Manitowoc - Wed June 19, 2024
Grove GMK5250XL-1 Called in for High-Rise Project in Downtown Amsterdam
Dutch transportation and lifting company, Gaffert, dispatched its new Grove GMK5250XL-1 all-terrain crane to an office development in downtown Amsterdam for its first job. The crane worked with its full 257.5 ft....
Manitowoc - Mon June 17, 2024
Grove GMK6300L-1 Comes to Rescue Following Incident at Istanbul Airport
Turkish crane rental company ÖZ TUNCEL and its Grove GMK6300L-1 all-terrain crane were called in for a rescue operation at Istanbul Airport. A FedEx Express Boeing 767 cargo plane touched down at the airport without its front landing gear, bumping its nose on the runway and sending sparks flying in a dramatic incident that attracted worldwide attention....
Manitowoc - Wed April 24, 2024
Jörn Henselmans Appointed Vice President, General Manager of Grove All-Terrain Cranes at Manitowoc
Manitowoc announced that Joern Henselmans has been appointed to vice president and general manager of Grove All-Terrain Cranes, effective April 12, 2024. In his new role, Henselmans is responsible for operations, purchasing, engineering, new product development, quality, human resources and safety at the Manitowoc facility in Wilhelmshaven, Germany....
ALL Crane - Wed February 21, 2024
Alabama's Shipbuilding Industry Relies On ALL's Cranes to Turn New Hulls Right Side Up
Bayou La Batre, Ala., sits right on the Gulf of Mexico, a fishing village so well-known that its four seasons are said to be shrimp, crab, oyster and fish. With an economy initially dependent on the bounty of the local waters, the town also has emerged as one of the world's leading locations for shipbuilding (at one point, it was even known as "the Detroit of shrimp trawlers")....
Manitowoc - Wed February 14, 2024
Nimble Crane to Shine Light On Autism Awareness Month With Vibrant Crane Wrap
Autism Awareness Month is coming up in April and Nimble Crane is gearing up to make a bold statement. The company is preparing to launch a newly adorned Grove GMK5150L all-terrain crane with a vibrant wrap designed to draw attention to the cause....
Manitowoc - Mon January 29, 2024
W.O. Grubb Enhances Operations With its New Grove GMK6400-1
Longtime Manitowoc customer W.O. Grubb Crane Rental received a new Grove GMK6400-1 in December of 2023 and immediately put the crane to work in high-profile jobs throughout Virginia. The 450-ton all-terrain crane has already played a crucial role in tasks such as removing lock gates at the Deep Creek Locks on the Intercoastal Waterway in Chesapeake....
Manitowoc - Tue January 16, 2024
Grove GMK5250XL-1 Extends Helping Hand to German Soccer Club VfB Stuttgart
A Grove GMK5250XL-1 belonging to German lifting service provider Gräser-Eschbach has completed its final lifts on the reconstruction of the MHP Arena soccer stadium in Stuttgart, Germany. Home to Bundesliga team VfB Stuttgart, the stadium has been undergoing redevelopment since 2018, although the erection of temporary sections has allowed it to remain operational during this time....
Manitowoc - Tue October 31, 2023
Two Grove All-Terrain Cranes Team Up to Repair Historic Italian Church
Italian crane rental and transport company Santoni Autogrù called on two of its high-performing all-terrain cranes to help repair a local church: a Grove GMK4100L-2 and Grove GMK4100L-1. Located in Pinzolo, Italy, the San Lorenzo church's 100 kg cross was struck by lightning and detached from the building's bell tower last year....
ALL Crane - Wed August 23, 2023
ALL Performs Dual Night Picks for Two Florida Turnpike Bridge Projects
Improvements to the Florida Turnpike roll on with two bridge widening projects in Lake County, in the central part of the state. ALL Sunshine Crane Rental, a member of the ALL Family of Companies, provided heavy lift equipment to Lane Construction, the project's general contractor....
Manitowoc - Tue August 01, 2023
MSG Krandienst's New Grove GMK6400-1 Aces its First Job
A Grove GMK6400-1 is the latest fleet addition for crane rental company MSG Krandienst. It went to its first job — recovering a derailed train car — the day after arriving at its new home. Yannick Kempf is the MSG Krandienst operator on the new crane, and he was full of praise for it:"The controls are so intuitive on the GMK6400-1 that I was immediately able to operate it....
