Fully-automated Control Option from Condra Cranes
Condra has announced a fully-automated overhead crane capability, simultaneously revealing details of its first delivery of this type of technically advanced machine…
HORSES FOR COURSES – ARE BIGGER WAREHOUSES WORTH IT?
Factories and warehouses are wider than ever, and existing buildings are being extended to make them longer. Both trends beg questions about…
HOOK-BLOCK THE STAR OF THIS OVERHEAD CRANE
The humble hook-block was recently elevated in status to become the key component of an electric overhead crane completed by Condra for…
SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERTISE FOR CHILE HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
Chilean construction and energy concern Besalco has taken delivery of a South African manufactured hydroelectric turbine maintenance crane, tapping the experience of…
CONDRA CRANES FOR PRIESKA PRE-CAST
An order placed by Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (WBHO) for four 32-32 ton portal cranes to manage materials handling at its new Copperton…
COPPER TWINS
Thirty years’ reliable duty in a corrosive environment has won for Condra a repeat order from Lonmin Platinum for an overhead tankhouse…
EXPANDING ORDER BOOKS IN EUROPE AND SOUTH AMERICA
Condra’s subsidiaries in Bulgaria and Chile have secured orders for five cranes in recent weeks, with applications ranging from hydroelectric turbine maintenance…
CRANES FOR TANKHOUSES
The African market for tankhouse cranes is flourishing, with strong demand in a geographical band stretching from the Equator to the Tropic…
CRANES AT MOPANI PASS R100-MILLION MARK
A shipment of lifting equipment despatched in late August to Mopani Copper Mines has taken Condra’s order intake from this company to…
CRANE TECHNOLOGY WILL SLASH MINESHAFT PRE-SINK TIME
The world’s fifth largest mine, Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia, will use advanced techniques enabled by pioneering crane design to fast-track the pre-sink…