April 14 - The full details of finalists for the 2015 ESTA Users' Night and Awards have been announced.
The winners will be revealed at the annual awards dinner on the evening of April 23 in Paris, at the Hilton Charles de Gaulle Airport Hotel, during the Intermat exhibition.
This year's competition was keenly contested, with ESTA receiving a record number of entries.
"We were absolutely delighted with both the quantity and quality of this year's entries," said Wim Richie, ESTA transport vice-president and the ESTA Awards jury co-ordinator.
Details of the shortlists are as follows:
CRANES TELESCOPIC LIFTING CAPACITY LESS THAN 120 TONNES
Koninklijke Saan
Wagenborg
CRANES TELESCOPIC LIFTING CAPACITY GREATER THAN 120 TONNES
Koninklijke Saan
Mediaco Cote D'Azur
Vernazza Autogru
Wagenborg
CRANES LATTICE BOOM
Hareket
Mammoet Europe
Sarens [Belgium]
Wagenborg
TRANSPORT
A. TRAILER AND LOAD UNDER 120 tonnes GCW
Emil Egger
Fagioli
Mammoet Europe
Ville Silvasti Transport
B. TRAILER AND LOAD OVER 120 tonnes GCW
ALE
Friderici Special
Mammoet Europe
Kahl & Jansen
COMBINED TECHNIQUES
Fagioli
Mammoet Europe
Sarens [Netherlands]
Sarens [Belgium]
SAFETY
BMS
Mammoet Europe
Peinemann
Wagenborg
INNOVATION - END USER
ALE
Collett & Sons
Fagioli
Sarens [Belgium]
INNOVATION - MANUFACTURER
Liebherr-Werk Ehingen
Nicolas Industrie
Palfinger
Terex Cranes
SPMT
Hareket
Mammoet Europe
Sarens [Belgium]
Wagenborg
