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Manitowoc will once again participate in one of the world’s biggest infrastructure and construction tradeshows when the company brings an array of new cranes and technologies to Intermat 2018 in Paris France.

Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Mi-Jack Canada as the newest dealer of Manitowoc and Grove cranes in Alberta and Saskatchewan Canada. The Leduc Alberta-based company offers full sales rental purchase options aftermarket parts and service support in both provinces. The move strengthens Manitowoc’s dealer network in the region.

Manitowoc Cranes will showcase the Shuttlelift SCD15 at the 2018 edition of ARA’s The Rental Show which will take place in New Orleans from February 18 – 21. The crane manufacturer will occupy booth #3021 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Kriger Construction (Kriger) has been using one of Manitowoc Cranes’ latest rough-terrain models the Grove GRT8100 for more than six months in its bridge-building operations. The Scranton Pennsylvania-based company has found the new 100 USt crane to be a beneficial addition to its fleet thanks to the competitive capacity build quality and smooth operation that the GRT8100 offers.

CB Construction relies on Potain cranes for the mega projects it manages such as the construction of Malaysia’s largest shopping mall for retail group AEON. The Seremban-based construction firm purchased an MC 310 K12 tower crane to help with superstructure work on the project which will cover some 110 000 m2 and comprise five stories.

Grues Levages Investissements (GLI) Manitowoc’s dealer for Grove and Potain cranes in Réunion Island hosted a three-day open house event at its premises in Le Port. The company used the occasion to showcase some of the latest Manitowoc lifting technology displaying a Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain crane and Potain Hup 40-30 self-erecting crane. Around 300 guests were welcomed over the course of the three days.

Potain joined forces with its Moroccan dealer Promat to exhibit at BTP Expo 2017 in Morocco. The Casablanca-based dealer took over Potain’s Morocco distribution in March 2016 bringing with it more than a decade of specialized experience. At the exhibition Promat was keen to promote the Potain range of MC top-slewing cranes MCT topless cranes and MCR luffing jib cranes. General manager of Promat Said Essaidi said:

When Manitowoc introduced the Grove TMS9000-2 in February of 2017 it also revealed the mantra behind the crane’s design: lighter longer stronger. It was these very same attributes that led R&D Crane Rental (R&D) to be the first company in Canada to take delivery of the new-model truck crane.

Anderson Machinery is celebrating its 60th year of providing construction equipment and service to Central and South Texas. The Corpus Christi Texas-based company has been family owned and operated since its founding in 1957 and has offered both National Crane and Grove cranes since 1987.

Hayden-Murphy Equipment a leading distributor of Manitowoc Cranes is celebrating its 60th year in the crane and lifting business. The Minneapolis-based company has witnessed significant changes in lifting technology over the years embracing each advancement. In fact the company was one of the first to offer Grove’s GHC telescoping crawler cranes to customers in Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota and South Dakota in 2015. In addition to an extensive line of Grove machines Hayden-Murphy also offers a full roster of Manitowoc cranes.

B&K Equipment and Crane Service (B&K) is one of the latest North American companies to discover the benefits of Grove’s new lineup of rough-terrain cranes which have been designed and tested at Manitowoc’s Product Verification Center (PVC) to ensure dependability in a wide range of working environments. Wyalusing Pennsylvania-based B&K has been renting two Grove GRT8100 rough-terrain cranes for over a year. The 100 USt cranes have helped to streamline operations on several of the company’s projects including the construction of a gas-fired power plant.

Manitowoc’s new product development program has enjoyed its strongest year in recent times and the company’s efforts are being recognized with two cranes that were launched in 2017 earning industry awards. The prize-winning Manitowoc cranes are the Hup 40-30 self-erecting crane from Potain and the TMS9000-2 truck crane from Grove.