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Press releases | 10/11/2019

For wind power jobs – Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane in action at Avtokran-Tjumen

Russian contractor OOO Avtokran-Tjumen placed an order for an LR 1500 crawler crane from Liebherr at the Bauma in April. That crane is now proving its strengths at the Adygeyskaya WES wind farm where it is erecting 2.5 MW wind turbines. The wind farm’s total power rating will be 150 MW. Find out more

Press releases | 10/09/2019

The 60,000th Liebherr crawler excavator on the Champs Elysées

Within the framework of organising a Liebherr event at the House of Alsace, in the heart of the Champs Elysées, the 60,000th Liebherr crawler excavator occupied a very special place on the world's most beautiful avenue on 12 and 13 September. The perfect way to showcase the expertise and continuity of the historic Liebherr production site in France, in Colmar, Alsace. Find out more

Press releases | 10/01/2019

First jobs with V-frame on Liebherr LR 11000 produce excellent results

A Liebherr LR 11000 crawler crane featuring the innovative, highly flexible “V-frame” ballasting system has successfully completed its first jobs in the field. The 1000-tonne crane operated by Swiss crane logistics contractor Emil Egger AG used this hydraulically adjustable folding frame for the suspended ballast to complete a spectacular bridge hoist near Lausanne and also removed an old fire ship from the River Rhine in Basel. If the V-frame had not been used, these two crane jobs would only have been possible at significantly higher cost. Find out more

Press releases | 09/25/2019

Canadian crane company LaPrairie calls Liebherr LRT cranes winners in their books

LaPrairie group of companies, based in Western Canada, invested in nine new Liebherr machines recently. For their businesses in the construction and mining industry as well as in the oil and gas sector, especially the new Rough Terrain cranes are important add-ons to the fleet. The LRT cranes are used in long-term jobs to free the existing fleet of All-Terrain cranes for their typical taxi crane jobs. Rough Terrain cranes are usually requested by Laprairies’ customers without crane drivers. Therefore the easiness-of-use and the safety of crane and operator were some of the decisive arguments during the selection process for the Rough Terrain Cranes. Find out more

Press releases | 09/23/2019

Liebherr LR 11350 and LR 11000 crawler cranes working in tandem

An industrial port was opened in May 1900 at Kehl in Baden-Württemberg. In May this year, this small border town on the German side of the River Rhine near Strasbourg was the venue for another impressive event – two crawler cranes moved cargo weighing around 900 tonnes onto a barge in a spectacular tandem hoist. “Never before in almost 120 years of its history has such a heavy item been handled at our Rhine port using cranes”, says Jürgen Preiss. And Preiss, a member of the port management team, knows exactly what he’s talking about. The load he is referring to was the core piece of a gigantic tunnel drilling machine built by Herrenknecht based in Schwanau, Baden-Württemberg. Two powerful crawler cranes from the Liebherr Plant in Ehingen were required to tackle this job. Find out more

Press releases | 09/19/2019

Salgert takes delivery of the first Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes with RemoteDrive

Salgert GmbH took delivery of two new Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 compact cranes. These are the first cranes to feature RemoteDrive. A control desk enables the operator to manoeuvre the crane from outside, a massive advantage on constricted sites. Find out more

Press releases | 09/16/2019

New LTM 1230-5.1 fast and flexible for erecting power lines

High lifting capacity values, an extremely long telescopic boom for its class and a series of innovative features such as VarioBase® and VarioBallast® – all these are combined on the new LTM 1230-5.1 mobile crane which has recently been launched by Liebherr. More and more of this new all-rounder from Ehingen can now be seen on construction sites. The new model made its debut at the customer days last year. That was when Wasel GmbH based in Bergheim near Cologne became one of the first companies to place an order for it. In fact, this large crane contractor and heavy haulage logistics company placed an order for two new cranes. One of the white and blue mobile cranes has been in action for the last few weeks erecting two new power lines. Find out more

Press releases | 09/13/2019

Liebherr crawler crane in action inside giant cooling tower

A Liebherr LR 1600/2 crawler crane was in action completing modification work in one of the cooling towers at Weisweiler power plant in North Rhine- Westphalia. Crane and heavy haulage logistics contractor Wasel based in Bergheim near Cologne received an order to replace parts of the pipework system over the top edge of the massive cooling tower. The crane was erected with an impressive roller head height of 182 metres to carry out this job. Find out more

Press releases | 09/05/2019

Liebherr mobile construction crane MK 88 Plus

At Maxpo 2019, the tower crane division of Liebherr exhibits an MK 88 Plus from Finnish crane rental company Lamminsivu. Find out more