Hovago orders nine Tadano cranes

In the year of its 75th anniversary, Dutch crane service provider Hovago has ordered nine cranes from Tadano: three AC 5.220-1 and two AC 5.250-1 all terrain cranes, two GTC-1800EX telescopic crawler cranes and two CC 38.650-1 lattice boom crawler cranes.

Originally, the three-member Hovago delegation consisting of owner Doron Livnat, international sales manager Tiemen Reitsma and operational manager Paul Staps, had traveled to Zweibrücken to get information about different cranes and conditions. “However, the talks with Tadano Demag CEO Jens Ennen and Tadano Demag vice president Sales Thomas Schramm went so well that the contracts were signed immediately,” said Tadano. Also at the table were sales manager Key Accounts, Uwe Schlicher, and Tadashi Suzuki, CEO Tadano European Holdings.

The first models will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year, giving Hovago its first major crane package under the harmonised Tadano brand and with new product designation.

"We are absolutely convinced of the quality and innovative strength of the Tadano brand. In the past 30 years, Hovago have bought hundreds of Tadano cranes to our full satisfaction”, said Livnat.

Hovago has been using cranes from Zweibrücken for nearly half a century and is currently the largest fleet owner of Demag CC 3800s crawler cranes, operating 15 units worldwide in wind and industry configurations.

Livnat is very positive about the international market: he sees good opportunities for the further expansion of wind power - which is one of the reasons why he also ordered Boom Booster Kits for the two CC 38.650-1 crawler cranes.