News | 08.04.2025
Liebherr is kicking off Bauma 2025 with a major order from the USA: The Ehingen-based crane manufacturer is supplying twenty LTR 1220 telescopic crawler cranes, three LR 1700-1.0 and three LR 1500 crawler cranes as well as one LTM 1230-5.1 to Bigge Crane and Rigging in Houston.
The majority of the cranes ordered will be used in the energy sector throughout the US. “With Liebherr, we appreciate more than just the quality of the products. In addition to top service, we can heavily rely on the training provided for our team of specialists who work with the mobile and crawler cranes,” says Weston Settlemier, Managing Director of Bigge Cranes and Rigging.
The American crane hire company is one of the largest on the American market and has more than 1600 cranes and construction hoists in its fleet. The company ordered its first new Liebherr crane in 2001. „Since then, Bigge and Liebherr have enjoyed a long-standing, trusting
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