Crawler Cranes Look Back at 2020 Scissor Lifts Annual Rental Rate Survey
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www.vertikal.net www.vertikal.net December/January 2021 Vol.22 issue 9 Crawler cranes Look back at 2020 Scissor lifts Annual rental rate survey .....Electric Liebherr crawlers...Time Versalift acquires Ruthmann...New Magni fixed telehandlers..... On the cover: A Liebherr LR 1500 crawler crane from HKV Schmitz + Partner of Koln, was rigged with SL2DB boom with 280 tonnes of suspended ballast to remove & 60 tonne bridge support beams c a at a radius of 67 metres from the contents Viktoria Bridge in Bonn, creating space for a new structure. 17 Crawler cranes Comment 5 Wind safety 47 A serious wind farm accident News 6 in 2008 led to a decade Time Versalift acquires long process of safety Ruthmann, Zoomlion launches improvements in the sector 217ft boom, Magni adds fixed and offers a casebook frames, electric crawlers from example of how to build Liebherr, Artic upgrades Raptor, understanding of safety Spierings ships e-Lift cranes, Bobcat brands Magni between all those involved. 360s, Mammoet readies Focus 30, US crane Will North speaks to Klaus Meissner and Ton Klijn who explain the resources Rental rate guide investigation dropped, new CTE spider lift, Multitel 23 launches MJ range, Palfinger introduces Smart available to ensure safe lifting on wind farms. Plus line, JLG Davinci scissor launched, Sarens adds depots, France Elévateur updates Topy 11 - plus a roundup of the latest financials, acquisitions Look back 2020 51 and news highlights. Without a doubt 2020 was a bad year, and one that certainly requires no reminders. So Crawler rather than focus on the bad we have decided to avoid it entirely and instead focus on all cranes 17 A look back on the good news As a new generation of larger, that may have higher, wind turbines become been overlooked 37 Scissor lifts commonplace, Will North 2020 throughout the year. reports on how wind farm developers are employing larger lattice and telescopic crawler cranes to install them. regulars Rental rate guide 23 Training 59 In the 20 years of compiling our annual UK and Ireland rental rate survey this one has to stand out ALLMI Focus 61 as one of the strangest 29% given the current pandemic, IPAF Focus 63 (27%) 71% although perhaps the SUBSCRIPTIONS: Cranes & Access is published eight times a year (73%) PASMA Focus 65 and is available on payment of an annual subscription of £40.00. industry fared better than If you wish to subscribe, please send a crossed cheque made most in 2020? 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Leigh Sparrow Comment and feedback is most welcome via post, email, fax or phone stating if we may publish them or not: [email protected] ISSN: 1467-0852 © Copyright The Vertikal Press Limited 2021 December/January 2021 cranes & access 5 news c&a Magni extends Time Versalift to telehandler range Magni has significantly expanded acquire Ruthmann its TH range of fixed frame telehandlers, announcing six US based aerial lift manufacturer Time Manufacturing/Versalift is to new models with capacities The new acquire German truck mounted and spider lift manufacturer Ruthmann from five to six tonnes and lift Magni TH 5.8 creating a business with combined annual revenues in the region of heights from eight to 19 metres. €375 million. The first two models to go into The transaction is expected to complete by the end of the first quarter, with production will be the 24 metre/5.5 tonne Time acquiring the entire Ruthmann business including its Bluelift facility TH 5,5.24 and 9.7 metre/6,000kg TH 6.10.