22.01.2012

First spider crane for Wild

Austrian steel and glass building specialist Markus Wild has acquired its first spider crane, an Italian built Jekko.

The company, based in Unterpetersdorf, near the Hungarian border, to the south of Vienna, has taken delivery of a new 1.8 tonne Jekko SPD 360 from the recently appointed local distributor Hek & Partner.

The crane, offers a maximum lift height of 9.3 metres at which it can lift 1,100kg, a maximum radius of 7.6 metres with a 400kg capacity and weighs 2,200kg. It is scheduled to work on various sites in southern Austria over the next few months, but the company also plans to offer this unit and other spider cranes for rent.
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Markus Wild (L) and Ernst van Hek at the hand over

Managing director Markus Wild said: “After a long and careful market research, I came to the conclusion that the Jekko product is the most suitable machine for our applications. The powerful jib, the lifting capacity when the boom is fully extended, remote control and the perfect support from the dealer and the fact that the factory is close to our market, made us decide for the Jekko. The finish of the product is excellent.“