Cranes Today

New HQ for Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe

Japanese manufacturer says it is entering an exciting new chapter in Europe with new headquarters and demo hub in Lelystad.

First Spierings SK597-AT4 in Italy

Operational speed and ease of use cited as key reasons for Pizzolato purchasing the first Spierings SK597-AT4 eLift mobile tower crane in Italy.

Different places, different cranes

The knuckleboom crane is a standard product, the same around the world. Or is it? Julian Champkin finds local habits die hard, and the knucklebo…

Investing in Europe

Zoomlion Europe has opened a new plant in Italy, where its cranes will be manufactured. Sotiris Kanaris speaks to the newly-appointed general ma…

Flat tops at constricted jobsite

Two Raimondi flat top tower cranes, an MRT189 and an MRT102, are being used for the construction of the Torre Milano residential development in…

Unravelling rope manufacturing

Daniel Searle, editor of our sister magazine, Hoist, visited Casar as part of a tour of German factories, and learnt about the care taken in rop…

Under 300t, under pressure

Global demand for lattice boom crawler cranes has been under pressure for several years now. Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr Associa…