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One of the Faroe Islands’ fastest growing companies is set to bolster its growth with the addition of a new Grove GMK5250L. ArtiCon was established in 2001 and in just 16 years has already grown to employ some 200 people. The contractor works on a variety of construction assignments and demands flexible equipment that is efficient in all types of applications.

Officials at Jwaneng diamond mine have taken delivery of the mine’s first 250 t Grove GMK5250L all-terrain crane. Not only is this model crane a first for the Botswana-based mine it’s also the first ever GMK5250L crane to be delivered in Southern Africa.

The Grove GMK5250L has quickly become a hit with lifting companies looking to bolster their capabilities with an all-terrain crane that has the highest capacity and best load charts in its class. J. Hewitt Crane Hire is the latest company to add the 250 t (300 USt) crane to its fleet and chose the crane for its (70 m) 230-ft boom reach and its five-axle maneuverability. The company also saw benefit in the crane’s VIAB turbo clutch and integrated retarder which eliminates both fluid overheating and clutch burning.

Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony for Korea International Ltd (KIL) at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The companies celebrated their long successful partnership with a champagne toast calling special attention to KIL’s 41-year track record of being the exclusive dealer of Potain cranes in South Korea.

Last month the Potain Hup 40-30 crane was presented at international earth-moving and building machinery exhibition SaMoTer in Verona Italy. Verona-based Potain dealer Toffoli Macchine exhibited the pioneering crane alongside the Hup 32-27 and Igo 21.

A team of five Grove rough-terrain cranes helped to build the 525 MW-capacity Cerro del Aguila hydroelectric power plant in the province of Tayacaja Peru. Two Grove RT530E-2s two RT765E-2s and a RT9130E-2 were all working long shifts on the four-year project that will alleviate the country’s fast-growing demand for electricity.

India’s largest crane rental company Sanghvi Movers Limited has ordered 18 Grove GMK6300L all-terrain cranes.

North American Crane & Rigging celebrated the expansion of its rental fleet at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The Providence Rhode Island-based company purchased two new Potain MDT 389 tower cranes from Shawmut Equipment—based in Manchester Connecticut—and celebrated with Manitowoc Cranes during a ceremony at the Manitowoc booth which included a champagne toast between the three companies.

It only took two days after the new Grove GRT655L rough-terrain crane was unveiled at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada for one of Manitowoc Cranes’ long-standing customers to celebrate the purchase of the ground-breaking model. Groves Equipment Rental (GER) was joined by key members of Manitowoc’s staff for a champagne toast to commemorate the occasion. The Groves Texas-based rental house was also presented with a celebratory plaque and a customized hand-painted hard hat (one of only a dozen made).

One of the first tower cranes from the new MD CCS series the Potain MD 569 has been delivered to Potain dealer Steenhoff in East Frisia Germany. The company took delivery of the crane with its first customer already waiting to use the new crane RMT Rohr- und Maschinenanlagentechnik (RMT).

Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony for NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes the premier Potain dealer in the Middle East at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The companies celebrated their successful partnership with a champagne toast and commemorated NFT’s sales performance in 2016 during which the company sold 122 Potain tower cranes.

WATM Crane Sales & Services added a new Grove all-terrain crane to its fleet at CONEXPO 2017. The Perth Australia-based crane dealer purchased a new GMK7450 the largest crane in the Grove all-terrain line and celebrated the occasion with Manitowoc Cranes during a ceremony at the Manitowoc booth. The two companies commemorated the purchase with a champagne toast.