11.05.2016

Fifth GMK6400 for Mediaco

French rental company Mediaco has purchased another 400 tonne six-axle Grove GMK6400 All Terrain crane.

The new crane, Mediaco’s fifth GMK6400, features a 60 metre main boom, 79 metre luffing jib and is equipped with a single engine to drive both carrier and superstructure through its 'MegaDrive' hydrostatic drive train.
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(L-R) Klaus Kroeppel, Christophe Simoncelli, Philippe Dumas, all from Manitowoc, with Alexandre Vernazza, president of Mediaco, and Jens Ennen from Manitowoc

The latest arrival makes Mediaco the largest GMK6400 owner in France and possibly the world.

Mediaco was founded in 1942 by Jean-Jacques Vernazza, but it was not until 1973 in Marseille that his son the late Christian-Jacques Vernazza launched the lifting and handling activities. It now specialises in lifting, handing and industrial services with 1,500 employees spread across 60 locations and runs a fleet of 3,000 machines, a large portion of them being aerial work platforms, telehandlers and cranes. The crane fleet now totals 600 units with capacities of between 30 and 1,000 tonnes.