Hiab hosts World Crane Championship finals at the IAA
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CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 8 SEPTEMBER 2016 AT 10 AM EEST
Hiab, part of Cargotec, arranges World Crane Championship (WCC) finals at the
IAA exhibition in Hannover, Germany on 24 and 25 September. Sixteen competent
crane operators arrive from around the world to compete for the grand prize
worth EUR 25,000.
"Preparations for the IAA are at full speed, and I am sure that the whole
exhibition, including the World Crane Championships, will be unforgettable. The
Hiab team and I warmly invite you to visit the stand to learn about our
innovations, and afterwards enjoy the WCC finals," says Sebastian Poccard,
Senior Vice President, Sales & Services, Hiab.
Sixteen finalists arrive to Hannover from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Poland,
the United Kingdom and Slovenia to compete for the title of World Crane Champion
2016, a EUR 5,000 travel cheque, and EUR 20,000, which the winner will receive
to aid the purchase of a new HIAB crane. For the first time ever, New Zealand
will also join the WCC finals.
Contestants manoeuvre a HIAB crane equipped with the renowned HiPro control
system through a series of obstacles, trying to arrive at a best possible time.
At the IAA, the finalists get to operate a cutting edge HIAB X-HiPro 232, which
is launched at the exhibition.
HIAB X-HiPro 232 offers highest efficiency in the 20-tonne-metre range
The finals will take place over two days:
Saturday 24 September
10 a.m. Practice round
2.30 p.m. Time qualification
Sunday 25 September
10 a.m. First knock-out round
12 p.m. Quarter-final
3 p.m. Semi-final
4 p.m. WCC final and prize ceremony
We welcome everyone to our stand Pavilion P35 to watch the exciting finals and
explore the latest Hiab innovations! Hiab's press event is held on Thursday 22
September at 1 p.m. CEST at the stand. For more information, visit
iaapress.hiab.com.
Materials:
* WCC website
* WCC Facebook page
* Video: Get ready for World Crane Championships 2016
* Video: Building the track
* Video: The rules
* Press release: Hiab crowns the first ever World Crane Champion
* Press release: Hiab geared up for World Crane Championships 2016
For more information, please contact:
Sebastian Poccard, Senior Vice President, Sales & Services, Hiab; tel.
+44 79313 68338, sebastian.poccard(at)hiab.com
Lotta Sjöberg, Marketing Manager, HIAB Loader Cranes; tel. +46 707 577572,
lotta.sjoberg(at)hiab.com
Hanna-Kaisa Talvensaari, Senior Manager, Communications, Hiab, tel.
+358 207 774169, hanna-kaisa.talvensaari(at)hiab.com
Hiab is the world's leading provider of on-road load handling equipment.
Customer satisfaction is the first priority for us. Around 3,000 professionals
at Hiab work to provide high-performance products and services that meet
customer needs globally. Our product range includes HIAB loader cranes, JONSERED
recycling and forestry cranes, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, MOFFETT truck-mounted
forklifts and MULTILIFT demountables, as well as DEL, WALTCO and ZEPRO tail
lifts. www.hiab.com
Hiab is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2015
totalled approximately EUR 3.7 billion and it employs over 11,000 people.
www.cargotec.com
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Source: Cargotec Corporation via GlobeNewswire
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Datum: 08.09.2016 - 09:00 Uhr
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