Lift-All Crane Service’s distinctive baby blue cranes have been a common sight on the highways and jobsites of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa ever since the company was founded in 1977.

The Asian range of Potain topless tower cranes built at Manitowoc’s Chinese facility in Zhangjiagang continues to evolve rapidly in response to rising customer demand for the transport, assembly and performance advantages these units offer. With the launch of the 8 t capacity MCT 185, customers now have a greater choice than ever before, allowing them to select the perfect topless Potain model for any application.

The employees of German company Neeb were happy to receive three new Grove all-terrain cranes during a handover at the Manitowoc factory in Wilhelmshaven in November 2020. The family business from Wuppertal chose a GMK3060L, GMK4100L-1 and GMK6300L-1 to expand its company fleet.

Longstanding Manitowoc customer Carron Group has selected a Potain MDT 219 J10, MD 185 B and MC 85 B for a major hospital modernization and expansion project in Treviso, northern Italy.

Thibaut Le Besnerais, vice president, brand and product management, tower cranes at Manitowoc has been announced as the opening speaker at the upcoming Cranes Today Tower Crane Virtual Conference. He will deliver an informative presentation on the subject of ‘Global trends in tower crane design and demand’.

Sage Construction completed its first home build using a Potain self-erecting crane and reports that by using the crane to enable a new method of construction, it was able to deliver time, money and labor savings on the project.

F.A. Wilhelm (Wilhelm), one of the largest general contractors in the American Midwest, has just added two Grove GRT655L rough-terrain cranes to bolster its capacity to deliver fast-track projects in Indiana and surrounding states.

Sutek, one of Russia’s largest tower crane rental companies, has invested strongly in Potain cranes over the past decade and the additions have helped drive success for the company.

Gdańsk, Poland-based oil company LOTOS Serwis took delivery of a new Grove GMK5180-1 all-terrain crane to help carry out maintenance, repairs and diagnostic operations as part of the modernization and renovation efforts at one of its refineries.

The Universal Tower in the capital of San José, Costa Rica, holds great promise. The building, one of the most modern in Central America, will house organizations such as Microsoft and Cinde, Costa Rica's investment agency, and will become the epicenter of the city's technology district.