Wed June 16, 2004
Testa Utilizes Grove GMK7550 Crane for Specialized Demolition on Big Dig
Elevated highways in Boston, MA, are being torn down and replaced with tree-lined avenues and parks. One of Grove’s flagship units is helping make this idea become a reality months earlier than expected....
Wed December 17, 2003
Manitowoc Crane Group Holds Expo in Shady Grove, Draws Big Crowd
The Manitowoc Crane Group held a Product Expo for distributors and customers Sept. 21 to 24. The exhibition took place at the Shady Grove, PA, facility demonstration area and featured a variety of products....
Sat November 29, 2003
Gary Neff Starts Up Crane Service With Single Grove TM180
For Gary Neff, opening Neff Crane Service in Culpeper, VA, required risking the roof over his head. Ten years ago, Neff, a former iron worker, grew “fed up” with the politics involved in working for other people, so he mortgaged his house in order to purchase a 1972 Grove TM180 crane....
Wed July 30, 2003
Hoffman Named Authorized Dealer for Grove, Manitowoc
Hoffman Equipment Co., of Piscataway, NJ, has been named the full-service dealer for Manitowoc and Grove cranes. According to Tim Watters, president of Hoffman Equipment Co., this appointment allows the company to greatly expand the breadth of its crane offerings....
Wed July 30, 2003
Grove Worldwide Receives ISO 9001: 2000 Standard Certification
Grove Worldwide’s Shady Grove, PA, manufacturing and service complex has been certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 Standard.
In 1994, Grove became the first crane manufacturer to be certified to the ISO 9001:1994 Standard and is now one of the first to be qualified under the new, more comprehensive standard.
Grove has been working for the past year and a half under the direction of the auditing registrar British Standards Institute (BSI) to gain acceptance to this international quality standard.
“The effort and commitment by all of our people to gain acceptance for this prestigious registration is another indication of our continuing focus on the customer....
Tue July 15, 2003
Oakgrove Construction Pulls the Night Shift on NY’s I-90
Oakgrove Construction Inc., of Elma, NY, won a $62.5-million contract from the New York State Thruway Authority that would require rebuilding five bridges and rehabilitating three more. It has owned Gomaco C-450 bridge deck finishers since the early 1980s....
Tue May 20, 2003
Manitowoc Closes NE National Crane Facility, Moves It to Shady Grove, PA
Manitowoc announced May 13 that it will close its National Crane boom-truck manufacturing facility in Waverly, NE, and will move production to the company’s facility in Shady Grove, PA. Both facilities were acquired when Manitowoc purchased Grove Worldwide last year....
Sat May 03, 2003
Wagstaff’s Grove GMK7550 Takes Library Assignment
When Wagstaff Crane got the call to dismantle a tower crane, it knew it was an excellent application for the company’s new Grove GMK7550 550-ton (450 t) all-terrain crane, the largest manufactured by Grove....
Wed May 07, 2003
Grove Honors L.B. Smith, Shawmut With ’02 Distributor Award
Grove has recognized Shawmut Equipment Company Inc., Manchester, CT, with the Grove Distributor Excellence Award for overall performance in 2002.
The distributor was presented the award during the recent Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) convention in San Diego, CA, for its outstanding performance.
The Grove Distributor Excellence Award is based on criteria that includes market share, sales improvement, parts and service performance, service and sales training participation and overall support of Grove Crane products and promotions....
Thu February 13, 2003
Grove Road Show Hits J.W. Burress’ Charlotte Location
The New Year is off to a running start with the launch of Grove’s new TMS900E truck crane. The introduction of this 90-ton (82 t) truck crane began with a 1,500 mi. road trip from Shady Grove, PA, to Pompano Beach, FL....
