RON DEFEO Q&A 15
In the wake of the Terex Konecranes merger
announcement and high level personnel changes
at Terex Cranes and Terex Corporation, Alex
Dahm put some questions to Ron DeFeo, Terex
Corporation president and CEO

CRAWLER CRANES 17
Crawler cranes need to be versatile, transportable,
and above all, safe. Laura Hatton looks at what
new models and technologies are available

SITE REPORT 31
Crane contractor Helling, based in southern
Germany, used a Liebherr LTR 1220 telecrawler
as temporary counterweight for lowering,
erecting and manoeuvring an LR 1600/2 lattice
boom crawler crane

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS 34
In response to emission laws and the impending
Stage V regulations, manufacturers are looking
at different designs to save weight and fuel.
Laura Hatton investigates

EVENT PREVIEW 39
The 5th World Crane amd Transport Summit
takes place in Amsterdam on 4 and 5 November,
2015. A strong speaker line up will make it a
great educational and networking opportunity

ALL TERRAIN ABILITY 43
Thomas Schramm, Tadano general manager
sales and marketing, explains the importance
of high gradient capability in all terrain cranes
to Alex Dahm

OFFSHORE LIFTING 47
A slump in oil prices rocked the offshore
industry earlier this year, however, new projects
are still being carried out. Laura Hatton
investigates

SITE REPORT 57
Imperial Power Services got
creative when they couldn’t fit
their crane onto the premises
of a nuclear power plant.
John Skelly reports