News

• French construction company STGO partners with Potain tower crane dealer Valente Grue Assistance (VGA) to update a cable car line in the ski resort of Les Deux Alpes.
• The complex, high-altitude project features a mix of Potain self-erecting and top-slewing tower cranes.
• VGA is combining technical mastery, collaboration, and exceptional customer service to deliver success on the project.

• Grove impresses German heavy lift company Gustav Seeland once again, with the organization adding a new 450 t capacity all-terrain crane to its fleet.
• The company received a Grove GMK6450-1 — its largest crane and first six-axle model.
• The delivery comes just after Gustav Seeland purchased a GMK5250XL-1, which was previously its largest crane.

• A Potain MCT 1105 and Potain MCT 1005 are working on Sindalah, a luxury island resort under construction as part of the NEOM infrastructure project in northwest Saudi Arabia. 
• Both units belong to NFT, which has one of the largest Potain crane fleets in the world.
• The MCT 1105 is the largest ever topless tower crane from Potain, and the MCT 1005 is the second largest.

• The Austrian company received a GMK6400-1 — its second 400 t capacity crane — plus two compact GMK3060L-1 all-terrain cranes.
• The new cranes are based in two different locations in Austria and join the lifting company’s European fleet of close to 400 cranes.

• Baldwins has the largest fleet of five- and six-axle Grove cranes in the country.
• The deliveries include the first Grove GMK5120L cranes in the country, with Baldwins taking three of these. 
• The company also received two GMK5150XL units and a GMK5250XL-1.

• The new Grove GHC85 telescoping crawler crane will be a highlight at Manitowoc’s booth; the 85 USt telescoping crawler crane outlifts competitors in its size class.
• Two National Crane boom trucks — the NBT60XL and the NBT45-2 — will be on display; the two boom trucks are highly favored in the utility sector.
• A third National Crane boom truck will be shown in LineWise’s booth: the NBT55L, equipped with an attachment* that enables utility contractors to repair power lines without disrupting service.

• Barcelona-based Grúas del Vallés selects two Grove GMK5150L all-terrain cranes to assist in a major rebuild project at the Hospital del Mar.
• Work is scheduled to finish as quickly as possible, so the cranes are working 24/7 in a three-shift rotation throughout the six-month contract.

• With pylons reaching 182 m tall, the cable-stayed bridge over the Tiger Valley is India’s highest and forms a vital part of the Pune-Mumbai Missing Link Project.
• The four cranes were acquired and erected by Afcons in 2021, with jib lengths of 50 m.
• Their ease of transport helped to mitigate the difficult road conditions on the way to the site.

• A third Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane with VPC-MAX® and Wide Boom Plus further equips the crane and equipment rental company to compete for wind farm construction and maintenance jobs.
• The MLC300’s maneuverability has already proven advantageous on wind farm and tilt-wall projects; it will soon head off to work on a major factory construction project.
 

• MSG Krandienst’s new all-terrain crane, the Grove GMK6400-1, impressed everyone with its outstanding performance during its first job – recovering a derailed train.
• The crane’s quick setup, class-leading load management, intuitive controls, and excellent operator comfort proved invaluable in the successful operation.

• The joint-venture managing construction will use 11 Potain MR 225 A luffing jib cranes to construct the Colne Valley Viaduct in northwest London as part of the high-speed rail line.
• Once complete, the viaduct will be the longest railway bridge in the UK and carry trains 3.4 km across a series of lakes and waterways between Hillingdon and the M25 highway.
• All 11 of the 14 t capacity cranes will be configured with 50 m jibs and used to lift concrete formwork and precast sections.

• The presentations discussed how Manitowoc and its dealers can help customers get more value from products and services.
• There was also an Awards Ceremony to recognize many of the top-performing dealers.