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    Liebherr completes Davies deliveries: fleet standardisation insights for lift planners

    January 7, 2026|

    Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

    Liebherr completes Davies deliveries: fleet standardisation insights for lift planners

    First reported on The Construction Index

    30 Second Briefing

    Davies Crane Hire has completed a three-unit order for Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 all terrain cranes, standardising its three-axle fleet on the 60-tonne model. Each crane carries a 48-metre main boom plus a 9.5–16 metre double swingaway fly jib, giving up to 63 metres hoist height and a 48-metre maximum lifting radius. The units remain UK road legal with the full 12.8 tonnes of counterweight on board, simplifying mobilisation for bridge, precast and heavy plant lifts.

    Technical Brief

    • Final crane delivered completes a three-unit LTM 1060-3.1 order to Davies Crane Hire.
    • All previous three-axle cranes in the Davies fleet have been replaced with this single model type.
    • Managing director Neil Davies explicitly rates the LTM 1060-3.1 as the best three-axle crane currently available.

    Our Take

    Liebherr’s multiple recent UK crane deliveries – including the 90‑tonne LTM 1090‑4.2 for Dewsbury & Proud and the 150‑tonne LTM 1150‑5.3 for Marsden Crane Services – suggest it is deepening its all‑terrain fleet penetration across the UK, with Davies Crane Hire in Wales now part of that same refresh cycle.

    With a 60‑tonne rating on a three‑axle carrier, the LTM 1060‑3.1 sits at the lighter end of the Liebherr units appearing in our Infrastructure coverage, indicating Davies Crane Hire is likely targeting high‑utilisation general lifting and urban access work rather than the heaviest industrial or process-plant lifts.

    Across the 364 Infrastructure stories in our database, Liebherr features frequently not just in crane deliveries but also in upstream support – for example, the new hydraulic cylinder plant in Oberopfingen – which underpins long‑term parts and service availability for UK operators such as Davies Crane Hire.

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    Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.

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