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Kolkata-based Indian real estate company PS Group is using three Potain MCT 85 topless cranes to help construct its much-anticipated residential project PS Panache.

Potain and Grove cranes were showcased at international construction equipment trade fair Komatek 2017 in Ankara Turkey this May. Manitowoc was represented at the show through two of its Turkish dealers Istanbul-based TeknoVinç and Ankara-based Karun. Potain distributor TeknoVinç displayed a Hup 32-27 and a MDT 219 at the show while Grove distributor Karun presented a GMK6300L.

Manitowoc has expanded Spanish-language training programs in Latin America so technicians who work at regional dealers can increase their knowledge on the company’s cranes and systems.

Manitowoc showcased the Potain Hup 40-30 Grove GMK5150L GMK4100L-1 and RT540E cranes as well as a variety of customer services at Vertikal Days 2017.

Construction is underway on a $331 million rental car facility in Hawaii and a Manitowoc MLC300 is driving performance on the job site to help contractors execute an innovative lift plan.

Leadership from both Manitowoc’s Potain brand and NFT its distribution partner for much of the Middle East gathered in Abu Dhabi UAE to celebrate 30 years of cooperation and to view NFT’s new state-of-the-art facility. Since its inception in 1987 NFT has grown rapidly – in partnership with Potain – and today the company is the largest owner of Potain tower cranes in the world. To help service its huge fleet the company relocated its operations earlier this year to a major new location approximately 31 miles (50 km) from the center of Abu Dhabi.

Manitowoc has appointed Danish partner company UN Mobilkraner to be its exclusive mobile crane distributor in Norway. In addition to providing sales and service support for Manitowoc’s Norwegian customers the move will enable Manitowoc and UN Mobilkraner to continue to build on the strong relationship the two companies have fostered over more than two decades.

Manitowoc has made two new appointments to its Crane Care customer service team for Potain tower cranes in Asia. Jerome Carre and Jenny Chong join as customer service manager and customer service specialist respectively. Carre will report directly to Marco Zucchet director of sales and customer service for tower cranes in Asia. Chong will join the broader Crane Care team which Carre will lead.

The Potain Hup 40-30 self-erecting crane was shown for the first time at two international building exhibitions in Eastern Europe in April. Prebold Slovenia-based Manitowoc dealer Ferokov exhibited the crane at the 40th edition of BUILDING a construction equipment fair in Zagreb Croatia. And a few weeks later the company showed the crane at the South East Europe Belgrade Building Expo (SEEBBE) in Belgrade Serbia.

Founded in 2000 and based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh Kesar Constructions specializes in residential commercial and industrial projects. In 2013 the company bought its first Potain crane an MCi 85 A. The unit was selected off the back of its reputation for reliability and productivity and Sumer Singh Rathore owner of Kesar Constructions liked the fact it was built locally.

Two Grove all-terrain cranes played a pivotal role in demolishing an abandoned building at a General Motors facility in Michigan. Detroit-based JJ Curran Crane used a GMK6300L and a GMK6400 to assist with one of the demolition’s most difficult tasks: the removal of a 67.5 USt steel walkway.

China State Construction Engineering Corporation is using nine Potain tower cranes to construct a major new tech-focused development in Dubai. Silicon Park is the brainchild of developer Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority with China State Construction acting as main contractor on the job. The nine cranes were all supplied by NFT and they include eight of Potain’s advanced MCT 205 topless models plus an MC 205 B top-slewing unit.