Haulotte has appointed Guillaume Van Hoeck as managing director Europe Czech crane rental company AG Transport has ordered an 800t LR 1800-1.0 lattice crawler German sales and rental company Kunze has added Elma cranes to its portfolio Chilean port operator Iquique Terminal Internacional has taken delivery of a 125t Konecranes mobile harbour crane JLG has integrated parts ordering for Ausa equipment into its Online Express eCommerce platform UK based Anglian Plant has joined Hire United a UK based network of independently owned rental companies Sappi has selected GAW Technologies to provide upgrades to production equipment at its Ehingen mill in Germany GAW will expand the starch storage and upgrade the pigment tanks at the site The order also includes several safety audits of existing silos The delivery is scheduled for the end of this year and for early 2025 Sappi's Ehingen facility is a hybrid mill producing both packaging and coated graphic papers The mill has a capacity of 280,000 tpy of paper and 150,000 tpy of pulp for internal use Austrian technology provider GAW serves five major markets in almost all regions of the world: paper The company has sales of €44m and 150 employees and is part of GAW Group Pildner-Steinburg Holding Service Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0papernoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video platforms and map services is blocked by default. 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You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy EVANSVILLE -- After a successful collegiate career The University of Southern Indiana men's basketball alum signed his first pro contract on Wednesday with Ehingen Urspring "My goal is to establish myself in professional basketball and to continue learning in order to continuously improve my game," Price said in an Ehingen press release Price is coming off of a career year in his senior campaign for the Screaming Eagles He scored 30+ points in back-to-back games in January and notched six double-doubles The 6-foot-8 forward was an honorable mention D2SIDA All-American as well as a first-team NABC All-District, first-team All-GLVC and All-Defensive Team selection. He finished his career at USI ranked 24th all-time in scoring (976) and 13th in rebounding (537).  "We like the versatility Josh brings. He can roll to the basket and has a solid post gam," said Ehingen assistant coach Johannes Hübner "We see a lot of potential in his game and want to work with him intensively." Ehingen's 2021-22 season is set to begin on September 18 They finished with a 6-21 record this past year Price will be the fifth American player on the roster joining Christian Oshita (San Diego) Jack Pagenkopf (Howard College) and De'Quan Abrom (Urbana).  Contact Courier & Press sports reporter Hendrix Magley via email at hendrix.magley@courierpress.com or via Twitter @TweetsOfHendrix From January 2022 onwards, Liebherr will be expanding its use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to its plant in Kirchdorf where the company develops and manufactures annually approximately 2,500 machines material handling machines and articulated trucks Neste-produced renewable diesel will be used in the first fill and testing as well as in all plant traffic Liebherr has already been powering its mobile and crawler cranes at its plant in Ehingen exclusively with Neste MY Renewable Diesel since September 2021 Liebherr is a global leader in the manufacture of mobile cranes Liebherr has been preparing its entire range of mobile and crawler cranes to use renewable diesel over the past few months certified and approved the use of renewable diesel in the diesel engines Customers and the company’s own test department have also conducted extensive tests on the cranes powered by renewable diesel The required tests for the approval were conducted with Neste MY Renewable Diesel “We will be able to save 2.5 million litres of fossil diesel per year by switching to Neste MY Renewable Diesel That will mean an annual reduction of around 6,500 tons of CO2,” describes Ulrich Heusel Production Director at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a more sustainable alternative to fossil diesel diesel-powered machines in the existing fleets around the world can start reducing greenhouse gas emissions in an instant By using Neste MY Renewable Diesel as a first-fill fuel and by approving its use in all its machines Liebherr can enable its customers to reduce emissions from their operations The fact that they also largely approve Neste MY Renewable Diesel usage in older machinery makes it easy for the construction industry to reduce their climate emissions significantly in an instant,'' says Carl Nyberg “We are committed to supporting our customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030,” Carl Nyberg continues Switching to Neste MY Renewable Diesel enables a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from 100% renewable raw materials Its helps reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 90%* when emissions over the fuel's life cycle are compared with fossil diesel not requiring any modifications to the existing vehicles or fuel distribution infrastructures Growing availability of renewable diesel and other renewable products Neste is the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel Neste’s Rotterdam refinery together with the company’s Singapore refinery are the world’s biggest and most advanced renewable diesel and renewable products refineries The total annual production capacity of Neste’s renewable diesel and other renewable products is currently 3.2 million tons and by the end of the first quarter of 2023 it will increase to 4.5 million tons *) The methodology for calculating life cycle emissions and emissions reduction complies with the European Union’s Renewable Energy Directive II (2018/2001/EU) Further information: Please contact Neste’s media service tel. +358 50 458 5076 / media@neste.com (weekdays from 8.30 a.m The Global Lifting Industry’s Longest Running Magazine Liebherr’s customer event showcases new 400 tonne capacity six-axle LTM 1400-6 mobile crane plus the third 2,500 tonne capacity LR12500-1.0 lattice boom crawler bought by Sarens To celebrate the occasion it pulled out all the stops at its Customer Days 2024 event creating a jaw-dropping crane spectacle and welcoming over 3,500 customers and construction press from around the globe over three days (11 to 13 June 2024) This was then followed by a day for employees and their families The location for Customer Days was Liebherr’s new 7.3 hectare Berg repair centre site just down the road from its Ehingen factory as this site provided enough space for the array of cranes on display The largest crane showcased was Liebherr’s 2,500 tonne capacity LR12500-1.0 lattice boom crawler crane which it has sold to Sarens The crane shown is the third of this model to be bought by Sarens Liebherr also used the event to present a new six-axle crane mobile crane: the LTM 1400-6.1 which it says is the world’s most powerful six-axle machine on the market. The unveiling of the LTM 1400-6.1 was the climax of the event’s daytime crane show The 400-tonner has a 70-metre telescopic boom and is characterised by clever yet simple set-up processes. The new crane is the successor to the LTM 1350-6.1 but with significantly higher lifting capacities. For full details on the new crane see the news story on the Cranes Today website here.Control systems / remote control Customer Days also provided an opportunity for visitors to get hands-on with various cranes: crane operators were able to test the superstructure operation of machines equipped with the latest LICCON3 control system and drive mobile cranes via wireless remote control An LTC 1050-3.1E with electric drive was also available for test drives Liebherr also present a new version of its Crane Finder tool – designed to help users find the right crane and the optimum configuration for a specific load The software has been improved in many areas The Crane Finder is now also available as an app for smartphones and tablets the event concluded with a spectacular drone display as can be seen at the end of our exclusive Cranes Today video (best watched with sound on!) Give your business an edge with our leading Cranes Today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the Progressive Media network. © Business Trade Media International Limited. All Rights Reserved 2025 Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH now employs roughly 3,600 and produces around 1,800 machines per year With around 2,500 deliveries, toda,y the Liebherr telescopic mobile crane LTM 1030-2.1 is the top-selling model from Ehingen. The two-axle variant provides high functionality and reliability, and was the first mobile crane with data bus transmission technology at the time of its market introduction.     The company also views its employees as the driving force behind its success. "Fifty years of Liebherr in Ehingen are first and foremost 50 years of the commitment, willingness to perform and loyalty of our staff," says Mario Trunzer, Managing Director Administration. "Without their dedication and their ideas we would not have been able to develop so successfully. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the staff." In July 2019, the employees of Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH will celebrate their 50-year anniversary together on the company premises.  TORONTO Slan Sports Management announced Monday that former Hiland High School and West Liberty University All-American basketball standout Seger Bonifant will be returning to Ehingen Urspring of the German Pro A League for the second consecutive season The two-time NCAA Division II National Player of the Year was an honorable mention All-League selection last winter in his first season with the German squad "I'm really excited to get back to Ehingen and get back to work with Coach Dom and all the guys," Bonifant said "I have big goals for this season and can't wait to get started." The German Pro A League tips off in late September and runs through March The 30-game slate is played primarily on weekends with playoffs beginning in April A 6-foot-7 forward with a deadly perimeter touch Bonifant also ranked among the German Pro A League's top three from the 3-point arc and the foul line draining 64-of-131 (.489) bonus bombs and going 36-of-40 (.900) from the charity stripe Ehingen Urspring will feature a pair of Hilltopper All-Americans this season as the team announced earlier this month that recent WLU graduate Dan Monteroso - the 2017-18 NCAA Division II Academic All-American of the Year - had signed to begin his pro career with coach Domenik Reinboth and the German team This will be Bonifant's third professional season in Europe He made his professional debut with Club Baloncesto Clavijo of the Spanish LEB Gold League during the 2016-17 season Bonifant averaged nearly 10 points a game and ranked among the league's top 10 3-point shooters before moving on to the German Pro A League last year Some are necessary and we can’t switch them off Others help us to provide you with the best possible service We use cookies to personalise content and ads to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic We also share anonymous information about your use of our site with our social media By accepting cookies you will be helping us to continue to provide you with the best possible service Using the Liebherr LR 1500 to assemble wind turbines Russian crane company Avtokran-Tjumen has added a new Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane to its fleet for wind work The 500 tonner is at work constructing wind turbines on the Adygeyskaya WES wind energy construction project in the Republic of Adygea in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation ordered the crane during the Bauma exhibition in April Beforehand it conducted technical studies to determine the best choice of crane The combined output of the 2.5 MW wind turbines will offer a total power rating of 150 MW The LR 1500 can be used without a derrick system for wind turbines up to 100 metres and with a derrick system for hub heights up to 130 metres Avtokran-Tjumen bought its first Liebherr crane in 1999 Now the company has Liebherr cranes up to 500 tonnes capacity and works on projects from Siberia to Kazakhstan and from Belarus to the Far East At the handover of the LR 1500 to Avtokran-Tjumen are Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising MSG Krandienst is expanding its fleet of large cranes with two modern machines from the Liebherr plant in Ehingen An LTM 1300-6.3 was received a few days ago This will be followed in February 2025 by an LTM 1650-8.1 Unedited press release: MSG Krandienst GmbH based in the Franco-German border region near Strasbourg is expanding its fleet of large cranes with two modern machines from the Liebherr plant in Ehingen This will be followed in February by an LTM 1650-8.1 with extensive equipment and the two telescopic boom variants with lengths of 54 and 80 metres The company with the distinctive blue cranes believes it is well positioned to meet the requirements of the cross-border Alsace-Baden region MSG Managing Director Björn Jatz came to Ehingen in person for the handover of the 300-tonne mobile crane which can be carried on the road with an axle load of 12 tonnes and is a unique feature of the crane in its class was the decisive factor for us in purchasing it,” says Jatz “This completes our Liebherr family in the large crane sector with the LTM 1750-9.1 the LTM 1450-8.1 and soon three machines of the LTM 1650-8.1 One major advantage,” emphasises Jatz “is that various lattice sections from these cranes can also be used on our new LTM 1300-6.3.” The 6-axle crane not only impresses with technical features such as VarioBase®Plus auto-ballast or the wind speed load charts which are valuable for working on wind turbines but also with high efficiency on the equipment side Its possibilities with lattice jibs are manifold: 11.5 to 20 metre double folding jib two 7 metre lattice sections to extend the telescopic boom a 39 metre powerful lattice type fixed jib and a 43 metre hydraulically adjustable lattice type fixed jib This enables the 300-tonne crane to reach lifting heights of up to 120 metres Many infrastructure projects along the Rhine Major infrastructure projects such as the expansion of the Rhine Valley line of the German railway and increased service work on the wind turbines on the hills of the Black Forest are ensuring full order books for the 150-strong company with its sites in Freiburg Also because the maintenance and repowering of old wind turbines always require large crane capacities MSG will take delivery of its third LTM 1650-8.1 at the beginning of 2025 another LTM 1230-5.1 will further increase the current 55 Liebherr mobile cranes in the blue fleet MSG Krandienst recently sent one of its two LTM 1650-8.1 cranes to replace components for an Enercon E-66 wind turbine at an altitude of 1,100 metres in the Black Forest north of Freiburg the mobile crane was able to lift the entire blade star from the system in two-hook operation and reassemble it after replacing the generator the 8-axle vehicle was equipped with Y-guying a boom extension of six metres and a small auxiliary jib Thanks to the ballasting set to maximum radius 155 tonnes of counterweights were sufficient for this operation View all newsletters from across the Progressive Media network © Business Trade Media International Limited Liebherr-Werk Ehingen sold its 7,500th used crane At the beginning of 2010 Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH delivered its 7,500th used crane since the production plant was established in 1969 Germany took ownership of the Liebherr LTM 1030/2 all terrain crane in January Thirty years ago Stahlbau Lang bought a new LT 1030 all terrain from Liebherr and it is now being replaced by the 35 tonne capacity LTM 1030/2 which is suited to steel construction carried out by the company The LT 1030 has already been sold to an operator in North Africa According to Stahlbau Lang partner Peter Käse so the choice was made to purchase from the manufacturer "This means we have the security of the skill and competence of the manufacturer to rely on It also means that we have an inspection carried out by Liebherr at the same time and arrangements made for the issue of TÜV and UVV tech-nical approvals," said Käse Another advantage of buying used equipment from a manufacturer like Liebherr is the wide range of used cranes available Liebherr operates its own repair centres at its plants in Ehingen it sells hundreds of used cranes every year From left to right: Felix Mussotter (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen) Elida Mirta Emiliozzi (both from Grúas Moviles Mix) Argentina-headquartered Grúas Moviles Mix recently added two more Liebherr mobile cranes visited the Liebherr plant in Ehingen in October to take delivery of their new crane “This crane meets our need to update our crane fleet in full,” said Sebastián Alejo Fernández the three-axle crane is said to be ideal for use on constricted sites such as those found in steelworks At the same time the 50 tonne machine is also designed for use as a taxi crane which means that it can be driven on public roads with a 12 tonne axle load carrying all its equipment so that it is immediately ready for use when it reaches the site Sebastián Alejo Fernández said the safety aspect was very important to the company “We ordered our LTC 1050-3.1 with the lift cabin which gives the crane driver an excellent view of the site situation.” The VarioBase system enables each individual crane support to be extended to any length while the crane work is secured by the load moment limiter included in the crane controller VarioBase also delivers higher load capacities and a larger working area Grúas Moviles Mix also took delivery of a used LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane “We already have an LTM 1070/1 and an LTM 1100/1 from Liebherr in our fleet The experience we have with both machines has been more than satisfactory “Our employees are extremely satisfied with the user-friendly and comfortable handling of Liebherr mobile cranes That is why we decided to buy two more mobile cranes from Liebherr.” Liebherr delivers first ever LTM 1650-8.1 to Mammoet via a virtual handover Christoph Kleiner (all Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH) Peter van Oostrom and Corné Woestenberg (all Mammoet) Crane manufacturer Liebherr “delivered” the first unit of its new LTM 1650-8.1 wheeled mobile telescopic crane to heavy lifting specialist Mammoet was handed over to its Netherlands-based owner via a virtual handover as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic “We are delighted to take delivery of the first ever LTM 1650-8.1 from Liebherr mobility and economy of this new crane model will enrich our fleet giving Mammoet the flexibility to gradually replace our 500 and 700-tonners with this new Liebherr 8-axle crane The crane handover is also a sign of the strong long term relationship between our two companies which are leaders in their respective industries.” The successor to Liebherr’s LTM 1500-8.1 model the LTM 1650-8.1 mobile crane was first unveiled at the Bauma construction equipment exhibition in Germany in 2019 Its lifts 700 tonnes and can be supplied with telescopic booms of either 54 metres or 80 metres It also incorporates the VarioBase variable outrigger span system to maximise available capacity director global projects and assets at Mammoet “The main highlights of the new crane include the simple fast setup and dismantling of the rear support box which are compatible with other Liebherr cranes That increases the flexibility of our fleet and is extremely cost-efficient” “We have designed a worthy successor to the LTM 1500-8.1 We also appreciate feedback from crane operations and the advice that we received from Mammoet to enable us to extract the maximum from eight axles Close collaboration with our customers in our product development process is extremely important to us.” From left to right: Florian Maier (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen) Crane rental service provider Max Bögl in Germany has taken delivery of its third Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane The LTM 11200-9.1 has a capacity of 1,200 tonnes and boasts a 100 metre boom Configured with a full luffing jib the crane has a hoist height of 188 m It is the sixth Liebherr mobile crane delivered to Max Bögl in 2014 Max Bögl director of transport and machines “We particularly use our LTM 11200 9.1 in the wind power industry They are perfect for erecting hybrid towers.” Two more 100 tonne capacity LTR 1100 telescopic crawler cranes have also been ordered and will be delivered in the first half of 2015 From left to right: Dieter Walz (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen) Jens Fähse (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen); Björn Sommer (Sommer Kranverleih) has added a 6-axle Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane to its fleet The LTM 1300-6.2 has a 78 metre telescopic boom and can be fitted with a luffing lattice jib up to a height of 70 m The 300 tonne capacity crane is the company's first with a luffing fly jib The crane was collected by company owner Franz Sommer and son Björn Sommer at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen “Our customer's needs are growing when it comes to weight and lifting height we decided to purchase the new LTM 1300-6.2 with the luffing fly jib As the smallest luffing fly jib crane on the market it's perfect for getting us into this category We like the weight advantage of the new design with just one engine Sommer’s new LTM 1300-6.2 joins a fleet of Liebherr mobile cranes an LTM 1130-5.1 and two LTM 1090-4.1 cranes The LTM 1300-6.2 will be used for industrial installations erections of tower cranes and for the repair and dismantling of smaller wind power plants From left to right: Christoph Kleiner (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen) has added a Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1 mobile crane to its fleet The 200 tonne capacity LTM 1200-5.1 will be used for assembling prefabricated components and top-slewing tower cranes It will also be used for moving machines and equipment in the upper load capacity range “Liebherr provides the best service in the industry and the main factory is just around the corner from us The very fair sales pitch and good advice we receive also mean that we will remain a Liebherr customer.” The model joins eleven Liebherr mobile cranes which are used for projects that include prefabricated house assembly prefabricated component assembly and special civil engineering projects Liebherr claims its LR 13000 as the most powerful conventional crawler crane in the world Russian company Titan-2 has bought a 3,000 tonne capacity Liebherr LR 13000 lattice boom crawler crane It is the fourth unit built and Liebherr claims it as the most powerful conventional crawler crane in the world Family shareholders Willi Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht handed over the new giant to the Russian energy company Energy company Titan-2 gave three reasons for choosing the LR 13000 First was given as the crane’s mobile lifting capacity for its compact dimensions Liebherr said it is the only crawler crane in this size class which can operate without derrick ballast a major benefit when space is at a premium Reliability was cited as a major positive for the Russian company and Liebherr-Russland and the manufacturer in Ehingen which marked its 25th anniversary in March 2020 including construction of nuclear power plants and combined heat and power plants the LR 13000 is destined to help construct a nuclear power plant in Turkey Willi Liebherr and Sophie Albrecht at the ceremony to hand over the LR 13000 They are pictured with representatives from Russian customer company Titan-2 and Liebherr-Werk Ehingen board members From left to right: Masanori Kanazashi (Liebherr Japan) Koichi Sambonsuge (Yamagata) and Christoph Kleiner (Liebherr-We Japanese lifting and transport company Yamagata will take delivery of the 50th Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 wheeled mobile telescopic crane The 1,200 tonne capacity crane has a 100 metre telescopic boom and a maximum reach of 188 m when configured with lattice extensions and luffing jib The nine-axle crane can also provide a large radius using its lattice luffing jib which can be up to 126 m long The nine-axle crane will be delivered in September It will be the largest crane in the Yamagata fleet and will work alongside a number of mobile and rough terrain cranes that are currently being used for port work From left to right: Joachim Sommer (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen regional sales director,); Yvonne Scholl (Karl Scholl has taken delivery of a 300 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane It was handed over to Karl Scholl at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen “Liebherr's new development fits perfectly into our fleet from a logistics point of view The LTM 1300-6.2 can be used quickly and flexibly Its long telescopic boom and luffing jib make it ideal for use in the chemicals industry That enables us to build on the success of the LTM 1250-6.1 and provide our customers with an even more powerful crane.” The LTM 1300-6.2 is now the largest model in Scholl’s fleet of mobile cranes which have load capacities ranging from 30 to 300 tonnes It will be used for jobs in the chemical industry as well as the erection of tower cranes and the assembly of heavy prefabricated parts From left to right: Florian Lauwerth (Autokrane Werner Spallek) Vadim Kortschevski (all Autokrane Werner Spallek) Crane service provider Autokrane Werner Spallek has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 mobile crane The six-axle LTM 1300-6.2 was first unveiled at the Bauma show in 2013 It was the first mobile crane from Liebherr to be powered by a single engine It has a 78 metre boom and a lifting capacity of 300 tonnes We compared its load capacities with our 200 tonne machine and in some cases the 300 tonne model can handle up to 78 % higher loads “It has high load capacities but is still very compact and very easy to use Its short set-up times mean that we can have it ready for use on site quickly The other important thing for us was that we don't have to change anything in our transport department We can transport the crane equipment using our existing vehicles.” The LTM 1300-6.2 will be used by Spallek for hoisting work in areas such as the food industry It will also be used for jobs in wind energy infrastructure projects and bridge construction and dismantling The handover was carried out at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen by company owner Werner Spallek and his son Philipp Liebherr's new flagship heavy lift crawler crane is taking shape at the Ehingen factory in Germany The first unit of the 3,000 tonne capacity lattice boom crawler crane is being assembled Formerly carrying a working title as the XXL crawler the conventional design crane will lift its maximum load out to a radius of 12 m Target applications include power stations Refinery vessels are another application where columns are up to 1,500 tonnes and 100 m tall XXL is an appropriate title when you consider that the crawlers stand more than 3.5 m tall and weigh more than 200 tonnes each achieved with 120 m main boom plus 126 m luffing jib The manufacturer says it is the only crawler crane in its class that can work without derrick ballast Key to this is the slew ring that is produced in-house a suspended ballast system like that on the LR 11350 can be adjusted over the derrick boom without a guide from 20 to 30 m ballast radius Also available is a ballast trailer system where the standard suspended ballast arrangement is combined with SPMT type heavy lift modular trailer For transport maximum component weight is 70 tonnes with 400 tonnes of superstructure ballast and 1,500 tonnes of derrick ballast Most components are within 3.6 m tall and 4 m wide The crawler frames are more than 3.5 m tall The remaining 128 tonne frame is divided in half and moved by low loader The 4.5 m diameter slewing ring is tilted up diagonally to remain within 4 m width for transport For easier transport the concrete ballast blocks are the same dimensions as 20 foot containers Left to right: Gerald Henle (Liebherr-Werk Ehingen) S T Kim (Hanchang Heavy Equipment Co) and J Y Kim (Liebherr Mobile Cranes Korea) South Korean contractor Hanchang Heavy Equipment Cohas has taken delivery of a Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane The 1,000-tonne lattice boom crane will supplement Hanchang's existing fleet of crawler cranes between the Liebherr LR 1750 and LR 11350 machines Hanchang now has a fleet of 14 Liebherr crawler cranes The LR 11000 has filled the gap between a 750 t and a 1,350 t machine Demand for the LR 11000 takes the form of current and future projects for lattice boom cranes in the 1000-tonne class in Korea The first job for the new machine will be in the petrochemical industry said: “The LR 11000 from Liebherr is the most modern crane in its class it is the best choice for jobs at restricted sites because The LR 11000 was ordered with a full range of equipment: 108 metre main boom dense service network was one of the main reasons behind Hanchang's purchase Kim added: “We can use our cranes all over the world because Liebherr is everywhere for us the value of its used cranes is higher than that of its competitors.” Hanchang operates 35 cranes with a workforce of around 50 sales director at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH officially handed over the new LTM 11200-9.1 to Herbert Nadolny Krane and his authorised representative Mirk has acquired a 1,200 tonne capacity Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 telescopic mobile crane The crane will be spending much of its time working in the wind power sector The company is already hard at work in this area with a 500 tonne capacity LTM 1500-8.1 The company will be receiving another LTM 1500-8.1 in November The LTM 11200-9.1 will be used for the larger 2 to 3 MW turbines Other areas of operation will include assembly work and handling heavy loads in ports and harbours managing director of Leibherr-Werk Ehingen hands over the first LTM 1055-3.1 to Martin Ainscough the UK's largest mobile crane rental house has taken delivery of the first new crane in a 38 unit order worth £ 12 million (see IC December 2004 News The first of 30 Liebherr LTM 1055-3.1 60 tonne-rated three axle all terrains was handed over on 14 December in a ceremony at the recently completed Liebherr-Great Britain Ltd headquarters includes six 100 tonne all terrains and two LTM 1220-5.1s At the handover event Martin Ainscough told IC that reasons for choosing the Liebherrs included boom length commonality of parts and the standard control layout Ainscough also said he anticipated buying another 50 new cranes in 2005 and that he will be looking at all manufacturers in the mid-capacity 35 The new Liebherr UK headquarters is a £ 15 million (US$ 28 million) new build on a 10 acre (4 hectare) site north of London Facilities include 5940 m2 of workshops and stores and separate training and administration buildings Bays in the workshop have computerised fluid stations so everything can be booked straight to a job test pad and a separate welding and fabrication shop Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH timely delivered the first of 71 protected mobile and recovery cranes to the Bundeswehr in February 2019 under a major procurement contract the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment Information Technology and In-Service Support awarded Liebherr the contract valued at approximately EUR 150 million and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Old Editions (Print Issue) March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 All Archives (Industry & Service News) FORCE has managed to grab the right eyeballs within the government of India FORCE has the largest subscription base from within the three armed (Indian Army the strategic community and the general readers Construction Week Online Home » Products and Services » Liebherr experts investigate Saudi crane collapse The Liebherr Group is aiding the investigation of the fatal crane collapse at Makkah’s Grand Mosque which involved a Liebherr machine on a Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) site and resulted in the death of 107 worshippers and the injury of nearly 400 people in total The Swiss-German equipment giant has responded swiftly to the crisis and both “local Liebherr experts as well as experts from [its] manufacturing plant in Ehingen are assisting on site.” told PMV Middle East: “The crane that collapsed is a lattice boom crawler crane type LR 11350 Liebherr will do everything in its power to help bring the accident investigation to a speedy and logical conclusion “Liebherr is extremely saddened by this tragic accident and the fatalities and injuries and expresses its deep sympathy to the families of the victims We hope that all persons injured will recover quickly.” SBG executives have meanwhile been prohibited from leaving the country by the Kingdom’s Royal Court pending a full investigation of the tragic incident At present, the collapse is thought to have been caused by strong winds and storms though the immediate disciplinary action against SBG suggests that the possibility of human or operational error could be under consideration Home » Products and Services » Liebherr’s leaders discuss rough-terrain re-entry the Liebherr Group generated over $9.6bn in 2015 — a 4.7% increase on the year before and a record for the company The group also reinvested over $780m into its production Part of the reason for the strength of this reinvestment is that the Liebherr Group aspires to actively shape its industries and because strength in innovation has always contributed to Liebherr’s success A second factor contributing to Liebherr’s success has been the attention it has paid to the industry and its requirements explains: “In our industry of mobile cranes we still see a sideward movement of the global economy The main drivers are mostly energy-related projects petro chemistry and infrastructure projects Liebherr then asked itself what could be done to widen its footprint in the industry from a product perspective in order to build on the success of its LTM telescopic mobile cranes and LR lattice-booms Kleiner explains: “During the last two decades we have constantly developed new all-terrain models to meet market needs and ended up today with an unrivalled range of cranes in this segment with 22 different models ranging from 30t to 1,200t and from two to nine axles The same could be said of our crawler crane range from 350t to 3,000t Today our complete product range consists of 38 different crane types in multiple configurations By focusing on mainly these two crane kinds LTM and LR we became world market leader in both segments.” we decided to focus on LTM and LR cranes and to discontinue rough-terrain crane production — after 20 years after roughly 430 units had been made in the range of 25t to 80t.” Liebherr began to discuss the possibility of making rough-terrain cranes once more with its customers What came out of those discussions was the idea that if Liebherr could make a competitively priced crane with proven boom systems surveys and deliberations is that Liebherr is returning as a rough-terrain crane provider MD for development at Liebherr-Werk Ehingen LRT shall stand for Liebherr rough-terrain “The technology and technological basis of the LRT cranes has been derived from Liebherr’s vast pool of mobile crane experience but specifically tailored to the needs and requirements for rough-terrain cranes At CONEXPO 2017 we shall present two rough-terrain crane types Both types are based on the same fundamental technical concept.” While the vehicle and turntable design of these two cranes are structurally almost identical The 90-tonne version has a 47m-long telescopic boom and a telescope system consists of a two-stage hydraulic cylinder with a mechanical rope extension and 12t of counterweight The 100-tonne version has a 50m-long telescopic boom with a simple Telematik telescope system A 14t counterweight provides high stability and 15% more lifting capacity than in the 90-tonne crane boom extension can be preselected based on two different telescope paths on the main boom Dr Hamme continues: “These two crane types should meet all requirements for rough-terrain cranes in their class; from off-road pick and carry to flexible operations in large industrial plants was a focus in development of the new LRTs.” both machines are equipped with sliding beam monitoring systems that automatically detect and set the support state and detect counterweight attachment – and as the entire counterweight consists of a single slab the chances of an incorrect ballast arrangement are virtually impossible The load chart selection is also simplified while the telescoping functions in a simple and intuitive manner provides constant safety in these cranes both when working with a load and during crane set up Dr Hamme adds: “The load chart tables are supplemented with the VarioBase support-dependent load capacities developed for the LTM cranes This improves the crane’s lifting capacity and protection against overturning.” VarioBase allows each individual outrigger beam to be extended to arbitrary lengths The load moment is then limited by LICCON to prevent accidents by human error during the assembly process and when hoisting loads VarioBase also increases the lifting capacities when hoisting over the supports — allowing the cranes to hoist loads that would normally be reserved for a larger weight class secondary hoist gear and the boom nose are integrated into the base unit and a tiltable double-folding jib can be installed to the telescopic boom Both crane types are powered by Cummins diesel engines with Tier III versions in the pipeline for the Middle East — which is one of the regions where Kleiner expects the LRT range to present the most opportunity A six-gear Dana powershift transmission and large surface 29.5 R25 tyres ensure the off-road driving capability with different steering programmes — including all-wheel and crab steering — for easy handling and manoeuvrability in all conditions The curb weight for both machines is below 40t XFASTINDEX The new cranes range in lifting capacities from 60 tonnes to 1,000 tonnes In addition an LR 1600/2 and an LR 1500 as well as two LTR 1100 telescopic boom cranes have also arrived from the Ehingen factory Six LTR 1060 telescopic crawler cranes will follow in February Weldex was founded by the McGilvray family in Inverness in 1979 and became the UK's biggest crawler crane fleet operator Private equity firm Dunedin Capital Partners took majority ownership in 2010 for £55m Got a story? Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk 8 hours Following a recent expansion into North America, Murphy Group has now entered Australia. 3 days A Devon housing development has emerged as the centre of a web of corruption. 8 hours Controversial government plans to allow developers to pay into a central nature levy to offset local environmental harms are generating increasing opposition. 3 days Dolphin Living has appointed The Hill Group to deliver the redevelopment of the New Era housing estate in Hackney. 3 days Tilbury Douglas continues to progress after collapse of parent company 3 days John Sisk & Son has started work on a £65m refurbishment of Haringey Civic Centre in London. © 2025 The Construction Index [Company No ' + response[i].created_nice + ' ' + response[i].description + ' Home » Products and Services » The Big Interview: Liebherr’s Christoph Kleiner Liebherr is a world leader in sales of all-terrain mobile cranes accounting for 44% of all global sales in the segment PMV Middle East editor Stian Overdahl speaks with Christoph Kleiner managing director of Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH At its sprawling production headquarters in Ehingen Liebherr Mobile Crane Division’s has production facilities covering 220,000m² account for 75% of the total sales turn over for Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH account for 44% of the all-terrain cranes sold globally Also designed and built at Ehingen are Liebherr’s lattice boom crawler cranes from 350 tonnes up to the massive 3000 tonne LR 13000 Christoph Kleiner is the managing director of Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH but he may be more familiar to those in the Middle East from his role as head of Saudi Liebherr before he was appointed to the top job at Ehingen Kleiner says he enjoyed experiencing the transition into a growth economy [Saudi Arabia] became politically much more stable during that time the new king was announced Liebherr has seen its mobile crane sales in the Middle East grow we are quite successful within Middle East overall but especially [where] we have two Liebherr-owned set-ups,” says Kleiner With its two Liebherr-owned ventures in the Middle East – Saudi Liebherr a joint venture between the Juffali Group and the Liebherr Group established in Dubai in 2005 inside the Jebel Ali Free Zone – Liebherr is able to deliver the “total package” our product is very much appreciated not because of the product itself “This package is what has made us very successful and we have a high market share in all of the Middle East servicing all of the big players,” says Kleiner As is the case for many mobile crane manufacturers the importance of the Middle East is growing for Liebherr In a presentation given at bauma China in Shanghai in November Kleiner said that slowing demand in Europe has resulted in “a rather fundamental shift in the significance of the individual markets and sales regions.” the high market saturation in the mobile crane sector and the economic troubles of the countries of southern Europe in particular had a dampening effect on demand no increases in sales are to be anticipated in this region in the foreseeable future,” he said more than 60% of its turnover for mobile cranes was being achieved in Western Europe business for Liebherr in BRIC countries and in emerging markets has risen steadily But the impact of slower sales in Europe is being felt in the Middle East by smaller companies and rental houses who operate with Liebherr cranes in their fleets bought second hand from dealers in Europe Low levels of new crane sales means less fleet turnover in Europe and therefore higher prices for used cranes they may want to buy “The nature of the business is to trade in cranes when selling new ones; stimulate a new crane sale by trading in a used one “This is reducing the availability of used cranes for the rest of the world There are hardly any three-four year-old cranes in the market Nevertheless there may be a silver lining for manufacturers since high residual values will help fleet owners when they choose to upgrade “It’s kind of a strange situation – this kind of situation we haven’t had in the past to that extent Liebherr produces a full range of crawler cranes However when large tonnage class cranes are considered not many local operators have giant crawlers in their fleets “For crawler cranes in the Middle East you see a lot of contractors operating globally coming in or Koreans are coming in for big steel construction projects Saudi- or Dubai-based rental companies with the expertise and experience for large crawler cranes but the majority are coming through internationally renowned companies.” Liebherr sees local demand for its LTR range – a crane with telescoping boom on crawler travel gear – for work on oil and gas and industrial work sites especially in the 60 and 100 tonne classes “This is a perfect pick and carry crane – the 100 tonner is the strongest in its class – and it’s perfect for these so-called ‘small’ pick and carry jobs for the drilling rigs.” “It’s perfect even for a refinery application where you have the boom down in the evening but still you want to have the manoeuvrability and flexibility of a crawler crane The lattice boom crawler cranes are less mobile.” Reflecting on Liebherr’s presence in the GCC Kleiner says that its commitment is both appreciated and respected and of course to provide up-time of the machine “Even before Liebherr Dubai we had our very successful dealer keeping relationships and long-term partnerships and from there we continued our own operation.” We will continue to deepen this strategy by expanding into different areas where our head office for mobile cranes is and all these other places where the music for our cranes play.” While the market for cranes in the smaller lifting classes rough terrain cranes up to the 70—80 tonne class when the tonnage increases Liebherr stands out in the ATC segment Liebherr have sold a number of their 500 tonne all terrain cranes which globally is the most successful telescopic crane of its class in 2008 Liebherr delivered its 200th model; now the worldwide population has surpassed 350 units at its customer days in June last year at Ehingen the crane with complete telescopic boom is able to travel on public roads The crane is designed for the heavy lifts that take place on industrial and petrochemical jobsites without having the height required for installation of wind turbines Recently major Liebherr customer Al Faris announced the purchase of two LTM 1750-9.1’s one for each of its depots in Dubai and in Jubail the LTM 11900-9.1 is also operating in Saudi Arabia The crane has a maximum 1200 tonne lift capacity at 2.5 metres radius In 2010 the first model was bought to Saudi Arabia by Arabian Consolidated Trading (ACT) to be used in the construction and maintenance of oil and gas refineries and in the heavy haulage sector Home » Products and Services » Liebherr develops armoured crane for German Army Liebherr-Werk Ehingen has developed an armoured rescue crane for the German Army The Liebherr G-BKF, a four-axle mobile unit, has been designed to rescue and tow the latest generation of armoured control and command vehicles, armoured transport vehicles, MULTI FSA (swap body vehicles), and wheeled vehicles. The crane will also be used by army personnel to provide repair and handling support and to deploy emergency aid. In addition to guarding its passengers, the G-BKF’s armoured shell is capable of providing tactical infantry cover over long distances. The main focus when the order was placed, according to Liebherr, was on the protection of those inside. To this end, Liebherr-Werk Ehingen worked with military technology specialist, Rheinmetall Defence, to produce the armoured driver’s cab and crane cab. The driver’s cab was extended by 250mm compared to Liebherr’s conventional version in order to provide storage space for the personal protective equipment of the crew, and to allow for the integration of military communication devices. The cab is constructed from a double-thickness steel bulkhead, and its transparent armour has been enhanced to ensure that it offers ballistic protection and meets the visibility requirements set out in Germany’s Road Traffic Act. The G-BKF is mounted on a four-axle 8x8x8 chassis, which is similar to the standard version. The crane’s all-wheeled steering arrangement and large tyres facilitate off-road manoeuvrability, according to Liebherr. The unit sports a 544hp Liebherr D946TI diesel engine and a ZF TC-Tronic gearbox that offers 12 forward gears and two for reverse. In towing mode, the G-BKF can handle loads of up to 16 tonnes. Military vehicles can be attached to the crane’s STANAG eyelets using special adaptors, and an extensive range of accessories means that almost all German Army wheeled vehicles are compatible. The unit’s 20.9m telescopic boom, meanwhile, can handle loads of up to 20 tonnes, meaning that the model is suitable for medium-duty crane work as well as rescue applications. Irish Guide Dogs Ballincollig’s Andre Nation celebrates at the final buzzer after reaching the cup final. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne The American professional came back to the Village when he replaced Jordan Campbell who had to return to the States after picking up a nasty ankle injury This weekend Nation will be trying to help his club lift the Pat Duffy National Cup for the first time in their history when they lock horns with UCC Demons at the National Basketball Arena He shone with the Ballincollig club for a number of years winning two President's Cups among other titles in a four-year stint before his good friend Colin Murray put him in contact with Merlin Stamm the manager of Team Ehingen Urspring in the German ProB League Basketball player Andre Nation in action for Team Ehingen Urspring when he played in the German ProB League.He played there for a season averaging just over 20 points and nine rebounds a game early in his second campaign with the German outfit He had surgery to repair his tendon in Germany and then headed back Stateside to rehabilitate as it was a different style of basketball I was used to," Andre said “They played at a faster pace which I think suited me a lot the majority of my team got paid to play and we practiced a lot more throughout the week "Sometimes we had two practices a day plus weights so it was a lot different than practicing three times a week in Ireland "Then disaster struck as I got injured on the February 4 of last year in my second season with the club so I was put in a boot for about a month and a half "Luckily I had a great S&C coach Michele Romano with me through all the steps He did a fantastic job with my rehab making sure I had what I needed "I’m forever grateful to him and Team Ehingen for sticking with me through the recovery "I got my stitches out two weeks after surgery and after that we started strengthening and stretching the tendon part "I flew home in April so I could continue my rehab and by late May I was jogging slowly When June came around I was running and jumping and then from there it was all about strengthening the hamstrings "I then started volunteering with my friend Aaron Hunter who coaches at a high school in Virginia where I live and I was able to practicing and go lifting weights with the team to continue my recovery." With Nation close to returning to action he had some offers from different clubs overseas Yet when Ciaran O’Sullivan made the call two months ago he didn’t need much time to make his decision to return to the Village as the club were getting a player who they knew well gone on well with everyone in the community Andre Nation in action for Irish Guide Dogs Ballincollig @MTU versus Tralee Warriors he was with a club that was close to his heart as it was where he made his professional journey He is very comfortable with everyone at Ballincollig and he gets a chance to play with the players that he made great friendships with as well as another gifted American in Shawndale Jones Junior I haven’t had any hiccups with the actual injury and I’m getting sharper with every game I play I think the league is better than when I previously played here by adding another American "Some teams have five or six pros on their roster so you know so it definitely makes it a tougher league to play in “Going forward I definitely want to win the National Cup at the weekend and then try help my team to regain their league title "As for after this season I just want to be able to keep playing basketball and travel to different countries "It’s good for people to see it’s possible as Jonathon Jean who plays with UCD Marian is where I live and we might be the only two people still playing basketball from the city "I enjoy being able to see him hoop and enjoy life the best way I can." more Cork Basketball articles Keep up-to-date with the top stories in Cork with our daily newsletter straight to your inbox Please click here for our privacy statement. 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