French crane rental company Alsace Levage Manutention taken delivery of a 60 tonne Grove GMK3060L-1 All Terrain crane, the fifth AT in its fleet.
The three axle all wheel drive/steer crane features a seven section 48 metre main boom plus an 8.7 to 15 metre bi-fold swingaway extension for a maximum on board tip height of 65 metres. The crane - ordered at Bauma in April - can also travel with up to 7.5 tonnes of counterweight within 12 tonne axle loadings.
The family owned company is managed by Christophe and Sandrine Fenard, the children of founder Jean-Paul Fenard. The three have been Grove customers since taking a three axle 50 tonne GMK3050 in 2001. Today ‘ALM’ operates from two locations - Strasbourg and Nancy - and its largest crane is a 250 tonne GMK5250XL-1. Other cranes in its fleet include an MK88-4.1 self-erecting mobile tower crane and two large loader cranes.
(L-R) Dylan and Sandrine Fernard of ALM with Erwann Maillot and Olivier Regis of Grove/Manitowoc at the recent JDL show in Beaune .
Christophe Fenard who also operates the cranes, said: “The GMK3060L-1’s superb strength and high reach are ideally suited to tasks of positioning swimming pools in gardens, setting up containers, and supporting lots of different jobs in construction. A lot of that work will be on tight jobsites, so the fact that it is the most compact crane in the 60 tonne class, with the smallest tailswing, was also a very important factor in our buying decision.”
“I also love its fast setup and the ease of use enabled by the Crane Control System, so whether I’m handling delicate items like grand pianos or bulky sections, I know the GMK3060L-1 will get the job done quickly and efficiently.”
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