Search Results: 'Maeda'

Mini cranes break big
27 December, 2023
Mini cranes are becoming established at last – even in the USA, where size traditionally matters most. Julian Champkin reports.

Latest electric crawler carrier boosts carrying capacity
29 May, 2023
Four tonne load capacity for new electric crawler carrier; first unit goes to Cobra Lifting Services.

Show and shine
27 March, 2023
​​​​​​​ConExpo, North America’s largest construction equipment trade show, is almost here. For those attending here’s what’s in store…

Mini-cranes matter!
07 December, 2022
The specialised nature of mini-cranes means they are increasingly being used in place of other, larger crane types. Julian Champkin reports.

Bauma update!
17 November, 2022
The behemoth that is Bauma is almost here. We take a latest look at what’s on offer…

Origin of the species
17 November, 2022
Key milestones in the evolution of modern mobile and tower cranes, as noted by crane expert and long-time Cranes Today contributor Stuart Anderson.

Long live the king
17 October, 2022
The crawler crane is king, ubiquitous on almost every infrastructure job site. The reason is simple: they rule at what they do. Julian Champkin reports.

Bauma's back!
17 October, 2022
The eagerly-awaited construction show behemoth that is Bauma once again opens its doors. We look at what’s on offer…

Middle Eastern Prestige
17 February, 2022
The Gulf States continue to produce oil but are diversifying. Meanwhile extraordinary prestige projects continue. Julian Champkin reports.

Rise and Shine
28 December, 2021
A dramatic growth in demand shows that the world is, at last, waking-up to the tele crawler, says Cranes Today contributor Stuart Anderson.

Booming market
04 December, 2020
The mobile crane market in Australia and New Zealand performed well in 2020, despite the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic. In the case of Australia, the government has played a key role. Sotiris Kanaris reports.

A year in review
04 December, 2020
This year we have been constantly bombarded with negative news about coronavirus; but looking back over our news coverage of 2020, I realised that it was a year with numerous exciting product launches and updates.

First fully electric Maeda
02 September, 2020
Japanese mini crane manufacturer Maeda has launched its first fully electric mini crane, the MC285CB-3.

Minis get big ideas
13 August, 2020
Mini and spider cranes are increasingly being used for glazing and cladding jobs, previously served by larger, more expensive machines. Julian Champkin reports.

Spider cranes for Johnson Arabia
01 May, 2020
Johnson Arabia has added spider cranes to its fleet for the first time, responding to growing demand for this crane type by its clients.

Kranlyft appointed Glassworker dealer
13 March, 2020
Kranlyft Group has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Glassworker’s products for the United Kingdom and the Scandinavian market including Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Trading places
07 February, 2020
There are often good business reasons to consider buying second-hand rather than new cranes, although the market remains steady at best and sluggish at worst, reports Ian Vallely.

A Smaller Telecrawler
03 October, 2019
For more than 50 years the concept of the telecrawler crane has intrigued the industry. Labelled, until recently, as a ‘niche’, the cranes are taking an increasing share of the market. Here, Stuart Anderson assesses the market in the smallest swing cab models, up to 30t capacity.

Cranes on the factory floor
17 September, 2019
Industry needs lifting power for many regular lifting, maintenance, and one-off tasks. Julian Champkin finds spiders, minis, crawlers, and others are all used in the role.

Rising in the West
22 May, 2019
Over recent years, Kato has returned to Europe with a new range of City mobile cranes, sold through UK and Ireland dealer Rivertek. At Bauma, the company showed a 100t all terrain built for Asian markets, the 100t KA- 1000RX, and a prototype of the next CE-marked City crane, the 25t CR250-RV.