NEWS Ӏ DECEMBER 2021


MARR CoNTRACTING opENS LoNDoN oFFICE


Australian heavy lift craneage specialist, Marr Contracting (The Men From Marr’s), has opened a new regional office in central London, UK. Although Marr Contracting has been operating internationally for over a decade, the company says the London office will now place its team closer to key clients in the UK, Europe and Middle East. Marr Contracting International – a fully


owned subsidiary of the Australian parent company Marr Contracting – will operate from the London Office and will be headed up by newly-appointed managing director, Tom Batley. Batley is a British citizen with more than 35 years’ industry experience in engineering construction across the power, large-scale infrastructure, nuclear, marine and offshore sectors; Batley spent 25 years working as a senior manager


and consultant with major contractors and EPC management organisations across the UK, Europe, Asia and North America before joining Marr in 2016. Batley has recently returned from a two- year stint working with Marr’s head office team in Sydney. Supported by Marr’s head office team in Australia, Marr’s London office will provide a base for Marr’s UK and international business development, project delivery (including engineering and construction) and operations. “Post-Brexit and within the context of


the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), there’s huge opportunity for businesses from the UK and Australia to work together,” said managing director of Marr Contracting, Simon Marr. “Furthermore, the UK’s stable, regulated and developed construction culture


Simon Marr,


managing director, Marr Contracting


Tom Batley,


managing director, Marr Contracting International, Marr Contracting


means it’s a predictable and stable place to do business… “We already have solid relationships established with the UK construction industry and believe there is potential to further grow our presence there.” “There’s a strong pipeline of major


infrastructure projects in the UK over the next 20 years – including bridge construction, railway stations, heavy infrastructure, marine, nuclear power, green energy and the growing data centre market – which is our ‘bread and butter’,” added Batley.


MANIToWoC AppoINTS G MACHINERY AS NEW GRovE DISTRIBuToR IN JApAN


As part of its ongoing drive to strengthen its presence in Asia, Manitowoc has announced the appointment of G Machinery as its new distributor for Grove all-terrain cranes in Japan. Based


in Tokyo, the company will provide sales and service support to customers across the country. Shortly after coming on-board as a


Grove distributor, G Machinery sold and delivered its first two cranes: one GMK5150L-1J and one GMK5250XL- 1J (the crane models have the “J” denomination at the end to reflect that their design is tailored specifically for the requirements of the Japanese market). According to Manitowoc, both cranes


were sold to a leading Japanese crane rental company. Shohei Konno, president of G Machinery, said the reputation and product quality of Grove cranes will make them an attractive option for customers in Japan.


G Machinery will offer the full range of Shohei Konno, GM and president at G Machinery, with the Grove arrivals in Japan


Grove all-terrain cranes but expects the six-axle and five-axle models (such as the


GMK5150L-1J and GMK5250XL-1J) to be particularly popular due to their load charts and manoeuvrability, claimed Manitowoc. The GMK5150L-1J is the most


powerful crane in its category with a capacity of 11.8 tonnes at the end of its 60 metre main boom which can be lifted out to a radius of up to 18 metres. The GMK5250XL-1J has a 78.5 metre boom (the longest in the five-axle class) together with a 250 tonne capacity. Both cranes feature Grove’s Megatrak suspension and Manitowoc’s Twin-Lock boom pinning system. “We see a lot of potential for Grove cranes in Japan,” said Shohei Konno. “It’s one of the most famous mobile crane brands in the world and it is known locally for its high-quality products with proven reliability.”


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