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Prameela vegi
HSC’s fourth dealer conference
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes (HSC) hosted the fourth edition of its bi-annual dealer conference in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in November.
Representatives of 17 dealers, including five new dealers, participated in the conference.
Self-steering dolly trailer
Paderborn, Germany-based heavy cargo specialist Universal Transports has put the first FlexMAX self-steering dolly trailer with pendle axles into operation.
Comansa’s largest Chinese crane
Spanish tower crane manufacturer Comansa has launched the new 21CM750 flat top modular crane model.
Powerful crawlers for powerful turbine
Two Liebherr LR 11350 crawler cranes were used to erect the prototype of the most powerful offshore wind turbine in the world in the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
Peinemann acquires G. van Harten
Dutch family business Peinemann Mobilift Group has taken over industrial relocation specialist G. van Harten.
Lifting glass panes
A Liebherr MK 88 Plus mobile construction crane, supplied by Krandienst Kunze e.K., was used to install glass panes for the renovation of the Semper Gallery in Dresden, Germany.
Falcon acquires crane haulage company
UK-based Falcon Tower Crane Services has acquired crane haulage company TJ Robins, to establish a new entity called Falcon Freight.
Sarens lifts dome of Expo 2020 stadium
Sarens has provided 24 200t strand jacks and 12km of strands for the lifting of the crowning dome of the Al Wasl Plaza, the centrepiece of the Expo 2020 stadium in Dubai. .
A1A updates iCraneTrax
A1A Software has announced two updates to its fleet and personnel management software iCraneTrax.
Liebherr cranes beat trucks on emissions
Liebherr had proven that even large vehicles such as the five-axle LTM 1160-5.2 with a road weight of 60t can meet the high on-road Euro VI c standard in a series of tests conducted in conjunction with TÜV NORD and the engineering partner IAV. The crane performed comparably to a commercial truck on NOx and CO emissions, and better in terms of hydrocarbons.