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Manitowoc shows off first Chinese truck cranes and Asian operations at Bauma China
10 December, 2008
Manitowoc has shown 18t and 25t truck cranes, due to launch in early 2009, from its new truck crane joint venture, Manitowoc-Dongyue, and emphasised its manufacturing and customer service developments in China and India.

Liebherr predicts 'consolidation phase' in 2009
10 December, 2008
Although German construction equipment manufacturer Liebherr predicts that its total sales in 2008 will reach EUR 8.4bn, an increase of 10% over 2007, it has hinted that sales will fall in 2009. In particular, tower crane sales have already begun to weaken.

Review of the year, 2008
08 December, 2008
At the start of 2008, it looked like the crane industry was set for a sustained boom. Despite a little local difficulty in the US residential construction market, company results for crane builders and rental firms pointed ever upwards. However, a January poll of Cranes Today readers found that almost half of respondents only expected the boom to last one more year. After twelve months of economic turmoil, it looks like those readers may have been right to have doubts. Will North reports

Kobelco used crane business moves away from Japan
08 December, 2008
A trading business for used mobile cranes set up by Japanese crane manufacturer Kobelco is moving away from exporting Japanese cranes, according to global sales and marketing manager Yukinori Okagaki.

Towers tower over Bauma China
28 November, 2008
Tower crane manufacturers at Bauma China have set their sights beyond the boundaries of China. Most of these exhibitors have export managers and have already sold some cranes outside of China, although rarely to the USA or Europe. There were large luffing-jib, flat-top and saddle-jib towers.

Manitowoc crane backlog slips
30 October, 2008
Manitowoc, announcing third quarter 2008 results, said that its crane backlog had fallen slightly from the last quarter, the first fall in outstanding crane orders since the second quarter of 2005. The company said it had cut the number of temporary workers at some European crane factories, and that its Spanish plant was working single shifts. However, CFO Carl Laurino said the firm was better placed to withstand any downturn than it was for earlier crane industry troughs.

Giovanni Fassi: 'We're not ready to cry just yet"
21 October, 2008
Speaking to journalists on the opening day of SAIE 2008, Fassi managing director Giovanni Fassi predicted a dramatic drop in crane sales this year and next, but said that investment in research, and the development of new product niches, would see his company through.

Twelve Linden-Comansas working on Singapore's Marina Sands
09 October, 2008
The Spanish factory of tower crane manufacturer Linden-Comansa has delivered 12 cranes now working on Singapore's first casino, Marina Bay Sands. Five are the latest LCL 500 luffing jib cranes which have a free-standing height of 68.3m.

CICA annual conference report
17 September, 2008
A record 340 delegates converged on Melbourne for the 2008 Crane Industry Council of Australia’s (CICA) Annual Conference, reports master of ceremonies Jeff Brundell.

Manitowoc-Bauma China 2008
15 September, 2008
Three new Tai'an Dongyue truck cranes are launching on the stand, the GT-10, with a 10t capacity; GT-18, with an 18t capacity; and the GT-25, with a 25t capacity.

Nichols: Fantuzzi will add to Terex global infrastructure portfolio
14 August, 2008
Speaking to Cranes Today, Terex cranes president Rick Nichols explained that the US group views its latest acquisition, Fantuzzi, not merely as a match for its PPM reachstacker business, but more importantly as a new element in a global infrastructure portfolio, alongside Terex's mining and construction divisions. Will North reports.

Tellock announces Brazilian component supply, boom truck plans
06 August, 2008
Speaking during a conference call on Manitowoc's second quarter 2008 earnings, Glen Tellock revealed that the company was sourcing tower crane mast sections from a supplier in Brazil, for sale in South America, and was looking into plans to launch boom trucks in the region using locally-built carriers. The company also announced that it expected to make more than $1bn from crane sales in emerging markets this year. Globally, the company's crane sales are up by a third on year-on-year.

Mr Saigon
18 July, 2008
Four Potain tower cranes are at the heart of construction on the Saigon Pearl development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

WATM and D&G win MCG Asian dealer awards
17 July, 2008
Two dealers based in Perth, Western Australia were named Manitowoc Crane Group's top distributors in the Asia-Pacific region at the company's Asian Dealer Conference in Macau.

Manitowoc appoints new MD in Australia
11 July, 2008
John Lukow is the new Manitowoc managing director in Australia.

Tat Hong reports 33% growth for year to March
29 May, 2008
Tat Hong made S$640m ($434m) in its financial year to March 31, up 33% year on year. Its net profit after tax, minority interest and one-off gains was S$85m.

Telecrawlers come of age
16 May, 2008
The telescopic boom crawler crane is a concept whose time has come, say the believers. Phil Bishop reports

Developing markets bolster Palfinger growth
07 May, 2008
Palfinger has announced first quarter results for 2008, showing year-on-year revenues up by more than a fifth from Q1 2007. The company says growth in Eastern Europe, South America and Asia offset declines in its business elsewhere. Merging its Palgate division with MBB will increase available crane production capacity.

A short history of tower crane remotes
24 April, 2008
Radio remote controls are now standard equipment on most self-erecting tower cranes, and are even becoming common in some parts of Europe for top-slewers. Will Dalrymple asks how they have come to be like a complete crane cab in a box.

Arcomet sets up in Singapore
03 April, 2008
Belgium-based Arcomet has launched a tower crane distribution and rental business in Singapore. The company, which already has joint ventures in Europe and North America, has bought out two companies in Singapore: Comedil distributor Y&P Marketing, and Comedil rental firm GML.