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First Tadano AT for Emsley

UK rental company Emsley Crane Hire has taken delivery of a new 40 tonne Tadano ATF 40G-2, taking its total fleet to 60 units.

This latest acquisition is the first Tadano All Terrain crane for the Harrogate based company, which last purchased a Tadano crane in the 1990s when it bought six new Tadano truck-mounted cranes.

The two axle 4x4x4 crane features a 35.2 metre main boom plus a nine metre swingaway extension, automatic lubrication/greasing system, Xenon boom lights and Tadano’s latest AML safe load indicator with full area limitations. The delivery is part of a three unit order with Tadano.

Director John Emsley said: “The Tadano is well proven in this class and the time was right to introduce this as a new model in our fleet. We continue to invest and expend due to the current workload and continue to provide the best possible service to our customers.”

Tadano to expand Mantis plant

Tadano is investing $2.5 million to expand its Mantis crawler crane plant in Richlands, Virginia, adding at least 25 new jobs.

Mantis is based in Franklin, Tennessee, and apparently considered adding capacity in either of its two locations, but chose Virginia which offered a number of grants and other financial aid.

The announcement of the expansion was jointly made by Virginia’s governor Terry McAuliffe and Tadano’s Shiro Morita. McAuliffe said, “I am thrilled to announce this win for Tazewell County, creating 21st century jobs in sectors like advanced manufacturing is critical for diversifying the industrial base and building a new Virginia economy, and we are proud that Tadano Mantis is a part of our efforts.”

Morita- chief operating officer of Tadano Mantis – added: “We are very
excited about our Richlands plant expansion. We can hire more workers from local communities. We can have more suppliers and vendors locally, too. We are looking forward to seeing the completion of this expansion as soon as possible.”

Support for the state aid came from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the Tazewell County Industrial Development Authority, and the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority which approved $140,000 of funding, while the Governor’s Opportunity Fund donated $100,000 to assist Tazewell County with the project.

The company is also eligible to receive state benefits from the Virginia Enterprise Zone Program, administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, while employee training grants will be provided through the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.

Doyle Rasnick, chairman of the Tazewell County Industrial Development Authority said: “We are very excited for Tadano Mantis as they embark on an expansion that will bring more skilled jobs to our county. They have a product that is not only being sold in the USA, but also expanding throughout the world. Our board has taken pleasure in working with them and helping them get to this point and will continue to work even more closely as they grow in the future.”

Virginia senator Benton Chafin also got a word in, saying: “The new investment by Tadano Mantis Corporation is a big step forward in bringing much-needed manufacturing jobs to Tazewell County. Manufacturing is a key factor to economic growth and helping the citizens of Southwest Virginia find new jobs.”

Mantis telescopic crawler cranes were launched in 1979 after the manufacturing company Spandeck acquired the rights to the Turtle Telescopic cranes and introduced a nine and 11.9 tonne models. The company went on to introduce further models and also entered the special mobile cranes for re-railing and recovering locomotives as well as a number of other special heavy duty cranes.

Spandeck was acquired by Tadano from the Mitchell family in December 2008, and is gradually being integrated in to the business. The crawler crane line now ranges from 27 to 120 tonnes.

The company headquarters in Franklin is on the southern outskirts of Nashville, the plant in Richlands, is a quiet relatively remote town in the mountains of south west Virginia.

40t Tadano for Ellis

UK based crane hire company Ellis Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 40 tonne Tadano ATF 40G-2 All Terrain crane.

The compact two axle crane features a 35.2 metre main boom plus a nine metre swingaway which can be offset by zero, 20 and 40 degrees.

Joint company director Simon Ellis, said: “We have looked at Tadano and had conversations with them for many years. We have a strong sector of work with two axle machines and felt the time was right to enhance our fleet with a Tadano. The crane has an impressive duty chart and compact dimensions, ideal for modern sites and applications.”

Based in Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, the family run business has been providing crane hire and contract lifting services throughout Gloucestershire for more than 25 years.

New 145t RT for Ravago

Phillipines based crane and access rental company Ravago Equipment Rentals has taken delivery of a new three axle 145 tonne Tadano GR-1450EX Rough Terrain crane.

The new crane boasts a 61 metre six section boom with a 10.3 to 18 metre bi-fold swingaway jib, 16.1 metres long and 3.3 metres wide, it weighs 91 tonnes fully rigged and can travel at 15kph.

Ravago is one of the largest crane rental companies in the Philippines, with a fleet of All Terrain truck and Rough Terrains up to 700 tonnes, it also offers a wide range of aerial work platforms, telehandlers and general equipment.

Another Tadano for Stoddart

UK based rental company Stoddart Crane Hire has taken delivery of a 130 tonne Tadano ATF130G.

The new crane is equipped with a 60 metre main boom and an 18 metre bi-fold swingaway extension. Maximum counterweight is 42 tonnes, while the overall width is 2.75 metres, an advantage in the Scottish Highlands region that the company serves, compared to a three metre chassis.

The new unit also features multi-point outrigger settings for greater flexibility in confined job sites and Tadano’s Lift-adjuster system which automatically compensates for boom deflection to give a true vertical lift from the ground.

The company, based at Muir of Ord, was established in 2004, and runs a fleet of cranes ranging from five tonnes to a 180 tonne Tadano ATF180. It has built up a wide customer base, thanks its says to a strong focus on quality and customer service.

It also handles heavy recovery jobs, and supplies heavy 6×6 trucks which are frequently used to tow trucks and cranes on to wind farm sites, where the access roads are challenging and steep.

First new crane for Highcliffe

Yorkshire crane rental company Highcliffe Engineering has taken delivery of its first new All Terrain crane – a 40 tonne ATF 40G-2.

The compact two axle crane features a 35.2 metre main boom plus a nine metre swingaway which can be offset by zero, 20 and 40 degrees.

Highcliffe manager Lee Wolstenholme, said: “In my opinion The 40G is currently the UK’s most popular two axle mobile crane. It has extremely good duties, but more importantly is extremely strong and reliable. If it’s good enough for Dewsbury and Proud, Davies and Marsh Plant it’s good enough for us and we look forward to doing more business with Tadano UK.”

Based in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, the company was established in 1983 by Ian Wolstenholme as a steel fabrication company and gradually evolved into a mobile crane hire company after buying its first cranes in 2000. It now runs a fleet of mobile cranes ranging from 15 to 50 tonnes, most of them being truck or All Terrain cranes in the 25 to 50 tonne bracket.