Grove GMK5250XL-1 begins operations at South Korea’s latest semiconductor facility
• JE IL in Korea chose the Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane for the project, citing Manitowoc’s past service and support as the primary factor for their choice.
• While the compact chassis, reach and capacity are ideal for the semiconductor plant’s construction, the company says that the crane’s flexibility and versatility will enable use on various future projects.
South Korea’s Lee Gang adds a Grove GMK5250XL-1 to the fleet
• The customer will use the Grove GMK5250XL-1 to support the construction of a new semiconductor plant in South Korea, a major hub for microelectronics.
• The all-terrain crane was chosen for its compact five-axle design, extended reach, and high capacity.
Manitowoc launches largest topless tower crane from Asia Range: the Potain MCT 2205
• With an 80 t maximum capacity and an 80 m jib, the new crane raises the bar for the topless range built at Manitowoc’s Chinese facility.
• Maximum capacity is available up to 26.3 m in full configuration, with a 23.5 t payload possible at 80 m.
• The flat-top design adds transport, assembly, and operational benefits to the performance capabilities previously only offered by similar-sized hammerhead models.
• NFT, the world’s largest owner of Potain cranes, was appointed as a Potain dealer in Hong Kong, offering sales, rental, and service support for tower cranes.
• To celebrate its appointment, NFT Hong Kong hosted a gala event in July 2024 attended by customers and partners, and senior leaders from Manitowoc
South Korea’s Bong-Hwang adds Grove GMK5250XL-1 and gets to work on factory-build
• South Korean contractor purchases a GMK5250XL-1 and sends it immediately to support the construction of a new factory.
• The company specializes in building factories for electronics and chemical businesses in the Eumseong region of the country.
• The crane’s combination of long boom, compact dimensions, and superb maneuverability ideally suits the narrow, cramped roads of the local industrial estates.
Crane Korea expands its fleet with two new Grove five-axle all-terrain cranes
• The Company ordered a GMK5150XL and GMK5250XL-1 to support its growing roster of projects, including constructing a new semiconductor factory in Pyeongtaek.
• Long boom lengths, high capacities, and compact footprints, make the two cranes ideal for the wide range of projects Crane Korea supports.
Australian company RAR Group says the all-terrain crane has the best lifting capacity of any six-axle crane.
The Grove GMK6400 is the biggest crane in RAR Group’s fleet. Since receiving the crane in January 2019, the company has deployed it on a wide range of projects.
A Potain Igo 22 has been successfully installed on a job site in the center of Avignon a historic city in southeastern France’s Provence region. Access to the job site was challenging as it is only accessible via very narrow streets. However local dealer Uperio supplied a mobile crane to carefully lift the Igo 22 into place and managed the necessary road closures making the installation possible.
Australian company Active Crane Hire purchased two Potain MCT 325 topless cranes during its launch in August. Both cranes will be delivered at the end of 2019 and will be mainly used for residential and commercial projects within Australia.
McKay United an equipment rental and service company in Australia deployed a Grove GMK7450 and a GMK5250L to repair a derailed gantry crane at Australia’s first automated port — Victoria International Container Terminal in Port Melbourne. The project was the biggest lift McKay United has completed since owning both Grove all-terrain cranes.
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Long-standing Manitowoc Cranes dealers Sitsa and Tracsa are now the exclusive distributors for Grove and National Crane products in Mexico. Both companies form the Tracsa Group which will sell the complete range of Grove and National Crane products and offer parts aftersales services and support to customers in the Mexican market.
Irving Equipment (Irving) added two new Manitowoc cranes to its fleet: a GMK5250L and a TMS9000-2. With the two cranes the Saint John New Brunswick Canada-based construction company is able to perform two-hook operations which boosts its competitive edge.
Manitowoc will showcase two best-in class cranes from Potain and Grove at booth #OD69 during Excon 2019 South Asia’s largest construction equipment and technology trade fair which takes place December 10 – 14. Manitowoc will be sharing the booth with TIL its dealer in India for Grove mobile and Manitowoc crawler cranes.
Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Axyom a French construction equipment sales company as a new distributor of Potain self-erecting cranes in northern France. Based in Normandy Axyom will expand its offering to customers by incorporating the Potain Igo Igo T and Hup self-erecting crane ranges.
Malaysian equipment rental company Megah-Sewa is adding three Potain MCT 385 cranes to its fleet for the first time. Megah Sewa is the plant and equipment subsidiary of Gamuda the largest infrastructure development company in Malaysia and for its most recent investments it added three Potain topless tower cranes. The company selected these units in particular to improve project completion times and to work within its parent company’s new Gamuda Intelligent Building System division which handles prefabricated construction.
A Potain Igo 50 self-erecting crane is repairing more than 4 000 square meters of damaged roof on the Sant’Orsola a 14th Century ex-monastery in Florence Italy that is thought to be the final resting place of Lisa Gherardini better known as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
Two Potain self-erecting cranes are in the final stages of completing a residential development in Neuvecelle France a commune on the bank of Lake Geneva.
