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Unravelling rope manufacturing
29 December, 2017
Daniel Searle, editor of our sister magazine, Hoist, visited Casar as part of a tour of German factories, and learnt about the care taken in rope manufacture.

Climb every mountain
28 December, 2017
Felbermayr took three nine-axle, 750t Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 all terrains 1,700m up into the Alps, for a wind farm installation.

Smooth gear change
28 December, 2017
Pfeiffer Cranes put a Manitowoc Grove GMK6400 and GMK4100L-1 to work on a wind turbine maintenance job at Musselroe Wind Farm in Tasmania. Woolnorth Wind Farms, owner and operator of the Musselroe location, contracted turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Technology to manage the replacement work.

Quick and easy
28 December, 2017
Demand for self-erectors is increasing all over the world thanks to their flexibility and mobility, even when they are full erected. Paola De Pascali reports.

Urban boom
18 December, 2017
There is no doubt that the Australian crane market, led by urban development, is in recovery mode. The rejuvenation and expansion of Australia’s cities and infrastructure continues unabated, spurring demand for tower cranes, all terrains and mini crawler cranes.

A year of slow improvement
18 December, 2017
It's the time of year when I look back over previous copies of Cranes Today to see what the industry has achieved. I think it's fair to say that 2017 has not been a great year—few sales records have been set, the big trade show had few big surprises—but it has not been a bad year.

Europe Projects round up
18 December, 2017
This month we review projects from Ireland, Spain, Germany and Austria

Bridging West and East
18 December, 2017
Kirkenes, in the Norwegian fjords, is a mere 10km away from Russia. In order to facilitate trade between the neighbouring countries, the E105 highway is getting upgraded. Part of this project involved the installment of the Bøkfjord bridge, a 120m arched steel bridge connecting the two countries. Wagenborg was tasked with the transportation and installation.

First new Liebherr rough terrains delivered
12 December, 2017
Bergheim-based crane hire company and dealer Wasel has become the first company to receive cranes from Liebherr’s new LRT series of rough terrain cranes.

28 Faymonville vehicles for the Capelle Group
12 December, 2017
Capelle Group, based in Vezenobres, France, recently placed an order for 28 Faymonville semi-trailers to strengthen its fleet of vehicles.

Terex CTL 430-24 at Vancouver Public Library
11 December, 2017
Vancouver-based Smith Bros. & Wilson (SBW) is using a Terex CTL 430-24 tower crane, during the demolition and reconstruction of the 8th and 9th floors at the downtown Vancouver Public Library (VPL).

Modulift beam lifts tunnel boring machine from underwater
11 December, 2017
Modulift provided a custom lifting beam, slings and shackles as specialist pipeline contractor Stockton Drilling completed multiple lifts of a 28t, 18m-long tunnel boring machine (TBM) that was working subsea at the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm / Direct Pipe Landfalls (BOWL) project at Portgordon, Scotland.

HMF invests to boost production capacity
11 December, 2017
Danish family-owned crane manufacturer HMF has invested heavily in automated production processes to meet increasing international demand.

First Grove GMK5150L in southern Germany
11 December, 2017
Wackersdorf-based Hermann Kranverleih is the first company to operate a Grove GMK5150L taxi crane in southern Germany.

A Fassi F80A.0.22 crane turns some famous heads
11 December, 2017
A Fassi F80A.0.22 loader crane has lifted the three giant fibreglass heads of the British television presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May in Sydney Harbour, Australia.

Enerpac SPMT for Sizewell B spent nuclear fuel dry storage
05 December, 2017
Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology has supplied Holtec International, a diversified energy technology company, with the SPMT600 hauling transporter to move spent nuclear fuel to EDF Energy’s new dry store at the Sizewell B nuclear facility in the UK.

Palfinger launches new heavy duty crane
05 December, 2017
Palfinger has expanded its product portfolio in the heavy-duty crane segment with the introduction of the PK 135.002 TEC 7.

Hyva extends range with models up to 165tm
05 December, 2017
Dutch loader crane manufacturer Hyva has extended its range up to 165tm with the introduction of three new models - the 95t HC951, 115t HC1151 and 165t HC1651.

Linden Comansa used for hydroelectric plant construction
05 December, 2017
Three Linden Comansa tower cranes are being used to build the Ituango hydroelectric power plant, located in the canyon of the Cauca River in Colombia.

LTC 1050-3.1 installs gantry crane in limited space
05 December, 2017
A Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 mobile crane installed a gantry crane at the production hall of a company which manufactures models and moulds, in Biedenkopf in the state of Hesse, Germany.