WORLD NEWS
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INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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DECEMBER 2013
HIGHLIGHTS
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Construction contractor
C J O’Shea Group, based in
St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK,
has purchased four GGR G20
pick and carry cranes. The
GGR G20 has a lifting capacity
of 2 tonnes and is battery
powered. It has a 935 mm
wide chassis and 180 degree
rear hydraulic steering. It has
a maximum working height
of 6.32 metres and when
configured with a searcher
hook the crane has a 4.7 m
maximum working radius.
The four new compact cranes
will be used to carry out
lifting tasks on residential,
retail and commercial
development projects.
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Demag Cranes &
Components has opened a
new facility in Townsville,
North Queensland, Australia.
It will offer services, including
24-7 breakdown support,
repair and spare parts for
Demag and other overhead
lifting equipment to the North
Queensland region. Demag
Cranes & Components is
part of Terex Group and its
Australian headquarters is in
Smithfield, Sydney.
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Manitowoc has appointed
Neremat as a dealer for its
Potain top slewing tower
cranes in Belgium. The
announcement was made at
the Matexpo 2013 exhibition
in Kortrijk, Belgium. Neremat
joins Belgium Lifting &
Equipment (BLE) as a
Manitowoc dealer.
FEM RELEASES WARNING
SIGNALS GUIDELINES
The FEM Product Group Cranes and Lifting Equipment has published
the FEM 5.014 Document Guideline - External Warning signals of
the Rated Capacity Limiter, speed reductions and Event Recorder for
mobile cranes.
The guidelines cover standard design rules for warning signs,
such as load status, on the outside of the crane. The warning signs
are intended for people working in the surroundings of cranes
and who are not necessarily informed about the workings and
warning features of the equipment. This document applies to mobile
cranes and is a complementary rule to the European Standard EN
13000:2010 Crane – Mobile Crane.
The document is available on the FEM website:
Counterfeit cranes a
concern for Terex
Terex Cranes has begun
tracking new reports
of counterfeit Terex
crawler cranes from
China. In 2011 Terex
discovered counterfeit
cranes in the market.
The company said the
Terex CC 2500-1
lattice boom crawler
crane is the crane
model of choice for copycat
manufacturers.
The units are assembled,
branded and sold as used Terex
cranes below market value,
the company said. Most of
the counterfeit crane models
reported were painted red and
use the manufacturer’s legacy
Demag brand. The primary
markets of concern in the most
recent wave of crane pirating
are the Asian countries of
China, South Korea, Singapore,
India and Pakistan.
“We are aware of three
different designs of the
CC 2500-1 crane on the
market, and there are at least
nine or 10 fake cranes that have
been sold, all originating from
China,” said Klaus Meissner,
director of product integrity
at Terex Cranes. “This is a
serious situation and, not only
because this infringes on our
intellectual property
but, more importantly,
it poses a serious safety
risk for our customers.
The use of these
inferior, counterfeit
cranes can have deadly
consequences.
“These counterfeit
cranes frequently
exhibit poor weld
quality, inferior steel structures
and improperly fitted tracks,”
the company said. “Many of
the safety components
designed into a genuine Terex
crane are missing.”
Terex stressed the
importance of conducting a
thorough inspection of used
cranes by a qualified individual
prior to purchasing the
machine. See the full story at:
Record revenue at Palfinger
Revenue for the first three
quarters of 2013 at Palfinger
reached a new record high of
€716 million (US$967 million).
It was up 4 % on the €688
million ($929 million) for the
Austria-based loader crane
manufacturer’s first three
quarters of 2012. Growth
largely came from outside
Europe and in the company’s
Marine business area. Earnings
before interest and taxes
(EBIT) was €56 million
($76 million), up nearly 8 % on
the €52 million ($70 million)
of the same nine month period
in 2012.
Increased demand was
reported in North and South
America and Russia. The joint-
venture crane company Sany
Palfinger in China and the
sales joint venture for Europe
and CIS, Palfinger Sany, both
showed “satisfactory sales
success, the company said.
At the end of September
Palfinger and Sany announced
further expansion of their
partnership by acquiring a
10 % economic interest in each
other’s company.
Looking ahead, the
company said it will continue
to pursue its long-term strategy
where, “The next steps towards
growth will most likely be
taken primarily in Brazil and
Russia and also in the Marine
business area.” For the full
year 2013 Palfinger forecasts a
moderate increase in revenue,
coming primarily from the
areas outside Europe and the
Marine business area.
The manufacturer said it
sees the potential to double
consolidated annual revenue
to around €1.8 billion
($2.4 billion) by 2017. Key to
this, it said, will be boosting
the introduction of the entire
product portfolio in the BRIC
markets, and both organic and
inorganic growth.
