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Four more Kobelcos for Weldex

March 31, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

UK based rental company Weldex has taken delivery of four new Kobelco CKE G series crawler cranes as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation programme. The company purchased two 60 tonne CKE600G machines and two80 tonne CKE800G cranes which will be based at the company’s depot in Derbyshire, England. The CKE600G israted at three metres and can handle seven tonnes at 12 metres radius on its 51.8 metre maximum boom. The CKE800G will take seven tonnes out to 20 metres with its 55 metre maximum boom length. The new cranes also feature low … [Read more...]

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GH Johnson adds Kobelco crawler cranes

February 6, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

UK crane rental company GH Johnson Crane Hire has bought two new CKE800G crawler cranes from Kobelco Cranes Europe. Adding the 80 tonne capacity lattice boom units increases the Kobelco count in Johnson’s fleet to 18 units. The five added in the last 12 months were three CKE1350G and two CKE1100G crawlers. Paul Johnson, GH Johnson Crane Hire managing director, said, “In total, we will have upwards of 70,000 hours experience with Kobelco crawler cranes and have never had a serious breakdown or mechanical fault.” Demand is strong in the … [Read more...]

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Profit spike at Kobelco Cranes

February 3, 2015 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Kobe Steel, parent of Kobelco Cranes, has published its third quarter results, showing a sharp rise in profits within the crane business. Total crane sales for the nine months to the end December were ¥51.7 billion ($440.6 million), an increase of 29.8 percent on the same period last year. Operating profit for the nine months leapt 75 percent to ¥4.5 billion ($38.3 million) with the rising trend continuing during the third and into the fourth quarter. The company said: “The strong sales are due to higher shipments of crawler cranes in … [Read more...]

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Global Parts Centre for Kobelco

January 26, 2015 By CranesBlog 1 Comment

Kobelco Cranes Co has officially opened its Global Parts Centre in Singapore which started operations at the beginning of this year. The opening ceremony was attended by Akihiko Tsukamoto chief executive of Kobelco Cranes together with senior company executives, dignitaries, Kobelco dealers, business partners and associates. The new centre is strategically located to supply both the Asia Pacific and Australasia region as well as Europe, Africa and the Middle East, from a single location. The initial stock holding is valued at ¥400 million … [Read more...]

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Crane collision closes road

January 23, 2015 By CranesBlog 1 Comment

A coach/bus clipped a city type All Terrain crane this morning as it overtook it, while heading north on the M11 motorway, near the M-25 in the UK, blocking one lane on the section between junction five and six. The two axle crane – a 20 tonne Kobelco RK200 - owned by Emerson Crane Hire – skidded on the icy road after it was clipped, and overturned onto the verge. The crane operator - miraculously- was completely unhurt, as were the coach driver and his five passengers. This was though one of the few times that a crane has come off worse in … [Read more...]

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Kobelco see home growth

May 20, 2014 By CranesBlog Leave a Comment

Japanese manufacturer Kobelco has recorded high levels of growth in its domestic market, whilst international markets saw a drop in demand. The firm announced that aggregate demand in the domestic crawler crane market in the fiscal year 2013 was up by 47% from the previous year. The company said that the improvement was due to an increase in the number of public work projects significantly because of the availability of deferred funds from the large-scale supplementary budget of fiscal 2012 and other factors, in addition to reconstruction … [Read more...]

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