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Knuckling down
07 December, 2022
Knuckleboom cranes have found their niche as loader cranes for trucks. They are becoming quieter, greener and easier to use. Julian Champkin reports on developments.

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

Visionary thinking
17 November, 2022
We’ve looked at the past, now it’s time to focus on the future: we ask a number of key industry players what their strategy for further future development is.

Golden Moments
17 November, 2022
We take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with some of the people that have helped make Cranes Today an enduring brand.

Bultena Verhuur buys Liebherr battery-powered crawler
11 November, 2022
Dutch crane rental company expands fleet with LR 1160.1 Unplugged Dutch crane rental company Bultena Verhuur has bought a battery-powered Liebherr LR 1160.1 Unplugged. The crane handover took place at the recent Bauma show in Munich, Germany.

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…

Vattenfall and Mammoet collaborate to develop new wind farm cranes
30 September, 2022
New climbing crane design offers CO2 savings, minimised community impact, and cost benefits and could bring a step-change in the way windfarms are built, claims Vattenfall.

Hiab launches super heavy loader crane
23 September, 2022
New range-topper loader crane from Hiab comes with advanced control system.

Five Liebherrs for Emsley
16 September, 2022
Three LTM 1060-3.1s and two LTM 1040-2.1s for UK rental firm.

New Hiab heavy loader crane
09 September, 2022
New compact 90-tonne metre heavy loader crane packed with technology.

Energising the industry
01 September, 2022
Wind power work continues to be a key driver of demand for special transport equipment and services; this is bolstered by more traditional power generation and other industries. Cranes Today reports.

All terrain buyers want what?!
01 September, 2022
What do all terrain crane users actually want? Is it higher capacity machines? Cranes with all-singing, all-dancing digital tech that calculates everything? Or do they just want basic assemblies of steel and wire rope than can lift as great a load as possible and do it on fewer axles than before? Julian Champkin investigates.

Tower crane generators pack a punch
26 August, 2022
Falcon’s new fleet of Punch Flybrid machines boost generator power whilst reducing fuel use and increasing sustainability.

Battery-powered telecrawler from Sennebogen
12 August, 2022
German manufacturer Sennebogen will launch its first battery-powered telescopic crawler crane at the forthcoming Bauma trade show.

Rough terrains in transition
22 July, 2022
Rough terrains will in future be powered by electricity or hydrogen. For the present, they are moving towards greener and more efficient operation. Julian Champkin reports.

Different strokes
22 July, 2022
Building onshore wind farms demands high lifts in limited spaces at remote locations in strong winds. Julian Champkin looks at the challenges and various approaches.

Four of a kind for Silvertown Tunnel
22 July, 2022
Hawks supplies four Kobelco crawler cranes for Transport for London’s £1 billion Silvertown Tunnel project.

Four Liebherr LG 1750s in Spain
24 June, 2022
Transbiaga uses Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom mobile cranes on at Gecama wind farm.

Electrifying changes
17 June, 2022
Fossil-sourced diesel is no longer welcome at the party. It is noisy and polluting, and diesel-powered lifting is increasingly being banned from city centres. Julian Champkin finds that batteries may be the power of the future – and indeed of the present. It is here already...

Tadano to launch electric rough terrain
27 May, 2022
Late 2023 set as target for launch of new electric RT.