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Manitowoc Cranes is celebrating a successful showing at the sixth edition of the Italian Cranes and Access and Heavy Transport Show (GIS) 2017 in Piacenza Italy. During the three-day show the company displayed a few of its industry-leading all-terrain cranes the Grove GMK4100L-1 and GMK5150 which feature new taxi configurations for more efficient road travel.

Manitowoc has appointed two new dealers for its Grove brand in Asia-Pacific to support growing demand in the region for its advanced range of mobile cranes. The appointed companies are: Rainbow Ace Ltd. of Hong Kong; and Tuyet Nga Co. Ltd. (TNC) based in Hanoi Vietnam. Both will sell the full line of Grove all-terrain rough-terrain and truck cranes and offer comprehensive Manitowoc Crane Care customer support.

When a wind turbine at the Musselroe Wind Farm in Tasmania Australia required a change of gearbox and generator a Grove GMK6400 all-terrain crane turned out to be the perfect choice for the job. Woolnorth Wind Farms owner and operator of the Musselroe location contracted turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Technology to manage the replacement work.

MDC Equipment Solutions (MEQ) the equipment supply subsidiary of Filipino construction giant Makati Development Corporation (MDC) has added a number of Manitowoc-brand cranes to its fleet. The growing MEQ fleet now includes a team of 28 Grove mobile cranes an increasingly prominent brand in the MEQ equipment mix. The most recent arrivals are four RT530E-2 rough-terrain cranes; while two TMS700E truck cranes and a GMK5220 all-terrain crane have also been added in recent months.

Alanoca has taken delivery of its first Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane. The El Alto-based rental company added the GMK6300L to its fleet to keep up with the increased demand for lifting solutions in Bolivia where a large number of construction projects are underway. The new Grove will arrive in October at Alanoca’s facilities and will see immediate use by contractors on numerous large-scale projects.

The Yuen Long MTR station in Hong Kong is undergoing a series of improvements which include upgrading vehicular access to the site. On the job is a Grove RT550E rough-terrain crane which Yee Hop Engineering Co. Ltd. has positioned on the station roof to hoist up construction materials including steel bars and cement with loads weighing up to 14 t.

Manitowoc and its partners — Foucherans France-based OBrent Grue for self-erecting cranes and Belley France-based Valente Grue Assistance — worked together to exhibit a wide range of cranes and technologies at Journées du Levage 2017 (JDL 2017) in Beaune France.

The Forrestfield-Airport Link will be a new subway system linking downtown Perth with the Western Australian city’s airport. Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift provided the lifting power to build one of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) units and sent its 650 t capacity Manitowoc MLC650 to handle the task.

Zwei speziell angepasste Potain-Turmdrehkrane ein MD 1100 und ein MD 1600 werden in einem Stahllager im italienischen Vallese di Oppeano zum Laden von 15 bis 50 t schweren Stahlplatten auf LKWs eingesetzt. Manitowoc lieferte diese Krane in Zusammenarbeit mit Techind einem Potain-Kranvertriebshändler in Bergamo an Ecoenergy ein auf das Logistikmanagement von Industrieanlagen und Stahllagern spezialisiertes Unternehmen.

Shawmut Equipment one of Manitowoc Cranes’ leading distributors is celebrating its 60th year in the cranes and lifting business. Over the last six decades the Manchester Connecticut-based company has been an integral part of Manitowoc’s expansion into the northeastern United States as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Shawmut offers a full range of Manitowoc Grove Potain and National Crane-branded cranes in addition to a variety of utility equipment.

Kokar WIKA has purchased a further four Potain MCT 205 tower cranes over the past 12 months to strengthen its growing rental fleet. The cranes were all ordered through Multicrane Perkasa Manitowoc’s exclusive dealer for Potain cranes in Indonesia. Prior to this latest order Kokar WIKA had 20 Potain machines including a further two MCT 205 units. The MCT 205 is a topless tower crane with a maximum capacity of 10 t and up to 65 m of jib.

Six Potain cranes are working to construct a record-breaking bridge: the Yangsigang Bridge in Wuhan Hubei Province China. The gigantic project involves the construction of a 4 134 m double-deck suspension bridge with a main span that stretches 1 700 m across the Yangtze River the longest river in Asia.