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W.O. Grubb purchases Grove GMK6400-1
The 450-ton crane is busy performing various lifts in the Portsmouth-Newport News area in Virginia.
Choosing the right crane for tilt-up construction
CJ Ryan reports that tilt-up construction requires experience and refined know-how.
Fanger upgrades with 700 tonne Liebherr
New LTM 1650-8.1 wheeled mobile telescopic crane for Swiss company replaces 500 tonner
Link-Belt crawler crane on Washington construction site
USA-based Hardesty Concrete Construction Sterling is using a Link-Belt TCC-500 telescopic crawler crane on a residential construction site
Telescopic boom Sennebogen crawler goes to work
A 130 tonne capacity telescopic crawler crane is proving its worth on a large scale concrete project in Germany
Giersbach und Stoll uses Tadano boom flexibility
The 220 tonne capacity Tadano ATF-220-5.1 all terrain crane has a removable main boom to increase jobsite versatility
Kobelco for Nordic Crane
It was straight to work for Nordic Crane’s new 135 tonne Kobelco crawler crane with luffing jib
Asbestos protection with Condor
Condor scaffolding carried out extensive concrete and asbestos clearance at at the University Clinic, Münster, using Layher equipment
Liebherr crane assembles Liebherr plant
ESB Kranverleih Transport und Hebetechnik used a Liebherr LTM 1070-4.2 mobile crane to build a Liebherr concrete mixing plant
Six Raimondi towers up in Paris
University project in Paris, France, to be built with the help of six Raimondi tower cranes from distributor GP Mat International
Gollwitzer picks 120 tonne Sennebogen
The Gollwitzer Company chose a 120 tonne telescopic crawler crane, the Sennebogen 6113, to help with construction of a 90 metre storm water reservoir in Germany
Transport project: Manoeuvres to the mill
Somerscales Heavy Haulage negotiated the quirks of minor roads and small villages to deliver some large cement plant components to a remote site in the UK. David Weston reports
Liebherr in milestone panel lift
A Liebherr LR 1300 crawler crane was used to set a new world record for lifting the widest tilt-up panel
KW Precast gets Shuttlelift DB70
A Shuttlelift DB70 double-beam mobile gantry crane has been delivered to concrete manufacturing site KW Precast in Burlington, Wisconsin, USA
Essex Crane Rental supplies two cranes to build cement silos
Essex Crane Rental supplies two cranes for a cement plant expansion Martinsburg, WV.
Linden Comansa cements its reputation
International cement giant Cemex is building a new plant in Riga, Latvia, with the help of a flat top LC 8952 tower crane from Linden Comansa
All Erection demonstrates tilt up technique
US-based All Erection & Crane Rental Corp. has supplied a 500 US ton (454.55 tonne) capacity crane to help demonstrate tilt up construction techniques
Gaus moves Grove for Rhenus
German rental company Gaus used a 100 tonne all terrain crane to position 180 precast concrete elements on the construction of a new facility for the Rhenus logistics company
Prison make
Unusual name for a Midwest-based company, but Egyptian Concrete has been thriving in the Illinois and Missouri area since 1940. Its facilities in Salem, IL and Bonne Terre, MO make the company one of the go-to producers of prestressed and precast concrete products.