Search Results: 'liebherr'

All terrains for all people
15 December, 2006
100t (110 US ton) all terrain cranes form the backbone of the industry. With at least two more 100 tonners launching at Bauma next year from Grove and Terex-Demag, the class will continue to dominate mobile rental fleets, reports Will North

Bigge sets up strand jack division
15 December, 2006
California, USA-based Bigge Group has set up a new division to rent out more than 50 Hydrospex strand jacks with capacities ranging from 70 US ton up to 580 US ton, as well as the Super Boom Lift (SBL) series of electronically controlled hydraulic lifting gantries. The SBL series has lifting capacities up to 1,100 tons (1,000 metric tonnes) and lifting heights up to 41 feet (12.7 meters).

Tricky towers
13 December, 2006
Statoil, an international energy business with oil and gas extraction and production facilities across the Norwegian continental shelf and around the North Sea, recently began building a new fuel reduction plant at Kalundborg, near Copenhagen. The EUR67m new plant will be able to extract 30% more fuel oil from crude than the current plant.

Forest Garden receives Liebherr timber handler
01 December, 2006
Forest Garden, the UK’s largest manufacturer of timber garden products, has received of a Liebherr A 924B HD Litronic materials handler for their mill at Lockerbie, Scotland. Forest Garden has run two A 904 models for around five years at the mill and this latest addition is already proving to be a great asset in the “pick and carry” role for which it was primarily selected.

Liebherr owner visits Morrow Equipment
20 November, 2006
Willi Liebherr, owner of The Liebherr Group, visited the corporate headquarters of Morrrow Equipment Co. in Salem, Oregon, USA, in October.

Northern Crane sells to expand
17 November, 2006
Canada’s Northern Crane Service has been acquired by Northwest Capital Appreciation for CAN$60 million (52.6m).

The biggest in the world
14 November, 2006
Stuart Anderson visits the biggest mobile crane manufacturer in the world

Booming Emirates
13 November, 2006
The United Arab Emirates has one of the world's fastest growing economies. Construction is booming and crane fleets are growing quickly. Phil Bishop reports

Kavanagh marries in Liebherr
13 November, 2006
Paul Kavanagh, of the Irish crane rental company of the same name, drove his new bride Susan from St Michael’s Church up the main street of Gorey, Ireland in the firm’s new Liebherr LTM1055 - 3.1 on 28 October.

Madrid M30 motorway construction uses Liebherr crawlers
13 November, 2006
The Madrid Calle 30 project is the largest of its kind within the urban development plans of the Madrid government. It includes the redevelopment of the M30 motorway by creating direct connections to the main routes through a great number of tunnels. Besides, the infrastructure around the M30 is being significantly improved and modernized and new green zones for recreation and leisure are being created.

Boom group
24 October, 2006
After a high-profile accident in the city of Miami six months ago, county commissioner Audrey Edmonson set up a crane workgroup from the crane industry to recommend safety improvements, reports Will Dalrymple

From tower to hoist
18 October, 2006
Mucking out for two parallel tunnels in Vancouver will use a specially devised shaft head hoist developed from Liebherr tower crane parts, reports Adrian Greeman

Grove 4075-1 wins poll
28 September, 2006
The Grove 4075-1 has won a poll of four-axle ATs on www.cranestodaymagazine.com

Multi-level lifting
21 September, 2006
Two recent job show how cranes can rig up in tight spots to get the job done, reports Greg Keane

Ainscough works around otters
17 September, 2006
Ainscough Heavy Cranes recently completed a series of challenging lifts in Newport, Wales, to install a pedestrian bridge across the River Usk.

Steel mill improvements in Rio
17 September, 2006
Repair and modernisation work of High Oven 3 of Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN)’s Volta Redonda steel mill, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was accelerated when a maintenance problem shut down the plant, Latin America’s largest. Crane rental company Locar supplied a 500t capacity Liebherr LTM 1500 all-terrain, and LR 1750 and LR 1800 crawlers, for contractor Usiminas Mecânica.

4,000tm Liebherr leviathan goes to work
05 September, 2006

Liebherr at the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel
22 August, 2006
Four Liebherr 280 EC-H top slewing tower cranes, ordered from Shiro Machinery, are being used for all lifting duties on the $39m Venetian Macau Resort Hotel. The Venice-themed, Las Vegas-style, casino hotel, will include 3,000 suites, 700 gaming tables and 6,000 slot machines within a 39-storey, 150m high, building.

Wind power
18 August, 2006
Wind power has become an increasingly important element in energy supply over the last ten years, and looks likely to continue to grow. However, as William North reports, it presents a unique set of challenges for installation contractors and crane manufacturers.

Liebherr Biberach
17 August, 2006
Among other cranes on show are the Liebherr EC-B flat-top, launched at Intermat, and the 42K.1 self-erecting crane.