Ehingen / Donau (Germany) June 2018 – The Set Win Group took delivery of its new LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane during the Liebherr Customer Day at Hong Kong. Managing Directors Alan and Raymond Kan are delighted with the new flagship in their fleet: “The LTM 1450-8.1 exceeds our expectations. It was the right decision at […]
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Jun
Jun
A dozen wireless Straightpoint (SP) load cells were added to a custom-built lifting frame that utilized 12 pick points to raise a pair of non-identical refinery modules at a major brownfield project at Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada recently. The 100-tonne capacity Radiolink plus dynamometers were provided by Stoney Creek, Ontario-based Equipment Corps Inc., […]
Companies, Crane Business, Jobsite reports
Al Faris takes delivery of the first Liebherr LRT rough-terrain cranes in the Middle East
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Jun
Jun
Ehingen / Donau (Germany), June 2018 – Al Faris Equipment Rentals took delivery of two new Liebherr rough-terrain cranes at its company headquarters in Dubai in April – an LRT 1090-2.1 and an LRT 1100-2.1. These are the first of the new Liebherr series to enter use in the Middle East. They are part of […]
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May
May
The versatility of Reid Lifting’s Porta-Gantry range has once again been demonstrated, this time during the heart-warming rescue of a seal pup trapped by boulders on a South Wales beach, which has since been successfully released to the wild. The 5,000kg working load limit (WLL) gantry system was erected above the seal, nicknamed Miracle by […]
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May
May
Ehingen / Donau (Germany) May 2018 – Polish company DB Port Szczecin has invested in a new Liebherr LRT 1090-2.1. The rough-terrain crane will be used for loading goods and is the first Liebherr crane for the company. Quality, lifting capacity, efficiency and functionality were the main factors behind the purchase decision. Liebherr delivered the […]
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May
May
Nenzing (Austria) May 2018 – two Liebherr cranes joined forces for a spectacular bridge lift in the Tatra Mountains, Poland. The LR 1300 and the LTM 1160-5.1 convinced as a well-coordinated team during the trial of strength. Liebherr’s quality was also relied upon for the deep foundation work. In 2010 it was destroyed by a […]
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May
May
Two luffing-jib cranes build the residential towers of the Iconsiam project, one of them the highest in Thailand. Next to the Chao Praya River, which runs through the city of Bangkok, Iconsiam is under construction. This is a highly anticipated mixed-use project, featuring two residential towers, which are being built by construction company ITD (Italian-Thai […]
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May
May
ALE has broken another industry record when performing the heaviest ever land based crane lift using a jib whilst working on Total’s Egina FPSO module integration project in Nigeria. The FPSO module ‘S2’ weighed a total load of 2,810t and was lifted using ALE’s unique AL.SK350 crane and heavy duty jib for the project in […]
Companies, Crane Business, New cranes
Strictly Cranes sells new Raimondi cranes to various clients across Sydney
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May
May
May 14, 2018 (Legnano, Milan, Italy)- Strictly Cranes of Australia, official Raimondi agent based in New South Wales, has sold four new Raimondi models to various fleet rental companies and developers. In addition, two new cranes have been ordered by Strictly Cranes to add to their existing fleet. “The six new cranes, four 10-tonne MRT152s […]
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May
May
Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) is raising the capacity and diversity of its rigging stock, whilst equipping itself to respond to increasing demand for complex below-the-hook solutions, to more efficiently serve the heavy-lift sector. RSS attends to a myriad of industries from six UK locations but its most recently opened site is in Warrington, […]