News Release
Grove crane reports for duty in Hawaii
10/21/2014 United States
L to R: Glen Tellock, Manitowoc chairman and CEO, and Bob Johnson, president of local crane dealer Western Pacific Crane & Equipment, celebrate at the handover with Major General Darryll Wong, Adjutant General State of Hawaii, alongside Dennis Piatek of Western Pacific
Donning a giant lei for the occasion, a Grove GMK6300L all-terrain crane received a blessing during its handover to the State of Hawaii Department of Defense. The Grove crane is central to Hawaii’s life support as it will unload container ships during emergencies and natural disasters. The 300 t capacity crane, which features the longest boom in its class at 80 m, is based at Honolulu Harbor, the entry-way for the majority of Hawaii’s goods.
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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.