Terex Cranes appoints McLung Logan

Terex Cranes appoints McLung Logan

Terex Cranes has appointed McClung-Logan Equipment Company, as an authorised crane distributor for Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia (Washington DC).

McClung-Logan will provide local equipment sales, applications expertise along with parts and service support for the full range of Terex cranes from 10 to 3,520 tons.

Privately owned McClung-Logan was founded 70 years ago and operates from eight full-service locations throughout Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. Its principle product line is Volvo construction equipment. Crane industry veteran, Robert Greene will head the crane applications team to help customers select the right crane for the job, helping them operate more efficiently and profitably.

Frank Bardonaro, managing director of Terex Cranes said: “Terex is proud to have McClung-Logan as a distributor in the Mid-Atlantic region. The company has earned an outstanding reputation as a customer-focused organisation. They will offer world-class product support and customer service for the Terex brand throughout the region.”

Darrin Brown, president of McClung-Logan added: “We are very excited about our distributorship with Terex Cranes. Their endless enthusiasm for the company and the industry, along with their complete line of cranes greatly increases our equipment and product support offerings. In turn, this will allow us to develop deeper partnerships with our customers and help them to be more successful.”

220 tonne Liebherr for Orkney
Heddle Construction of the Orkney Islands in the far north of Scotland has taken delivery of a 220 tonne Liebherr LTM 1220-5.2 All Terrain crane.
The new crane is now the largest mobile crane available for rent on the island and joins an exclusively Liebherr fleet.

Family-owned Heddle, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year, has been a Liebherr crane customer for more than 20 years and provides a wide variety of construction, civil engineering, agricultural and materials handling services and is the only crane hire company on Orkney.

The company says that a growing demand for higher, longer reach and heavier lifting capabilities has prompted the investment. The LTM 1220-5.2 is equipped with a 60 metres main boom plus a 12.20 to 22 metre swing-away extension with 0, 22.5 and 45 degree off-sets.

Director Derek Heddle said: “We are very much planning for the future in buying this crane and it has already been proving its worth in precision lifts at both height and radius. We’ve been running 40 and 60 tonne Liebherr mobiles in our fleet for many years and this new acquisition is very much our flagship, adding an extra dimension to our capabilities.”

20 JCB telehandlers for Blue Blanc
French rental company Bleu Blanc has purchased 20 new JCB telescopic handlers all painted in its blue and white corporate livery.

Founded in 2003 Bleu Blanc is one of the country’s most important regional rental companies, covering Western France with a network of 20 depots. The latest order includes 10 535-140, nine 540-170 and one 535-95.

Employing 90 people and with a fleet of more than 8,000 machines, the company’s main bases are in Brittany, Normandy and Maine et Loire Sarthe.

Bleu Blanc is owned by chairman Philippe Jan who said:. “It’s vital in our industry to offer the most modern and up-to-date equipment to our customers and this latest investment in JCB machines delivers on that promise.”

Tim Burnhope, JCB’s group managing director of product development and commercial operations, added: “Bleu Blanc has been a JCB customer for 12 years now so we are delighted to win this repeat business from such an important rental company.”

The latest machines have been supplied by JCB France dealer M3 (Dubreuil Group) which covers Western France. The new telehandlers are already lined up to work on house building and construction projects across the region.