07.03.2023

13 new cranes for MSG

German crane rental company MSG Krandienst has purchased 13 new cranes from Liebherr including an 800 tonne LTM 1750-9.1.

The rest of the order includes: one LTC 1050-3.1 City type All Terrain and 11 other regular All Terrains - five 60 tonne three axle LTM 1060-3.1, four 90 tonne four axle LTM 1090-4.2 and two 230 tonne five axle LTM 1230-5.1. The new cranes will partly replace older three axle models, but will also take the MSG fleet to 50 units, while the nine axle LTM 1750-3.1 becomes its new ‘flagship crane’, topping its 700 tonne Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1.
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The LTM 1750-91 hand over

Discussing the rationale behind his buying decision, managing director Bjoern Jatz said: "Above all, we wanted to standardise our three and four axle crane class. For our drivers, switching between Liebherr cranes is much easier because they all have the same control system. We can also create significant synergies in the workshop.”

"Future markets in infrastructure, bridge construction and renewable energy will come into focus and offer a lot of potential. That's why we decided to purchase the new the LTM 1750-9.1 for these areas. It will perfectly complement our existing heavy cranes, which include the LTM 1450-8.1 and LTM 1650-8.1.”

"The LTM 1750-9.1 is the most powerful crane in its class and the 800 tonne upgrade makes it even more capable. The machine is technically state of the art and prepares us very well for the future. The VarioBase and VarioBallast technology, the machine design and the excellent value of the Liebherr cranes convinced us."
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Joachim Sommer of Liebherr (L) and Bjoern Jatz of MSG

MSG Krandienst was established in 1994 and entered the crane rental market in 2002. Today it employs around 120 staff working from three locations, the headquarters in Kehl, near Baden Baden, plus a branch near Freiburg both of which are in Germany’s South West, plus a depot just over the river from Kehl in Strasbourg, France allowing the company to comprehensively cover the whole border area in the Black Forest and Alsace regions. The fleet includes All Terrains from 40 to 800 tonnes, four and six axle mobile self-erecting tower cranes and knuckle boom loader cranes.