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Northern Territory Manitowoc Crane Care

Manitowoc has appointed Darwin Cranes & Machinery Services (DCMS) as its Crane Care dealer for Grove cranes in Northern Territory, Australia. The company will provide a complete aftersales support – including spare parts, service and training – for all Grove crane customers in the region, supported by Manitowoc Crane Care’s Australian team.

DCMS is a machinery maintenance company which serves the construction and mining industries. The company previously operated as Bozmech, in Pilbara, Western Australia, but rebranded and moved to the Northern Territory after opening a new facility in Winnellie, just outside of Darwin. It currently has four fully equipped service vehicles and will stock a comprehensive range of Grove spare parts.

Brad Cooper, Manitowoc Crane Care’s country manager for Australia, said: “Adding a new dealer in the Northern Territory ensures that customers in the region will receive first-class, after-sales support service. DCMS has extensive experience servicing clients on construction and mine sites and is a valuable addition to Manitowoc’s global service network.”

DCMS operations manager, Russell Bozanich, added: “We are always looking for ways to develop our business and improve our services to customers. Our partnership with Manitowoc Crane Care will be integral to this. Construction and mining will always be our main source of work, but we have also started to expand into offshore work from our new base in the Northern Territory. As Darwin continues to grow, we will continue to evolve our scope of service as our company grows.”

H&E unveils new Manitowoc crane remanufacturing center

Manitowoc EnCORE partner, H&E Equipment Services, has opened a new crane remanufacturing complex to service Manitowoc cranes in Belle Chasse, LA. The new center marks a significant upgrade to the company’s abilities to rebuild, repair and remanufacture Manitowoc Cranes, tripling its capacity.

The new complex has two primary facilities: One devoted to crane remanufacturing (Crane Remanufacturing Center) and another devoted to heavy equipment structural repair (Structural Repair Center). It is strategically located on the Intercoastal Waterway near the Mississippi River with access to the Gulf of Mexico, which gives the complex advantageous shipping capabilities.

Frank Arthur, branch manager with H&E, said the company had outgrown its older remanufacturing center, so it was time to upgrade with new buildings and equipment. The move adds more capabilities to care for crane and heavy equipment customers.

New Grove for ABA Cranes

Crane rental company ABA Cranes has added a 100 tonne capacity Grove GMK4100L all terrain crane to its fleet in the United Kingdom.

The four-axle Grove GMK4100L has a 60 metre telescopic boom, which can be extended to 77 m when configured with a jib.

Dale England, ABA Cranes manager, said, “We keep buying Grove cranes because we know they earn their keep. They are very versatile units that are quick to set-up and easy to use. Hardly ever seeing them means they are doing a good job and I am sure we will buy more Grove cranes in the future.”

Tiong Woon adds five Groves

Lifting and transport specialist Tiong Woon has taken delivery of five new 300 tonne capacity Manitowoc Grove all terrains to add to its crane rental fleet.

The Singapore-based company marked the addition of the GMK6300L models in a ceremony held during the Bauma China construction industry exhibition in Shanghai at the end of November. Tiong Woon Crane & Transport, 15th in the IC50 ranking of the world’s largest crane rental companies, now has 18 Groves in its fleet of more than 300 wheeled mobile and crawler cranes.

At the ceremony KH Ang, Tiong Woon chairman, commented, “Grove cranes are very popular units with our customers. When the Grove GMK6300L was launched in 2010 we could see that its onboard innovation gave it capabilities that other cranes didn’t have, particularly with its 80 metre boom. We watched the arrival of the first units in Asia with interest and quickly realised that this crane would be a great solution for many of our customers. It was only a matter of time until we ordered our own, and we saw such strong potential for the GMK6300L that we ordered five units.”

Grove has sold hundreds of units of its six-axle, 80 m boom GMK6300L since it was unveiled in IC magazine in April 2010. Tiong Woon’s other Groves include GMK3055 and GMK5095 all terrains and RT760E and RT890E rough terrains.

Crawlers assist at Europe’s biggest LNG facility

A team of five Manitowoc crawler cranes are assisting the construction of what is said to be the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Europe.

The cranes are being operated by Dutch crawler specialist Crane House and working up to 24 hours a day at the €1bn project at Dunkirk, France.

With capacities from 250t-400t, the cranes were first used on the site in 2011, when a Manitowoc 16000 and a 272t Manitowoc 2250 were used for six months to install underwater foundations and a floating flat barge.

In mid-2013, another 16000 joined the project, followed by a second 2250 and a Manitowoc 15000 model. The 16000, as the largest crane on the site, is rigged with a 96m boom.

The cranes have worked along the shoreline at the project, with one assembled on an off-shore platform. They were recently used to assist the construction of the terminal jetty, primarily through pouring concrete.

The project, which is being overseen by a consortium lead by French contractor Vinci, is due to be completed next year.

Grove rises above the trees for Hack

A 400t Grove GMK6400 all terrain crane was used by German heavy lift specialist Hack to lift construction materials onto the roof of a 60m-high building.

The project was based in Koblenz, Germany and involved lifting 5t loads at a radius of 86m in an inner-city location. The crane was required to navigate trees which lined the job site, with the jib rigged in mid-air to avoid damaging the recently-resurfaced road.

Using the GMK6400 configured with a 55m boom and 79m luffing jib, Hack completed the job in two days.

The crane was accompanied by four trucks and was fitted on arrival at the site with its full 135t counterweight, before the self-rigging MegaWingLift attachment was installed, increasing capacity by 70%.

Supported by flat-bed trucks, the jib sections were connected at ground level before the full 79m extension was raised.

Since purchasing the GMK6400 in the summer, Hack has also used the crane for projects including wind turbine maintenance and erection, tower crane assembly, and other large-radius lifts on inner-city sites.

Company owner Udo Hack said: “The GMK6400 is fast to erect, easy to use, and can perform lifts that few other cranes of this size can complete. I am delighted with how busy the crane is.”