News Release
Grove GMK4100L delivered to Firmengruppe Ziegler
12/7/2012
At the handover of the GMK4100L to Firmengruppe Ziegler. Left to right in front of the crane are: Robert Brooks, Manitowoc; Jörg Waburg, Firmengruppe Ziegler; Dieter Popp, Manitowoc. Sitting in the cab is Georg Wetzel, Firmengruppe Ziegler.
German crane and lifting company Firmengruppe Ziegler has taken delivery of a Grove GMK4100L all-terrain crane. The crane adds a mid-range 100 t capacity unit to the company’s expanding fleet, which will include eight Grove cranes by the end of the year.
Based at the Firmengruppe Ziegler facility in Würburg, central Germany, the GMK4100L will be used in a wide variety of general construction projects in the surrounding area.
The crane is the second of three deliveries from Grove this year. Ziegler received a GMK5130-2 in August and a GMK6300L will arrive in December.
Alex Gagarin, general manager of Ziegler, said the company is keen to expand its range of Grove cranes for their performance and the support that comes with them.
“As we expand our range of Grove mobile cranes, we are developing our relationship with Manitowoc and making use of the company’s support services,” he says. “We are very confident in how the cranes perform and we have confidence in the company.”
The GMK4100L features a 60 m boom on a compact four-axle carrier that can travel on most highways in Germany without the need for special permits. The crane is highly maneuverable and can reach almost any job site thanks to the MEGATRAK suspension system and all-wheel steer.
Founded in 1997, Firmengruppe Ziegler has grown to 60 employees and is part of AVS Systemlift AG, a partnership of companies in the crane and access business that have 90 branches spread across Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Romania.
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (“Manitowoc”) was founded in 1902 and has over a 117-year tradition of providing high-quality products and support services that are tailored to customers’ needs. Its 2019 net sales were approximately $1.83 billion. Manitowoc is one of the world's leading providers of engineered lifting solutions. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Manitowoc designs, manufactures, markets and supports comprehensive product lines of mobile telescopic cranes, tower cranes, lattice-boom crawler cranes, boom trucks and industrial cranes under the Grove, Potain, Manitowoc, National Crane, Shuttlelift and Manitowoc Crane Care brand names.