COMMENT Ӏ MAY 2025
MEET AND GREET
What a fantastic event Bauma 2025 was. There was a great selection of cranes and specialised transport equipment on display; lovely weather; interesting discussions - with lots to talk about (tariffs anyone?); and plenty of networking opportunities over good German food and beer. What's not to like? As an editor I'm often stuck behind my desk, writing
feverishly away; so I really relish any opportunity to see the equipment I'm writing about 'in the metal'. Equally important is meeting you lot – the people actually reading the magazine! And at Bauma 2025 I got to meet a wide range of readers
from around the world, including operators and riggers, crane owners, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, representatives from industry associations, and social media personalities. I must say, I was blown-away by the positive feedback I
received from everyone regarding the quality of the magazine. It's easy to become a bit detached when working remotely in a home office, so it was heartening to hear that readers actually do value the work we put into producing the industry's longest running (and only remaining monthly) title. So a sincere 'thank you' to you all for that positive feedback and love. Of course, having spent a week away in Munich the pressure was on, once I'd returned, to process the information gathered at the show quickly enough to be included in this May issue. Hopefully I've achieved this... The crawler crane feature (starting page 24) provides insight into the latest offerings from Tadano, Liebherr and Sany. It also includes an interesting conversation with Jack Donker at Sany's European dealer,
Sanycranes.Services, who says that the lack of electric options in the all-terrain crane sector has led to a number of contractors buying electric crawlers to do these lifting tasks instead. Then we have the tower cranes feature (starting on page
10) which looks at the latest luffers and flat-tops that were on display at the show – and there were a lot of them, with many focussing on the heavier end of the lifting capacity scale.
It was great to meet Cranes Today readers at Bauma 2025 Although the sector has faced a tough business environment
recently the sheer number, and diversity, of tower crane developments on display underscores the resilience and innovation of this sector. So that’s Bauma done until 2028 (we will, of course, continue to bring you coverage of all the other crane and specialised transport developments and product launches from this year's Bauma in future issues). So where to next? Oh yes, Las Vegas... and we've only got 11 months to recover and prepare!
Christian Shelton, Editor
Christian.Shelton@
btmi.com
MENTIONED IN THIS ISSUE
Allelys 39 BKL 18 Canadian Crane Rental Association 36 Codelco
8
Comansa 22 ESTA Europe FM Gru
Global Data Herpertz ICSA
36 22 32 30 36
Jaso 18 Liebherr 11, 26 Mammoet 8 Manitowoc 14 Maxim Crane Works MJ van Riel BV Moritsch Cranes
Ol-Trans 37 Ploegam 29 Potain
14
26 37
Sáez 16 Sany 29
Sanycranes.services/UCM Holland 30 Sarens 37, 39 SC&RA 36 Tadano
20 Wagenborg Nedlift
24 42
Wolffkran 10 Yilnak Heavy Transport Zoomlion
42 Front cover, 15
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