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Crane specialist marks tenth anniversary with Liebherr double

AYR-based 3b Crane Hire has marked a decade in the transport and crane hire industry by snapping up two brand new Liebherr products. The company...

Make it a double: Forsyth of Denny takes delivery of new mobile cranes

FORSYTH of Denny has taken delivery of two new Liebherr cranes in the form of the LTM 1060-3.1 and LTM 1090-4.2. These are the initial...

Rise of the cranes at ScotPlant 2024

THREE major crane specialists have joined the ScotPlant 2024 line-up in recent weeks. Sarens UK and Global Crane Services will both be exhibiting at the...

Liebherr encouraged by ‘buoyant’ Scottish crane market

LIEBHERR’S crane division is gearing up for another busy year in Scotland, including plans to display a crane on the Liebherr ScotPlant stand in...

Role diversity helps lift Scottish crane technician

Glasgow-based Sandy McCulloch is one of three service technicians dedicated to keeping the Manitowoc mobile cranes, crawler cranes and boom trucks of Scotland in...

UK’s largest rail-mounted crane used on £2.9m East Renfrewshire project

A £2.9 million project which utilised the UK's largest rail-mounted crane has been completed in East Renfrewshire. Carried out by Network Rail and AmcoGiffen, the...

SPOA and CITB launch first ever Scottish crane operator apprenticeship

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) and the CITB have announced that the first ever Scottish crane operator apprenticeship will begin in January. This two-year...

Two injured in Edinburgh crane collapse

TWO people were reportedly injured after a crane collapsed at a building site in Stead's Place in the Leith area of Edinburgh on November...

Euro Auctions appoints new cranes and access specialist

SCOTT McCall has joined the sales team at Euro Auctions as the new cranes and access specialist. With a 25-year career in the crane and...

Battery hybrid solution proves a ‘game-changer’ for contractor

CURO Construction has reportedly been able to make CO2 savings of 79,000kg thanks to a battery hybrid solution supplied by Aggreko for a tower...

SANY appoints new UK cranes manager

SANY has appointed Andrew Snow as the new UK manager for crane products. Andrew has over 20 years' experience in the construction equipment industry with...

Kirow 1200 used to lift bridge deck in place on £2.9m Neilston project

NETWORK Rail called upon a Kirow 1200 crane on its £2.9 million project to replace a bridge that crosses the Neilston railway line. Billed as...

Technology helps cut emissions on project

AN ongoing partnership between Sir Robert McAlpine and Aggreko has yielded an 85% reduction in emissions and fuel across five live tower cranes on...

Forsyth takes delivery of new Liebherr cranes

FORSYTH of Denny has reached the halfway stage of its 2023 investment in Liebherr cranes. The heavy lifting specialist runs a fleet of more than...

Scottish crane hirer buys largest Liebherr to date

STODDART Crane Hire has snapped up the company's largest Liebherr machine to date in the form of a new 230t LTM1230-5.1. The north of Scotland-based...

Scottish crane specialist aims to hook renewables sector

CRANE provider Forsyth of Denny showcased its whole service offering to a global renewables industry audience at the recent All-Energy Exhibition and Conference, held...

New crane on the Horizon for Falkirk firm celebrating milestone year

FALKIRK-based Horizon Reinforcing and Crane Hire has marked its 50th anniversary by adding a 110t capacity Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 to its fleet. The firm has...

Ten Ainscough all-terrain cranes set to go under the hammer

CRANE rental business Ainscough has completed an inspection service project at its facility in Stockton-on-Tees, making ten of its all-terrain cranes available for sale...

Liebherr goes green at new Scottish Freeport

A 220-tonne crane is the latest arrival at an energy services group as it continues the multi-million-pound expansion of its Liebherr lifting fleet. Global Crane...

New European sales manager for UNIC Cranes

EMILIO Lens has been appointed European sales manager for UNIC Cranes, with responsibility for managing and growing a dealer network throughout Europe, UAE and...

Global Crane Services significantly expands fleet of Liebherr models

GLOBAL Crane Services, a division of Global Port Services Scotland, has embarked on a multi-million pound expansion of its Liebherr crane fleet. The move comes...

Isle of Lewis business makes landmark Liebherr crane purchase

THE only crane hire company on the Isle of Lewis has taken delivery of its first-ever Liebherr model. The LTM1060-3.1 has joined the fleet at...

Comansa launches new hydraulic luffing jib crane

COMANSA is expanding its range of luffing jib cranes with the launch of its first hydraulic model: the LCH300. Boasting a maximum load capacity of 16...

SPOA to hold open meeting for Scottish lifting sector

THE Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) is urging businesses in the lifting sector to attend an open meeting in Dunblane on May 24. The event...

Liebherr crane helps lift northern Scotland business to new heights

WICK-based lifting and plant hire specialist Hugh Simpson (Contractors) has taken delivery of a new Liebherr LTM1650-8.1 crane. The model boosts the firm's lifting capacity...

QR system is up to code for Edinburgh crane firm

EDINBURGH-based Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes is reporting improved efficiencies after implementing a new QR code, paperless document access system. The business revealed it has removed...

Tower cranes add missing link to complex bridge build

TWO Comansa 21LC660 36-tonne tower cranes have been helping with the construction of a cable-stayed bridge which will join Cebu City and Mactan Island...

New book charts 75-year history of Edinburgh crane specialist

A new book is set to be published to mark the 75th anniversary of Edinburgh-based mobile crane hirer and metal recycling specialist, Bernard Hunter. The...

Historic Liebherr tower crane restored to former glory

A classic Liebherr tower crane, built in 1969, has been restored to its original condition by a fan in Germany. The Form 30A/35 tower crane...

Liebherr launches new flat-top crane

LIEBHERR has added a new flat-top crane to its EC-B series portfolio in the form of the 470 EC-B, which is available in both...