Nenzing (Austria) February 2016 – Liebherr recently won a major contract in the gravel extraction industry which is outstanding for the German market. The company “Kiesabbau Wiedemann” based in Southern Germany opted for three HS 8070 HD and one HS 895 HD Liebherr duty cycle crawler cranes. All four machines are configured for dragline operation. […]
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Liebherr erects tower crane at an altitude of 225 metres
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Biberach / Riss (Germany) February 2016 – A Liebherr tower crane was erected on Baden-Württemberg’s tallest building, the elevator test tower in Rottweil, with the aid of a 280 EC-H 12 Litronic. The 280 EC-H 12 Litronic with a hook height of 265 metres will now be supported by an 85 EC-B 5 FR.tronic. Together […]
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“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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Hanchang takes delivery of Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane
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Ehingen / Donau (Germany) February 2016 – Hanchang Heavy Equipment Co., one of the largest crane contractors in South Korea, officially took delivery of a new Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane in mid-December 2015. At the same time Hanchang unveiled the 1000-tonne lattice boom crane to its customers and partners on its site in Ulsan. […]
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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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Europe’s busiest ferry port – the Port of Dover – is working with Street CraneXpress to ensure that berth operations are at peak efficiency with the help of preventative crane maintenance. Street CraneXpress – a leading national service provider of crane maintenance, inspection and repairs – has been working with the Port of Dover for […]
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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, […]