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HMF invests to boost production capacity
11 December, 2017
Danish family-owned crane manufacturer HMF has invested heavily in automated production processes to meet increasing international demand.

Demag quality in the spotlight
21 November, 2017
Terex invited hundreds of crane buyers and dozens of journalists to its Zweibrücken facility to present its latest city crane, and to demonstrate the technical excellence of its Demag brand. Will North joined the tour.

Sustainable lifting
20 November, 2017
Will North spoke to Link-Belt CEO Melvin Porter, as he approached six months in the job, about building a sustainable crane business.

Conflicting interests, split opinions
20 November, 2017
I've had a series of interesting conversations over recent weeks. It's a time of year when we get many invitations to product launches and factory open days. I've also had a chance to catch up with a few senior executives as they take on new roles, or as their companies go through a transition.

Strengthening tower cranes
26 October, 2017
In January 2014 Raimondi announced its acquisition by Dubai based KBW Investments. Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of KBW Investments talks to Bernadette Ballantyne about development since the deal

Gulf towers
26 October, 2017
Demand for tower cranes is strong in the Gulf, particularly in Dubai and Doha, but challenges continue to exist as Saudi Arabia remains subdued and competition is fierce. Bernadette Ballantyne reports

One new plant, 10 new products, 65 years
17 October, 2017
Sennebogen celebrated its 65th anniversary by launching ten new products, including six in its crane line, at its newly upgraded Straubing Plant 2.

Penny Hydraulics opens new manufacturing plant
09 October, 2017
UK family-owned lifting equipment manufacturer Penny Hydraulics has opened a new £2m manufacturing plant in Clowne, Derbyshire.

Rolling in Romania
29 September, 2017
Rontransmar, the largest special transport company in Romania, has 35 axle lines of Scheurle InterCombi transporters in its fleet. Recently, it used 28 axle lines to move a 230t transformer by road and barge.

Under 300t, under pressure
29 September, 2017
Global demand for lattice boom crawler cranes has been under pressure for several years now. Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr Associates, assesses the ‘mainstream’ market ranging from 50-300t.

Diffuse demand for UK cranes
17 August, 2017
Over recent years, the recovery in the UK lifting industry has been lead by London, with demand slower across the rest of the country. At Vertikal Days, crane dealers and users told Will North that the market is now more evenly spread across the country. However, exchange rates remain a concern for some.

Higher revenues for Manitex in Q2
15 August, 2017
Truck and knuckle boom crane manufacturer Manitex has reported $51.6m net revenues for the second quarter of 2017.

Selling cranes to the world at large
30 June, 2017
The crane industry is at once ever-present in the public eye, yet largely invisible.

Not a dirty word anymore
26 June, 2017
A global market is beginning to develop for secondhand Chinese cranes, and for international cranes sold secondhand from China, Stuart Anderson reports.

Making cranes great again
16 May, 2017
2017’s big show, ConExpo, took place literally and metaphorically in the shadow of US President Donald Trump. Will North spoke to senior staff from a selection of mobile-crane companies about their hopes for the US market under the new administration and their strategy for the year ahead.

A light step towards the future
17 April, 2017
Manitowoc introduced synthetic rope on mobile cranes at ConExpo 2014. This year, the company showed another new use of materials, with a carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) fly jib. While other companies have previously offered CFRP as an option for pendants on tower cranes and crawlers, this is the first such application on a boom or jib component. Talking to John Benton, principal engineer for Manitowoc’s truck crane and all-terrain line, Will North finds out what this means for the future of cranes.

With deadline looming, US faces crane showdown
15 April, 2017
With the expiration date for OSHA’s delayed implementation of its contentious rule on crane operator certification looming and no progress made on an amendment, National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) CEO Graham Brent has warned that the industry may face the imposition of a flawed regulation.

Test of strength
21 March, 2017
Ensuring that crane ropes and rigging products meet local, international and corporate standards is a vital activity for manufacturers and suppliers. Bernadette Ballantyne reports.

The winds of change
21 March, 2017
The wind-turbine industry has provided the push for some of the most exciting innovations in the crane and special transport industries. From Grove's unique GTK telescoping-tower mobile cranes, featured on the cover of this issue, or Liebherr's giant LTR telecrawler, through to some of the most highly optimised crawlers available, the sector has pushed the boundaries of what can be lifted.

Under China’s belt
16 February, 2017
In the second of a two-part series, Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr Associates, looks in more detail at the countries where Chinese crane exporters have had the most notable export successes, and breaks down some of the factors driving this demand.