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HMF Strengthens Presence in Aalborg with New Service Workshop

With the construction of a modern service workshop at Port of Aalborg, HMF continues its strategic development and inves...

HMF Connect Standard on K-Cranes

FREE hardware upgrade and 6 months of free data subscription - valid only in 2025. Contact your HMF Dealer today for all...

NEW! Wire Rope Assist

Maintain the load at a constant distance from the end of the crane or fly-jib extensions during extend/retract movements...

From Cranes to Creative Challenges: Keld likes Constant Development

When you meet Keld, the energetic and multi-talented owner of Bjarne Hansen & Søn, the door opens to a world of vehicles...

New Managing Director at HMF Denmark

HMF Denmark, a subsidiary of HMF Group, will have a new managing director on November 1, when Steffen Frommelt assumes t...

Meet Peter Christian Skovgaard and read about a day in the life of a crane operator at Johannesen Kran og Maskintransport

From Crane Operator to Transport Planner

Peter de Best spent 12 years on the road in a lorry as a crane operator, but wanted to change career when he became a fa...

Green Crane for Green Jobs

At Anlægsgartner Gottlieb, a Danish landscape gardener, Peter Gustavsen drives around in a brand-new Scania V8 with a gr...

Crane Manufacturer HMF’s Owner, the Bundgaard Foundation, donates DKK 6.6 Million in Cardiology Equipment

Aarhus University Hospital (AUH) is set to enhance its cardiology treatments with a donation of DKK 6.6 million from the...

HMF Group Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Report: Steady Progress Amidst Market Challenges

The annual financial report showcases steady progress amidst a challenging economic environment. Despite facing headwind...

Meet Hallvard Bjørke - a crane operator at Jan Mo A/S in Norway

To Hallvard, every day is an adventure in the world of heavy lifting.

Girl Power to Lift

In honour of the International Women's Day, we spoke to two strong women: 20-year-old Astrid Drachmann and 22-year-old E...

HMF Group appoints new CFO

By March 2024 the Danish manufacturer of loader cranes, HMF Group A/S, announces Henrik Skjærbæk Jensen as new CFO.

From Ambitious Apprentice to Proud Sheet Metal Worker

To Anton Larsen, February was not just a cold winter month like many others. On 2nd February 2024, he completed his appr...

Meet Lars Lips and his HMF 6020 Crane

We recently got in touch with Lars Lips, who was thrilled to tell us about his everyday work in the family-built busines...

HMF Group launches new construction of ‘Customer Experience Center’ in Galten

In order to enhance proximity between customer-oriented employees and the customer centric processes, HMF Group is initi...

DIRA’s Automation Award 2023 – the result

The excitement was high right to the end. On Wednesday evening, 4th October at the HI Tech & Industry Scandinavia trade ...

Celebrating 10 years of cooperation between HMF and Austrian Dunst Hydraulik

In the autumn of 2013, HMF started a cooperation with the Austrian service company Dunst Hydraulik & Ladetechnik, which ...

Visitors in our Future Factory

Yesterday was the day we had been looking forward to since we were nominated for the prestigious DIRA Automation Award 2...

A peek into Flemming's treasury

The Danish sheet metal worker Flemming Laursen spends most of his spare time restoring old-school trucks – and HMF crane...

We are nominated for the DIRA Automation Award 2023

DIRA has nominated HMF Group as one of the three nominees for the DIRA Automation Award 2023.

HMF crane makes crane operator’s everyday life safer and waste management more efficient

Along with his favourite HMF crane, crane driver Dennis Bundgaard empties up to 150 waste containers a day, putting effi...

Passing the baton from one experienced leader to another

The Danish manufacturer of loader cranes, HMF, announces a new CCO by June 2023.

New cooperation with SOMA in Portugal

We are happy to welcome SOMA Environmental Solutions Lda. as our new distributor in Portugal.

Cooperation with TechMat

HMF announces cooperation with TechMat as new distributor of cranes in France

Power to lift in Dakar with Max Hunt

Max Hunt is attending the “The Real Way to Dakar” race with his Scania 8x8 and HMF crane. Max Hunt’s truck is there as a...

Migatronic Automation and HMF in joint project on state of the art crane production

Danish crane manufacturer HMF is currently developing an innovative and streamlined factory and has in this connection m...

HMF prepares for a lower activity in 2023

Crane manufacturer HMF Group A/S is adapting to an expected lower activity in 2023 based on the high uncertainty in the ...

Jesper gets fully equipped large crane

For Jesper from the company Bent Mortensen A/S a crane is not only an important piece of equipment in his business - it'...

Biogas trucks with electric cranes for a greener future

Bygma is investing in the industry's first fully electric truck and biogas trucks with electric-powered HMF cranes. This...

Tim gets new, flexible stabilizer solution

Tim just got a brand new and improved stabilizer solution retrofitted on hisHMF 7020 loader crane. We asked for his asse...

Max Hunt - Adventurer and family man

Hauke Bruhn's resume holds many titles: fishery officer, trucker, self-employed, carpenter. But today, under the alias M...

Even the small haulier can contribute to a big crane

Jørgen from JB auto has a particularly close co-operation with HMF, where his expertise within the crane world is welcom...

Change of CEO at crane manufacturer HMF

Mikkel Winther Andersen is taking over as new CEO for HMF. With core competencies in production efficiency at for exampl...

Collaboration and digital solutions increase safety at construction sites

GSV is a leading distributor of machine and equipment construction sites. They work to make construction sites a safe pl...

HMF delivers record-breaking turnover despite fire, pandemic and supply challenges

2021 brought a pandemic, supply shortages, and a factory building on fire. Still, 2021 ended with record-high sales figu...

Fabrice transforms truck cranes into railway cranes

HMF cranes aren't originally developed for railway carriages. But the company CML has made a business of rebuilding HMF ...

HMF invests in the future and plans new headquarters

After 80 years in Højbjerg, crane manufacturer HMF builds new head quarter to fulfil dreams of growth, modernisation and...

Foundation behind crane manufacturer HMF donates DKK 9 million for new treatment of tremor

The fund behind HMF is donating DKK 9 million to Aarhus University Hospital (AUH). The donation will go towards equipmen...

Lars lifts the green building industry with new loader crane

Lars Christensen from Anker Christensen in Denmark has expanded his business with a new loader crane from HMF to be able...

CEO Proud Of Employees’ Handling Of Fire

Yesterday a fire started at a production facility in Galten, Denmark. CEO Jens Seehusen is proud of how the fire was han...

From farmer to owner of 12 loader cranes

Freddy Frederiksen thought that he was going to be a farmer. But a trip to the US changed that. Today he owns Vognmand.d...

New revision of standards for loader cranes - what does it mean to you?

On 14 October 2021*, the 12999:2020 standard on extra safety for loader cranes will become effective. What are the new r...

HMF loader cranes help farmers in Northern Europe

Danish Agro has acquired three new HMF loader cranes to meet the demand from European farmers. Why cranes have become an...

Carsten was heard and got a customized truck

Buying a new truck may sometimes be an overwhelming decision. Carsten Nobel describes how HMF guided him towards the per...

Thorkild gets a better overview and stability with RCL 5400 and EVS

Thorkild Andreasen has tested two upgraded control systems for HMF's truck-mounted cranes: RCL 5400 and the latest versi...

BMS gets extra reach with large crane fly-jib

Per from BMS is one of the first to aquire an HMF 9520 loader crane with upgraded fly-jib. He has gained extra reach whe...

Emil is the third generation of HMF crane operators

Emil was introduced to HMF loader cranes as a kid by his grandfather. Later his father taught him how to operate them, a...

New Crane-wrapper for a better customer experience

HMF Group A/S has invested in a “crane-wrapping” machine. The new wrapping process will protect cranes during transporta...

HMF launches new priming plant and enhances crane durability

HMF Group has invested €2.7M in a new priming facility. The new coating process will enhance the durability of HMF crane...

Quick service saved tomorrow's revenue

When the remote control for self-employed Pelle's 13-year old 1820K suddenly failed, HMF made sure he was up and running...

New crane and used truck? A simple way to save money

Considerable cost savings and the difficulty of getting new trucks in 2020 both speak in favour of mounting a new crane ...

A 5-axled truck and 95 tm crane prepared for the future

The haulage company Poul Erik Jeppesen & Søn from Denmark has just put its largest crane truck ever into operation: a fu...

Get seated ... and make yourself comfortable

HMF crane operators out there working around the clock deserve to be comfortable while doing so! Therefore, this special...

HMF fire-fighting in Poland

HMF distributor, HMF Polska, is not wasting time! In co-operation with a special vehicle company, HMF Polska has created...

Why Studhalter Transporte counts on HMF

“We chose HMF for the first time back in 2009 and had many positive experiences with it. We have counted on HMF loader c...

Unimog with an HMF #2

Last year, the piping company Enrotec from Neunkirchen received a Unimog tool carrier with an HMF 610K3. Now they've ord...

Craned rescue vehicles for fire department

Firefighting, towage and animal rescue are just some of the services new rescue vehicles with special armour and HMF 132...

Grues Torralba: HMF cranes for more than 20 years

Grues Torralba has preferred HMF cranes for more than 20 years. The cranes' sharp, fast and well-defined functions as we...

Rescue vehicles with power to lift

HMF cranes are used for many different purposes around the world. In San José, California, they are used for important r...

A boyhood dream comes true

At the age of 48 Perry Birkelund is finally acting out his boyhood dream: Starting his own company, Birkelund Kran & Tra...

Unimog with an HMF – A combi for the most difficult conditions

When a piping company needed a light-weight vehicle for off-road driving, the perfect solution was to mount an HMF 610K ...

Off-road in German forests

Setting up hunting high stands in bumpy forests can be quite challenging. Fortunately, HMF had the perfect off-road solu...

The biggest project for HMF Germany ever - 49 cranes for THW

The German relief organization, THW, has placed the order of 49 HMF cranes – the biggest order HMF Ladekrane GmbH has ev...

Why two Icelandic companies chose HMF over a competing brand

The two Icelandic companies Hermundur Jóhannesson and Finnur ehf recently replaced their cranes with ones from HMF for s...

Why König & Kaiser are turning heads with their truck

Jens Kaiser from German König & Kaiser, turn people's heads when operating his dark blue Volvo truck - from outside the ...

An exciting first build for Day Brothers

At HMF we're not afraid to take on challenging tasks. This time around it was Day Brothers who had an exciting assignmen...

Power to lift F-16 fighter aircrafts

When the Dutch airforce needed a strong and reliable crane for lifting F-16 aircrafts HMF had the perfect crane for the ...

Permanently devoted to HMF

When you love your job as much as Søren and Christian do, what better way to express it than with a permanent tattoo?

HMF establishes new production set-up after fire and ensures continued crane production

With quick re-establishment of production and cooperation with subcontractors, HMF secures supply of crane parts for the...