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• The cranes are building the main section of the cable-stayed bridge with a total length of 1,410 ft (430 m), lifting thousands of tons of concrete and steel.
• The bridge connects to nearly 4,934 ft (1,504 m) of elevated access viaducts on both sides. ETAC, the Potain sales and rental specialist based in Lima, leads the project’s operations.

• An experienced industry voice, he will provide a global perspective on trends and challenges in the tower crane market.
• Conference takes place online from 11:00 am (GMT) on February 11, 2021.

• The Grove cranes, four GMK5250L units and one GMK5200, will be among the most modern available in Brazil.
• They will be used in projects in various sectors, including construction, mining, and oil and gas.

• As the general contractor’s projects grow larger and more complex, the two rough-terrain cranes provide increased flexibility and support on projects with tighter timetables.
• The cranes were delivered in late January and have already been deployed to jobsites in Indiana; Walter Payton Power Equipment sold the cranes to F.A. Wilhelm.

• Sutek prefers Potain cranes for their reliability, especially in the sub-zero Russian temperatures.
• The company has almost 50 units and has employed them on some of Russia’s most high profile construction projects of recent years. 

• The crane’s compact footprint allowed it to be easily positioned into place and get right to work, without the need for additional roadways or having trees cut down.
• The all-electric, quiet operation of the Igo MA 21 enabled workers from subcontractor teams to effectively communicate during construction.
• After just one build, homebuilder Pete Loerzel claims the benefits of a self-erecting tower crane would recommend the crane to other home contractors.

• LOTOS Serwis, part of Polish oil company LOTOS Group, has purchased a new Grove GMK5180-1 from dealer Zeppelin Polska to carry out modernization and renovation work at its refinery in Gdańsk.
• The 180 t capacity all-terrain crane with 64 m boom was chosen for its high quality and strong lifting capabilities in a compact format, making it ideal for use on the refinery where space is limited. It is the largest crane working on site.

• At the end of October 2020, Manitowoc handed over a new Grove GMK5150L all-terrain crane to German crane and heavy transport specialist Wiesbauer.
• Florian and Felix Wiesbauer took part in the handover ceremony along with crane operators Jannik Weigle, Ralf Hoffmann and Samuele Polidori.
• Wiesbauer chose to purchase the GMK5150L based on previous good experiences with Grove cranes, highlighting their high capacities, impressive price-performance ratio and their popularity among operators.

• The Universal Tower, a US$50-million building, opened in late 2020 and is set to become the center of the technology district of the capital San José. 
• Two cranes, a Potain MCT 205 and a Potain MC 205 B, worked diligently without issues on the project for 16 months, delivering one of the most modern edifices in Central America.
• Contractor BILCO led the build; the company bought the MCT 205 crane and rented the MC 205 B crane from EuroMateriales, the exclusive Potain distributor in Costa Rica.

• A Potain MD 365 B L16 and MD 208 A are together constructing the 120 m GIOIA 22 “Shard of Glass” tower, UBI Banca’s new zero-energy headquarters in Porta Nuova, Milan.
• Contractor Colombo Costruzioni collaborated with Manitowoc Lift Solutions to carefully position the cranes on the jobsite, leaving space for them to overlap and be easily disassembled afterwards to meet developer COIMA SRG’s deadlines.

• Custom homebuilder Pinetop Custom Homes can say “yes” to more homebuilding clients based on the operation and building efficiency self-erecting tower cranes provide. 
• The contractor saved two months on a recent single-family home project in Idaho. 
• The small footprint and reach of the cranes enabled the homebuilder to access hard-to-reach topographic areas where mobile cranes and forklifts could not.

• A la fin du mois d'octobre 2020, Manitowoc a remis une nouvelle Grove GMK4100L-1 et une Grove GMK5150L à MSG Krandienst à l'usine à Wilhelmshaven en Allemagne.
• Après la GMK6300L-1, ce sont les deuxième et troisième grues automotrices Grove que MSG Krandienst a reçues en 2020.
• Les expériences positives de MSG Krandienst avec les grues Grove précédentes, en particulier leur flexibilité, leur maniabilité et leur fiabilité en combinaison avec des capacités élevées, ont été un facteur clé dans la décision d'achat.