News Release
Dewsbury & Proud Ltd purchase three Grove GMK3060s
5/24/2016
UK based crane hire and
contract lifting provider Dewsbury & Proud Ltd has purchased three Grove
GMK3060 cranes. The company has recently taken delivery of two of the GMK3060s
with the final crane scheduled for delivery in July. The Grove cranes will work
on a variety of jobs across the UK including house building projects, concrete
installation and in the steel industry.
“The Grove GMK3060 is an ideal machine for our company because it can be
used for a range of applications,” explains Tim Proud, managing director of
Dewsbury & Proud Ltd. “Plus the fact that it’s a highly robust and
versatile crane with all-wheel steering capabilities and that it comes equipped
with an impressive 43 m main boom and 15 m luffing jib, made the GMK3060 an obvious
choice for us.”
The 60 t capacity GMK3060 combines a powerful, six-section Megaform boom
that features the new Boom Configuration Mode. This feature automatically
selects the optimal boom configuration for a lift once the operator has entered
the basic lift parameters. This saves time at the job site and makes the set-up
much easier. The GMK3060 was also the first crane to feature Manitowoc’s new Crane
Control System (CCS). The new
Manitowoc Crane Control System helps to get more work done faster, and with
great precision. The user-friendly crane control system will be progressively
installed on all new all-terrain crane models, as well as crawler
cranes, rough-terrain cranes, boom trucks and tower cranes, achieving the highest level of comfort,
ergonomic control, and lifting capacity.
“One third of our fleet are
Grove cranes,” says Proud. “We continue to invest in Grove cranes because we
know that they are reliable machines, capable of working on a variety of job
sites quickly and efficiently. We have worked in partnership with Manitowoc
over the past 30 years and during this time we have experienced exceptional
customer service throughout the sales process as well as excellent follow-up
services.”
Founded in 1977, Dewsbury
& Proud is a leading taxi crane provider across the Midlands. The company also offers lifting services and
operates a fleet of approximately 40 mobile cranes.
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.