Capital Equipment News May 2015

COVER STORY: Shantui commits to local market

CONTENTS Capital Equipment News is published monthly by Crown Publications cc Editor: Pierre Sanson capnews@crown.co.za Advertising manager: Claudia Bertschy

claudiab@crown.co.za Layout and design: Anoonashe Shumba

Circulation: Karen Smith

2 EDITOR’S COMMENT COVER STORY: 4 Shantui commits to local market LIFTING: 6 Liebherr introduces hybrid drive in cranes 7 ALE completes West Coast project 8 Johnson Crane operates largest crane fleet 10 Fassi cranes in Mont Blanc project 12 Potain tower cranes for dam project 14 Genie magic from Goscor Hi-Reach CONSTRUCTION: 16 Bell introduces cost effective B25E 17 Bell develops Rustenburg facility 18 Case launches D series crawler excavators 19 WORK@HEIGHT NEWSLETTER: TRANSPORT: 24 Scania provides construction truck solutions 26 Trailer manufacturers innovate 27 Goldhofer heavy lift transport to Iraq 28 Skyjack unveils new telescopic boom at Intermat 2015

29 Truck & trailer aerodynamics 30 Knapen 4-axle moving floor trailer 31 Bobcat bush clearing tracked loader 32 Nooteboom super wing carriers 34 Powerstar reinforces its position 35 Unimog introduces new range 36 Super Group open new Hino dealership 37 Namibia breweries takes delivery of Kipor forklift trucks HEALTH & SAFETY: 38 ALCO-Safe tests alcohol abuse in the work place AROUND THE GLOBE: 40 Kuwait company buys Grove cranes

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