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Crosby to acquire Gunnebo Industries
The Crosby Group (Crosby), a leading global provider of lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware, has entered into an agreement to acquire Gunnebo Industrier Holding from Nordic private equity firm Segulah. The move follows Crosby’s acquisition, earlier this year, of UK load monitoring group Straightpoint.
Liebherr crane moves smaller partner
A Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 removed an LTM 1250-5.1 from bridge construction site on the A3 motorway to the south of Würzburg, Germany.
Terex Cranes sales surge in 2018
Terex Corporation’s Cranes division has reported net sales revenue of $1.3bn for 2018,up 10% compared to 2017.
Big Belgian crane sale
In association with Belgian company Aertssen Trading, Ritchie Bros. is currently offering a selection of mobile cranes on its 24/7 online marketplace, Marketplace-E.
Grove installs footbridge in Manila
Steel Centre Philippines, a specialist in the design, fabrication and erection of steel structures, used a 100t Grove GMK4100L all terrain crane to install a 28m footbridge in Manila, the Philippines.
Raimondis with new technology for Irish Cranes
Official Raimondi agent Irish Crane & Lifting (Irish Cranes) received three MRT189 topless tower cranes fulfilling its latest order for a combination transaction of client purchase and new fleet additions.
Boom selector
Manitowoc Cranes has released a new smartphone app for iOS and Android devices, to help crane operators and owners to quickly and easily determine the overall boom and jib length combination required for a lift.
Tower erection without a jib
A new Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 from Franz Bracht Kran-Vermietung’s fleet, part of Bracht Group, was used to erect a Liebherr 172 EC-B Litronic tower crane at a cement plant in Erwitte, Germany.
Mammoet’s MTC 15 put to work
Mammoet has installed one of its heavy-lift MTC 15 cranes at its multi-purpose terminal at Westdorpe, near Terneuzen, The Netherlands.
RSS rigging gear in the Antarctic
Rope and Sling Specialists (RSS) has provided lifting and rigging products to BAM Nuttall Limited (BAM), which will utilise the equipment during the landmark modernisation of the Rothera Research Station in the Antarctic.