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  • Potain tower cranes support Canada’s $3-billion subway extension project

    • Five Potain MDT tower cranes are working on a massive subway extension in Canada.
    • Potain dealer Cropac Equipment provided the cranes, which have been operational since April 2022.
    • The cranes are helping to build critical infrastructure elements for the new subway route.
  • Northland Crane Service delivers a heavenly lift with twin National Crane NBT60XL boom trucks

    • Northland Crane Service helped replace a large statue at the top of a popular church temple in Oakdale, Minnesota.
    • The company used two National Crane NBT60XL boom trucks for the project.
  • Manitowoc, MGX, and Aspen launch “Empowering Warriors & Raising Hope” initiative to support veterans with PTSD

    The companies are launching a program to raise funds for veterans through donation matching, limited-edition shirts, symbolic challenges, and employee support.

  • New aftermarket rope cleaner for Grove cranes simplifies and speeds up maintenance

    • The system automates cleaning and lubrication by feeding the wire rope through an aluminum housing equipped with inserts that are easily clamped around it.
    • The inserts and scrapers are currently available to suit 16, 17, 19, 22, and 24 mm rope diameters. Further diameters can be made available upon request.
    • It delivers significant savings in downtime and technician hours, plus greater efficiency in crane operation.
  • Grove RT540E overhauled in record time by the Manitowoc team in Brazil

    • The reconditioning of the rough-terrain crane took just 12 days, meeting the urgency of its new owners who needed it deployed on a project immediately.
    • The final cost was about 40% of the price of a new crane of the same capacity and included a new manufacturer’s warranty.
    • The used crane was traded in as part of the payment for two new, higher-capacity Grove cranes.
  • First Grove GMK3060L-1 cranes in Egypt selected for mega projects

    • The first 60 t GMK3060L-1 all-terrain cranes, together with a number of 30 t RT530E-2 rough-terrain cranes, have arrived in Egypt to support critical mega projects for major development initiatives.
    • Delivered through long-standing dealer Orascom Services, the cranes will be backed by localized training, technical support, and aftersales service.

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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.

National Crane to showcase all-new boom truck at TCI Expo 2015

National Crane's newest model the NBT30H-2 boom truck will be on display for tree care professionals at TCI Expo 2015 in Pittsburgh.

Chunjo’s Manitowoc 31000 completes first job outside of Korea

Chunjo Construction Co. transported a Manitowoc 31000 crawler crane to Vietnam to help construct a petrochemical refinery

Manitowoc takes part in success of first CONEXPO Latin America

Manitowoc welcomed hundreds of visitors to its booth where it displayed two of the company's industry-changing innovations

Manitowoc highlights ground-breaking engineering at CICA 2015

Manitowoc highlighted its GMK6300L all-terrain crane and its MLC650 crawler crane - the first of its kind in the country - at the CICA Conference in Perth Australia

Manitowoc presents new Grove GMK5250L in the Netherlands

Manitowoc displayed the GMK5250L to the Dutch market for the first time at a customer event at the company's Breda facility.

Manitowoc to showcase best-in-class cranes at Excon 2015

Manitowoc will show Potain and Grove cranes at South Asia's largest construction equipment and technology trade fair.

Hutong Yangtze Bridge gets lift from a powerful pair of Potain tower cranes

Chinese contractor Second Harbor Engineering is using two Potain MC 480 tower cranes to construct an 11 km-long bridge.

Manitowoc unveils new Grove GMK5250L at GIS 2015

Manitowoc introduced the new Grove GMK5250L all-terrain crane to the Italian public for the first time at GIS EXPO in Piacenza Italy.

Manitowoc and partners shine at BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA

Manitowoc and some of its most valued partners celebrated the company's growth in South Africa at BAUMA CONEXPO AFRICA 2015.

Manitowoc celebrates innovation at customer event in Germany

Manitowoc showed off new technology and some of the industry's biggest-selling cranes at its updated Wilhelmshaven Germany manufacturing plant.