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The simple pleasures of a quiet life
09 December, 2013
We’re at the time of year where we look back over 12 months of news from the crane industry. In many recent years we’ve noted dramatic changes: the soaring backlogs of the boom, and the subsequent global financial crisis; the launch of game-changing new cranes like Manitowoc’s GTK 1100, Terex’s Twin system or Liebherr’s LTM 11200-9.1; terrible accidents and drastic changes in regulation; or globally decisive regulatory changes, like the most recent revision of EN 13000.

Digging deep for sales in Africa
04 December, 2013
Visiting the first Bauma Africa, in Johannesburg, Will North spoke to crane companies about the opportunities presented by mineral wealth in South Africa and its neighbours, and the political challenges it continues to face.

Tower cranes for wind towers
06 November, 2013
As wind turbine sites becoming harder to reach with mobile cranes, some rental firms and manufacturers are developing tower cranes to service this market. Zak Garner-Purkis reports.

Lifting in the land of fire
11 October, 2013
In the first of a two part in-depth region report, Stuart Anderson examines the broad economy of Central Asia, and looks in detail at Azerbaijan. Next month’s article will look at the countries to the east of the Caspian.

A crane for every niche
11 October, 2013
Around the world, compact crane manufacturers offer equipment ranging from a few hundred kilograms up to 25t, able to work in cramped environments, often picking and carrying their load.

Liebherr
09 October, 2013
Liebherr said it had undertaken significant modification work in the engine development area in order to ensure that its engines comply with the Stage IV and Tier 4f exhaust emission regulations. This has been an issue of outstanding importance for the manufacturer for a while now.

Bridging the gap
22 August, 2013
The number of scale of bridge building projects has been on the rise in recent years. But what do these developments this mean for the cranes that inevitably play a major role in such projects? Jodie Satterthwaite finds out. Next month, Bernadette Ballantyne will look at the lifting challenges posed by tunnelling projects.

Grove sells more long booms in HK and Germany
31 July, 2013
Manitowoc has sold its fast-moving new long boom 300-tonner, the GMK 6300L, to two more companies around world, in Hong Kong and Germany.

Terex focuses on margins as demand softens
30 July, 2013
Announcing lower than expected revenues in the second quarter of 2013, Terex chairman and CEO Ron de Feo told analysts the company had taken 'substantive actions' to reduce costs in its cranes segment. The company expects $15m of restructuring and related costs this quarter to lead to savings of $16m a year.

Metro deep, mountain high
09 July, 2013
It’s been more than five years since the world economy dropped through the floor, taking the construction industry with it. The subsequent years have taken their toll on the markets of many countries in Eastern Europe but several have emerged stronger, more resilient and better equipped to meet the demands of the new era. Jodie Satterthwaite reports, finding demand from Prague’s Metro to Sochi’s ski slopes.

In our fleet: BKL, Germany
09 July, 2013
Cranes Today first spoke to BKL in 2011. Since then it has gone on to participate in a number of high profile projects as well as developing its fleet. Here managing director Alexander Volz explains the company’s development.

Clean, green, load-sensing machine
09 July, 2013
Liebherr has introduced two new features to its LICCON control system that allow operators to work with outriggers at varied positions, and to adjust engine speed to the load being lifted. The system was on show at Bauma.

Ready to work
09 July, 2013
Large mobile cranes such as all terrains are increasingly competing with crawlers for high capacity lifts thanks to their speedy set up, flexible operation and improved safety and accessibility features. Bernadette Ballantyne reports.

Liebherr picks Eminox for Stage 4 crane exhausts
14 June, 2013
British emissions specialist Eminox says it has received an order from Liebherr’s engines division, Liebherr Machine Bulle to supply exhaust system components for up to 10,000 machines a year.

Command and control
12 June, 2013
This month, we review new control systems from Åkerströms Björbo, Autec, HBC-radiomatic, Ikusi and Magnetek.

Unfolding into the world
12 June, 2013
An oversupply of self erectors made for challenging times in some markets but newly emerging demand and acceptance in the US, the UK, and Australia is stimulating the sector, Bernadette Ballantyne report.

Operators and drivers
12 June, 2013
It’s long been traditional to think of Munich’s Bauma as the ‘European leg’ of the trienniale trade show cycle. With Western Europe’s economy still in the doldrums after a half decade of debt and austerity, this year’s show only highlighted the increasingly global nature of the crane industry. Will North spoke to industry leaders, from the USA, Europe, China, and Japan, about the drivers of international demand, and how they are shaping their businesses’ multinational production, distribution and service operations.

All the leaves are gone, but the sky has changed
12 June, 2013
The sun was shining, but the bushes and trees were still without leaves in grounds surrounding Messe München International conference centre where Bauma 2013 was being held. It was fitting, nature it appeared, was reflecting the state of the Western European lifting industry, still bearing the marks of a tough winter, but for the time being at least, bathing in some long awaited sunshine. The majority of those in attendance from the crane business at Germany’s triennieal event agreed that the market was displaying positive signs, but few were getting carried away. Zak Garner-Purkis reports from the show.

Bauma snapshots
15 May, 2013
Cranes Today contributor Ron van der Velpen joined the crowds at this year’s Bauma, and captured some highlights of the show. Here, we present photos from him, and others, showing some of the latest innovations in the crane industry.

Bauma: Is it worth it?
15 May, 2013
Bauma is almost certainly the world’s biggest construction equipment trade show. This year, it drew more than half a million visitors, coming, the organisers say, from pretty much every corner of the globe.