It is the fifth 100-tonner working for the crane service. The Liebherr LTM 1100-5.2 mobile crane was onsite at Hüffermann Krandienst’s north German Vechta depot by October after managing director Daniel Janssen collected the new crane directly from Liebherr’s plant in Ehingen, 700km away in the south of Germany.

Hüffermann Krandienst has its roots in a wagonsmith business formed in 1913 by William Hüffermann. The company began hiring cranes in 1965. Today it is managed by Daniel Janssen and Rolf Hüffermann, its third generation of managers.

Liebherr says the LTM1100-5.2, with a lifting capacity of 100t, is a cost-effective crane usable in multiple applications, that is extremely economical in operation.