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Another 2,500 tonne crawler crane for Denzai
Company’s second unit is the first with the Cometto SPMT ballast wagon
Tadano sales up strongly, profits fall
First half sales up nearly 17 % following acquisitions but profits decline
Kobelco adopts digital supply chain platform to manage global production
Japan-based OEM is bolstering its digital platforms by partnering with a US-based software firm
Friday roundup: more growth in IC100 | SC&RA Workshop | reality capture
This week’s big stories: the 2025 IC100, what’s on at the SC&RA Workshop, reality capture takes hold
Even stronger growth in the 2025 IC100 crane owner top list
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Double digit rises among the world’s largest crane-owning companies
Denzai adds 48 lines of Goldhofer SPMT
New axle lines of self propelled modular transporter to work in offshore wind farm construction
Tadano launches MEWP line in North America
Eight-strong series aimed at the US and Canada coincides with Bauma launch 
All-time record net sales for Tadano
Japanese crane and aerial work platform maker posts all-time high net sales up 4 per cent in 2024
5,000 tonne crane for Japanese wind energy industry
New giant crane for heavy lift monopile foundation installations off the coast of Japan
600 Kobelco crane milestone for Sin Heng
Singapore rental and trading house hits landmark number of cranes from Japanese manufacturer
AMHEC orders 100 Tadano RT cranes
Historic deal for 80 tonne capacity rough terrain cranes for oilfield work in Saudi Arabia
Tadano completes Manitex International acquisition
The acquired product line includes Manitex mobile truck cranes, PM knuckle boom cranes, Valla small electric cranes, and Oil & Steel aerial work platforms
Rough and ready: How RT cranes are getting greener and stronger - but not longer
A product round up of the latest rough terrain cranes
Friday round up: interviewing Tadano’s CEO; heavy haul trends; bauma China; power towers
Lead stories from the Crane and Transport Briefing week beginning 9 December
Power towers 2: large luffing cranes for wind turbine work
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New tower crane concepts for wind turbine installation. Part two of an epic series written by ICST special correspondent and global tower crane authority Heinz-Gert Kessel
Denzai acquires Daiei in Japan
Another lifting, transport and construction acquisition for Denzai in Japan
Tadano to acquire IHI crane and handling equipment business
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Crane and aerial platform manufacturer almost doubles its product range with latest acquisition
Power towers: large luffing cranes for wind turbine work
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New tower crane concepts for wind turbine installation. Part one of a series by Heinz-Gert Kessel
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