Vertikal Days 2015

29th January 2015 0 Comments

Universal Cranes will be joining the team from Manitowoc UK at this years Vertikal Days. On display will be the full product range available within the Manitowoc crane range, including the rough terrain RT540E and Yardboss YB5520 industrial cranes. Both cranes are available for live on site demonstrations upon request…

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UK’s First Tadano ATF100G-4 arrives at Crowland

26th January 2015 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes are pleased to have taken delivery of the UK’s first Tadano ATF100G-4, four axle 100t machine. The crane has gone straight to work this week and is operating from our Peterborough depot. It is the only 100t capacity machine capable of carrying its full complement of counterweight in…

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Lincoln Castle

20th November 2014 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes was recently commissioned by a local fabricating company to assist with the installation of a lift shaft and stairs for disabled access within the castle. The lift was undertaken by Crowland Cranes Contract Lifting division using their 220t Faun crane. Although the whole operation was made more difficult…

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Toppled Liebherr crane recovered by Crowland Cranes

20th October 2014 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes has recently completed the UK’s largest-ever recovery of a crane. After five months of meticulous planning, documentation, legal and HSE investigations Crowland Cranes were able to fly a team of four engineers to Peterhead where the whole operation attracted a huge amount of TV and local media interest.

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New UK distributorship for Crowland Cranes

20th September 2014 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes are proud to announce the recently signed agreement for sole UK distributorship for sales & support for the Grove Rough Terrain and Shuttlelift industrial crane product range by Manitowoc. This newly appointed dealership with one of the industries oldest and most established manufacturer is a major highlight in…

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Spalding Rugby Club 2014

8th September 2014 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes are proud to announce that for the 2014/15 rugby season we are now the newly appointed SRFC main sponsor for both senior and junior sections. To see how the club is progressing through the season go to the club site on: www.pitchero.com/clubs/spaldingrfc/

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National Construction College East Apprentice Awards 2014

12th August 2014 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes were proud to be part of the NCC East Apprentice Awards on its 50th Birthday Celebrations when one of our Year 2 Apprentices Steven Garrod was awarded a Plant Mechanics Construction Plant Nomination. This was a welcome reward for Crowland Cranes and their ongoing apprenticeship programme.

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Grove RT for London based Stone Wholesaler

15th May 2014 0 Comments

London based stone wholesaler Gerald Cullifords has recently taken delivery of a new 40 tonne Grove RT540E-2 Rough Terrain crane to handle large slabs of marble, granite and limestone. The crane replaces an ageing Jones yard crane and was supplied through Crowland Cranes, which handled the complete sale,…

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Open Day at Crowland Cranes 2014

12th May 2014 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes successfully hosted their first Open day to offer operator familiarization and a guided tour of the facilities and services provided. Attendees from the UK’s main Crane insurance market were shown basic instructions on the operations of a selection of cranes, including lorry mounted, all terrain and crawler cranes.

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New Year Addition

31st December 2013 0 Comments

Starting the New Year sees our latest addition to the hire fleet, a new Grove GMK5130-1 All-terrain Crane. This crane is a welcome addition to the fleet operating from the Crowland depot as part of our on-going replacement program providing the latest in crane technology for our customers. For technical…

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