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Grove Dealer CLT (Crane Load Technology) has expanded its plans to connect with customers and feature the newest Grove all-terrain cranes in South Africa.

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in Thailand has ordered eight Grove GMK2035E all-terrain cranes. The cranes are new additions to the PEA fleet which already includes six GMK2035 cranes. The GMK2035 is the predecessor to the GMK2035E and PEA purchased these back in 2000. The state-owned enterprise plans to use the cranes to erect electrical poles and install transformers at sites around Thailand.

In Denver Colorado a massive new infrastructure project is underway. The North Metro Rail Line is an 18.5-mile electric commuter rail system that will connect Denver’s Union Station with many of the city’s northern suburbs. Ten miles of the track have been completed so far along with six of the train line’s eight stations.

Aertssen Kranen a exécuté un des levages les plus spectaculaires de ces dernières années sur le plan visuel grâce à 14 grues Grove utilisées simultanément pour lever une conduite imposante dans le cadre d'un projet d'établissement industriel à Anvers en Belgique. Les grues ont levé la conduite pour la placer temporairement au-dessus des eaux du port de la ville. Ce type de conduite sert généralement à transporter des boues jusqu'à l'usine. Chaque grue a levé une section de 6 1 t de la conduite placée sur son propre ponton pour flotter dans le port.

Wren Works used a Manitowoc 11000-1 crawler crane to help build a retaining wall at the Mont du Lac Resort a skiing destination in Superior Wisconsin. Utilizing 140 ft of boom the 110 USt crane lifted an 18.5 USt pile hammer to heights of 75 ft to drive a series of 14 H-piles into the ground. Gangs of timber that weighed 0.5 USt were then lifted to a height of 60 ft and inserted between the piles creating a foundation for the retaining wall that will eventually shore up the resort’s new banquet room.

In Rogers Arkansas a Grove GHC75 telescoping crawler crane played a pivotal role in a project to rehabilitate a long-neglected city park enabling contractors to rebuild the park’s infrastructure amid tight quarters and challenging terrain.

With the arched shelter now complete over the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine many of the Manitowoc cranes employed on the project have been dismantled. Five of the eight Potain tower cranes have left the job as have both Manitowoc 2250 crawler cranes. The cranes provided the majority of the heavy lifting work for the largest land-based moving structure ever built.

For the first time in North America Manitowoc will feature the GMK5150L and GMK5250L at a tradeshow. The two new all-terrain cranes will be a major highlight for CONEXPO 2017 and are sure to draw a crowd to the company’s booth.

The Potain MDT 219 tower crane will be showcased at a North American trade show for the first time at CONEXPO 2017 giving customers there an opportunity to see first-hand the features and benefits that have made the crane a hit in the region. The MDT 219 has the highest capacity of all models in the MDT CCS City tower crane range making it ideal for North American construction where buildings are increasingly becoming taller and more complex.

National Crane will be debuting its new generation of boom truck cranes at CONEXPO 2017. The company will show one model from its new NBT40-1 series for the first time at a tradeshow highlighting the years of technological and user advancements that have made this new crane series a significant step forward in the evolution of boom trucks.

In late October German firm Autokrane Schares used the Grove GMK5250L all-terrain crane in downtown Dortmund during the construction of a new building that leases storage boxes. Schares chose to use the five-axle crane for its maneuverability as the job site had a tight entrance road and limited space in which to park the crane.

The very latest in lifting technology will be on show at the Manitowoc booth for next year’s CONEXPO 2017 where the company will display a collection of its newest products. A host of unique innovations from across the company’s range of crawler cranes all-terrain cranes rough-terrain cranes boom trucks tower cranes and self-erecting cranes will underline the manufacturer’s pre-eminence across the spectrum of lifting applications.