TIMELINE

> 60 years of Hofmann

1962

Our first salvage crane with a trailer for heavy loads

We purchase a salvage crane with a trailer for heavy loads.

1962

1969

Gottwald AMK 45

1969

Our Gottwald AMK 45 is used to put up the Christmas tree in front of Paderborn City Hall.

1971

Gottwald AMK 85

1971

Our Gottwald AMK 85 helps to assemble a bridge.

1983

Gottwald AMK 86

1983

We put a Gottwald AMK 86 into operation.

1988

Acquisition

The Crane Hire division of the company Walter Hofmann KG is acquired by Dirk Bracht. 

1998

Demag AC 75

1998

Our employees’ children explore the Demag AC 75 during a company party.

2004

Demag AC 350

2004

The new Demag AC 350 equipped with “Superlift” features enters into operation immediately.

2005

Liebherr LTM 1500

We offer our customers another heavy-duty crane with a load capacity of 500 t: the Liebherr LTM 1500.

LTM 1500

2008

2008

A new workshop

Our new workshop in Frankfurter Weg in Paderborn is completed.

2010

2010

> 100 work platforms

Our rental fleet now contains more than 100 aerial work platforms.

2013

2013

LTM 1750

The new LTM 1750 instantly becomes the largest telescopic crane in our fleet of cranes and is predominantly used in the field of wind energy.

2014

2014

Additional offices

The construction of additional office space for our administration building is completed.

2015

2015

Liebherr LR 1600

We now offer another heavy-duty crane for the wind power industry: the Liebherr LR 1600 lattice boom crawler crane.

2016

2016

Another Terex CC 3800 in the 650 t crane category strengthens our wind power fleet. The FB Group now offers a total of six CC 3800 cranes.

2021

2021

The new Liebherr LR 1700 is the “best in class” in the 600–750 t crane category and boasts all of the Liebherr crawler crane innovations developed in recent years.

2022

60 years of Hofmann

2024

Liebherr LR 1800

The new champion. With its outstanding load capacities, our Liebherr LR 1800 is the best model in the 800 t performance category.

2024
Contact
Contact at Hofmann

Contact

Hofmann Kran-Vermietung GmbH & Co. KG
Frankfurter Weg 31
33106 Paderborn

Tel: +49 5251 879 75-0
E-mail: info@hofmann-autokrane.de