Novità

Construction of a new $524 million multi-purpose arena is underway in downtown Milwaukee and a fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is handling its most crucial lifting work. Dubbed the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center the arena will replace the aging Bradley Center and serve as the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks.

La Grange Crane used a Grove GMK5275 all-terrain crane to build an underground water detention system in Rosemont Illinois near O’Hare International Airport. The 275 USt crane lifted a series of 9 USt precast segments to construct the system which will keep stormwater runoff under control for a planned commercial development.

Rising house prices in Sydney Australia have been hitting the headlines in recent years as Australia’s most populous city continues to attract a growing mix of new residents and global property investors. Off the back of this a flurry of housing developments are underway and one of the leading equipment suppliers supporting this boom is Somersby-based Active Crane Hire a long-time business partner of Manitowoc and currently the largest owner of Potain tower cranes in Australia.

Manitowoc’s newest Grove distributor in Russia Kranark hosted a Grove open house event in June that showcased a Grove GMK6300L one of the world’s best-selling all-terrain cranes to several of the country’s most important lifting companies and government officials. The event was held at Kranark’s St. Petersburg headquarters and in addition to several Russian lifting companies it attracted members of the Ministry of Emergency Situations a Russian government department responsible for providing rapid emergency response.

A fleet of 10 Potain MR 418 tower cranes is helping construct a massive new project: the Royal Atlantis Resort and Residences which is located on the crescent of the Palm Jumeirah island in Dubai United Arab Emirates. Potain business partner Abu Dhabi-based NFT supplied the cranes on a rental contract to the joint venture (JV) building the development. The JV is made up of two contractors—the Belgium-based BESIX and South Korea’s SsangYong Engineering & Construction—and the project marks the first time that MR 418 cranes have been used in the UAE.

Bolivia’s first Grove GMK6400 arrived in March and it has already taken on some major construction projects in the country. Alanoca a transport and logistics company based in El Alto added the crane to its rental fleet and put it right to work supplying it to several contractors for a wide array of projects.

A fleet of 13 Potain tower cranes is helping to build a new residential and commercial district in Regensburg Germany. The new district named “Das DÖRNBERG ” is only miles from Regenburg’s historic old town which has been a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage since 2006.

When the Manitowoc MLC300 crawler crane debuted with Variable Position Counterweight (VPC) and VPC-MAX heavy lift attachment one of its unique selling points was the crane’s barge-lifting capabilities. The reduced footprint and floating counterweight meant that it would be much more efficient for lifters to barge-mount a crawler crane. Contracting teams could erect the crane onto smaller water-based barges because the machine automatically adjusts its center of gravity for each lift.

North American companies are reaping the benefits of using Grove telescoping crawler cranes on a variety of jobs. Their combination of crawler maneuverability telescoping boom versatility and 100 percent pick-and-carry capability is helping lifters increase efficiency on a wide variety of projects.

Petro-Sea Logistics a joint venture between Belgium’s Sea-Invest and Ivory Coast’s Petroci began buying Grove all-terrain cranes in 2016 and that trend continues in 2017 with the addition of a GMK5180-1. The company made the switch from another brand’s all-terrain range and hasn’t turned back thanks in part to the reliability of new Grove models and especially for the aftermarket service that Manitowoc provides the company.

Kolkata-based Indian real estate company PS Group is using three Potain MCT 85 topless cranes to help construct its much-anticipated residential project PS Panache.

Potain and Grove cranes were showcased at international construction equipment trade fair Komatek 2017 in Ankara Turkey this May. Manitowoc was represented at the show through two of its Turkish dealers Istanbul-based TeknoVinç and Ankara-based Karun. Potain distributor TeknoVinç displayed a Hup 32-27 and a MDT 219 at the show while Grove distributor Karun presented a GMK6300L.