Shortlist for 2012 ESTA awards
28 February 2012
A shortlist of nominated entries for the 2012 ESTA Awards of Excellence has been revealed by the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes.
ESTA is a pan-European association for national trade associations representing mobile crane rental, heavy haulage and abnormal load transport companies.
The annual ESTA Awards of Excellence have developed into being today's most prestigious European event for all ESTA members, affiliated companies, end users and manufacturers working in heavy haulage, transport and the lifting industry. Cranes covered include wheeled mobiles, crawlers, knuckle boom loader cranes, other truck cranes and truck mounted access platforms.
A strong showing of entries this year was received for the 11 categories as follows:
* Safety award
* Transport job; under 120 tonnes
* Transport job; above 120 tonnes
* Lifting job; telescopic crane under 120 tonnes
* Lifting job; telescopic crane above 120 tonnes
* Lifting job; lattice boom crane
* Combined techniques; lifting and transport
* SPMT (self propelled modular transporter)
* Innovation or Development of the year; end user
* Innovation or Development of the year; manufacturer
* Gino Koster Award (Personality of the Year).
To be eligible for entry, companies needs to be a member of an ESTA national association in Europe. Affiliate members of ESTA are also eligible for the Innovation Award. The Innovation Award has two categories: manufacturers and end users. Entries shortlisted for the 2012 awards appear below:
ESTA AWARDS 2012 SHORTLIST
Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity less than 120 tonnes
Gaffert, Netherlands
Wagenborg Nedlift, Netherlands
Sarens, Belgium
Cranes, telescopic, lifting capacity more than 120 tonnes
August Alborn, Germany
Mammoet, Germany
Sarens, Netherlands
Cranes, lattice boom
ALE, United Kingdom
Fagioli, Italy
Hareket, Turkey
Sarens, Belgium
Transport
A. Trailer and load under 120 tonnes gross weight
Gaffert, Netherlands
Heeren Transport, Netherlands
B. Trailer and load over 120 tonnes gross weight
ALE, United Kingdom
Hareket, Turkey
Mammoet, Netherlands
Fagioli, Italy
Combined techniques
ALE, United Kingdom
Fagioli, Italy
Mammoet, Italy
Sarens, Belgium
Safety
ALE, United Kingdom
Fagioli, Italy
Mammoet, Netherlands
Terex Demag, Germany
Innovation, end user
ALE, United Kingdom
Fagioli, Italy
Sarens, Belgium
Wagenborg Nedlift, Netherlands
Innovation, manufacturer
Broshuis, Netherlands
Liebherr, Germany
Terex Demag, Germany
SPMT (self propelled modular transporter)
ALE, United Kingdom
Fagioli, Italy
Mammoet UK, United Kingdom
Sarens, Belgium
The winners from the nominations in each category will be announced at the ESTA 2012 dinner and awards party on Thursday 19 April 2012 at the hotel Hilton Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France.
For more information visit www.khl.com/events/esta2012 and www.esta-eu.org/awards
