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DEMAG AC-700 joins Wagenborg fleet

Dutch lifting services and heavy transport company Wagenborg Nedlift has strengthened its crane fleet with a nine-axle Demag AC-700 mobile crane featuring a 60m main boom.

The 700t crane has already completed its first project – a tandem lift of an 185t hydraulic piling hammer with one of Nedlift’s 500t cranes. The hammer was lifted from a quay into an inland ship at the port of Eemshaven.

Nedlift’s AC-700 specification includes 160t counterweight capacity, Sideways Super Lift and the possibility to add a 36m main boom extension and 50m fixed fly jib, as well as 96m luffing fly jib.

The crane, to be used in the petrochemical, oil and gas industries, was supplied with an extensive safety package, including features like platforms and railings to work fully secured on top of the main boom and jib.

Austin buys Tadano

Austin Crane Service has taken delivery of its first ATF 90G-4, at Tadano America’s headquarters in Houston, Texas. Since its arrival in Leander, Texas, the ATF 90G-4 has been used to build and set tanks and was most recently utilised in downtown Austin working inside street barricades with narrow lane closures.

Austin Crane owner and president Larry Taylor said that Tadano’s good reputation was one reason the company decided to purchase the ATF 90G-4. On using the crane since taking delivery, Taylor said, “The manufacturer put a lot of thought into the design of this crane. Our operators love working with it.”
The ATF 90G-4 features a compact design that Austin Crane Service has found to be a big benefit. According to Taylor, the “hydraulic luffer and the turning radius are a huge plus when getting in and out of and working on confined job sites.” Taylor also appreciates the machine’s simple design and on-screen diagnostics that “speed up the process and lessen downtime.”

With a lift capacity of 110USt and boom length of up to 168ft, the ATF 90G-4 features a tiltable cockpit and two oil coolers to keep hydraulic temperatures low. The machine’s automatic moment limiter (AML-C) offers enhanced functionality and the ability to pre-set special job configurations.

Six new Liebherrs for BKL

German crane rental company BKL Baukran Logistik has taken delivery of six Liebherr mobile cranes for its newly-opened site in Ingolstadt.

Three out of six new Liebherr cranes have already been delivered to Ingolstadt – a 60t LTM 1060-3.1, an LTC 1045-3.1 and an LTM 1130-5.1. The other three cranes – an LTM 1095-5.1, an LTM 1100-5.2 and an LTM 1200-5.1 – will be received before the end of 2014.

The cranes feature load capacities ranging from 45-200t, while the LTM 100-5.2 has the VarioBase support system, designed to enable safe crane operations with any support base.

The Ingolstadt site is BKL Baukran’s fourth German operation and gives the company a presence in the centre of Bavaria.

Davis Crane in big Terex truck crane order

North Texas based lifting company Davis Motor Crane Service has signed its largest-ever Terex order for a single crane model.

The company has ordered five 40t Terex T 340-1 cranes from Terex distributor Scott-Macon Equipment to help it access confined job sites in northern Texas while achieving high lift capacities. The order represents an upgrade of Davis Crane’s fleet of 35t truck cranes.

The short 10.8m unit’s length and narrow 2.4m driving width allows navigation of the congested Dallas-Forth Worth market streets and northern Texas region, while the 28.7m telescopic boom length and maximum tip height of 44.8m gives capabilities for use on multi-storey building projects in downtown markets.

Keith McKee, general manger of Davis Crane, said the T 340-1 gave the company the ability to provide a 40t class truck crane without going to a boom truck. He said the construction industry still preferred a truck crane over boom trucks.

Liebherr LTMs in mammoth airport hangar tandem lift

The Felbermayr Group has used Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 and LTM 1350-6.1 mobile cranes in a tandem lift of a 190t truss for a new Austrian airport hangar construction.

The lift of the 100m-long truss was part of a steel skeleton erection for a maintenance hangar for business jets at Schwechat Airport, Vienna.

Wels-based crane and heavy load contractor Felbermayr also used three smaller Liebherr mobile cranes for positioning and installing cross and connecting elements.

A total of 800t of steel was lifted to form the hangar structure.

Meanwhile, Felbermayr has been investing in its Eastern European operations with purchases of the Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane with 1,000t lifting capacity and three large LR 1750 crawler cranes.

The LR 11000 is currently installing a 300t reactor at a refinery near Bucharest.

Liebherr reports turnover boost for cranes business

The Liebherr Group’s tower crane and mobile crane divisions performed well in 2013, recording a turnover growth of 10.4% and 7.1%.

Liebherr’s annual results showed an increase in its cranes business, despite an overall 1.4% dip in group turnover to €8.96bn, which the firm explained as being partially due to reduced sales in the earthmoving and mining divisions. A 34% overall fall in group earnings to €364m was put down to a backdrop of “moderate economic progress”.

Liebherr’s tower crane turnover was €395.5m which the manufacturer said was due to an improved performance in Germany, Switzerland and Russia. Whilst its mobile division reported a €2.07bn turnover explained by the firm as being linked to growth in Germany, the Netherlands and the USA. The maritime cranes division saw a small rise in turnover to €830.1m.

Western Europe was Liebherr’s strongest growth region with turnover up by 4.8% to €4.15bn. Eastern European business shrank by 13.2%, while the Middle East was steady at €306.5m. Significant increases were seen in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

In America, Liebherr described business as positive, with turnover dipping only slightly to €1.47bn. Africa registered a 2.4% turnover rise to €606m, while the Far East/Australia region was 9.7% lower at €1.50bn.

Group investments in 2013 matched the previous year’s level at €830m, with the mobile cranes division investing €86.3m. The tower cranes division invested €73.2m with €71.1m invested in maritime cranes.

The company said that initial estimates for 2014 suggested its total turnover would be similar to 2013, with the total workforce expected to further increase.