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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.

The all-new Potain MCH 125 has launched the company’s first hydraulic topless luffing jib crane. Having previewed as a prototype at bauma China 2016 in Shanghai the first units have since been tested on site with select dealers in Thailand Australia and New Zealand ahead of the crane’s launch into several international markets. It is the first topless luffing jib model from Potain and its unique hydraulic technology makes it easier to assemble and faster to operate.

Manitowoc participle une nouvelle fois à l’un des grands salons mondiaux de la construction et du BTP et met en avant son panel de nouveautés en termes de grues et de technologies à Intermat 2018 à 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) concessionnaire Manitowoc pour les grues Grove et Potain sur l'île de la Réunion a organisé des journées portes ouvertes durant trois jours dans ses locaux de la ville du Port. L'entreprise en a profité pour présenter quelques-unes des dernières nouveautés de Manitowoc en matière de technologie de levage en exposant une grue automotrice routière Grove GMK4100L-1 et une grue à montage automatisé Potain Hup 40-30. Près de 300 invités ont été accueillis au cours des trois jours.