Hong Kong based Kanson Crane & Heavy Transport, purchased the country’s first Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane to help with tower crane assembly and high rise construction jobs
German rental firm BKL Baukran Logistik took delivery of a GMK6300L in February this year and the 300t capacity crane completed its first lift at the Bauma trade show, erecting a 62m tall Potain tower crane.
Explaining the reasons why they bought the GMK6300L, Nelson C.K. Kan, owner of Kanson ,said that the GMK6300L allowed the company to take on a wide variety of work: "Our team chose the GMK6300L as the most suitable crane to fill the gap in our product portfolio. The Grove GMK6300L has a long boom perfect for tower crane erection. We also have considerable work to do on high rise structures as well as replacement of old buildings in Hong Kong. The 6300L will be the ideal solution for all these applications."
BKL own a fleet of more than 300 cranes and said that the company decided to add the GMK6300L after a visit to Grove’s factory in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Robert Popp, technical manager at BKL said that the there were particular technical features that had encourage the firm to make the decision: "The GMK6300L is a unique machine that can perform lifts at a height of 80m. This saves us a lot of time, and our customer’s money, as we don’t need a jib, even if we lift a load of 12t at such a great height."
