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  • Two Potain MR 295 tower cranes are helping to build Birmingham’s tallest office building

    Two Potain MR 295 luffing jib cranes are installing the steel frame of the 103 Colmore Row office building in Birmingham, UK.

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  • Sarens Canada strengthens its fleet with three new National Crane boom trucks supplied by Strongco

    Sarens Canada strengthens its fleet with three new National Crane boom trucks supplied by Strongco

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  • Southern Cranes & Access takes delivery of UK’s first Grove GMK5250XL-1

    West Sussex-based Southern Cranes & Access is the first UK customer to take delivery of the new Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane launched at bauma 2019.

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Manitowoc Cranes to attend JDL Expo 2020

Manitowoc Cranes will be showcasing tower and mobile cranes under the Potain and Grove brands at the JDL Expo, taking place September 9-11 in Beaune, France.

Manitowoc MLC100-1 racks up 2,500 faultless hours on tunneling project

U.S.-based Triad Engineering & Contracting used the lattice-boom crawler crane for months on end, working double shifts with no issues.

Versatile and productive Potain MCH 175 cranes selected for transformation projects in downtown Shenzhen, China

The Potain hydraulic luffing jib cranes are helping to transform Shenzhen’s housing landscape and construct a new fire station.

Manitowoc updates its free diagnostic mobile app to include Potain tower cranes; releases new Bluetooth-enabled pressure test kit

The smartphone diagnostic app — the first of its kind in the crane industry — is available for iOS and Android devices and helps crane operators read diagnostic codes and share data.

Largest Grove all-terrain crane does the heavy lifting on French WtE plant renovation project

Italian crane services company Vernazza Autogru is using a Grove GMK7450 all-terrain crane to install a new fume treatment system at the Syctom waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Saint-Ouen, Paris.

Quasius Construction finds perfect job site solution with Potain self-erecting tower crane

Quasius Construction used a Potain Igo T 85 A self-erecting tower crane to construct a five-story apartment building in downtown Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Crane Norway Group adds nine new Grove all-terrain cranes to its fleet

Crane Norway Group purchased nine new Grove GMK all-terrain cranes – five GMK5250XL-1, two GMK6300L-1, one GMK5150L and one GMK3060L model.

The Manitowoc Company announces leadership transition

• Aaron H. Ravenscroft appointed President and CEO, effective immediately
• Barry L. Pennypacker to step down

Manitowoc launches new website

Manitowoc has launched a fully refreshed website with improved navigation and searchable features that make it easy to explore the company’s comprehensive portfolio of cranes and lifting solutions.

Manitowoc launches efficient and reliable Potain MCT 275

Available in 10 t and 12 t versions, the crane is easy to erect, dismantle and transport.
Capacities at the end of the 70 m jib are an impressive 2.3 t for the 10 t version and 2.2 t for the 12 t version.

John Sutch Cranes takes delivery of UK’s first Grove GMK5200-1 all-terrain crane

Mobile crane hire and contract lifting specialist John Sutch Cranes is the first Manitowoc customer in the UK to receive its new Grove GMK5200-1 all-terrain crane.

17 new Grove all-terrain cranes for Germany’s MAXIKraft Group

By November 2020 MAXIKraft’s fleet will be replenished with 17 new Grove mobile cranes, including the GMK3060L, GMK4090, GMK5150L and GMK5250L-1 models.