Ehingen / Donau (Germany) Dezember 2016 – Grúas Moviles Mix recently added two more Liebherr mobile cranes, an LTC 1050-3.1 and an LTM 1130-5.1 to its fleet. Moviles Mix is very keen on the compact dimensions and the VarioBase® variable support system on the LTC 1050-3.1. These enable the Liebherr mobile crane to deliver increased […]
Category Archives: Crane Business
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ALE was contracted to undertake a variety of services for the Wikinger project across two project sites, Cadiz and Ferrol in Spain. The scope in Ferrol was divided into three main parts: weighing 12 jackets, transporting 29 jackets within Navantia Fene Shipyard and loading-out the 29 jackets. ALE commenced the project in December 2015 and […]
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GGR was recently commissioned to help bring some Christmas cheer to Leeds Trinity Shopping Centre, whilst lifting a giant, 66ft Christmas tree into place. A UNIC URW-506 was central to the lift, where the Christmas tree had to be lifted in ten separate layers, with the heaviest weighing up to 100kg. Of course, this was […]
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Ehingen/ Donau (Germany), December 2016 – Fast, good quality service all over the world – this is one of the main factors behind Liebherr’s success. To further improve its services for customers in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring countries in the Middle East, Liebherr has built a new subsidiary in Dammam, the capital of the “Eastern […]
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Leading lifting solutions specialists GGR Group has recently appointed Kirsty Parkin as their first female AP, for some of their biggest projects across the UK. Kiwi Kirsty joined GGR in 2012, where previously she had worked as a nanny, where she then began her training at GGR’s Long Crendon depot. After just two months of […]
Jobsite reports
Mobile yard crane for logistics and handling: SENNEBOGEN 640 M for Pilon in St. Petersburg
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As one of the leading bridge construction and infrastructure companies in St. Petersburg, Russia, Pilon specializes in bridge and road transport infrastructure maintenance, as well as hydraulic engineering. The company is currently using a SENNEBOGEN 640 on its premises as a yard crane for handling and logistics. Founded in 1993, Pilon now has over 1,500 […]
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) December 2016 – In October the 110 year-old sailing ship, the Alexander von Humboldt, was relocated from Bremen’s Europahafen to its final berth on the Schlachte, Bremen’s maritime district. The famous sailing ship had previously been converted into an event and hotel vessel. As a result of the limited clearance heights […]
Jobsite reports
Wiesbauer’s Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane working in Frankfurt’s banking area
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Biberach / Riss (Germany), 05 December 2016 – The Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane operated by Wiesbauer GmbH & Co. KG was recently involved in roofing work in Frankfurt’s banking area. The area did not have to be cordoned off completely thanks to its small footprint. An office building with three lower and nine […]
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) Dezember 2016 – A job carried out by an LTM 1500-8.1 operated by Hüffermann Krandienst in Northern Germany featured a high level of safety precautions. A refurbished gas flare had to be erected at a height of around 100 metres at the ExxonMobil natural gas treatment plant in Grossenkneten. In addition […]
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“Coarse gravel track,” “articulation track,” and “corduroy road” – the names of the test tracks at the German armed forces’ proving grounds on the Grüneberg hill, close to Trier, make it all but obvious: No one should expect a quiet little stroll there. In fact, quite the opposite: That’s where the German armed forces test […]