Category Archives: Crane Business

GGR team launches website at largest trade show Bauma

GGR Group’s new website – designed by the company’s own in-house marketing team – was launched today at the largest trade fair in the world. The 850 page-plus site, unveiled at Bauma, which is being held in Munich, Germany, until Sunday, was developed in response to increasing customer demand for GGR’s services and products. In […]

KBW Investments and Basma Group Sharjah sign two strategic agreements

(Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) April 11, 2016– Bolstering the strength of an existing partnership between KBW Investments the Group holding behind Raimondi Cranes and Basma Group Sharjah, HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal, Chairman, KBW Investments, and Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman, Basma Group Sharjah, signed two agreements at Basma Group Sharjah […]

Makoto Yamazawa New CEO for Hitachi Europe (HCME)

At Bauma 2016, Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe (HCME) announced mr. Makoto Yamazawa as their new President & CEO. Makoto Yamazawa’s Career Having joined Hitachi straight out of university, Yamazawa has had a long and varied career within the firm. He started as a domestic sales representative. Yamazawa has considerable experience of Hitachi’s mining equipment range having […]

Coming soon: CraneScout, the Online Crane Marketplace

CraneScout is a new platform for buying and selling cranes. Whether you are in the market to sell an existing crane, or looking for a used crane; CraneScout is the place to start! ✓ Post your crane(s) for free. There are no costs attached. ✓ Your ad will be converted to multiple languages for max […]

ALE COMPLETE 14M HIGH JACK-UP USING THE MEGA JACK 800

ALE has used its award-winning Mega Jack 800 for the first time in the UK to jack-up a 954t jacket to 14m high. As part of a major wind farm project, the global heavylift specialists were given the scope of lifting components, performing multiple site moves, upending and jacking-up the jacket, and loading-out the jacket and topside at […]

Schuch increases fleet with Liebherr mobile cranes

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) March 2016 – Crane contractor Schuch is modernising its fleet and replacing three old mobile cranes with four new Liebherr mobile cranes, an LTC 1050-3.1, an LTM 1050-3.1 and two LTM 1070-4.2s. Schuch is particularly keen to take advantage of Liebherr’s innovative mobile crane technology such as VarioBase® and ECOmode. But green credentials were also […]

Raimondi Cranes at Bauma 2016

March 31, 2016- Raimondi Cranes SpA, established in 1863, will be exhibiting at Bauma 2016 in Munich, Germany. Given the strategic importance of positioning at Bauma, the world’s leading event centered around machinery for construction, building, mining and lifting, Raimondi’scommitment to Bauma is also to connect with other companies in the construction industry. With cranes currently operational across […]

ALE’S IRAQ BRANCH AWARDED KARBALA REFINERY PROJECT CONTRACTS

ALE’s Iraq branch has been awarded the Karbala Refinery Project contracts on behalf of several different clients.  The scopes of work includes the hire of approximately 50 crawler, rough terrain and mobile cranes, the execution of heavy lifting operations, as well as the heavy transportation of approximately 45 oversized items, weighing up to 250t each. The Karbala Refinery […]

Schot Verticaal Transport orders new Liebherr mobile cranes

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) March 2016 – Dutch crane contractor Schot Verticaal Transport has ordered twelve new mobile cranes from Liebherr. The company wishes to extend and modernise its fleet. The cranes will be delivered within the next 12 months. The load capacities of the cranes extend from 60 tonnes to 400 tonnes. The long-term good working relationship, excellent […]

SENNEBOGEN 613: telescopic crane on the roof

The Parc des Expositions in Paris is currently expanding its exhibition space. During this undertaking, the company AltéAd Lorlev employs a SENNEBOGEN telescopic crane for the installation work on top of the roof of the exposition hall. Due to its very compact dimensions and minimum ground pressure, the SENNEBOGEN 613 played its trump card. In […]