2011 WIND INDUSTRY in gERMany - Wind-Energy-Market

Service & LogisticsKronschnabel & Franke Schwerlast Spedition GmbHCranes, crane hire, and a heavy duty transport companyKronschnabel & Franke is an experienced specialist in the transport of heavy dutyand oversized goods and a reliable supplier for wind turbine manufacturers.[01]The name Kronschnabel & Franke standsboth for the enthusiastic completion ofeveryday tasks and the reliable implementationof challenging transport and craneassignments. Today, the companies withinthe group employ over 80 staff and areactive both nationally – in Bremerhaven,Bremen, Cuxhaven and Heide – and internationally.They handle difficult projectssuch as the refitting of drilling rigs, theshifting and lifting of a motorway bridgeweighing 2,500 tonnes over a river, andassistance in the erection of offshore windturbines in the North Sea. Our modern,comprehensive range of equipment comprisingapproximately 40 cranes and ourexperienced staff are at your service forthe most varied of requirements.We help you in the construction, maintenanceand removal of wind farms and ournew LG 1550, TC 2800 cranes or theLR 11350 crawler crane are a response todevelopments in this segment. All of ourlarge cranes have superlift. Suitable transportersare also available for components.News 2011:The LR 11350 (1350 tonnes) crawler craneis available for wind turbine manufactures.Kronschnabel & Franke Schwerlast Spedition GmbHAddress Dieselstraße 1627574 BremerhavenFederal state Bremen / GermanyPhone +49 (0) 471 / 39430Fax +49 (0) 471 / 39444E-Mailhentschel@kronschnabel.deWebwww.kronschnabel.deProfileCategoryCrane manufacturers,hire and special transportTransport & logisticsTurnover€ 9.5 million (4.5 inthe field of wind energy)Employees 45 (13 in the fieldof wind energy)Founding year 1998[02]From an early stage Kronschnabel & Frankewas able to use its own pontoons and tugboatsto transport entire container bridgesto America or to recover sunken ships. Thisexperience allows us to offer both the useof cranes on pontoons and transport withpontoons. Years of experience in theoperation of large cranes means we can berelied upon to perform the tasks entrustedto us.The first wind power project of 2011:three machines with 214 tonnes pieceweight, fully dismantled at 150 metrehook height, transported with low-trailerand SPMT and re-erected.[01] Kronschnabel & Franke uses the LR 11350(1350 tonne crawler crane) for wind farms.[02] Kronschnabel & Franke uses SPMT for alltypes of heavy duty transport. Pipe transport,procedures for bridges and gondola transportsfor wind energy.[03] Kronschnabel & Franke boasts years ofexperience in offshore projects.[03]Wind industry in germany129