Noticias

Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) has purchased two Grove GMK5130-2 all-terrain cranes. The company runs one of the world’s largest gas liquefaction plants from its facility on Bonny Island Nigeria. The two 130 t capacity cranes will be used for plant maintenance and construction work.

PT Saranabaja Perkasa has received three new Grove all-terrain cranes. Two are GMK4100L units while the third is a GMK5220. All were purchased from local dealer PT SH Machinery Indonesia. Hidayat president-director of PT Saranabaja Perkasa said there were several design features that attracted his company to the Grove brand.

Crane rental company Skylift Crane Services is the latest Australian business to invest in the increasingly popular GMK4100L-1 from Grove’s long-boom series of all-terrain cranes. At just 2.55 m wide and 13.42 m long the crane is easier to maneuver than five-axle alternatives yet its 100 t capacity and 60 m Megaform boom mean it has the strength and reach to take on lifts more commonly associated with larger cranes.

Manitowoc tuvo una excelente participación en el 14° Congreso Nacional de la Infraestructura el más importante de su género en Colombia que se llevó a cabo a finales del año anterior en la ciudad de Cartagena. La empresa llevó al evento un grupo de expertos en ventas y en servicios de posventa para presentar los nuevos productos tecnologías y servicios para el mercado latinoamericano.

BYGG has taken delivery of a Potain Hup 32-27 the first one delivered to its home country of Iceland. The company has already placed the newest-generation self-erecting crane on a job site in Reykjavik where it is helping to build a residential development.

Burger Crane Company (Burger) una empresa de alquiler de grúas con sede en Santiago ha recibido una Grove GHC130. La grúa telescópica sobre orugas está lista para proporcionar a los contratistas de todo Chile una excelente maniobrabilidad en terreno accidentado la versatilidad de su pluma telescópica y la capacidad de recoger y cargar al 100 % con el fin de ayudarlos a aumentar la eficiencia en una amplia variedad de proyectos de elevación.

Manitowoc has displayed a Potain Igo 32 and Igo M 14 at Intermasz 2018 a construction trade show that took place between 30 January and 2 February in Poznań Poland. The Igo 32 was exhibited outdoors in the Manitowoc area and the smaller and world-renowned Igo M 14 was shown indoors.

Toward the end of last year Australian crane rental company Cranes Combined received its latest Grove crane a GMK5150L all-terrain. Company owners husband-and-wife team Chris and Cathy Kolodziej bought the 150 t unit to replace an older 100 t-rated GMK4100L which was purchased back in 2011.

As of December 2017 Manitowoc has appointed Zeppelin Polska as a distributor of Grove cranes in Poland. Zeppelin Polska based in Kajetany is an established distributor that owns six workshops throughout Poland and employs a team of around 15 sales personnel as well as 53 field technicians.

Turkish Potain dealer TeknoVinç has sponsored a model crane building competition in Istanbul aimed at inspiring the country’s next generation of engineers. The “Wood Tower Crane Competition” was organized by Yıldız Technical University and featured 13 teams of expert students. Each team was tasked with building a small tower crane from wood which was then evaluated on its uniqueness and tested using a 10 kg weight.

The first Grove GRT880 rough-terrain crane in New York City is working hard for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) one of the largest providers of dredging services in the United States. Since September 2017 GLDD has used the 80 USt crane for vessel repairing operations and marine equipment installation at its Staten Island facilities.

Se ha lanzado la flamante grúa Potain MCH 125 el primer modelo de la empresa con plumín abatible hidráulico. Desde la primera exhibición del prototipo en la feria Bauma China 2016 que tuvo lugar en Shanghái se realizaron pruebas in situ de las primeras unidades de este modelo con ciertos concesionarios de Tailandia Australia y Nueva Zelanda antes de que se produjera el lanzamiento oficial de la grúa a diversos mercados internacionales.