Search Results: 'bauma'

UKs first Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1
18 November, 2020
UK rental company ABA Crane Hire has a number of Liebherr cranes in its fleet but has recently purchased its Stage V emissions compliant LTM 1110-5.1 all terrain crane.

Simple can be beautiful
16 November, 2020
Julian Champkin looks at the knuckleboom market and finds that though sophistication can be sought-after, and increasing size brings new roles, there is still a demand for the basic and simple.

On the comeback trail
16 November, 2020
Fibre ropes of one kind or another have been used for millennia before iron took over. Steel wire has enjoyed a monopoly in some sectors for almost two centuries. But is fibre about to mount a historic comeback? Simon Hastelow reports.

First LTM 1650-8.1 in Germany
11 November, 2020
German crane rental and sales company BKL Baukran Logistik has added a Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 eight-axle mobile crane to its fleet, the first unit of this model in Germany.

Focus on technology
06 November, 2020
BKL has grown to become one of the largest crane rental companies in Europe. CEO Jörg Hegestweiler talks to Sotiris Kanaris about the company’s strategy and trends in the German market.

A change for the better
06 November, 2020
Sotiris Kanaris talks to Jens Ennen—CEO at Tadano Demag GmbH and Tadano Faun GmbH—about the two companies’ restructuring program and strategy. Tadano Demag’s Frank Schröder, director product management all terrain cranes, and Vincent Stenger, product manager telecrawlers, discuss the latest product innovations.

New player
06 November, 2020
Italian aerial work platform and earth moving equipment manufacturer Palazzani Industrie has officially entered the crane market, with the launch of the RPG spider crane range.

First Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 delivered
21 October, 2020
Dutch global crane and heavy haulage contractor, Mammoet has taken delivery of the first ever Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1.

Tadano GTC-1800EX telecrawler officially launched
19 October, 2020

Winners and losers
16 September, 2020
Lattice boom crawler manufacturers have recently updated and enhanced their portfolio, but for classes that competition from telecrawlers is lower. Sotiris Kanaris focuses on the market for capacities of 300t and lower.

The strongest of all
14 August, 2020
The market for all terrains with capacities of 400t or higher is served by a small number of players, who continuously enhance and update their offering. Sotiris Kanaris reports.

Liebherr crawler erects 160m wind turbine
27 July, 2020
German firm Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge deployed its new 800t Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane to tackle a job in a wind farm.

MaxiKraft orders 17 Grove all-terrains
24 July, 2020
Germany’s MaxiKraft Group has placed an order with Manitowoc for 17 new Grove all-terrain cranes, the first six of which – a GMK3060Ls, three GMK4090s and a GMK5150L – were delivered at the end of June.

Turning point
14 July, 2020
With a number of new entrants, the small market for hydraulic luffers has become crowded in the last few years. Is the evolution of this market posing a threat to traditional luffers? Sotiris Kanaris reports.

Bauma China 2020 going ahead
10 July, 2020
Bauma China’s organiser Messe München announced that the trade fair will take place as planned at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from November 24 to 27, 2020.

First Grove GMK5250XL-1 in the UK
23 June, 2020
West Sussex-based Southern Cranes & Access became the first Manitowoc customer in the UK to receive a new Grove GMK5250XL-1.

Steep climb
10 June, 2020
Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr Associates, analyses the market for telecrawlers and identifies trends.

New Jaso low top
20 May, 2020
Jaso has expanded its portfolio of low top tower cranes with the addition of the J800.48. It is the second largest crane of the low top range, with the largest one being the J1400, which was launched during Bauma 2019.

Heavier lifts on rough terrain
14 May, 2020
Rough terrain end users have been increasingly interested in higher capacity models, especially in North America. New models of 100USt or more have been launched, could we reach 200USt? Sotiris Kanaris reports.

Two in one
14 May, 2020
In March, Tadano announced a new structure that would see all of the company’s operations in the Americas managed as one, through Tadano America Corporation (TAC). Will North spoke to TAC CEO Ingo Schiller about the change