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Two Potain MDT 269 J12s and one MDT 389 L16 tower crane are helping to construct the Trilogy Limassol Seafront in Limassol Cyprus. The project comprises three 170 m high luxury apartment towers together with work and relaxation spaces.

B. Pietrini and Sons based in King of Prussia Pennsylvania added a Grove GRT655 to its fleet to complete the Riverwalk Project in Philadelphia. The rough terrain crane is helping construct the first few levels of a 28-story and a 32-story residential building. The GRT655 will be onsite through the completion of the first four floors of the two buildings.

Grove and Strongco celebrated 60 years of doing business together during a special ceremony at bauma 2019 in Munich Germany. Strongco is a Grove Manitowoc and National Crane dealer that has a strong presence in selling renting and servicing equipment across Canada.

Inside you’ll find a wide array of stories from around the world that showcase the range of Manitowoc brands: Manitowoc Grove Potain National Crane and Shuttlelift.

Manitowoc introduced customers to its new office in São Paulo Brazil. The new location brings together the Manitowoc Grove and National Crane sales and Crane Care teams in the region into one centralized place enabling for quicker response times for customers

Manitowoc is exhibiting at Vertikal Days 2019 taking place at Donington Park UK between 15 and 16 May 2019. Vertikal Days is the largest lifting equipment event for the UK and Ireland and is centered firmly around lifting and access.

Swiss transport heavy lift and warehouse logistics company Emil Egger AG has purchased three new Grove mobile cranes to form the backbone of its new facility in Bassersdorf near Zurich. Headquartered in St. Gallen Switzerland Emil Egger AG is an established mobile crane hire company for the construction industry specializing in complex projects in heavy lift logistics and the erection of tower cranes. The three cranes were supplied by Stirnimann AG and comprise one GMK6300L-1 one GMK5250L and one GMK5150L.

Potain and ETAC Peru celebrated more than 10 years of partnership during a special ceremony at bauma 2019 in Munich Germany. The company has been instrumental in helping expand Potain’s presence in South America as it services clients in Peru Colombia and Chile. The Lima Peru-based company is a well-known leader that deploys a professional technical team across the country to ensure that cranes and parts are readily available for sales and rentals.

Following the fire that caused large-scale damage to Notre-Dame de Paris Potain – Manitowoc’s manufacturer of tower cranes – has pledged to support reconstruction efforts of the historic French cathedral.

Manitowoc has recognized long-term Potain partner Valente for having purchased the most GME tower cranes in Europe and Africa in 2018.

Sweden’s Lambertsson Kran has purchased the new Potain MDT 809 on display at Manitowoc’s booth for bauma 2019. The MDT 809 will be available for rental use within the fleets of both Lambertsson and Norwegian crane sales & rental company Kranor AS.

Three generations of IDP (International Development Programmes) leadership joined Potain to celebrate the company’s success at bauma 2019 in Munich Germany. The Cairo Egypt-based company has been a Potain dealer for 44 years and is one of the longest-running Potain dealers in the world.