News Release
Manitowoc delivers 100th Grove GMK5250L
10/13/2016
Only one year after its introduction, Manitowoc has delivered its 100th Grove GMK5250L. German rental company Armbruster Autokran-Vermietung, which is based in Pliezhausen, will add the groundbreaking all-terrain crane to its fleet of 14 machines.
“We proudly welcome the 100th GMK5250L to our fleet and we are excited to provide our customers a real added value,” said General Manager Bernd Armbruster, during the handover celebration in Wilhelmshaven, where the GMK5250L is manufactured.
The 250 t GMK5250L features a 70 m main boom and is equipped with Manitowoc’s standardized, operator-friendly Crane Control System (CCS). The crane features the innovative VIAB turbo clutch, which offers several benefits, including wear-free starting and braking, and reduced fuel consumption.
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.