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First Liebherr LRT rough-terrain cranes delivered

Wasel GmbH Schwerlastlogistik accepted two new rough-terrain LRT series cranes from the Liebherr plant in Ehingen at the end of November. With the LRT 1090-2.1 and the LRT 1100-2.1, the company now has the first machines of this new series. The company primarily plans to deploy both rough-terrain cranes in opencast mining as well as on […]

Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane turns night into day

Hoisting bridge elements through two overhead cables was the most complex part of the job. A Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane dismantled a cable bridge at night. The job was completed within a few hours thanks to the lighting concept of Liebherr mobile construction cranes. An MK 88 Plus dismantled a cable bridge […]

Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 completes gantry crane installation in constricted conditions

A Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 mobile crane installed a gantry crane in challenging conditions. The new 50-tonne compact crane operated by Gummersbach-based crane contractor Ley had to work in a very little space. The production hall of a company which manufactures models and moulds based in Biedenkopf in the State of Hesse presented the three-axle compact crane […]

Latin American Liebherr dealers hold conference in Chile

Liebherr invited sales partners from eight Latin American countries to a dealers’ conference in Chile. In addition to visiting the airport site in Santiago and a presentation of the NC-B series tower cranes, the focus of the three-day event was on exchanging views with each other. It signalled the start of even closer collaboration, with […]

LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane assembles special Liebherr construction crane for Max Bögl energy storage project

Tower cranes were assembled in September on the natural electricity storage site at Gaildorf, an innovative energy storage project being completed by the Max Bögl Group in southern Germany. The contractor erected the highest wind turbines in the world there. Max Bögl is combining the wind turbines with a pumped-storage power plant. A Liebherr mobile […]

New 500-tonne crane in action with Steil

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) November 2017 – Steil Kranarbeiten situated in Trier has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane. Outstanding mobility, an 84-metre telescopic boom and continuous improvements made to the renowned crane model were the main reasons behind the purchase decision. For its first job, the new Liebherr 500-tonne crane […]

Trio of Liebherr mobile cranes scales mountains

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) October 2017 – Felbermayr, Austrian crane and heavy haulage contractor, has erected a wind farm on a range of medium-height mountains in Styria. The 13 turbines made by Enercon were completed over the summer months. Transporting the turbine components to the site at an altitude of 1700 metres presented the main […]

Delivery of first Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 mobile crane

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) October 2017 – The first Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 was delivered at the start of October. It went to Gummersbach-based crane contractor Ley-Krane GmbH und Co. KG, which has added the new 450-tonne mobile crane to its fleet. Liebherr unveiled the LTM 1450-8.1 with a completely new concept for 8-axle mobile cranes […]

The first Liebherr LR 11000 for Spain – heavy duty crawler crane for Transportes y Grúas Aguado

Ehingen / Donau (Germany) October 2017 – A Liebherr crawler crane, at the port of Coruña in Spain, moves concrete blocks weighing up to 180 tonnes like the bricks in a child’s toy. Transportes y Grúas Aguado’s new LR 11000 is the first crane of this type in the country.  It is also the largest […]

Fascinating crane backdrop in Vienna

Vienna (Austria), 09 September 2017 – An urban development project is currently underway in the Second Municipal District of Vienna – the Austria Campus with a gross floor area of around 303,000 square metres. Around 20 Liebherr EC-H and EC-B tower cranes are in action on the site to ensure smooth load handling. According to […]