German construction company Max Bögl used six Potain tower cranes to help with the construction of a new bridge on the A3 main road near Limburg, Germany. The cranes were delivered by Max Bögl’s subsidiary company, Max Bögl Transport & Geräte. On site are three flat top Potain MDT 222 with tip heights up to 76.2 metres and operating radius up to 60 m. Two of them are mobile and one has been erected stationary, a spokesperson said. Also on site is a stationary Potain MD 150 with a tip height of 29.8 m and radius of 55 m, and a Potain … [Read more...]
Potain helps Lyon reach new heights
Two Potain tower cranes are being used to construct what will be the third-largest building in France. At 200m high, the Tour Incity will be the tallest building in Lyon when completed, and will comprise 44,000 sq m of offices as well as four restaurants. The project's main contractor Bouygues erected two of its Potain tower cranes at the site: a 16t MD 550 top-slewing crane using 60m of its 80m jib, and a 12t MDT 222 topless crane using 30m of its 65m jib. The cranes are operating for 14 hours a day, building one floor a week over 30 … [Read more...]