KONECRANES says it is streamlining its UK business by merging the trading activities of Konecranes Service, Konecranes UK and Morris Material Handling under Konecranes UK Limited.
23/10/2009
KONECRANES is preparing to cut staff at two of its business operations in Finland.
19/03/2009
KONECRANES says in July it increased its ownership in the Austrian ACS Konecranes from 49.9% to 80% and acquired the assets of Knight Europe.
31/07/2009
KONECRANES says it has acquired the remaining 80.5% of leading crane and service company Dynamic Crane Systems (DCS) in South Africa.
20/11/2009
KONECRANES says the short-term outlook for new orders is ‘unsatisfactory’ as customers are hesitant to purchase equipment in the current economic downturn.
13/03/2009
KONECRANES has signed a €200m (AU$366m) three-year revolving credit facility with its core relationship banks for general corporate purposes.
17/04/2009
TIPS has ordered four reach-stackers and three container handlers from Konecranes.
08/10/2008
KONECRANES says it will supply 90 heavy industrial cranes to steel company Marcegaglia in China to be used in the new pipe manufacturing factory under construction.
16/06/2009
KONECRANES has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of Jiangsu Three Horses Crane Manufacture Co. Ltd. (SANMA), one of the leading hoist and crane manufacturers in China.
06/05/2009
KONECRANES says it recently received orders for six rubber tired gantry (RTG) cranes and two empty container reach stackers (RST) from an Egyptian company.
14/10/2009
KONECRANES says it was recently employed by See Hup Seng, a leading provider of corrosion prevention services in Singapore to sharpen its competitive edge.
22/01/2010
KONECRANES is set to expand its Asian operations with the acquisition of a Chinese hoist and crane company.
05/12/2008
KONECRANES says it has finalized its majority holding acquisition in Jiangsu Three Horses Crane Manufacture (SANMA), with the approval of all parties, including the Chinese authorities.
13/11/2009
KONECRANES has announced it will be closing its crane production and assembly facility in Birmingham, Alabama, US by 31 December 2009.
16/11/2009
PADAENG Industries of Thailand says Konecranes cranes such as the CXT type are vital to its zinc production 24 hours a day.
17/12/2009
KONECRANES has launched its SMARTON industrial crane, which depending on the set up can lift loads ranging from 30 to over 500t.
02/02/2010
KONECRANES says in October it received an order for 11 reach stackers (RST) from DP World Djazair in Algeria, for an undisclosed amount.
09/11/2009
KONECRANES says in May 2009, US based Port of Houston Authority (PHA) ordered nine fuel-saving RTG (Rubber Tired Gantry) cranes for an undisclosed sum.
29/07/2009
KONECRANES says in August 2009 it received an order for two electrical overhead traveling cranes from Dongfang Electric, China for its turbine assembly hall.
24/09/2009
KONECRANES UK says it has won a contract from Siemens Austria to supply four SMD cranes for a new power plant.
25/09/2009