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Turkish delight
22 December, 2016
Liebherr has supplied 58 tower cranes for the construction of the IGA Airport in Istanbul. Sotiris Kanaris reports on the bidding process as well as the actions taken to deliver these cranes within a short time frame.

Liebherr’s mobile strategy
21 December, 2016
Last month, Liebherr announced its return to the rough terrain market, expanding its mobile crane portfolio. Sotiris Kanaris looks into the company’s strategy and performance in this segment.

Sponsored: German (re-)engineering - Quality to rely on
21 December, 2016
Liebherr has sold used cranes since 1974, with the business established as its own department in 1980. It has sold almost 10,000 cranes in 42 years, and offers customers around the world a way to find the used crane they want, backed up by the support of one of the world’s most respected manufacturers. Used cranes have a long history within the mobile crane business of Liebherr.

Money talks
21 December, 2016
Cranes’ high price leads potential buyers to seek finance, but is everyone going for the same product? Sotiris Kanaris investigates.

Trading places
21 December, 2016
Crane owners looking to update their fleets can take advantage of buy-back schemes, trading-in old in part-exchange for new. Sally Spencer reports

Wiesbauer uses Liebherr MK 140 in Frankfurt’s banking area
20 December, 2016
The Liebherr MK 140 mobile construction crane operated by Wiesbauer was recently involved in roofing work in Frankfurt's banking area.

Sims Crane adds four Liebherr cranes to fleet
12 December, 2016
Sims Crane & Equipment is adding four Liebherr cranes to its fleet, an investment of more than $10m. The cranes are the first Liebherr products purchased by Sims.

Toscani lifts the Alexander von Humboldt ship using Liebherr cranes
12 December, 2016
Toscani has used Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 and HS 853 HD cranes to remove and refit the massive masts of the 110 year-old sailing ship Alexander von Humboldt.

RRS uses Modulift spreader beams for modular building lift
09 December, 2016
Below-the-hook equipment manufacturer Modulift provided a solution when the height of rigging had to be kept to a minimum, as Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) delivered a modular building to a residential street in Emsworth, Hampshire, UK recently.

Hüffermann Krandienst replaces gas flare using LTM 1500-8.1
07 December, 2016
Hüffermann Krandienst has used a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane to replace a refurbished gas flare at the ExxonMobil natural gas treatment plant in Grossenkneten, Germany.

Ainscough replaces water storage silos at Leeds water treatment facility
07 December, 2016
Ainscough Crane Hire’s Leeds depot has completed an intricate series of lifts for utilities contractor, Nomenca, at the Headingley water treatment works in Leeds.

Potenco buys used Liebherr LTM 1100-4.1
29 November, 2016
Colombian crane hire company Potenco has added a used Liebherr LTM to its fleet.

The comeback trail
07 November, 2016
New South Wales is booming, while Victoria has also returned to higher levels of utilization. Although the boom times for the mining industry are still no more than a rosy memory, coal prices are soaring.

October surprises
07 November, 2016
This month has been surprisingly busy for the crane industry. Often, autumn is the down season for crane launches, falling between the big trade shows in the spring. This October though, we've had four very significant pieces of news.

Liebherr returns to rough terrains
24 October, 2016
During an international press day, Liebherr announced the extension of its product portfolio with two rough terrain crane models.

Liebherr delivers 100th LTM 1750-9.1
18 October, 2016
One hundred LTM 1750-9.1 mobile cranes delivered to customers around the world, with the latest one handed over by Belgian Liebherr dealer Van Der Spek to crane contractor Dufour Transports et Manutention, based in Marquain, Belgium.

Ainscough uses LTM 1090-4.1 for art installation
17 October, 2016
Ainscough Crane Hire has used a Liebherr LTM 1090-4.1 for an art installation at the gateway to a new village development near the town of Wouldham in Kent.

Going for gold
03 October, 2016
Changes in gold mining processes have resulted in tower cranes being introduced in various projects around the world, with manufacturers seeing business potential.

Wiesbauer deploys Liebherr LG 1750 for Stuttgart bridge replacement
27 September, 2016
Crane contractor Wiesbauer used a Liebherr LG 1750 lattice boom crane in the process of replacing a pedestrian bridge with a railway bridge in Stuttgart.

Getting off the ground
26 September, 2016
Terex and Manitowoc have recently upgraded their five axle all terrain lines, while Liebherr and Tadano each have their own very different approach to eight axle cranes. In the US, Link-Belt is seeing a good response to its line of locally-built cranes. Paola De Pascali reports