Cranes and Lifting May/June 2022

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IN FOCUS / GROVE CRANES Today, Grove is one of the world’s most recognised crane brands, with operations around the world.

GROVE CELEBRATES ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY

Grove is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022, a significant milestone for one of the world’s most renowned and prolific crane manufacturers. FOR 75 YEARS, GROVE HAS consistently delivered lifting innovation that has powered some of the best-selling mobile cranes of all time. What began in a garage in Shady Grove, Pennsylvania, US, is now a global crane brand, with operations around the world. Grove was launched in 1947. The Grove brothers — John and Dwight – and Wayne Nicarry were building farm wagons when they realised they 112 / CAL May/June 2022

needed a more efficient way to move raw materials. John designed a rudimentary rubber-tyred crane, giving birth to the first Grove mobile crane. In time, he would manufacture the first mobile hydraulic industrial cranes and Grove would transition from a farm machine company to a crane company. Today, Grove is one of the world’s most recognised crane brands, with www.cranesandlifting.com.au


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Lift of the month

2min
pages 121-124

Turkey’s 1915 Çanakkale Bridge opens

3min
pages 118-120

From ship to site

2min
pages 116-117

Grove celebrates 75th anniversary

2min
pages 112-113

Bridge collapse requires bus lift rescue

4min
pages 114-115

Post-flood praise for UAA

9min
pages 109-111

New Groves headed to NT

9min
pages 106-108

Manitowoc launches largest Potain

4min
pages 104-105

Buy, sell or recondition

3min
pages 100-103

New service manager

4min
pages 86-88

Major collaboration in NZ

5min
pages 92-95

TRT innovation key to versatile solutions

6min
pages 96-99

Quicklift boosts capacity

5min
pages 89-91

Trusted advice

7min
pages 82-85

A SuperDeck solution for every project

6min
pages 78-81

Towering performance in the Philippines

4min
pages 75-77

Best of both worlds

6min
pages 72-74

Eight new MEWPs for Boom

2min
page 71

Booming start to the 2022 FY

8min
pages 68-70

Mass Hire’s concept to completion

5min
pages 48-51

Major inspections: Experience can’t be bought

7min
pages 52-55

Take it to the top

4min
pages 61-63

Four Katos to boost fleet

5min
pages 56-60

Used Liebherr a perfect addition

6min
pages 64-67

Alfasi Hire opens in the Pilbara

9min
pages 43-47

JV boosts heavy lifting capacity

7min
pages 39-42

CICA Member Profile

4min
pages 18-19

CICA Industry Day NSW

4min
pages 20-23

Embracing innovation and technology

10min
pages 24-27

Building Brisbane with Zoomlion

6min
pages 31-34

Tidd crane the first choice

3min
pages 28-30

Humma a welcome addition

10min
pages 35-38

Up Front

8min
pages 12-15

CICA President’s Report

5min
pages 16-17
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