Belgian crane and heavy lifting specialist Sarens has ordered 18 Demag All Terrain cranes including eight 100 tonne AC 100-4L, three 130 tonne AC 130-5 and seven 220 tonne AC 220-5 cranes.

The four axle AC 100-4L has a maximum boom length of 59.4 metres and a 10 to 19 metre bi-fold swingaway extension for a maximum tip height of 81.7 metres. The five axle AC 130-5 has a 60 metre main boom plus an extension to give a maximum tip height of 86.5 metres. The five axle AC 220-5 features an eight section 78 metre main boom plus a 21 metre bi-fold swingaway extension for a maximum tip height of 102 metres.

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Terex chief executive Steve Filipov said: "Sarens has been an outstanding customer and a highly valued partner in product development for several decades. The company has been involved in the development of new products, such as the boom booster kit for the CC 8800-1 crawler crane."

Sarens has more than 1,500 machines in its fleet including around 500 cranes from Terex/Demag.

Sarens Story :-

Granddad Sarens was a farmer and still used a horse and cart for forestry works and the transport of trees. That's how it began in the thirties, one man and his twelve children, who started working with him as soon as they left school.

 The horse and cart became a truck, and then a cart again due to lack of fuel during the war. Wooden wheels made way for rubber tyres, and eventually the horses were replaced with engines. The means were always adapted to the needs of the customer.

This was the Sarens way: first analysing the problem and looking for the suitable technical solution, then executing the operation. Sarens would load, transport, build and assemble with the suitable equipment, always under competent supervision. This competence combined with years of experience, had eventually lead to today's expertise and specialisation.

In a few decades a Flemish family business conquered its place on the world market. Nowadays, Sarens is a group of 100 entities in 50 countries, with a yearly turnover reaching 420 mio EUR and more than 3000 employees at your service. It is still a family business, with the fourth Sarens generation currently in management.

Credits : http://www.sarens.com