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Good things come in threes: new mobile crane for Mantovani Global Services Srl

Italian customer Mantovani Global Services Srl expands its fleet by adding a 150-tonne mobile crane. The new LTM 1150-5.3 is lining up next to an LTM 1100-5.2 and an LTM 1250-5.1.

60 years of enthusiasm for heavy loads: Bracht takes delivery of Liebherr LTM 1030-2.1 mobile crane

Franz Bracht Kran-Vermietung GmbH is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. The company has grown from a sole proprietorship into a group of companies with 16 locations under the motto "Lust auf Last" (translated: "Enthusiasm for heavy loads"). In April, Bracht took delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1030-2.1 adorned with the company's anniversary logo. Including the new crane, the Group currently operates 15 machines of this type.

Tight location, tight schedule: Thömen performs bridge dismantling work in Hamburg

The two railway overpasses “Ferdinandstor” and “An der Alster” are currently the scene of a major construction site directly on the Alster river in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. Crane service provider Thömen is on site with an LTM 1350-6.1 and an LTM 1650-8.1, among others, to replace the two bridges under challenging conditions. The work has been meticulously planned to ensure that the railway lines can continue to operate as smoothly as possible while the construction work is being carried out. The flyovers connect the nearby main railway station with Hamburg-Altona via five major railway lines.

Liebherr delivers an LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane to Nichols Crane Rental, Inc.

Nichols Crane Rental, Inc. continues to grow its fleet with its newest addition, the Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane.

Budrovich Contracting Co. takes delivery of the first Liebherr LTM 1110-5.2 equipped with LICCON3 in the US

Midwest- based, Budrovich Contracting Co. received the first Liebherr LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane outfitted with LICCON3 in the United States. With another LTM 1110-5.2 mobile crane on the way, Budrovich attributes excellent training and successful implementation of Liebherr machines as valuable criteria during the purchasing process.

Press kit: Intermat 2024

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Liebherr presents upgraded MK 140-5.1 at Intermat 2024

Liebherr's most powerful mobile construction crane, the optimised MK 140-5.1, is making its appearance at the construction machinery trade fair in Paris. Construction firms, timber frame companies and crane rental businesses alike can put the five-axle crane to flexible use, from short jobs in densely built-up inner city areas to work on plants such as refineries. Customers benefit from familiar operation across all machines in the MK series. Future normative regulations will be met through further development.

It's a matter of control: Another Liebherr mobile crane with new LICCON3 control system

Liebherr is preparing to unveil another crane model equipped with the new LICCON3 control system: the LTM 1300-6.3 is becoming the LTM 1300-6.4. Three models in the LTM series are now characterised by the company's new trend-setting crane design. Liebherr will present the LTM 1300-6.4 at Intermat in Paris.

Liebherr USA, Co. announces new Divisional Director

Liebherr is pleased to announce the appointment of Shane Kuhlmey as Divisional Director of Crawler Cranes, Deep Foundation Machines and Maritime Cranes.

Liebherr revamps Jinert’s fleet with a new addition and a repair

The Swedish lifting and transport service provider Sven Jinert AB ordered a new LG 1750 lattice boom crane from Liebherr. At the same time, an LG 1550 that had been involved in an accident went to the Ehingen-Berg repair centre, where it was repaired and repainted.

100-tonne crane for its 100th anniversary: Bruns takes delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3

Bruns, based in Lüneburg, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Wilhelm Bruns founded a building construction business in 1924. In 1967, Bruns Kranvermietung GmbH was founded with its first mobile crane. In 2002, Bruns acquires Alex Grund GmbH Kranarbeiten und Transporte and is thus also represented with a location in Hamburg. A new Liebherr LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane was delivered there at the beginning of April.

Working on water: LTM 1300-6.2 from Sönke Jordt erects pier

Sönke Jordt Maschinen- und Schwertransport GmbH & CO. KG has been relying on Liebherr cranes for twelve years, which it uses for assembly and dismantling work, among other things. Its most recent crane job took place in Scharbeutz Haffkrug in northern Germany, where an LTM 1300-6.2 erected a pier on which visitors will be able to walk 230 metres across the Baltic Sea this summer.

Used Equipment Marketplace: New portal for Liebherr used machines

With the Used Equipment Marketplace, Liebherr is launching a new portal specifically for the sale of used machines. On this digital platform, customers can find a wide range of used construction and material handling machines, used attachments and accessories as well as used spare parts – directly from certified Liebherr sales and service partners. The Used Equipment Marketplace is available both as a website application in the new Liebherr design with many different features and as an app for quick, direct access on a smartphone.

Simply the best: LTM 1300-6.3 for crane rental company Xin-Hong in Taiwan

Xin-Hong Crane Engineering Co., Ltd. has taken delivery of its third Liebherr crane. The new LTM 1300-6.3 is the first 300-tonne crane in the Taiwanese crane rental company’s fleet. Thanks to its 90-metre-long boom and high lifting capacities, the mobile crane is ideal for applications that require increasingly high hook heights.

First in Germany: Sönke Jordt takes delivery of an LTM 1100-5.3 with LICCON3 control

The first LTM 1100-5.3 mobile crane has been added to the crane fleet of the northern German company Sönke Jordt Maschinen- und Schwertransport GmbH & CO. KG. After the LTM 1110-5.2, Liebherr has now delivered the second crane model with the new LICCON3 control to a customer. The crane’s compact design and high mobility due to flexible axle loads were the main reasons for the purchase.

Liebherr makes a splash at IFCEE 2024

Liebherr exhibits at IFCEE 2024, showcasing the LB 25 drill rig, the LRH 200 piling and drilling rig, and the THS 110 D-K crawler concrete pump at booth #3200. Additionally, the LR 1100.1 crawler crane operates at the adjacent demo site.

Jandt adds second LTM 1250-5.1 to its crane fleet - first use for demanding tandem lift

Two Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1 mobile cranes from Jandt Kranvermietung GmbH in Bielefeld played a key role in unloading wind power components at the port of Berenbusch in Bückeburg, Lower Saxony. The heaviest parts, the generator and the hub, had to be lifted by the two 250-tonne cranes in tandem lifts. Precise coordination between the crane operators was crucial here. One of the two LTM 1250-5.1 cranes mastered the challenging lifts as first use.

Looking ahead: Kran-Maurer modernises and grows

Kran-Maurer GmbH is modernising its crane fleet. In recent months, the South German company from Göppingen has taken delivery of the Liebherr LTM 1050-3.1, LTM 1090-4.2 and LTM 1110-5.1 mobile cranes. This was followed in March by an LTM 1230-5.1. The delivery of an LTC 1050-3.1 is scheduled for April. An LTM 1300-6.3 has already been ordered from Liebherr, which will further strengthen Kran-Maurer's fleet.