ESTA Awards 2017 shortlist and winners

 

Cranes telescopic lifting capacity ≤ 120 t

Aertssen Kranen

Mammoet Europe BV

Skaks Special Transport

WINNER - Wagenborg Nedlift BV

 

Cranes telescopic lifting capacity > 120 t

Koninklijke Saan

WINNER - Nordic Crane VEST AS

Sarens NV

Wagenborg Nedlift BV

 

Cranes lattice boom

ALE

Mammoet Europe BV

WINNER - Sarens BV

Sarens NV

 

Transport  A. Trailer and load under 120t GCW [Gross weight]

WINNER - Mammoet Europe BV

Peter Star

Wagenborg Nedlift

ZTE

 

Transport  B. Trailer and load over 120t GCW [Gross weight]

ALE

Collett and Sons Ltd

HAREKET

WINNER - MTD

 

Combined techniques

ALE

Koninklijke Saan BV

WINNER - Mammoet Europe BV

Sarens NV

 

Safety

ALE

WINNER - Fagioli

Mammoet Europe BV

 

Innovation End User

ALE

WINNER - Fagioli

Mammoet Europe BV

 

Innovation Manufacturer

Broshuis

WINNER - Enerpac

TII

 

SPMT

ALE

Portowy Zaklad Techniczny S.A. (PZT S.A.)

WINNER - Sarens BV

Wagenborg GmbH

 

 

 

 

The 2016 ESTA Awards Winners and Shortlist

 

The winners of the 2016 ESTA Awards for lifting and transport were announced during the ESTA Users Night and Awards Dinner 2016, at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany, during the Bauma exhibition on 14 April.

 

The annual ESTA Awards of Excellence is the most prestigious European crane and transport industry event for all ESTA members, affiliated companies, end users and manufacturers working in heavy haulage, transport and the lifting industry.

 

 

Cranes telescopic lifting capacity ≤ 120 t

No nominations in this category, due to insufficient entry quality according to the majority of the jurors.

 

Cranes telescopic lifting capacity > 120 t

WINNER:

• Mammoet Europe B.V.

SHORTLIST

• BMS
• Koninklijke Saan B.V.
• Wagenborg Nedlift B.V.

 

 

Cranes Lattice Boom

WINNER:

• ALE

SHORTLIST

• Mammoet Europe B.V.
• Sarens NV [Belgium]

 

Transport

Trailer and load under 120t GCW [Gross weight]

WINNER:

• FRIDERICI Spécial SA

SHORTLIST

• Koninklijke Saan B.V.
• TAG – SPEZIALTRANSPORTE & PROJEKTLOGISTIK

 

Transport

Trailer and load over 120t GCW [Gross weight]

WINNER:

• Wagenborg Nedlift B.V.

SHORTLIST

• Collett & Sons Ltd
• Mammoet Europe B.V.
• Ville Silvasti Ltd

 

Safety

WINNER

• Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH

SHORTLIST

• Mammoet Europe B.V.
• Manitowoc
• TII

 

Combined Techniques

WINNER:

• ALE

SHORTLIST

• BMS
• Fagioli SpA
• HAREKET HEAVY LIFTING AND PROJECT TRANSPORTATION CO.

 

Innovation End User

WINNER:

• Fagioli SpA

SHORTLIST

• Mammoet Europe B.V.

 

Innovation Manufacturer

WINNER

• Nooteboom Trailers B.V.

SHORTLIST

• Goldhofer
• Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
• Terex Cranes

 

SPMT

WINNER

• Fagioli SpA

SHORTLIST

• ALE
• Mammoet Europe B.V.
• Wagenborg Nedlift B.V.

 

Personality of the year

WINNER

• Wim Richie

 

 

 

The winners of the 2015 awards are as follows:

 

The winners of the 2015 ESTA Awards for lifting and transport were announced during the ESTA Users Night and Awards Dinner 2015, at the Hilton Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris, France on 23 April.

 

The annual ESTA Awards of Excellence is the most prestigious European crane and transport industry event for all ESTA members, affiliated companies, end users and manufacturers working in heavy haulage, transport and the lifting industry. Cranes covered include wheeled mobiles, crawlers, knuckle boom loader cranes, other truck cranes and truck mounted access platforms.

 

The Winners

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity up to 120 tonnes

Wagenborg, Netherlands

The winning entry won due to good engineering and preparation of the site. “Wagenborg has conquered the architect” said one of the judges on the panel.

 

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity less than 120 tonnes

Vernazza Autogru, Italy

One of the judges on the panel said of the winning entry that it was a “complicated lifting job with a lot of parameters to check and a complex preparation that required multi-disciplinary study and highly skilled and long experienced personnel.”

 

Cranes, lattice boom

Sarens, Belgium

The job was perceived as “very interesting for the technological innovation involved, the big loads and the lifting heights involved.”

 

Transport

A. Trailer and load under 120 tonnes gross weight

Ville Silvasti Transport Oy, Finland

The judges complimented about the job, saying it was a “perfect and innovative transport solution that was well-documented, well-prepared, smart and impressive.”

 

B. Trailer and load over 120 tonnes gross weight

ALE, United Kingdom

The judges were said to have “great respect” for the completed job and that it was “splendid in all respects.”

 

Combined techniques

Sarens, Netherlands

The task was described by the judges as “a difficult job from an engineering point of view, with safety issues and limited time to complete it.”

 

Safety

Mammoet Europe, Netherlands

The COGAS Auxiliary Hoist was described by the judges as a “great tool for heavy loads where the use of chain blocks doesn't work.”

 

Innovation, end user

ALE, United Kingdom

Judges referred to ALE’s Mega Jack 800 as an “Impressive new piece of equipment, well sized and expected to have a bright future.”

 

Innovation, manufacturer

Liebherr-Werk Ehingen, Germany

Awarded for the single engine concept on the LTM 1300-6.2, Liebherr’s innovation was referred to by judges as a simple and logical operation that will be the new standard for mobile cranes.

 

SPMT

Mammoet Europe, Netherlands

The “spectacular job” was further described by the judges as a “masterpiece” and “perfect in all respects” especially where SPMT were used for adjusting the heel and trim of the barges.

 

 

 

The 2014 awards

 

The winners of the 2014 ESTA Awards for lifting and transport were announced on 24 April at the ESTA Users Night and Awards Dinner 2014, at the Mövenpick Hotel in Amsterdam.

 

More than 250 industry professionals attended the event. Winners included Michielsens, Nordic Crane Stangeland, Fagioli, Liebherr and Mammoet, with the Gino Koster Award given posthumously to Karl Greiner, founder of hydraulic gantry systems company Greiner GmbH, who died in 2011.

 

Alex Taylor hosted the evening and the awards were presented by ESTA director Søren Jansen. This year 69 entries were nominated for awards.

 

The Winners

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity up to 120 tonnes

> Nordic Crane Stangeland, Norway.

 

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity above 120 tonnes

> Michielsens, Belgium.

 

Cranes, Lattice Boom

> Wagenborg Nedlift, Netherlands.

 

Transport - A. Trailer and load under 120 tonnes gross weight

> Collett & Sons, United Kingdom.

 

Transport - B. Trailer and load over 120 tonnes gross weight

> Wagenborg Nedlift, Netherlands.

 

Combined Techniques

> ALE, United Kingdom.

 

Safety

> Liebherr-Werk Ehingen, Germany.

 

Innovation End User

> Fagioli, Italy.

 

Innovation Manufacturer

> Mammoet, Netherlands.

 

SPMT

> Sarens, Netherlands.

 

The Gino Koster award

> Karl Greiner

The final award of the night was the Gino Koster award, presented to a personality whose work and influence has taken the industry onto a higher level. The Gino Koster Award given posthumously to Karl Greiner, founder of hydraulic gantry systems company Greiner GmbH, who died in 2011. It was presented by David Collett, ESTA president and Collett Transport managing director, to Margot Greiner and Michael Greiner.

 

 

The 2013 awards

 

More than 500 people from the crane and specialized transport industry gathered in Munich, Germany, on 18 April, 2013 for the spectacular ESTA Awards evening.

 

ESTA (the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes) held its annual awards evening at the Westin Grand Hotel in Munich during the Bauma 2013 construction equipment exhibition.

 

Winners of the 11 awards were announced by Alexandre Vernazza and James King. Vernazza is son of the late Christian-Jacques Vernazza, former ESTA president, who died in March.

 

King is managing director at KHL Group, organiser of the event and publisher of International Cranes and Specialized Transport magazine.

 

The Winners

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity less than 120 tonnes

Koninklijke Saan, Netherlands

 

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity more than 120 tonnes

Mammoet Germany, Germany

 

Cranes, lattice boom

Aertssen Kranen, Belgium

 

Transport A. Trailer and load under 120 tonnes gross weight

G. Vlastuin Transport, Netherlands

 

Transport B. Trailer and load over 120 tonnes gross weight

ALE, United Kingdom

 

Combined Techniques

Mammoet Europe, Netherlands/Brazil

 

Safety

Aertssen Kranen, Belgium

 

Innovation End User

Fagioli, Italy

 

Innovation Manufacturer

Manitowoc, Germany

 

Self propelled modular transporter (SPMT)

ALE, United Kingdom

 

 

2012 winners

 

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity less than 120 tonnes:

Wagenborg Nedlift, Netherlands

 

Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity more than 120 tonnes:

Sarens, Netherlands

 

Cranes, lattice boom:

ALE, United Kingdom

 

Transport, trailer and load under 120 tonnes gross weight:

Heeren Transport, Netherlands

 

Transport, trailer and load more than 120 tonnes gross weight:

Hareket, Turkey

 

Combined techniques:

Mammoet, Italy

 

Safety:

Terex Cranes, Germany

 

Innovation, end user:

ALE, United Kingdom

 

Innovation, manufacturer:

Liebherr, Germany

 

SPMT (self propelled modular transporter):

ALE, United Kingdom

 

Gino Koster Award:

Herbert Ortner, Palfinger

 

 

2011 winners

 

Cranes telescopic lifting capacity ≤ 120 t

M. Skak Jensen Specialtransport A/S [Denmark]

 

Cranes telescopic lifting capacity > 120 t

Koninklijke Saan B.V. [Netherlands]

 

Cranes Lattice Boom

Mediaco Maxilift [France]

 

Transport

Trailer and load under 120t GCW (Gross weight)

August Alborn GmbH & Co. KG [Germany]

 

Trailer and load over 120t GCW (Gross weight)

Fagioli SPA [Italy]

 

Combined Techniques

NV de Groote [Belgium]

 

Safety

Wagenborg Nedlift B.V. [Netherlands]

 

Innovation End User

Mammoet B.V.[ Netherlands]

 

Innovation Manufacturer

Liebherr-Werk-Ehingen GmbH [Germany]

 

SPMT

Mammoet B.V. [Netherlands]

 

Gino Koster Award

Mr. Erich Sennebogen Jr

 

 

2010 winners

 

Gino Koster Award

Winner - Gino Koster

 

Transport Job of the Year (Under 120t GVW)

STDR-TEDL

 

Crane Job of the Year (Telescopic)

Sarens BV Nederland

 

Safety Award

Gunderlund

 

Combined Techniques Award

Sarens BV Nederland

 

Transport Job of Year (Over 120t GVW)

Spedition Kuebler

 

SPMT Job of the Year

Sarens NV Belgium

 

Innovation Award (End User)

Abnormal Load Engineering

 

Innovation Award (Manufacturer)

Liebherr Crane

 

Job of the Year
(Lattice Boom)

Mediaco