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One of the Faroe Islands’ fastest growing companies is set to bolster its growth with the addition of a new Grove GMK5250L. ArtiCon was established in 2001 and in just 16 years has already grown to employ some 200 people. The contractor works on a variety of construction assignments and demands flexible equipment that is efficient in all types of applications.

Officials at Jwaneng diamond mine have taken delivery of the mine’s first 250 t Grove GMK5250L all-terrain crane. Not only is this model crane a first for the Botswana-based mine it’s also the first ever GMK5250L crane to be delivered in Southern Africa.

The Grove GMK5250L has quickly become a hit with lifting companies looking to bolster their capabilities with an all-terrain crane that has the highest capacity and best load charts in its class. J. Hewitt Crane Hire is the latest company to add the 250 t (300 USt) crane to its fleet and chose the crane for its (70 m) 230-ft boom reach and its five-axle maneuverability. The company also saw benefit in the crane’s VIAB turbo clutch and integrated retarder which eliminates both fluid overheating and clutch burning.

Last month the Potain Hup 40-30 crane was presented at international earth-moving and building machinery exhibition SaMoTer in Verona Italy. Verona-based Potain dealer Toffoli Macchine exhibited the pioneering crane alongside the Hup 32-27 and Igo 21.

Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony for Korea International Ltd (KIL) at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The companies celebrated their long successful partnership with a champagne toast calling special attention to KIL’s 41-year track record of being the exclusive dealer of Potain cranes in South Korea.

A team of five Grove rough-terrain cranes helped to build the 525 MW-capacity Cerro del Aguila hydroelectric power plant in the province of Tayacaja Peru. Two Grove RT530E-2s two RT765E-2s and a RT9130E-2 were all working long shifts on the four-year project that will alleviate the country’s fast-growing demand for electricity.

India’s largest crane rental company Sanghvi Movers Limited has ordered 18 Grove GMK6300L all-terrain cranes.

Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony for NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes the premier Potain dealer in the Middle East at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The companies celebrated their successful partnership with a champagne toast and commemorated NFT’s sales performance in 2016 during which the company sold 122 Potain tower cranes.

North American Crane & Rigging celebrated the expansion of its rental fleet at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The Providence Rhode Island-based company purchased two new Potain MDT 389 tower cranes from Shawmut Equipment—based in Manchester Connecticut—and celebrated with Manitowoc Cranes during a ceremony at the Manitowoc booth which included a champagne toast between the three companies.

It only took two days after the new Grove GRT655L rough-terrain crane was unveiled at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada for one of Manitowoc Cranes’ long-standing customers to celebrate the purchase of the ground-breaking model. Groves Equipment Rental (GER) was joined by key members of Manitowoc’s staff for a champagne toast to commemorate the occasion. The Groves Texas-based rental house was also presented with a celebratory plaque and a customized hand-painted hard hat (one of only a dozen made).

Als einer der ersten Turmdrehkrane aus der neuen Serie MD CCS kommt in Deutschland ein Potain MD 569 für Steenhoff aus Ostfriesland zum Einsatz. Der langjährige Potain-Händler vermietet seinen neuesten Obendreher mit dem neuen CCS Kransteuerungssystem für 30 Monate an den Anlagenbauer RMT Rohr- und Maschinenanlagentechnik GmbH. An deren Stammsitz in Oldenburg ist der MD 569 in den Fertigungsprozess eingebunden und übernimmt den zügigen Umschlag von An- und Ablieferungen sowie die feinfühlige Unterstützung von Montagearbeiten.

Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony at CONEXPO 2017 to announce the expansion plans of Forteza Equipo Puerto Rico’s premier Potain dealer since 2005. The Bayamon Puerto Rico-based company will open a new Potain GMA tower crane dealership—dubbed Forteza Crane Rental—that will serve the state of Florida U.S. Also announced was Forteza’s purchase of two new Potain Igo T 130 self-erecting tower cranes. Manitowoc hosted Forteza at its CONEXPO booth to commemorate both company milestones with a champagne toast.