All articles by simon hastelow
simon hastelow
Tadano ATF 200G-5 lifts work of art
Crane service and sales specialist Hellmich Kranservice, based in Germany’s Rhine-Main area, used a Tadano ATF 200G-5 to assemble a work of art sponsored by UNICEF onto the runway at Frankfurt Airport.
Mammoet Focus30 completes testing
Mammoet’s 2,500t class crane designed specifically for use in confined spaces, the Focus30, has completed testing and is now ready for its first project in the UK.
Liebherr using SPMTs as ballast trailers
Prompted by a request from crane and heavy haulage contractor Sarens, Liebherr has developed a way to use Kamag SPMTs (self-propelled modular transporters) as ballast trailers.
Kobelco crawler piling in Dublin
Belfast-headquartered FKL Plant has deployed its new Stage V compliant Kobelco CKE900G-3 crawler crane during construction of a two-storey basement for the €350m, 42,000sqm Wilton Park development at Dublin 2, Ireland.
River and road transport for refinery project
Austrian special transport and lifting specialist Felbermayr along with its subsidiary companies Bau-Trans and Haeger & Schmidt combined efforts to transport 100 components via road and water to a new refinery in Tiszaújváros, Budapest.
Raimondi flat tops in Cyprus
Three Raimondi MRT111 flat top tower cranes have been deployed for the construction of the Limassol Del Mar beachfront complex in Limassol, Cyprus.
Jaso cranes build Sydney’s Ribbon
Titan Group of Companies (Titan) has supplied three Jaso luffers for the construction of the AU$700m Ribbon project in the heart of Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
The smallest Giant
As the SGC-90 is ready for its first job, Sotiris Kanaris talked to Sarens’s director of Technical Solutions, Project & Engineering Carl Sarens and R&D engineer Tom Derveaux about the process of developing the new ring crane.
Nesco to acquire Custom Truck One Source
Nesco Holdings is to acquire Custom Truck One Source (CTOS) for $1.475bn. Both companies are providers of specialised truck and heavy equipment solutions including rental, sales and aftermarket parts and service.
Sweden’s first Klaas K1003
Stockholm, Sweden-based crane company Edins Kranar has taken delivery of the first Klaas K1003 truck-mounted aluminum crane in Sweden.