News Release
CLT expands plans for open house and crane launch in South Africa
1/12/2017
Grove Dealer CLT (Crane Load Technology) has expanded its plans to connect with customers and feature the newest Grove all-terrain cranes in South Africa.
On January 27, the company will host a handover ceremony to celebrate the delivery of a Grove GMK5250L to a company that is one of the world’s largest diamond miners and is currently working a mine in Botswana. After the ceremony the crane will drive directly to the mine.
On March 24, the company will host an open house to launch the Grove GMK4100L-1. Holger Haber, product manager for all-terrain cranes at Manitowoc, will address the 100 or so visitors expected at the event.
The 100 t GMK4100L-1 is a new long boom crane, featuring a 60 m boom, the best load charts in its class and a narrow 2.55 m width. The 250 t capacity GMK5250L is one of the most powerful and versatile five-axle cranes on the market and, features the highest-rated capacity, best load chart and quickest set up time in its class. It features the innovative VIAB turbo clutch, which offers several benefits, including wear-free starting and braking, and reduced fuel consumption.
CLT was established in 1988 and is Southern Africa’s only licensed Grove crane dealer.
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.