Manufacturer and lessor of tower cranes with trolley jib and luffing jib, fabricated in steel construction in Heilbronn and Luckau.
WOLFFKRAN International AG
Cham (CH) · Heilbronn (DE) · Luckau (DE) · Dammam (SA) · worldwide branches including Berlin, Frankfurt, Dortmund, Munich, Vienna/Bruck an der Leitha, Paris, London, HoustonNew on Amplifa
Crane manufacturer with over 170 years of tradition
WOLFFKRAN is a German-Swiss manufacturer and lessor of tower cranes headquartered in Cham in the canton of Zug. Founded in 1854 as an iron foundry in Heilbronn, the company designs and manufactures slewing-unit tower cranes with trolley jib as well as luffing jib cranes in 22 models and over 30 variants. The red cranes are made from steel at the two production plants in Heilbronn (parent plant) and Luckau (Brandenburg), with the modular tower technology based on the drive-through bolted connection developed by WOLFFKRAN and a modular kit system. Since 2024 there has been a joint venture with the Zamil Group with a production facility in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. In addition to new crane sales, WOLFFKRAN offers rental with a fleet of around 840 tower cranes, used crane and spare parts sales, service, lifting accessories, and assistance technologies such as the High-Speed Positioning System HiSPS. Around 950 employees serve customers from building construction, infrastructure, and power plant construction through an international network of branches in Europe, North America, and the Middle East.
- Site
- Cham
- Processes
- Manufacture of tower cranes (slewing-unit type, with trolley jib and luffing jib), Steel construction / steel structures (crane components and accessories, tower elements), Design and engineering of cranes and lifting equipment, Training, maintenance, project planning, spare parts sales, crane rental, Lifting accessories, Assistance technologies (WOLFF HiSPS High-Speed-Positioning-System, WOLFF Assist Smart Glasses), Bolted connection (drive-through bolted connection) for tower elements – modular kit system, Cast iron / foundry (historical, founded 1854 as an iron foundry)
- Materials
- Steel (steel construction craftsmanship, steel structures), Iron (cast iron, historical), Tin (pewter foundry, historical origin), Steel, Iron / cast iron, TV 60 tower element (6 x 6 m)
- Founded
- 1854
- Employees
- approx. 950 worldwid
- Industries
- Building construction, Civil engineering/infrastructure (bridges), Power plant construction, Wind energy, Harbor and shipyard crane deployment (historical)
- 01
Engineering and design
- 02
Steel construction / fabrication of crane components
- 03
Modular tower technology (drive-through bolted connection, modular kit system)
- 04
Assembly on the construction site
- 05
Service, maintenance, and training
- 06
Rental and assistance technologies
Materials and processes
Steel
Base material of the crane structures, tower elements, and components in steel construction.
Iron / cast iron
Historical origin of the company as an iron foundry from 1854.
TV 60 tower element (6 x 6 m)
Large-format modular tower element, developed in 2020 for the Spitallamm dam project.
Locations and production
Heilbronn
DEParent plant and production plant
- Materials
- Steel
- Manufacture of tower cranes
Luckau
DEProduction plant (WOLFFKRAN Werk Brandenburg GmbH)
- Materials
- Steel
- Manufacture of tower cranes
Cham
CHInternational headquarters
Dammam
SAProduction facility (joint venture with Zamil Group, since 2024)
- Materials
- Steel
Components and products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of tower cranes (slewing-unit type, with trolley jib and luffing jib)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steel construction / steel structures (crane components and accessories, tower elements)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Design and engineering of cranes and lifting equipmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Training, maintenance, project planning, spare parts sales, crane rentalAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lifting accessoriesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assistance technologies (WOLFF HiSPS High-Speed-Positioning-System, WOLFF Assist Smart Glasses)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bolted connection (drive-through bolted connection) for tower elements – modular kit systemJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Cast iron / foundry (historical, founded 1854 as an iron foundry)Casting | – | – | – | – | Iron |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower crane with trolley jib (slewing-unit crane, trolley jib) | WOLFFKRAN WOLFF 8095 Compact, WOLFF 8038 Clear, WOLFF 7021 Clear, WOLFF 8060.25 Cross, | – | – | – | – |
| Tower crane with luffing jib | WOLFFKRAN WOLFF 1250 B, WOLFF 1250 B US, WOLFF 700 B US, WOLFF 355 B, WOLFF 100 B | – | – | – | – |
| XXL crane series (tower crane, jib reach over 90 m) | WOLFFKRAN XXL series | – | Jib reach >90 m | 2000 | – |
| TV 60 tower element (6 x 6 m) | WOLFFKRAN TV 60 | – | External dimensions 6 x 6 m | 2020 | – |
| Tower crane rental fleet | WOLFFKRAN | ca. 840 | – | – | – |
| Production plant (crane manufacturing) | WOLFFKRAN | 2 | – | – | Heilbronn and Luckau, Germany |
| Production facility (joint venture Zamil Group, outside Germany) | WOLFFKRAN / Zamil Group | 1 | – | 2024 | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
| Production site (historical) | WOLFFKRAN | – | – | 2019 | Luchowizy (Lukhovitsy), approx. 140 km southeast of Moscow, Russia |
Additional services
Reference customers