From an early stage Kronschnabel & Franke was able to use its own pontoons and tugboats to transport entire container bridges to America or to recover sunken ships. This experience allows us to offer both the use of cranes on pontoons and transport with pontoons.  Years of experience in the operation of large cranes means we can be relied upon to perform the tasks entrusted to us.   
 
The name Kronschnabel & Franke stands both for the enthusiastic completion of everyday tasks and the reliable implementation of challenging transport and crane assignments. Today, the companies within the group employ over 80 staff and are active both nationally - in Bremerhaven, Bremen, Cuxhaven and Heide - and internationally. They handle difficult projects such as the refitting of drilling rigs, the shifting and lifting of a motorway bridge weighing 2500 tonnes over a river, and assistance in the erection of offshore wind turbines in the North Sea. Our modern, comprehensive range of equipment comprising approximately 40 cranes and our experienced staff are at your service for the most varied of requirements.

We help you in the construction, maintenance and removal of wind farms and our new LG 1550, TC 2800 cranes or the LR 11350 crawler crane are a response to developments in this segment. All of our large cranes have superlift. Suitable transporters are also available for components.

News 2011:
The LR 11350 (1350 tonnes) crawler crane is available for windmill manufactures.
The first wind power project of 2011: three machines with 214 tonnes piece weight, fully dismantled at 150 metre hook height, transported with low-trailer and SPMT and re-erected.

Kronschnabel & Franke is a transport company with decades of experience in the transport and manoeuvre of heavy and oversized goods. Our mobile cranes are used in a variety of situations ranging from roofing work on a domestic home to the construction of wind towers over 150 metres high. For many years we have enjoyed a reputation as a reliable supplier to building companies, shipyards, energy companies, wind turbine suppliers and many other industrial concerns.

Specialist and heavy duty transport · Crane work · Assembly · Salvage

To meet the challenge of heavy duty tasks, Kronschnabel & Franke manages a modern, comprehensive and specialist fleet of vehicles. In addition to crane work of up to 1350 tonnes, heavy duty transport and assembly, we also hire SPMT, winches, platforms and stacker trucks.

News 2011:
The LR 11350 (1350 tonnes) crawler crane is available for wind turbine manufacturers.
The first wind power project of 2011: three machines with 214 tonnes piece weight, fully dismantled at 150 metre hook height, transported with low-trailer and SPMT and re-erected.

Kronschnabel & Franke uses Litzenhebers:
A Litzenheber is a hydraulic device that allows heavy loads to be raised and lowered over short and long distances.By combining a number of Litzenhebers, almost any load can be raised or lowered. Compared with conventional lifting devices, Litzenhebers have an optimum weight/capacity ratio which allows them to be used even in very restricted spaces. Litzenhebers are used for almost every conceivable type of heavy duty lifting work.

Our expert team is committed to developing individual solutions for all your projects, however unusual.