German crane rental and heavy haulage company Dietmar Flossdorf has taken delivery of a 650 tonne Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 All Terrain crane to replace its 500 tonne LTM 1500-8.1 purchased in 2017. Continue reading “650t flagship for Flossdorf”
Category: Germany
Wacker Neuson hit hard by pandemic
The Munich-headquartered light and compact equipment manufacturer said it was “clearly feeling the effects of Continue reading “Wacker Neuson hit hard by pandemic”
Bell Equipment’s German factory expansion on track
Extension of company’s Eisenach-Kindel facility on track for completion in mid-2019
The extension of Bell Equipment’s Eisenach-Kindel facility in Germany, the company’s European articulated dumptruck (ADT) assembly plant, is now fully under way.
Scheduled for completion in mid-2019, the Phase II Continue reading “Bell Equipment’s German factory expansion on track”
Vögele re-categorises range
Wirtgen group company Joseph Vögele is restructuring its range of road pavers and screeds, dividing its range into two categories – the Premium Line and the Classic Line.
The company will also be subdividing its products into up to five classes within those lines.
The new Classic Line is for pavers equipped with the ErgoBasic operating concept, which Vögele said was “extremely easy-to-use”. Continue reading “Vögele re-categorises range”
Establishment of a Joint Venture Company to Develop Electric Construction Machinery for European Market
Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 2018 — Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (TSE: 6305; “Hitachi Construction Machinery”) today announced it has formed an agreement with KTEG Kiesel Technologie Entwicklung GmbH (President: Toni Kiesel; “KTEG”),
the group company of European Hitachi Construction Machinery’s distributor Kiesel GmbH (President: Toni Kiesel), to establish a new company
for developing electric construction machinery and the special application products for further expansion of the European market. Continue reading “Establishment of a Joint Venture Company to Develop Electric Construction Machinery for European Market”
Gehl debuts Mark74 telehandlers
Gehl has evolved its RS Series of telehandlers with the launch of its Mark74.
The Gehl Mark74 telescopic handlers provide all the same features as the GEN:3 RS Series, but feature a 74hp engine which eliminates the need for after treatment fluid. “Gehl Mark74 telescopic handlers are ideal for the rental Continue reading “Gehl debuts Mark74 telehandlers”
Deere complete acquisition of Wirtgen Group
AGG-NET Friday, December 8, 2017
US farm machinery giant establishes leading position in road construction equipment
DEERE Company (John Deere) have completed their €4.6 billion acquisition of the Wirtgen Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of road construction equipment.
Continue reading “Deere complete acquisition of Wirtgen Group”
Spierings launches hybrid crane
Liebherr delivers 75,000th excavator
26 September 2017
Manufacturing giant Liebherr has celebrated the delivery of its 75,000th excavator, a mere 63 years after producing its first machine. Continue reading “Liebherr delivers 75,000th excavator”