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Manitowoc Cranes has appointed Nyírség Nehézgép 93’ as its Grove crane distributor in Hungary. Nyírség Nehézgép 93’ was founded in 1993 and operates across Hungary from its base in Nyíregyháza, a city in the north-east of the country. It will provide a number of services, including sales of new and used Grove cranes, said Thorsten Bolender, area sales manager at Manitowoc Cranes. Balász Séra, sales manager at Nyírség Nehézgép 93’, said his company’s high level of service will help expand the presence of Gro

Manitowoc is setting up a new structure for its tower crane business in Africa. The firm’s self-erecting tower cranes (GMA cranes) and top-slewing cranes (GME cranes) are now being operated separately when it comes to production and product management. The company claims that this reorganisation allows for increased customer focus, market intelligence, operations efficiency and crane production. Being run independently in terms of production and product management, the new structure has the sole objectiv

The reduced footprint and floating counterweight meant that it is much more efficient for contractors to barge-mount a crawler crane. The crane can be on smaller water-based barges because the machine automatically adjusts its centre of gravity for each lift. Kraemer North America recently used an MLC300 to help replace an 84-year-old truss bridge, the 756m Savanna-Sabula Bridge near Savanna, in the US state of Illinois. The Savanna–Sabula Bridge was a truss bridge and causeway crossing the Mississippi Ri

Crane manufacturer Manitowoc is developing its share of the market in the Philippines, both for its tower cranes and Grove mobile truck cranes. The firm now has sales managers responsible for the Manitowoc and Grove ranges. Michael Sanares is responsible for Grove mobile crane sales, while Carlo Tarifa handles Potain tower crane sales for southern Philippines and Albert Hernandez is in charge of Potain tower crane sales for northern Philippines. The firm says that it is expanding its sales team with the t

Moscow-based crane rental company TOPKRAN-RENT has purchased four new Potain Hup cranes The deal is of note as these are the first units of this type to be sold in Russia. The four new Hup 40-30 self-erecting cranes are being put to work on a four-month project in the capital. TOPKRAN-RENT is already familiar with the Potain self-erecting cranes from Manitowoc, having previously purchased several Igo 50 cranes – the biggest model in the Igo range. Like the existing Igo cranes from the firm, the new Hup r

Manitowoc cranes were on show recently at the firm’s dealer open days event on Réunion Island

Manitowoc is celebrating 90 years of Potain tower cranes with its first visit to Intermat since 2009. And it has brought three of its newest tower cranes along: the Hup 32-27, a Hup 40-30 self-erecting crane and the MDT 389, which is the largest topless crane to feature Manitou’s Crane Control System (CCS). Manitowoc shed its food equipment arm, Manitowoc Foodservice, in March 2016 and the last two years have been ‘challenging’, according to executive vice president Aaron Ravenscroft. “It’s a difficult bu

Manitowoc is showcasing two new products on its stand at Intermat: a lift for tower crane operators, the Potain Cab-In, and its 75 High Performance Lifting (HPL) winch for tower cranes. Manitowoc has developed the Potain Cab-In to meet changing regulations in France that say a lift must be used on tower cranes for heights of more than 50m from January 2019. Other countries are likely to follow suit, says Jerome Chanel, vice president of services for Manitowoc. Manitowoc says that its lift is a first b

German crane provider Auto-Klug has taken delivery of a Grove GMK4100L-1 all-terrain crane, the first in the country to come with a K-100 synthetic rope. Made from a combination of high-performance synthetic fibres, the K-100 is 80% lighter than wire rope and boasts torque-neutral construction that eliminates load spin and cabling, according to Grove. The new hoist material also makes for easy handling, reeving and installation, and because it does not require lubrication with heavy grease, it is environm