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Three Liebherrs for King
[Recently Updated On : 30-03-2017]
UK crane rental company King Lifting has taken delivery of two new Liebherr All Terrain cranes, a 60 tonne LTM 1060-3.1 and a 130 tonne LTM 1130-5.1, with an LTM 1130-5.1 to come.
The three axle LTM 1060-3.1 features a five section 48 metre main boom and a 16 metre bi-fold swingaway extension, providing a maximum..
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Manitou acquires Terex Construction India
[Recently Updated On : 29-03-2017]
Manitou has announced the acquisition of Terex Equipment Private Limited which operates from a production facility in Greater Noïda, India. No financial details of the transaction have been released yet.
Founded in 2003, Terex Equipment Private specialises in the design, manufacture and distribution of construction equipment, mos..
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500 tonner overturn belonging to the Sarens Nass.
[Recently Updated On : 27-03-2017]
Reports are coming in of a 500 tonne crane belonging to the Sarens Nass joint venture overturning on Friday in Qatar while being rigged.
The reports from a reliable source claim that the operator only extended the outriggers on one side and then slewed around to pick up the counterweight and the crane went over. The crane is relativel..
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Crawler Crane Incident
[Recently Updated On : 25-03-2017]
UK contractor St James Group has reported a serious incident - a near miss - with a 40 tonne Hitachi-Sumitomo SCX400T telescopic crawler crane on a London job site in January.
The crane was lifting a compressor when the boom dropped rapidly until it bottomed out in the horizontal position. Fortunately no one w..
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SANY Introduces New RT and Crawler Cranes for North American Market
[Recently Updated On : 24-03-2017]
SANY Group America unveiled three new rough terrain crane models SRC865C, SRC885C, SRC8130C and one crawler crane model SCC8260, increasing its crane fleet for the North American market. The four crane models on show are tailored to meet the emission and transpor..
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