Sat January 19, 2002
Kirby-Smith Takes Over Fabick Tractor’s Grove Crane Sector
After having represented its line of products for the past 39 years, The Fabick Companies elected to transfer all Grove crane and crane related operations to the St. Louis branch facility of Oklahoma City, OK-based Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc....
Wed January 16, 2002
United Nations Puts Its Grove AT422T Cranes to Global Use AT422T Cranes to Global Use
The United Nations has purchased a number of Grove AT422T all-terrain cranes and has them in use in many different locations working on a wide range of projects. Machines are presently at work in the Congo, Italy and Lebanon....
Wed January 02, 2002
Grove City Man Wins Bobcat 773 After Building Log Cabin
John Scheafnocker of Grove City, PA, recently was named the grand-prize winner of the Bobcat 500K Skid Steer Loader Contest, winning a Bobcat 773 Limited Edition skid steer loader.
Scheafnocker was chosen from more than 30,000 entries, which included contractors, farmers, landscapers and other users, who described their toughest jobs that tested their personal endurance and their compact equipment....
Wed January 02, 2002
Grove Conducts Sales Classes for Distributors South of the Border
Grove conducted the first of its new training courses in Spanish in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 24-27, 2001. The sales training class was attended by 14 distributor sales people from Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and Chile.
Kyle Nape, Grove director of Latin American sales, hosted the event....
Mon July 02, 2001
Court Approves Grove Worldwide Disclosure Statement
Grove Worldwide, a provider of mobile hydraulic cranes, truck-mounted cranes and aerial work platforms for the global market, recently announced that the Bankruptcy Court has approved the adequacy of its Disclosure Statement for its Joint Plan of Reorganization.
The approval of the Disclosure Statement allows Grove Worldwide to begin solicitation of votes for approval of its Plan of Reorganization....
Tue May 08, 2001
Grove Gets Approval of First-Day Orders in Connection With Debt Restructuring
Grove Worldwide, a worldwide provider of mobile hydraulic cranes, truck mounted cranes and aerial work platforms, announced on May 7 that it had received Bankruptcy Court approval to, among other things, pay pre-petition and post-petition employee wages, salaries and benefits during its voluntary restructuring under Chapter 11.
The Court also approved $10 million of interim debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing for immediate use by the company to continue operations, pay employees, and purchase goods and services going forward....
Sat March 10, 2001
Grove Transporter Helps Haul With Ease
Crane Rental Service Inc. (CRS) uses Grove’s RT transporter to move its new RT650E rough-terrain crane from job to job. Headquartered in Orange, CA, and with a second location in Tempe, AZ, CRS serves Southern California and Arizona....
Wed May 10, 2000
Grove Delivers Largest Crane in South Central Pennsylvania
The Charles E. Brake Co. of St. Thomas, PA, took delivery of its new Grove TMS875C crane in April. The TMS875C, with a 67.5-metric-ton (75 ton) rating, made it the largest truck crane owned in Grove’s immediate local area of Franklin and Washington counties....
Wed January 03, 2001
Grove Demo Days Showcase Abilities of TMS500E
Grove’s new truck crane made the rounds throughout the Midwest, stopping at many dealers from Dec. 4-15. The schedule of events included: Contractors Machinery, Detroit, MI, Dec. 6; Gleason Cranes Inc., Chicago, IL, Dec....
Sat April 22, 2000
Head & Engquist Receives Grove Excellence Award
Head & Engquist Equipment LLC, Baton Rouge, LA, recently was presented with a Grove Crane Distributor Excellence Award for outstanding performance in 1999. The excellence award is based on criteria that includes market share, sales improvement, parts and service performance, service and sales training participation and overall support of Grove Crane products and promotions....
