Liebherr New Zealand has now acquired Morrow NZ, former distributor of Liebherr tower and marine cranes here, and a new chapter in an interesting crane story begins. Richard Campbell explains.
A look around any cityscape will reveal tower cranes, they are everywhere and pop up seemingly overnight in some places.
A closer look will...
Back in 1998 we ran an article about an award-winning, unusual crane project in Auckland that was so unique it featured at length in an international crane magazine.
FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION HAD a challenge – removing a tower crane some 330 metres up on top of the Sky Tower in Auckland.
They called the project ‘Down to Earth’ and...
Well known for the quality of its mobile cranes, Kato, of Japan, was also a pioneer in the field of hydraulic excavators, and the second Japanese manufacturer to export them commercially. By RICHARD CAMPBELL.
A little bit of pre-history. For whatever reason, New Zealand was unusually slow in converting from cable to hydraulic...
