Dunagep, one of Hungary's largest crane rental specialists, has taken delivery of a Terex AC500-2, Dunagep, (Danubian Building Machines Servicing Corporation), one of Hungary's largest crane rental specialists, has taken delivery of an eight axle 500 tonne Terex AC500-2, its largest All Terrain crane to date. The new crane has a 56 metre main boom plus luffing jib and Superlift attachment, maximum system length it 145.8 metres. The company which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is based in Budapest with subsidiaries in … [Read more...]
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Three Liebherrs for Schmidbauer
Germany’s largest crane rental company Schmidbauer has taken delivery of three new Liebherr All Terrain cranes. The order comprises a 100 tonne five axle LTM 1100-5.2, a 130 tonne LTM 1130-5.1 and a three-axle 60 tonne LTM 1060-3.1. All three will be stationed at the company's headquarters in Gräfelfing, near Munich. Schmidbauer chief executive Werner Schmidbauer said: “We were persuaded by the LTM 1060-3.1 due to its 48 metre telescopic boom and high load capacities. What is more is that its compact dimensions make it ideal for use in … [Read more...]
Liebherr confirms 1% decline
Liebherr has said that it excepts to achieve total revenues of €8.87 billion in 2014, one percent below that achieved in 2013. The decline, as reported in November, is due almost entirely to lower shipments in mining equipment business. Mobile crane shipments will be close to last year’s levels, when 1,416 new cranes were delivered, while revenues will be slightly higher. Sales of marine cranes are 20 percent higher. Geographically the group did well in Western Europe where revenues increased significantly, while Africa and the Americas … [Read more...]
First Power Boom on an LR11000
The first Liebherr LR 11000 to be fitted with a Power Boom attachment has gone to work in Germany. The 1,000 tonne crane used the new P.Boom for the first time to place a large turbine house, weighing almost 220 tonnes onto a tower near Cuxhaven in North Germany. The 6.2 MW pilot system was erected by Senvion (previously REpower) in the new test field for offshore wind turbines. Crane company Nolte decided to use a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane owned by Austrian based Felbermayr, while supplying the assist cranes from its own … [Read more...]
First Jekko SPX 1275CDH
Italian mini crane manufacturer Jekko has shipped the first of its 7.5 tonne SPX 1275CDH tracked mini cranes, delivering it to its Benelux distributor Hocap in the Netherlands. The SPX-1275CDH has a five section 17.7 metre main boom with a 19 metre maximum tip height at which it can handle 1,700kg. An 8.8 metre telescopic extension takes this up to a tip height of 27.8 metres with 900kg lift capacity. The outrigger base can be set from a minimum 3.36 x 3.36 metre footprint up to 4.6 x 4.6 metres, while the tracks extend from 1.45 to 2.05 … [Read more...]
Repeat port order for Terex
German port operator Eurogate has ordered 15 Terex NSC 634E straddle carriers after ordering the same number earlier this year. Set for delivery at the start of 2015, the 60 tonne diesel-electric NSC 634E straddle carriers are capable of lifting one over two containers. They are also fitted with Terex’s NTS 62F twin-lift spreaders, which are hydraulically braced in order to limit damage in the event of a collision. Eurogate managing director Peter Zielinski, said: “Straddle carriers and spreaders form a powerful package that impressed … [Read more...]
The development of a cable stayed bridge
The development of a cable stayed bridge in India’s capital city of Delhi is underway. The construction of a major cable stayed bridge is underway to ease burgeoning interstate vehicular traffic movement between India’s capital city of Delhi and surrounding North Indian states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Named Signature Bridge, the landmark tourist icon, owing to its design aesthetics, will also improve road connectivity between North and East of Delhi over India’s historical river Yamuna. The bridge … [Read more...]
Liebherr to build on Indian tower crane success
A central attraction on Liebherr’s bC India stand is the company’s 85 EC-B 5i flat-top tower crane. The model is manufactured at the company’s factory in Pune, India and has been designed for the specific needs of the local market. The model is only available in India. The unit has a maximum capacity of 5 tonnes and can lift 1.3 tonnes at the end of a 50 m maximum length jib. However, it sits on a footprint of just 1.2 x 1.2 m, and the company says this combination of high capacity on a small cross-section makes it ideal for the confined … [Read more...]
UK rental companies in play
As 2014 draws to an end it looks as though ownership of at least three, if not four, of the UK’s largest rental may change as we go into 2015. Ever since October - when news broke that the investors in UK crane rental company Ainscough Crane Hire were looking to sell their stakes - there has been a significant rise in activity, as funds with money to invest look at getting in on what they see as the lucrative and growing UK rental market. With analyst activity picking up rapidly in November and the start of December, it looks as though … [Read more...]
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