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‘Made in Italy’ flies abroad
22 December, 2016
Paola De Pascali visited Italian crane manufacturers to analyse how the construction market is evolving after the 2008 recession. All now are orientated to exports.

Liebherr’s mobile strategy
21 December, 2016
Last month, Liebherr announced its return to the rough terrain market, expanding its mobile crane portfolio. Sotiris Kanaris looks into the company’s strategy and performance in this segment.

October surprises
07 November, 2016
This month has been surprisingly busy for the crane industry. Often, autumn is the down season for crane launches, falling between the big trade shows in the spring. This October though, we've had four very significant pieces of news.

Manitowoc launches Potain Hup 40-30 self-erecting crane
05 October, 2016
Manitowoc has officially launched the Hup 40-30, the second model from the new Potain Hup range.

Meeting the challenge
03 October, 2016
This year’s Bauma China takes place in a tough local market. However, the organisers say, China remains one of the world’s largest markets, and new government spending on infrastructure, combined with new emissions regulations, promise to boost the market.

Reaching from Japan to Europe
26 September, 2016
At this year’s Bauma, Tadano announced a flurry of interest in its unique hydraulic telescoping luffing jib, which had until now largely sold only to local Japanese users.

Getting off the ground
26 September, 2016
Terex and Manitowoc have recently upgraded their five axle all terrain lines, while Liebherr and Tadano each have their own very different approach to eight axle cranes. In the US, Link-Belt is seeing a good response to its line of locally-built cranes. Paola De Pascali reports

Travelling light
26 September, 2016
Böcker saw its sales rise in the UK over the past three years. Sotiris Kanaris talks to their UK dealer and customers about the appeal of this equipment.

Put your goggles on
26 September, 2016
As the use of virtual reality technology is growing beyond entertainment, the crane industry is looking into ways to embrace it. Sotiris Kanaris reports.

At 500, a look to the future
26 September, 2016
This month's issue of Cranes Today is the 500th we've published. Looking back over issues of the magazine, it's easy to see how cranes have been transformed by technology, with a wealth of interconnected sensors and electronic control systems making lifting safer and the operator's job more comfortable.

CITB adds the new Kobelco CKE900G to its fleet
25 August, 2016
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has added a new Kobelco CKE900G crawler crane to its National Construction College training fleet. The crawler crane was delivered in April following its European launch at Bauma 2016.

Dutch cranage
22 August, 2016
Paola De Pascali attended the M. Verschoor 50th anniversary event and spoke with the founder Maarten Verschoor about the crane hire company’s history and growth.

A market in stand-by
22 August, 2016
Paola De Pascali visited Vertikal Days, shortly before the Brexit vote, and found many crane manufacturers and dealers expressing their concerns over the uncertainty the referendum had caused. Even after the vote, many investors are taking a “wait-and-see approach” and putting big projects on hold.

Manitowoc sales revenue drops in Q2 to $457.7m
10 August, 2016
Manitowoc has reported sales revenue of $457.7m in the second quarter of 2016, down 4% year-on-year. The company reported a net loss of $4.9m.

Low oil pressure
28 July, 2016
Persisting low oil prices have kept the rough terrain crane market soft in 2015 but competition in the larger machine space is rising with demand for these machines remaining strongest, Bernadette Ballantyne reports

Hiab profit surges in H1 2016 to €73.5m
25 July, 2016
Hiab, subsidiary of Cargotec, has reported operating profit of €73.5m in the first six months of 2016, up from €43.9m in H1 2015.

King Lifting expands its heavy crane fleet with new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1
19 July, 2016
UK crane hire company King Lifting has purchased a new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1. This is the third heavy crane they purchase this year from the manufacturer, having previously bought two LTM 1500-8.1.

(SPONSORED): Excellent feedback on H&K electrification solutions
03 June, 2016
Despite, or precisely because of its 70-year old success story, Hartmann & König Stromzuführungs AG was one of the "newcomers" at this year's edition of bauma. The medium-sized German company has been developing high-quality motorised cable reels, spring cable reels and slip ring bodies for precisely this much time. The cable reels "Made in Germany" are used on Ship-to-Shore cranes, deck and construction cranes, excavators or hoisting equipment of all types – and wherever mobile consumers require a reliable supply of electricity, data or other media.

Sponsored: Kobelco celebrates order of Mammoet for 17 units Kobelco cranes at Bauma
13 May, 2016
On Thursday 14th April 2016, the 4th day of BAUMA 2016, KOBELCO celebrated the order of MAMMOET for 17 units KOBELCO cranes with a speech and handshake followed by a traditional Japanese sake ceremony with the MAMMOET team and the KOBELCO team dressed in MAMMOET red Japanese happi coats. Ceremonial hammers were used to break open the sake barrel, after which the sake was shared with the gathered crowd in typical Japanese square wooden cups with the logos of MAMMOET and KOBELCO branded on opposite sides. KOBELCO also handed over to MAMMOET: a Kabuko samourai helmet, sword and bow with arrows.

Ten years of Vertikal Days
10 May, 2016
Vertikal Days celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2016. The UK show has built a strong reputation as a venue for crane buyers and sellers to meet.