English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 3 - 2016 | Page 30

GIANTS ON THE ROAD MANOOVR ESTA AWARDS KAHL SCHWERLAST GMBH Expansion fleet with 30 Manoovr axle lines   Kahl Schwerlast GmbH has, based on the advantages of the Manoovr technology invested in various MPL semi low-loaders and has shared it with the public on their Facebook page. In total it concerns 30 axle lines, all of them in combination with a 3-axle Multidolly.  It is after many years that Kahl Schwerlast returned back again to the familiar Nooteboom nest. Their reasons for choosing Nooteboom and the Manoovr technology: “The semi low-loaders with 10-axle lines can transport loads up to 105 tonnes efficiently and at low costs. We also looked at the low floor and excellent steering. With the new Manoovr semi low-loaders we have the flexibility to quickly meet the requirements of customers.” 30 ESTA Award of Excellence for the Nooteboom Manoovr On 14 April 2016 the prestigious “ESTA Awards of Excellence” were presented at the BAUMA in Munich. ESTA is the most important European organisation for abnormal and vertical transport. In the category “Innovation by manufacturers” major European manufacturers of equipment for heavy transport and heavy lifting were nominated. In spite of this illustrious field of nominees Nooteboom managed to land this important Award. This shows that the Manoovr is an important and revolutionary innovative product, even in direct competition with big European manufacturers. The focus of the ESTA Awards is on technology. The innovative tower bearing of the Manoovr was the overriding consideration for the panel of expert judges to give the Award to Nooteboom. With this ESTA Award Nooteboom received three awards for the Manoovr within one single year.