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Starting in2015,Manitowoc
Grovewillmarket a lineof
telescopic crawler cranes
producedbySennebogen at
its plant inLowerBavaria,
Germany.
According to the agreement
between the two companies,
Sennebogenwill produce
three telescopic crawler
cranes forManitowocGrove
tomarket inNorth and
SouthAmerica. The 55-ton,
75-ton and130-ton capacity
craneswill bebranded the
GroveGHC55,GHC75
andGHC130. The cranes
will bemarketedunder the
full scopeof theManitowoc
umbrellaof services including
maintenance, service, spare
parts and financing.
As apart of the agreement,
Sennebogenwill not offer
the equivalent products, the
Sennebogen653, 673 and
6113, in thenewManitowoc
markets.All other Sennebogen
products and their existing
distribution channelswill
not be affectedby thenew
agreement.
In apress release, the
GermanOEM said,
“Sennebogenobtains a
nationwidemarket entry in
theAmericas, andManitowoc
Grove can immediatelyoffer
robust telescopic crawler
cranes that havebeen tried
andprovenovermanyyears in
many applications.”
The contractwas signed in
November 2014, the company
said.
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Spain-based tower crane
manufacturer Linden Comansa,
launched a new flat-top tower
crane, the 21LC335, in January.
The 18-metric ton (39,680
pounds) capacity 21LC335 is
part of the LC2100 series. It
has amaximum free standing
height of 242.8 feet and ismade
up of S25 tower sections. The
jib and counterjib sections are
the same as its predecessor.
The 21LC335 comeswith an
Effi-Plus high speed hoist
mechanism that reaches speeds
of up to 492 feet per minute,
themanufacturer said. The
newmodel also includes the
PowerLift system.
Grove tomarket
telescopic crawlers in
North, South America
ACT
FEBRUARY 2015
Manitowoc Grovewill market
three telescopic crawlers under
the OEM designations GHC
55, GHC 75, and GHC 130. The
cranes aremanufactured by
Germany based Sennebogen.
LarryWeyers named president
of Manitowoc Cranes
LarryWeyers has been named
president of Manitowoc Cranes,
replacing Eric Etchart, who has
served in that role for almost
eight years. Etchart will assume
the role of senior vice president,
business development of the
Manitowoc Company, according
to a press release issued in early
January.
Manitowoc said the leadership
changes are in linewith the
company’s long-term succession
planning process.
Most recently,Weyers
served as global executive vice
president forManitowoc Cranes.
He joined the company in 1998,
and has held various executive
management positions, including
executive vice president of Crane
Care.
“Eric has played an integral
role in enhancingManitowoc’s
leadership globally,” saidGlen
Tellock, chairman and CEO,
theManitowoc Company, in a
press release. “His leadership
has helped position the crane
segment as amarket leader
evidenced by the segment’s
ability to deliver innovative
products and technologies,
execute operational excellence
initiatives and expand its global
footprint. In his new role, Eric
will leverage hismulti-faceted
expertise and understanding of
our customers to expand our
business development efforts
at an enterprise level.With a
planned retirement in the coming
years, this transitionwill allow
him to replicate his successes
going forward.”
OnWeyers’ new role, Tellock
said, “Mr.Weyers’ proven
leadership, deep knowledge of
the global cranemarket, and
ability to execute on operational
goalswill undoubtedly support
our crane segment’s ongoing
success.”
In addition,Manitowoc
announced the planned
retirement of Mark Beffel,
vice president, operational
excellence, effective February
2. Josef Matosevicwill assume
the role of senior vice president
of global operational excellence
andwill lead the company’s
manufacturing, quality and
safety initiatives upon Beffel’s
retirement.
“As executive vice president of
manufacturing, cranes, Josef has
worked closely with our regional
and functional teamsworldwide
to ensure efficient and cost-
effective execution of these
strategies, making him the
ideal person to lead our efforts
going forward,” Tellock said.
“Our deepmanagement bench
and longstanding succession
planning process provide a solid
foundation to ensure a smooth
transition and execution of our
long-term strategy.”
Last yearManitowoc Cranes
announced a reorganization
from a regional structure to
a global structure for all its
product lines.
LarryWeyerswas named
president of Manitowoc
Cranes as part of the
company’s long-term
succession planning process.
