08.01.2020

European first for Southern

UK rental company Southern Crane & Access has taken delivery of the first two 25 tonne Kato CR-250Rv city type All Terrain cranes to arrive in Europe.

Launched at Bauma last year, the CR-250Rv features a 29 metre main boom, an 8.2 metre fully hydraulic jib, and 7.5 tonne searcher hook. Power comes from a Stage V Cummins diesel, while a 360 degree camera system and anti-lock braking comes as standard. The new cranes were delivered by UK distributor, Rivertek Services UK, and follows on from an order for a Kato 20 tonne CR-200Rf in 2018.

Kelvin Prince, Southern Cranes & Access director, said: “We added the 20 tonne Kato to our fleet to replace an aging Terex City Crane two years ago. In Bauma last year we saw this new 25 tonne model on the Kato Stand and soon after we placed the order for the first two units which have already gone straight out to work. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with Rivertek.”
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Members of Rivertek UK with the two CR-250Rvs prior to delivery

Ivan Bolster, operations manager of Rivertek UK, added: “We are delighted to deliver the first two new cranes in the first week of 2020 to Southern Cranes. The newly designed hydraulic pneumatic suspension with ABS braking system makes it a very comfortable and smooth crane on the road. Added to this is the new design vertically mounted fly jib. The fly jib requires very little area to fit and is a one man operation taking only minutes. It is also fully hydraulically luffing and hydraulically telescoping under load.”
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Launched at Bauma, Southern's CR-250Rv is the first to arrive in Europe

Established in 1997, family run Southern Cranes & Access is headquartered in Horsham, West Sussex. It runs a fleet of All Terrain cranes up to 450 tonnes, as well as mobile self-erecting tower cranes and a fleet of scissor lifts, boom lifts and telehandlers from six locations.