“Rapid Response Solutions used a Liebherr mobile crane to lift a plane in an active airport environment at Royal Air Force (RAF) Northolt in Middlesex, UK.” The British Aerospace 125 twin-engine mid-size corporate jet was successfully lifted from storage and positioned on foundation slabs overlooking the runway where it will serve as a gate guardian. […]
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Precision work with a duty cycle crane that weighs tons: SENNEBOGEN 690 with a diaphragm wall grab in the front yard
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The Volker Staal en Funderingen (VSF) company digs diaphragm walls for dike reinforcement under very difficult conditions. A 90 t SENNEBOGEN duty cycle crane stands between houses in very tight spaces and digs several meters deep into the ground with a 22 t diaphragm wall grab – a challenge for man and machine. In the […]
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Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane operated by Saller shows its efficiency at wind farm
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) February 2016 – Kran Saller GmbH based in Deggendorf in Bavaria, recently erected five wind turbines in five weeks at a wind farm in Dagebüll, Germany, near the Danish border. The heaviest load for the Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane was the rotor star at 61 tonnes which had to be […]
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Theoretical and practical training in 2016: operator and technical training at SENNEBOGEN Akademie
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The SENNEBOGEN Akademie, founded at the start of 2015, offers the ideal setting for instruction and training. The modern facilities offer space for instruction and training events in theory and practice. In addition to training for employees and service partners, customer and operator instruction is now also in focus. SENNEBOGEN knows that every machine is […]
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Liebherr mobile crane dismantles the last construction crane on Hamburg’s Elbe Philharmonic Hall from a jack-up platform
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) December 2015 – The Elbe Philharmonic Hall, a future concert hall and architectural highlight in the Port of Hamburg, can now be seen without any construction cranes for the first time since building work began in 2007. Hamburg-based crane and heavy haulage contractor Thömen used a Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 mobile crane […]
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ALE and Aertssen Kranen have completed their scope for the Optara project, a nine month project involving the transportation of modules from Spain to Belgium and the installation of the main equipment modules for Tecnicas Reunidas. As part of a joint venture with Aertssen Kranen, who were responsible for the lifting activities with mobile cranes, […]
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The “Seegold” is a new motor ship for shuttle services on Lake Constance. In May two Liebherr mobile cranes have launched the 100-ton ship’s hull into the water. Tight spaces and the low capacity of the quay in Friedrichshafen made the lift a challenge. In use were an LTM 1350-6.1 from the Wiesbauer company, and […]
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Aertssen Kranen and ALE have installed the main fractionator at the Total Refinery in Antwerp, reaching a new milestone for the Optara project. The joint venture is a cooperation between Aertssen Kranen, market leader for lifting activities with mobile cranes, and ALE, worldwide heavy transportation specialists. The project is part of Total’s € 1 billion […]
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In the vicinity of Straubing, Germany, Eurosond successfully used a SENNEBOGEN 690 HD with diaphragm wall grab for flood control on the Danube. Flood control The German national government and federal states have initiated a 5.4 billion euro investment program for flood control on Germany’s rivers. After the flood of the century in 2013, construction has […]
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ALE has lifted the biggest and heaviest bridge sections as part of the final stages of the Cadiz Bridge construction project in Spain. At 3,082m long and 31-34m wide, the new bridge is being built over the bay of Cadiz with the aim of connecting Cadiz with Puerto Real, the North area of old town […]