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1,000-tonne load capacity for Hungary – Ács-Gép takes delivery of three new Liebherr mobile cranes

The Hungarian crane market has recently expanded by three Liebherr mobile cranes with a total load capacity of 1,000 tonnes. Ács-Gép Holding invested in an LTM 1200-5.1, an LTM 1300-6.2 and an LTM 1500-8.1. Reliable, experienced local Liebherr service provides Ács-Gép with security for its practical crane operations. At the same time the company rates Liebherr cranes as very reliable and progressive. Ács-Gép has acquired the very latest mobile crane technology in the form of the LTM 1300-6.2. The LTM 1500-8.1 is now the largest Liebherr mobile crane in Hungary.

Liebherr opens sales and service location for mobile cranes in Colombia

Fast, good quality service all over the world – this is one of the main factors behind Liebherr's success. To continue to improve the range of services for mobile and crawler cranes in South America, a new sales and service location with Liebherr personnel was opened in April 2015 in Bogotá (Colombia). The aim is to be able to react even more quickly to the needs of the market and customers. The neighbouring market in Ecuador is also being covered and steadily grown from there.

Liebherr crée un point de vente et de service après-vente pour les grues mobiles en Colombie

Afin d'améliorer davantage son offre de grues sur chenilles et mobiles en Amérique du Sud, Liebherr a mis en place un nouveau point de vente et de service après-vente avec son propre personnel à Bogotá (Colombie).

SCHOLPP expands crane fleet with six new Liebherr mobile cranes

SCHOLPP Kran & Transport GmbH based in Stuttgart has ordered six new mobile cranes with load capacities between 70 tonnes and 350 tonnes from Liebherr. All the cranes feature the VarioBase® Variable Supporting Base. The first of two LTM 1100-4.2 models ordered has already been delivered and has already completed several jobs successfully.

Haute montagne et espace de travail étroit : un défi relevé par une grue mobile LTM 1100-4.2 avec VarioBase®

Une grue mobile LTM 1100-4.2 de SCHOLPP a monté un mât radio dans les montagnes de l'Allgäu. L'espace de travail très restreint n'a posé aucun problème à la grue Liebherr avec VarioBase®.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

US-based company Crane Service Inc. has opted for a Liebherr crawler crane for the first time. The LR 1300 SX is equipped with CFRP pendants.

First Liebherr crawler crane for Crane Service Inc.

A 330-ton Liebherr crawler crane is now strengthening the fleet of the US crane rental company Crane Service Inc. The LR 1300 SX equipped with carbon fiber components will be mainly used for lifting jobs in the wind industry.

La grue sur chenilles LR 1600/2 fait « voler » l'Airbus A-300

L'avion « Zero-G » effectuant des vols paraboliques a mis fin à sa carrière à l'occasion d'une opération de levage spectaculaire au-dessus de la clôture de l'aéroport Cologne-Bonn.

Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane hoists Airbus A-300

The service life of the "Zero-G" parabolic aircraft came to an end with a spectacular hoist over the fence at Cologne-Bonn Airport. The heavy load experts from Riga Mainz hoisted the 82-tonne Airbus A-300 from the airport's apron using a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane and a sophisticated combination of attachment equipment. The aircraft will now become a museum exhibit on show to the general public.

Une grue mobile Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 pour McNally-Nimergood

Une nouvelle grue mobile LTM 1400-7.1 vient compléter la flotte de grues de la société américaine McNally-Nimergood Co.

McNally-Nimergood Co. adds Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane to growing crane fleet

US company McNally-Nimergood Co. recently expanded its crane fleet with a new LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane. This Liebherr all-terrain crane delivers a lifting capacity of 400 metric tonnes or 500 US tons. This makes the LTM 1400-7.1 one of the largest mobile cranes in Michigan.

HS 8300 HD - perfect dredging solution

The first HS 8300 HD duty cycle crawler crane is installed on a ship for dredging applications in the Mediterranean Sea.

LTR 1220 acts as counterweight for a Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane

Crane contractor Helling based in Schwäbisch Gmünd in southern Germany provided an object lesson in the perfect use of crane equipment and synergies in large wind farms. A Liebherr LTR 1220 telescopic crawler crane which was at the site anyway for set-up work, was used by Helling as a counterweight for lowering and erecting the large LR 1600/2 crane rather than the usual ballast blocks. If the topography and farmers allow, the smaller crane can also be used to move the large crane to the next turbine.

Mise en œuvre impressionnante de grues mobiles sur les rives du Rhin

Deux grues mobiles Liebherr de type LTM 1500-8.1 raccourcissent d'immenses pylônes électriques près de Voerde.

Impressive simultaneous job on the banks of the Rhine – Two Liebherr mobile cranes shorten giant electricity pylons near Voerde

Specialists from heavy load logistics provider and crane operator Wasel in Bergheim completed an impressive job in the summer on the Rhine near Dinslaken using two Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile cranes. Two 138-metre-tall electricity pylons had to be shortened and their mastheads rebuilt. In addition to their own 500-tonner, Wasel deployed another LTM 1500-8.1 from Cologne-based crane rental company HKV Schmitz + Partner to complete the job, which required simultaneously working on both sides of the river.

Des grues sur chenilles Liebherr de Buckner sont mises en œuvre pour la construction d'une toiture géante

Une grue LR 11000 et deux grues LR 1600/2 étaient en action pendant dix mois à New York. Elles ont été mises en œuvre pour la construction d'une toiture géante au-dessus du plus grand stade de tennis au monde.

Buckner's Liebherr crawler cranes building the giant roof structure over the largest tennis stadium in the world

The Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York is the largest tennis stadium in the world and the venue for the US Open. The stadium is now getting a retractable roof to avoid the frequent match postponements at the US Open caused by rain. Over a period of ten months, a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane and two LR 1600/2 operated by American crane contractor Buckner HeavyLift Cranes have been putting the steel structure for the roof in place.

Montage d'un pont à l'aide de la grue mobile LTM 1300-6.2

Une grue LTM 1300-6.2 de HKV Schmitz + Partner monte durant la nuit un pont provisoire