For Immediate Release

13 October, 2005

Toto Group goes forward with Grove

Grove RT530E

There can be few places in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region where users know more about rough-terrain cranes than Italy. The country is the second largest rough-terrain market in the world and home to some big admirers of rugged lifters. That’s why the decision of Toto Group to invest in six Grove rough-terrains has been particularly well-received at the Manitowoc Crane Group offices in Italy.

“We’re delighted that a company as prestigious as Toto Group has added Grove RTs to its extensive crane fleet,” says Diego Borgna, Manitowoc Crane Group’s area director for Southern Europe. “Toto is a company that makes careful consideration before buying any type of machinery, so securing these Grove deliveries is a real endorsement of the quality of our product.”

Toto Group is one of Italy’s leading public works contractors with around 700 employees. The company specializes in the construction of roads, viaducts, tunnels, railways and highway concessions and operates a wide range of lifting equipment to help with its numerous projects. The Grove RT units it has added to its fleet are two 30 t (30 USt) RT530E models and four 45 t (50 USt) RT650E cranes. All have been employed on a variety of projects since delivery and all are performing well, according to Paolo Toto, a member of the board of directors at Toto Group.

“We like Grove rough-terrains because they can get in where other lifting equipment can’t – even other rough-terrains,” he says. “They’re really great workers too. We have an excellent reputation with our clients for completing our projects on time and on budget, so we ask a lot of our Grove cranes – and they always deliver. And they’re stronger too. We spent a long time assessing the different options in the lifting market and the Grove machines offered the very best performance for the very best price.”

The RT530E has a full power boom which can extend to 29 m (95 ft) while maximum tip height is 31.2 m (102 ft) with further reach attained through either a 7.9 m (26 ft) swingaway or a 7.9 m – 13.7 m (26 - 45 ft) telescopic swingaway. The RT650E, meanwhile, has a 32 m (110 ft) main boom with a maximum tip height of 49 m (161 ft) achieved with the addition of an 8.8 – 15.5 m (29 – 51 ft) telescopic swingaway.