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Press releases | 01/11/2019

Weldex extends fleet with new Liebherr crawler cranes

Scottish crane contractor Weldex is the largest crawler crane rental company in Great Britain. The company is continuing to extend its fleet and over the last two years has ordered 23 new crawler cranes from Liebherr. Their lifting capacities range from 60 to 1000 tonnes. Find out more

Press releases | 01/09/2019

Liebherr LR 1800-1.0 crawler crane proved with 560-tonne test load

Liebherr unveiled its new crawler crane, the LR 1800-1.0 at its customer days 2018 in June. Towards the end of November it had to prove its strength by hoisting its first large test load as part of the prototype testing procedure. The new crawler crane managed the 560 tonnes on its 84 metre main boom with derrick system with a radius of 12 metres. Find out more

Press releases | 12/20/2018

“Together. Now & Tomorrow.”: Liebherr at Bauma 2019

From 8-14 April, Liebherr will give attendees of Bauma 2019 a unique chance to experience its latest innovations first-hand, which range from construction machines, material handling, mining and components. Visitors can look forward to seeing many new technologies and other practical innovations at Liebherr’s 14,000 m2 outdoor stand (809-813) and its indoor stand in hall A4, number 326. Find out more

Press releases | 12/18/2018

Hoisted into the winter break

One hundred thousand visitors stream to the small town of Ralswiek on the island of Rügen every summer. Every year, fascinating stories about the famous pirate Klaus Störtebeker are played out in great detail on a natural stage on the banks of the Jasmunder Bodden, a lagoon measuring almost 100 square kilometres near the island in the Baltic Sea. After the play season, the cogs used by the theatre are hoisted onto land and protected for winter. A Liebherr LTM 1100-5.2 mobile crane recently had these replica Hansa vessels on its hook. Find out more

Press releases | 12/13/2018

Liebherr VarioTray shows its value in a race against time

Construction work on rail tracks which require railway traffic to be postponed for a limited time generally have one thing in common – massive time pressure. The essential thing is that the trains start moving again on schedule after the end of the planned track closure. The installation of a massive steel bridge over a rail track in Altenburger Land (Thuringia) was completed faster than scheduled – the VarioTray detachable ballast system on the LR 1750/2 crawler crane used for the job saved around 90 minutes compared to conventional suspended ballast. Find out more

Press releases | 12/12/2018

Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. adds the powerful Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 All-Terrain Crane to their growing fleet

Bigge Crane and Rigging Co., one of America’s premier global crane sales and rental companies, expands their “perfect fleet” of cranes with the Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 All-Terrain Crane. Find out more

Press releases | 12/11/2018

Expert engineers work side by side: Liebherr mobile construction cranes tackle building retrofit

Three Liebherr mobile construction cranes have been in action as part of an administrative building retrofit in Neckarsulm. In addition to several steel elements, a MK 140 hoisted several air conditioning units onto the five-storey building. A MK 88 and a MK 100 were also involved in the construction project. Find out more

Press releases | 12/07/2018

Greater safety for wind turbine erection work using the single-line guiding system from Liebherr

The blades on the latest generation of wind turbines are nowadays installed individually using rotor blade yokes. Liebherr has developed a system for this future-oriented application, which makes the installation process safer, more economical and in many cases also greener – the SLGS single-line guiding system. Find out more

Press releases | 12/04/2018

Feldmann modernises fleet with five Liebherr mobile cranes

Swiss crane and heavy haulage specialist Feldmann Pneukran und Transport AG has modernised its fleet with five new Liebherr mobile cranes. Innovative technologies such as VarioBase® and VarioBallast® and high product and service quality were major reasons behind the company’s decision. Find out more

Press releases | 11/29/2018

Dźwigi Mazowsze Marcin Zielonka buys its first LRT 1100-2.1 in Poland

The Polish crane and heavy haulage company Dźwigi Mazowsze Marcin Zielonka has taken possession of the first Liebherr rough-terrain crane of type LRT 1100-2.1 in Poland. It is the first rough-terrain crane in the company’s fleet and is earmarked for long-term construction sites and applications on rough terrain. Besides the off-road handling, important decision criteria were high performance and safety. Find out more

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