Big changes
The last ten years have been very challenging for large crawler manufacturers, reports Stuart Anderson, president of Chortsey Barr. But,…
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Game changer
After years of development, Mammoet’s Focus is currently being fabricated. Sotiris Kanaris visited the company’s office in Schiedam, the Netherlands,…
Bring the light
As countries around the world look for low carbon energy generation, the traditional power sources of coal and gas may…
Trading places
There are often good business reasons to consider buying second-hand rather than new cranes, although the market remains steady at…
The new ‘small’
Drawing on the exclusive data collected by his firm Chortsey Barr Associates, Stuart Anderson explains the history of small all…
Lifting with a view
A Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 mobile crane was used to erect a container village in the Swiss Alps for the workers…
Beyond Oil
Think Middle East, and you think oil. But many other sectors in the region need lifting gear, as Julian Champkin…
How low can you go?
Julian Champkin talks to manufaturers about the competing advantages of flat-tops and hammerheads, and the emerging new class of low-tops.