current … 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
Tadano launched the new HK 4.050-1 as the follow-up to the successful HK 40 model. And the new crane manages to surpass its excellent predecessor in almost all disciplines. This is what convinced Franz Pichler, a truck-mounted crane rental company from Lower Austria, who secured one of the first models of the new generation. Tadano … Read more
For the team at Emil Egger AG, which is headquartered in the Swiss municipality of St. Gallen, the Tadano AC 7.450-1 came at just the right time: “And that’s because the new Tadano seven-axle crane closes a very specific gap that we’ve had in our fleet for a while,” Emil Egger AG Managing Director Michael … Read more
All good things come in threes – that was clearly part of the train of thought at Gräfelfing/Munich-based Schmidbauer as the company recently picked up the first three of six Tadano AC 3.045-1 City cranes in Zweibrücken. The trio was handed over by Sales Manager Hans Asam. At the Schmidbauer Group, City cranes enjoy a … Read more
The market launch for the Tadano® AC 2.040-1 is the world’s first in two ways: On one hand, it is the first all-terrain crane to be developed jointly by Tadano’s Lauf and Zweibrücken locations in Germany. On the other, the AC 2.040-1 is the very first member of the future Tadano AC family. In addition, … Read more
Xavier Charpentreau, the managing director at French crane service provider Cochez, a Ponticelli subsidiary, will tell you that the Tadano AC 5.220-1 continues to be the standard by which all other cranes in its capacity class should be measured. It should come as no surprise then that the company, which is headquartered in La Sentinelle … 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
After analyzing all the relevant market requirements in detail, the team at Spanish crane service provider Grues Padrosa came to a clear conclusion: The Tadano AC 4.100L-1 was simply the best machine for its needs in the 100-tonne capacity class – and not just because of its 60-meter main boom and large lifting capacities, but … Read more
For Jens Sundqvist, co-proprietor of Swedish crane service provider Hellbergs Entreprenad AB, the whole thing was a godsend: “We urgently needed an assist crane for a job at a wind farm, and we needed it right away. The used ATF 130G-5 came just in time,” he reports. The all-terrain crane had found its way to … 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
Never change a winning team. That’s certainly the motto of Austrian crane service provider, Kran Mitterhauser GmbH. The company has been counting on Tadano cranes for almost 30 years now and has worked with every model released by the manufacturer in this time. So when the time came for the regular customer to add to … 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
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
With a rated lifting capacity of 1,600 tonnes, their CC 8800-1* is definitely one of the most powerful lattice boom crawler cranes on the market. And in combination with the optional Boom Booster kit, the lifting capacity is increased by up to 90 per cent depending on the specific configuration, making the CC 8800-1 superior … Read more
Tadano announces the appointment of Giuseppe Pompeo to the European team as Director Key Accounts. In this newly created and important role, Giuseppe Pompeo will be reporting directly to Klaus Kröppel, Senior Vice President Sales of Tadano Europe. “We are excited to welcome back Giuseppe in Zweibrücken. Back indeed, as he has already made his … 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
“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 that are simply out of reach for other cranes,” explains Gerhard Füssinger, the manager of the Wiesbauer branch in Schwaikheim. Together with crane operators Uwe … Read more
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 2015 during Tadano’s Customer Day event at Nurnberg, the ATF 600G-8 has been displayed with its triple boom concept, which is said to provide a … Read more
Demag all-terrain crane dealer in North America, CraneWorks Inc., has sold a unit of Demag AC 700-9 to crane company TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. The nine-axle all-terrain crane is the largest ever sold by CraneWorks. TNT chose the Demag AC 700-9 because of the numerous safety and operational improvements. One highlight is the crane’s … Read more