Manitowoc - Wed March 16, 2022
French Transport Specialist Groupe Cayon Adds Grove Cranes to Fleet
French transport specialist Groupe Cayon took delivery of three new 66 ton capacity Grove GMK3060L-1 all-terrain cranes in 2021 and one GMK5150L-1 in February 2022. "The compact size, long boom and strong load charts on the GMK3060L-1 are perfect for our fleet and will help us improve our productivity," said Julien Cayon, director of Groupe Cayon....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon March 22, 2021
Volvo CE Trains Technicians in Transition to Electric Machines
The shift to electrification requires more than switching to zero exhaust machines — the whole supply chain needs to be empowered to optimize these game-changing construction solutions. To ease the transition, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is going above and beyond in supporting equipment rental company Loxam to make the most of its new electric acquisitions....
Volvo - Thu December 17, 2020
Volvo Group Begins Customer Deliveries of All-Electric Products
Dec. 17 saw the first delivery of a Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) machine and the first all-electric Volvo FE truck in France. The recipient of the new products – an electric Volvo FE truck, with electrically powered crane, and a Volvo ECR25 Electric compact excavator – was leading French contractor and long-term Volvo customer Eiffage....
Tadano - Tue June 09, 2020
Demag CC 3800-1 Lifts New Stand at Saint Symphorien Stadium of FC Metz
It was certainly a great moment for the fans of FC Metz when the enormous steel structures, weighing up to 266 tons, of the new south stand in the club's stadium were lifted and assembled. A job that the construction company responsible, Demathieu Bard, together with Costantini, entrusted to Martifer the manufacturer of the structure....
Manitou Group - Mon October 14, 2019
Manitou Inaugurates New Training Center in France
The Manitou Group, a worldwide leader in rough-terrain handling, is inaugurating its new "Training Center" at its Ancenis site in France. This new structure offers a training environment specifically designed for the machines' clearance that will more effectively address dealers' growing demand for training....
Manitou Group - Mon September 23, 2019
First Stone Laid at New Platform Factory
The Manitou Group, a world leader in rough-terrain handling, has started construction of a new factory dedicated to aerial work platforms. Michel Denis, Group president and CEO, and Jacqueline Himsworth, chair of the board of directors, laid the first stone in the presence of a number of elected representatives....
Manitowoc - Wed June 19, 2019
Manitowoc Sells and Ships 1,000th Igo T 85
Manitowoc's manufacturing facility in Charlieu, France, has shipped its 1,000th Igo T 85. The landmark self-erecting crane has been sold to a customer in Benelux. The Igo T 85 was launched in 2008 and immediately rose in popularity across Europe, particularly in Germany and France....
Metso - Tue June 04, 2019
Metso Celebrates Milestone of 10,000 HP Series Cone Crushers Sold
Metso has reached the significant milestone of 10,000 Nordberg HP cone crushers sold globally. The HP Series celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and the 10,000th HP cone crusher unit was handed over to the French aggregates and asphalt producer and urban infrastructure development company Eurovia in a ceremony held at Metso's Mâcon facility in France....
Terex Cranes - Mon May 13, 2019
Demag CC 3800-1 Crawler Crane Dismantles Viaduc De La Siagne Railroad Bridge Near Cannes
Crane service provider Vernazza Autogru only had 130 hours to dismantle an old railroad bridge, owned by French railway company SNCF, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, west of Cannes. In order to tackle the job, in which time was of the essence, the company relied on its brand new Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane, which was in turn assisted by a Demag AC 120 all-terrain crane....
Manitowoc - Thu April 25, 2019
Manitowoc Pledges to Help Reconstruct Notre-Dame
Following the fire that caused large-scale damage to Notre-Dame de Paris, Potain — Manitowoc's manufacturer of tower cranes — has pledged to support reconstruction efforts of the historic French cathedral....
