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  • New facility marks major expansion for Manitowoc in Australia

    • Manitowoc is opening a new office and workshop in Australia to further enhance customer support in the region.
    • The new facility features expanded parts inventory and an additional workshop space, to meet the growing demands of regional customers.
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  • Staying strong worldwide: how Manitowoc serves customers across the globe

    • Leading figures from Manitowoc and its dealers used a panel discussion to review how the company and its products are ideally structured to support customers around the world.
    • The panel highlighted how versatile designs, continuous innovation, and long-term support combine to boost customer productivity and profitability.
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  • Prototype Grove at bauma 2025 points to exciting future design for all-terrain cranes

    • Advanced new technology will make the Grove GMK5250L-2 easier and faster to operate.
    • The crane features a striking new design, accompanied by updated cabs for both the carrier and the superstructure.
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  • Potain introduces largest Igo T self-erecting crane at bauma 2025

    • The Igo T 139 will be the biggest self-erecting crane from Potain
    • It offers users a variety of ways to configure the crane for maximum jobsite flexibility combined with class-leading capacity and reach.
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  • Manitowoc announces largest Potain luffing jib crane at bauma 2025

    • The 64 t maximum capacity of the new MR 819 is twice that of the existing Potain MR 608B and MR 618  luffing jib tower cranes.
    • The 70 m jib can be raised to create an out-of-service radius of just 16 m, making the crane ideal for congested jobsites.
    • A powerful new winch, Potain CONNECT™, and Ultra View cab also feature.
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  • Grove GRT780 to make European and trade show debuts at bauma 2025

    • The replacement for the RT770E and GRT880 is currently built in Shady Grove, Pa., U.S.; plans are underway to build the model in Niella Tanaro, Italy.
    • It is the first Grove rough-terrain crane to offer the Grove CONNECT™ telematics system.
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  • Manitowoc’s comprehensive array of aftermarket services on show at bauma

    • The booth features Grove and Potain displays of comprehensive aftermarket support offerings.
    • The Company will showcase Parts, Service Support, Potain CONNECT™ and Grove CONNECT™, Rental/Used Cranes/EnCORE Remanufacturing, training support, new products, and Lift Solutions.
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  • Several large Potain topless cranes selected for Singapore HDB housing project

    • An order for several large capacity Potain tower cranes was placed by Tiong Woon Tower Crane.
    • The trend for heavy precast building units is driving demand for high-capacity cranes in Singapore.
    • Cranes with the ability to handle 22 t dual precast bathroom units (PBUs) were required.
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Potain unveils new topless product range at bauma 2016

Manitowoc will show three of its most advanced Potain tower cranes at bauma 2016 including the first from a new product line.

Manitowoc to celebrate innovation and growth at bauma 2016

Manitowoc Cranes will present a host of products including several notable innovations on its stand at this year’s bauma 2016 trade show.

The Manitowoc Company Appoints Barry L. Pennypacker as President and Chief Executive Officer of Manitowoc Cranes

Mr. Pennypacker has the industrial expertise and successful execution of numerous lean initiatives to build on Manitowoc Crane’s leading market positions.

Manitowoc Cranes enjoys successful Excon 2015

Manitowoc displayed the Potain MCT 85 tower crane and the Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane at the five-day show in Bengaluru India.

Brazil’s first Potain MCT 205 does the job of two cranes

The topless tower crane is working on a 16-story commercial development in Barueri Brazil that previously required two cranes.

Manitowoc and Grove bridge the gap over Duck Creek

A Grove GMK7450 all-terrain crane and a Manitowoc M-250T lattice boom truck crane helped build a new bridge on the Pacific Highway in Australia.

Syntec Construction takes Thailand’s first Potain MCR 160

Syntec Construction Public Company Ltd. has taken delivery of Thailand’s first Potain MCR 160 luffing jib crane a new model that was officially launched in July.

Six Potain cranes building world’s largest fusion energy facility

Two topless tower cranes and four traditional top-slewing tower cranes are constructing a nuclear fusion reactor in the South of France.

Twin GMK6400 lift

Two 450 USt Grove GMK6400 all-terrain cranes completed a dual lift at an energy plant in Cincinnati Ohio.

Dunloc Rental brings the Grove RT765E-2 to the Amazon

Dunloc Rental's newly purchased rough-terrain crane has high capacity and a small footprint allowing it to excel in the muddy terrain of the rainforest.

Manitowoc joins National Science Foundation-backed research project focused on job site safety through new technologies

Manitowoc is partnering with industry associations and universities to create safer job sites.

Tutt Bryant puts Australia’s first MLC650 right to work

The first crane in Australia to feature the new Variable Position Counterweight technology is already scheduled for a variety of projects across the country.