Mobile and Crawler Cranes: Books - History and Technology

Bracht Autokrane im Einsatz

The Franz Bracht group of companies has 15 locations in all parts of North Rhine-Westphalia, from which the national and international operations are coordinated. For this purpose, over 220 mobile cranes with a load capacity of 7 t to 1 600 t are available.
In wind and weather and day and night, the author was there with his camera when there were exciting operations in recent years. Here, Michael Bergmann presents his best photographs, a great picture show!

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Turmdrehkrane: Über 100 Jahre auf Baustellen in aller Welt

Tower cranes are used everywhere, whether it's building a house, a skyscraper, a bridge or a power plant. They supply construction sites with iron, concrete or other building materials and have fascinating technology with incredible performance data. Load capacities of more than 300 tons and ranges of up to 100 meters are possible.

Stephan Bergerhoff, Heinz-Gert Kessel and Pius Meyer have taken a thorough look at the world of tower cranes. They document the past 100 years with numerous illustrations and technical drawings.

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