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Prameela vegi
HTC’s Salt to head up Wolffkran
Peter Schiefer has handed over his position as CEO of Wolffkran to Duncan Salt, the company’s former head of sales and service. Salt joined Wolffkran in 2015, when the manufacturer acquired its UK crane supplier HTC Plant, where he had been general manager.
Modulift for modular
Canadian modular building company Tilt Wall Ontario is using Modulift spreader beams for the construction of a new condo apartment block on the Muskoka Bay Resort in Gravenhurst, just north from Toronto.
Hoisting over obstacles
Three large Liebherr mobile cranes were sent by crane and heavy haulage logistics contractor Maxikraft, to complete a tricky job at a chemical plant near Halle, Germany.
Flexible Faymonville plays the Joker
Trailer manufacturer Faymonville has launched a new product range on the market for larger low bed combinations with the introduction of VarioMAX Plus. The manufacturer said the newly developed product for a payload of up to 105t at 12t axle load, combines the advantages of its ‘proven’ VarioMAX and CombiMAX systems.
Potain Zhangjiagang goes topless around the world
Manitowoc has expanded its Potain MCT topless crane range with the launch of the MCT 325. The crane, built at Zhangjiagang in China, aims to replace the hammerhead MC 310 and targets customers in global markets.
Filipov goes to Manitex
Steve Filipov, the former Terex Cranes president who departed the company upon the completion of the sale of Demag Mobile Cranes to Tadano, has been appointed CEO of Manitex. He replaces longstanding CEO David Langevin, who becomes executive chairman of the company.
New Unic Dealer in Poland
Unic Cranes Europe has appointed a new Unic mini spider cranes distributor for Poland.
Raimondis for commercial development
Two Raimondi MRT111 flattop tower cranes were erected on a Fujairah National Construction Company (FNC) jobsite in Dubai, UAE.
Bridge construction for Link-Belt crawler
A 200USt-capacity Link-Belt 248 HSL is being used to construct traffic and pedestrian bridges for the major highway project in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Texas wind project for LG 1750
Trand, based in Pratt, Kansas, took delivery of the first LG 1750 in the US in March. A few months later the 750t (850USt) lattice boom mobile crane was used to exchange the main shaft on a wind turbine with a nearly 400ft (~120m) hub height in the Lubbock, Texas area.