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Schmidbauer look to Liebherr for mobile cranes
24 December, 2014
German heavy transport contractor Schmidbauer has added three Liebherr mobile cranes to its portfolio

Tangible benefits
24 December, 2014
Synthetic materials have long been used in the manufacture of slings and, more recently, pendants—where the weight reduction compared to steel wire reduces logistical demands and installation time. It wasn’t until this year, however, that the first synthetic hoist rope was introduced to the industry. Daniel Searle looks at what this, and other applications of synthetic materials, have to offer.

Western Europe Project round up
24 December, 2014
This month we review projects from France, Germany.

As good as it looks?
18 December, 2014
The outlook in the UK construction sector appears to be a positive one, with investment in housing, transport and energy projects all increasing—but crane manufacturers and rental companies have different views on the certainty of a full recovery. Daniel Searle reports.

Liebherr crawler completes steep challenge in Alps
18 December, 2014
A Liebherr LTR 1060 crawler crane has tackled the 40° gradients of the Swiss Alps to extend a railway tunnel.

Liebherr mobile crane joins fire-fighters
16 December, 2014
The fire brigade of Reutlingen, Germany has purchased a new 70t Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane fitted with fire service equipment.

Liebherr telecrawler assisting Brazil projects
10 December, 2014
Brazilian construction company Guindastes Tatuapé has become the first operator in Brazil to use Liebherr’s LTR 1220 telecrawler.

Max Bögl continues Liebherr investment
10 December, 2014
German construction company Max Bögl has purchased a 1,200t Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic mobile crane, to assist with wind turbine erection projects.

Buildings reach for skies at former HK airport site
10 December, 2014
Hong Kong’s Chinney Construction is using a Liebherr 160 HC-L 8/16 Litronic luffing jib crane for a tower block project in what was formerly Kai Tak International Airport.

Liebherr supplies Krandienst’s first crawler
03 December, 2014
Hamburg-based crane company Autokranvermietung Krandienst Schulz has entered the crawler crane hire market with the purchase of a Liebherr LR 1600/2.

Liebherr cranes working on towering Saudi project
03 December, 2014
Liebherr has supplied four HC-L tower cranes to the Kingdom Tower project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Argentina’s largest crane assists coke project
03 December, 2014
ALE has completed the lift of three coke drums at a Buenos Aires refinery, using what is said to be the largest crane in Argentina.

Gammon meets requirements with Liebherr cranes
28 November, 2014
Gammon Construction has purchased two Liebherr 380 EC-B 16 Litronic flat-top cranes to assist construction of the Midfield Concourse project at Hong Kong International Airport.

Liebherr subsea crane lifted by four mobile cranes
26 November, 2014
Liebherr used two mobile harbour cranes and two lattice boom mobile cranes to lift its new RL-K 7500 subsea crane ahead of shipment to Asia.

Big Red One helps erect wind turbines
20 November, 2014
A 750t Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 crane has been used by German crane company Kran Saller to erect wind turbine towers.

Liebherr crane assists fertile growth in Indonesia
20 November, 2014
A Liebherr LR 11350 crawler crane has been used to perform a single lift and a tandem lift at a fertiliser plant in Palembang, Indonesia.

ALE completes Australian projects with Liebherr crane
20 November, 2014
ALE has completed a number of projects in Australia using its 1,350t Liebherr LR11350 crawler crane.

Tower of power
13 November, 2014
Soaring demand for electricity around the world, particularly in emerging markets, is prompting a boom in power plant construction. As prefabricated concrete sections and other components get bigger, to allow for faster construction, so does the need for high capacity tower cranes. Steve Powney reports

Untapped market
13 November, 2014
Next month, bC India—the Bauma ConExpo International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles—will take place at Delhi, with the show’s organisers targeting the untapped market in the north of India.

Liebherr truck-mounted crane provides travelling benefits
06 November, 2014
German company Würzburger Kranverleih und Bergedienst has added a Liebherr LTF 1045-4.1 truck-mounted telescopic crane on a Volvo chassis to its fleet.