Press releases | 05/03/2026
Bigge's Perfect Fleet® receives multiple Liebherr LR 1300.1 SX crawler cranes at Conexpo 2026. This handover celebrates Bigge’s 110th anniversary as well as their longstanding partnership with Liebherr.
Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. takes delivery of multiple Liebherr LR 1300.1 SX crawler cranes at Conexpo 2026, North America’s largest construction tradeshow. This handover not only highlights Bigge’s 110th anniversary but marks the milestone of the 175th Liebherr LR 1300 to be delivered to the US based company making Bigge the owner of the most Liebherr Nenzing crawler cranes in the world, including more than 100 LR 1300s. As one of the US’s most trusted crane companies, this delivery also highlights Bigge’s long-term partnership and their deep commitment to Liebherr.
With this latest handover, Bigge's Perfect Fleet® offers over 200 Liebherr crawler cranes. Additionally, the company has 20+ US locations providing one of the largest and most versatile crane fleets in the world. Bigge’s fleet has grown to over 2,000 machines, and is the largest, bare rental mobile crane fleet in the world.
Bigge works on a variety of large-scale project sites with most notable accomplishments including historic infrastructure projects like the Golden Gate Bridge, modern metropolitan high-rise buildings, stadiums, sports arenas, nuclear power plants, industrial facilities, tech campuses, and wind farms.
Crawler cranes are the ideal choice as the construction industry's heavyweights, effortlessly navigating every terrain including a variety of applications supported by Bigge. The newest generation of the LR 1300 has a lifting capacity of max. 331 USt (300 t). The Liebherr LR 1300.1 SX crawler crane impresses with many innovative assistance systems including self-loading and self-assembly, Ground Pressure Visualization, and precise crane control – each of which increase operational safety as well as simplify handling. With the new cab design, the crane appears elegant in design and with many features for high operator comfort.
24/09/2026
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LRB 19 from Liebherr installs sheet pile walls for short project
Quickly deployed, quickly adapted, quickly transported: These features convinced Heisig Spezialtief- und Wasserbau GmbH on the merits of the LRB 19. The piling and drilling rig really comes into its own, particularly on jobsites where the projects are of short duration. In Clenze, Lower Saxony (Germany), the company fitted the LRB 19 with the LV 23 vibrator to drive sheet piles – a solution which, thanks to their perfect harmonisation, enables maximum efficiency.
16/09/2026
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Through the basalt with ‘Mjölnir’ – Viking machine drilling in Mexico
Whilst on a trip to Europe, Olga Sánchez, the director of the Mexican company Grupo Olsa, discovered the Viking culture. Their impressive power inspired her to use an equally powerful drilling rig for deep foundation work on the AIFA-Pachuca railway project in her home country. This gave rise to the idea of the ‘Mjölnir’ Viking machine, which took shape with the Liebherr LB 25.
20/07/2026
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HS 8300.1 as good as new with over 20,000 hrs on the clock
Liebherr USA, Co. in Houston, Texas has carried out a complete overhaul on a high performance duty cycle machine for Matthews Brothers Dredging, LLC. Following a detailed planning phase and intensive work at the Liebherr site, the HS 8300.1 returned to the barge as good as new – and with a number of upgrades into the bargain.
