Potain has expanded its top-slewing sales and services further into Western Canada through its authorized dealer Cropac Equipment.

The crane’s performance characteristics have helped contractors in their drive to lift ever-larger precast concrete sections and other heavy items as the construction process becomes more modular. In addition to the 32 t version, the Potain MCT 565 A is now available with a shorter jib and counter-jib, which makes it ideal for busy jobsites where several cranes operate within close proximity.

At the JDL Expo, taking place June 22-24 in Beaune, France, Manitowoc will showcase two Grove mobile crane models and two Potain self-erecting tower crane models.

Manitowoc has kickstarted the production of its popular Potain MCT 135 topless tower crane at its plant in Pune, India. The company announced the new addition to local production at Excon 2022, which took place in Bengaluru this May.

The Spanish rental company has specialized in mobile cranes for more than 50 years, offering high quality machines, that are operated by the best people, to jobs across Andalusia. A focus on quality led Grúas Alhambra to develop a relationship with Manitowoc and its Grove brand, which is renowned for class-leading capacities, innovative technology, and reliable operation.

Over the past year, the rapidly rising, 43-story One Congress office tower has become a distinct new landmark in Boston’s North End. But going largely unnoticed are the Potain MR 415 and MR 418 A tower cranes that are quietly growing along with the building — and also inside it.

Taiwanese crane rental company Huixiang Crane Lifting has purchased its first Grove crane, adding a GMK5250XL-1 to its growing fleet. The powerful 5-axle all-terrain crane was unveiled at Bauma 2019 in Germany and has been added to rental fleets across the world ever since.

In Bergamo, northern Italy, real estate company Costim is regenerating a 150,000 m2brownfield site into a new smart city. With around 400 t of iron to be handled on-site every week, along with all the other construction materials, contractor Percassi approached local Potain dealer Techind to identify the optimum lifting equipment for the job.

Manitowoc has expanded its Grove truck crane offering with the new four-axle TTS9000-2, boasting all-wheel steering and an impressively long boom on a lightweight carrier.

Manitowoc’s longstanding relationship with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) is further cemented with the delivery of a new MLC150-1 lattice-boom crawler crane to the IUOE’s International Training & Education Center in Crosby, Texas.