28.10.2014

First MLC165 for Mexico

Mexican crane rental company Grúas Villarreal has taken delivery of the first 165 tonne Manitowoc MLC165 lattice-boom crawler crane in Mexico.

The MLC165 offers a maximum 84 metre main boom with the option of a fixed or luffing jib. The maximum system length with fixed jib is 93.4 metres (69m main + 24.4m jib) with the luffing jib this increases to 102.8 metres (51m main + 51.8m jib). The crane will be used on the country’s largest plastic production project, Ethylene XXI, at the start of next year.

Cynthia Villarreal, Grúas Villarreal general manager, said: “We know we can depend on Manitowoc cranes for complex projects such as the Ethylene XXI. The MLC165 was the best candidate to join our fleet because it’s a crane that’s quick to set up and can work on all sorts of lifting jobs.”
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Grúas Villarreal has taken delivery of the first 165 tonne MLC165 crawler crane in Mexico

Based in Veacruz, Grúas Villarreal has one of the largest fleets of All Terrain, truck mounted and Rough Terrain cranes in Mexico. It has also recently ordered a 600 tonne Manitowoc 18000 crawler crane which will be used on the reconfiguration and construction of Pemex refineries across Mexico.