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Business

Liebherr expects 2015 sales to top $10 billion; U.S. sales growth at 17.9% for first half

Speaking at a press event in England, Stefan Heissler, member of the directorate of Liebherr International, said the privately-held company expects to have sales of €9.2 billion ($10.15 billion) in 2015. The diverse company—which manufacturers a mix of products such as home appliances and maritime cranes in addition to earthmoving, mining, construction cranes and concrete […]

November 9, 2015

Construction Equipment

Liebherr unveils XPower wheel loaders with standard power-split transmission (PHOTOS)

Calling it a “significant milestone,” Liebherr says it will use a power-split transmission as standard throughout its entire new XPower large wheel loader lineup, a decision it says will help give the machines up to a 30 percent fuel efficiency boost compared to conventional drive loaders. The loaders will debut at the bauma trade show […]

November 6, 2015

Dealers

Vermeer names Ultimate Crew; Holt Cat hits VisionLink milestone; Orion expands & more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing roundup

Vermeer names B&T Drainage winner of Ultimate Crew contest B&T Drainage from Marshall, Illinois, was named the winner of the Ultimate Crew Contest sponsored by Vermeer at last week’s International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo in Louisville. A panel of judges scored each team based on their times, accuracy, safety procedures and teamwork in completing a live drilling competition. […]

October 8, 2015

Dealers

Liebherr celebrates distribution evolution, Manitou launches new website and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing Roundup

Applied Machinery expands with new office location Applied Machinery Sales is expanding with a new office location in Rock Hill, South Carolina. This new location has nearly 48,000 square feet of space and will support their growing dealer network. The new facility will house the company’s parts and attachments inventory, handle daily orders and provide […]

July 31, 2015

Dealers

MacAllister Machinery breaks ground on new HQ, a JCB Mudfest and more in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing News Roundup

MacAllister Machinery breaks ground for new headquarters Indiana’s Caterpillar equipment dealer, MacAllister Machinery, celebrated a groundbreaking for its new headquarters on the Southeast side of Indianapolis. The 133-acre tract will house MacAllister’s new 345,000 square-foot headquarters and will allow the company to consolidate its heavy equipment shops, parts warehouse, light equipment sales and service and […]

July 17, 2015

Business

Liebherr to take over production of Claas Scorpion ag telehandlers under new deal

Under a new agreement between the two companies, Liebherr will begin manufacturing the Scorpion agricultural telehandlers for fellow European manufacturer Claas in 2018. Liebherr will take over manufacturing of the Scorpion from Kramer-Werke, a subsidiary of Wacker Neuson. Kramer and Claas have announced their partnership will conclude at the end of 2017. Kramer has manufactured the […]

June 30, 2015

Construction Equipment

Watch this mini RC Liebherr excavator actually demo a pool with working shears, breaker (PHOTOS)

We’ve seen tiny, remote control models of construction equipment move a fair share of dirt. We’ve even seen one machine of a larger variety dig an actual trench. But, honestly? Compared to what’s going on in the videos of below, that’s all child’s play. Via monsterchannel24’s YouTube channel come three videos, each a few minutes long, […]

May 29, 2015

Dealers

SDLG, Liebherr, Takeuchi, others add dealers in the latest Dealer and Manufacturing News Roundup

Takeuchi names Salesman of the Year, Top Volume dealer and adds dealer Jimi Martin of Perimeter Takeuchi in Buford, Georgia, has been named Takeuchi’s Salesman of the Year. Ranking number one in retail sales, 2014 marks the second consecutive year Martin has received the award. Folcomer Equipment, a full-service dealer with five locations in Aberdeen, […]

May 22, 2015

Construction Equipment

Liebherr launches new tower and mobile cranes, scrap handler at Intermat (PHOTOS)

[imagebrowser id=248] Liebherr’s machines towered into the sky at their outdoor booth at Intermat this week. The company’s vertical orientation showcased a number of innovative tower cranes, material handlers and high-reach demolition machines. The lineup includes: 710HC-L luffing jib crane The 710HC-L luffing jib crane puts Liebherr into a new size class with 50-ton and […]

April 23, 2015

Business

KHL: Construction equipment revenues down as manufacturers trade places in top 10 rankings

Caterpillar and Komatsu remain the no. 1 and no. 2 construction equipment manufacturers in the world, respectively, to no surprise according to the latest edition of KHL’s annual Yellow Table study. However, four manufacturers traded places in the top 10. Volvo and Hitachi swapped, as did Terex and Liebherr though the publication does not note exactly […]

April 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

WHEEL LOADED: Latest Tier 4 Final wheel loaders offer much more than fuel efficiency improvements

Equipment manufacturers break wheel loader applications into two broad categories: production and utility. Production work is repetitive loading using a V-pattern (or Y-pattern) cycle or a load-and-carry cycle. The loader may run constantly throughout a work shift. Utility work involves more varied use – including digging, loading and lifting – and may have more idle […]

March 11, 2015

Construction Equipment

At trade show preview, Intermat awards Wacker Neuson, Liebherr and other machines for productivity, worker safety

Journalists attending an Intermat pre-show event got a sneak peek at many of the products to be featured at the show, to be held April 20-25, in Paris, France. Intermat is one of a trio of international construction equipment shows held on a rotating basis, along with Las Vegas-based ConExpo-Con/Agg and Munich, Germany-based Bauma. The […]

January 29, 2015