Hire a heavy duty crane for your heavy lifting operations.
With almost 60 heavy duty cranes, we are one of the leading providers of large cranes and offer the right solution for demanding lifting operations in Germany and Europe – whether in bridge construction, wind power or industry. You can rely on our mobile cranes with capacities of up to 700 tonnes, tower cranes with capacities of up to 1,100 tonne-metres, and professional project support from planning your lift right through to erection. We provide bespoke, end-to-end solutions for your heavy lifting operations, all from a single source.
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Lifting heavy loads – with heavy lift crane solutions from BKL.
Whether you’re hoisting a generator, erecting a data centre, or positioning a steel beam with millimetre precision, we have the right crane solution for your heavy load. Every successful heavy lift operation should appear effortless – as the result of detailed planning.
At BKL, we therefore begin working on your project long before the first lift. Our crane experts develop lifting concepts, including lift planning, checking static calculations, coordinate heavy-haul transport and thus lay the basis for the precise, safe and efficient implementation of your project.
The benefits of hiring a heavy duty crane from BKL.
Make the most of our full range of services for your heavy duty lifting requirements:
Powerful machinery: Heavy duty mobile cranes up to 700 tonnes and tower cranes up to 1,100 tonne-metres
Project management: Project planning und -support, including lifting studies, crane assembly, safety and logistics concepts
- A wide range of accessories and equipment: Tailor-made crane solutions and special configurations, including, for example, jibs for our mobile cranes, portals and tracks for tower cranes, as well as assembly platforms
- Heavy load logistics: Heavy-haulage transport and accompanied transportation using our own fleet
- Other services: Including helicopter, industrial and container assembly
- Over 55 years of experience: Numerous projects for renowned clients in Germany and Europe
Of course, through our site inspection+ service, we can also assist you with crane positioning for your construction project.
Heavy duty tower cranes for any load.
With over 40 heavy duty top-slewing cranes ranging from 500 to 1,100 tonne-metres from leading European manufacturers Liebherr, Sáez and Wolffkran, BKL offers solutions for almost any requirement – from lifting operations for bridge refurbishment to steel and industrial building construction. For example, the Liebherr 1000 EC-H is available to hire as either a 40-tonne or a 50-tonne crane. Alongside our heavy duty cranes, we provide planning, logistics, assembly, and a comprehensive range of other crane services.
- Up to 1,100 tonne-metres
- Up to 50 tonnes load capacity
- Up to 90 metres radius
Heavy duty mobile cranes operated by specialists.
We have over 15 modern heavy-duty mobile cranes, ranging from 300-tonne cranes through the 450-tonne Liebherr LTM 1450 to the 700-tonne LTM 1650. Our highly trained and experienced mobile crane operators position your heavy loads with precision. For lifting heavy loads such as transformers, thermal storage units and precast elements, you can rely on our well-coordinated teams, which include heavy-haul escort services and our own fleet of lorries.
- Up to 700 tonnes load capacity
- Up to 112 metre radius
- Up to 152 metre hook height
Large cranes for every challenge.
Are you looking for a reliable partner for your heavy lifting operations? We can support you by supplying the right heavy duty crane for a wide range of applications and sectors, e.g.:
- Factory and steel construction: Positioning steel beams and structural frames, assembly of prefabricated components, modular construction
- Industry: plant assembly, machinery assembly, industrial boiler assembly, etc.
- Bridge construction: Lifting concrete or reinforced concrete girders for temporary bridges or bridge refurbishments
- Wind power: Lifting various components for wind turbines
- Infrastructure: From major projects (e.g. airports) to digital infrastructure (e.g. data centres), as well as port handling
- Power stations and refineries: Lifting various components, such as heat storage units, cooling towers, chimneys, and tanks
- Energy sector: Generators, transformers, etc.
Some of our heavy lifting crane projects in Germany and Europe:
We are here to support you – whether it’s power station construction or decommissioning all the way to the Czech Republic and Bulgaria, bridge refurbishment, assembly lifts for port handling operations, e.g., or lifting operations for infrastructure projects or industry.
How much does it cost to hire a heavy duty crane?
The price of hiring a heavy duty crane is influenced by various factors, such as load capacity, hook height, the type of crane required, the duration of the rental and any additional services.
Generally speaking, a mobile heavy duty crane is usually the better option for short-term use, while a heavy duty construction crane is preferable for long-term use. This is often the case even for a one-month rental period, as the following price example for a 150 km job illustrates:
Hire a heavy duty crane: prices tower crane
- BKL System Sáez TLS 1100 50T
- Hook height: 40 m, radius: 85 m
- Load capacity: 7.1 t at its peak, 50 t to 16 m
- Duration: 1 month
- Costs assembly / dismantling: €50,000 each
- Cost of heavy duty crane hire per month, including insurance and accessories: €26,000
- Total cost of heavy duty crane hire: €126,000
Here you can find prices for tower cranes.
Hire a heavy duty crane: prices mobile crane
- Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1
- With jib 84 m
- Load capacity: 7 t in the peak, 14 t to 32 m
- Duration: 20 working days
- Call-out charges, costs assembly / dismantling: €30,000
- Cost of hiring a heavy duty crane for 20 working days, including a crane operator: €100,000
- Total cost of heavy duty crane rental: €130,000
Our crane specialists will advise you on whether a mobile crane or a top-slewing crane is more suitable for your heavy lift operation and will provide you with a bespoke quote – free of charge and with no obligation.
More than large cranes – we’ve got the right crane for you.
BKL offers you with more than 700 cranes one of the largest and most modern rental fleet in Europe. These include: over 500 tower cranes and 140 mobile cranes for different requirements as well as special cranes like luffing jib cranes and cranes with crawler tracks – we’ll find the right one for your lifting project.
And, of course, at BKL you’ll always receive a bespoke turnkey package, ranging from consulting, erection, maintenance and logistics right through to our 24-hour emergency service for construction cranes.
