Rental of cranes, work platforms and construction machinery as well as heavy haulage, machine relocations and a 24h recovery service.
Kurth Autokrane GmbH & Co. KG
Blankenheim · PrümNew on Amplifa
About Kurth Autokrane
Kurth Autokrane GmbH & Co. KG is a family-run business from Blankenheim in the Eifel region that has been renting out cranes, work platforms, forklifts and construction machinery since 1999 and offering lifting technology services. Its service portfolio includes the rental of mobile cranes, self-erecting cranes, mini cranes, trucks with loading cranes, work platforms with working heights of up to 60 m, forklift and telehandler trucks as well as mini excavators and wheel loaders. In addition, the company offers skidding operations and machine relocations using tank rollers and air cushions (loads up to 45 t can be moved, air cushions with lifting capacity up to 80 t), special and heavy haulage, a 24-hour towing and recovery service, an in-house workshop with a heavy-duty brake test bench, training in accordance with DGUV principles as well as the organization of permits and haul routes. Through a nationwide crane dispatch service with partners, mobile cranes up to 500 t are available; operations are also carried out in Belgium. The company site comprises a 10,000 m² plot with two vehicle halls (782 m² and 828 m²) as well as a vehicle inspection station; since 2024, the second generation has been working in the company.
- Site
- Blankenheim
- Processes
- Mobile crane rental (mobile cranes up to 500 t via crane dispatch service with partners), Trucks with loading cranes, Self-erecting crane rental, Mini crane (Jekko SPX532, e.g. plant engineering, glazing, steel construction), Work platform rental (telescopic work platforms up to approx. 40 m,, Forklift, telehandler and forklift high-lift truck rental, Construction machinery rental (mini excavators, wheel loaders, tracked dumpers, plate compactors), Skidding operations / machine relocations with tank rollers, heavy-duty rollers and air cushions
- Materials
- HMPE 500 R polyethylene
- Certificates
- SCC* (Safety-Certificate-Contractors), VBA membership, SCC* (TÜV), UVV inspections, DGUV training
- Founded
- 1999
- Industries
- Construction, Building materials trade, Industry/Plant engineering, Transport/Recovery
- 01
Consulting and equipment selection
- 02
Rental or deployment planning (dispatch)
- 03
Transport to the site with own fleet
- 04
Lifting, assembly or recovery work
- 05
Workshop service, UVV inspection and return transport
Equipment & Processes
HMPE 500 R polyethylene
High-modulus polyethylene for NOLIM road plates, which are used as temporary roadways on construction sites.
Locations
Blankenheim
DECompany headquarters with workshop, rental park and training center
- Materials
- HMPE 500 R polyethylene (road plates)
- Mobile cranes incl. 5-axle mobile crane (2021)
- Terex AC 100
- Truck with loading crane Effer 95 mt (Volvo FH 12)
- Low-loader semitrailer combination (Mercedes-Benz/Faymonville)
- 6×2 semitrailer tractor with ballast platform (Volvo)
- IVECO Daily machine transporter
- Mini excavators CAT and Kobelco (1–8 t)
- Schäffer wheel loader 2430 SLT
- Jekko SPX532 mini crane
- Work platforms Manitou 280 TJ, GT180DA, Sinoboom AB22EJ Plus
- Diesel forklift 12 t
- Roller brake test bench 250–3400 mm
Prüm
DERecovery service & work platform pick-up station
Services & Equipment
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile crane rental (mobile cranes up to 500 t via crane dispatch service with partners)Assembly | – | – | 500 t (mobile crane capacity, with | – | – |
| Trucks with loading cranesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Self-erecting crane rentalAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mini crane (Jekko SPX532, e.g. plant engineering, glazing, steel construction)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Work platform rental (telescopic work platforms up to approx. 40 m,Assembly | – | up to 60 m working height | – | – | – |
| Forklift, telehandler and forklift high-lift truck rentalAssembly | – | Lifting height up to 4.62 m (MS 16) | – | – | – |
| Construction machinery rental (mini excavators, wheel loaders, tracked dumpers, plate compactors)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Skidding operations / machine relocations with tank rollers, heavy-duty rollers and air cushionsAssembly | – | – | Loads up to 45 t movable; air cushions | – | – |
| Transport / special transport / heavy haulageEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Towing and recovery service (24h, trucks and passenger cars)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Workshop service: maintenance & repair, UVV inspections, hydraulic hose service, main inspectionTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permits, road closures, traffic control measures, preparation of haul routesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Special crane work for glazing incl. glass suction lifter rentalAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rental of NOLIM road plates (HMPE 500 R polyethylene) as temporary roadwaysEngineering | – | – | – | – | HMPE 500 R polyethylene |
| Training and instruction in accordance with DGUV principles (operator and instructor qualifications)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
25 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini excavator (1t class) | CAT 300.9 | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Mini excavator (1t class) | Kobelco SK10SR | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Mini excavator (2t class) | CAT 301.8 | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Mini excavator (3t class) | Kobelco SK28SR | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Mini excavator (5t class) | Kobelco SK50SRX-7 | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Mini excavator (8t class) | CAT & Kobelco | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Wheel loader (2.5t) | Schäffer 2430 SLT | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Mini crane | Jekko Cranes SPX532 | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Articulated telescopic work platform | Sinoboom AB22EJ Plus | – | Working height up to 23.6 m, max. lateral reach 13.4 m | 2026 | Blankenheim |
| Articulated telescopic work platform | Manitou 180 ATJ (GT180DA) | – | – | – | Blankenheim |
| Telescopic work platform | Manitou 280 TJ | – | Working height 28 m | – | Blankenheim |
| Mobile crane | Terex AC 100 | – | – | 2015 | Blankenheim |
| 5-axle mobile crane | – | – | – | 2021 | Blankenheim |
| Diesel forklift 12t | – | – | – | 2017 | Blankenheim |
| Truck with loading crane (semitrailer tractor with platform) | VOLVO FH 12 | – | Loading crane Effer 95 mt incl. JIB + 3t winch, 20.58–35.66 m reach | 2021 | Blankenheim |
| Low-loader truck | VOLVO FH 12 with 3-axle ZANNER low-loader body | – | Loading area 7,800 × 2,550 mm, height 1,110 mm | 2026 | Blankenheim |
| Machine transporter | IVECO Daily | – | Payload up to 4.25 t | 2026 | Blankenheim |
| Semitrailer tractor (special transport) | VOLVO 6×2 with ballast platform | – | Fifth-wheel load 16.5 t, payload ballast platform 14.5 t, 520 hp | 2022 | Blankenheim |
| Low-loader semitrailer combination (special transport) | Mercedes-Benz / Faymonville Actros with Faymonville low-loader | – | – | 2016 | Blankenheim |
| Breakdown assistance vehicle | IVECO Daily 40C | – | – | 2016 | Blankenheim |
| Tracked dumper | RD-500 | – | up to 500 kg payload, up to 30% gradient, max. 5 km/h | 2021 | Blankenheim |
| Forklift high-lift truck | MS 16 | – | Lifting height up to 4.62 m | – | Blankenheim |
| Drop-center trailer | Moetefindt 3.5t | – | – | 2024 | Blankenheim |
| Roller brake test bench | – | – | Test width 250–3400 mm | – | Blankenheim |
| Pickup (towing vehicle) | Ford Ranger | – | 3.5 t trailer load | 2023 | Blankenheim |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
The company is SCC* (Safety-Certificate-Contractors) certified by TÜV and is a member of the Association of Recovery and Towing Companies e.V. (VBA). UVV inspections, DGUV training and the in-house workshop with brake test bench ensure the technical condition of the equipment.
| Evidence | Blankenheim | Prüm |
|---|---|---|
| SCC* (TÜV) | ||
| VBA membership | ||
| UVV inspections | ||
| DGUV training |
Company History
- 1999
Founded in Nettersheim-Tondorf with one crane and one driver by Marcel Kurth
- 2000
Expansion of the crane fleet with a second crane
- 2001
Third crane; work platforms added to the program
- 2002–2005
Expansion of the work platform rental business; complemented by skidding operations
- 2006
Fleet expansion with a loading crane and low-loader
- 2010
Relocation of the company headquarters to Blankenheim; 10,000 m² plot; new building hall 782 m²; conversion into GmbH & Co. KG
- 2011
Expansion with a truck-mounted work platform with 30 m working height
- 2012
Training center for work platforms; expansion of rental fleet and transport capacities
- 2013
Acquisition of tow truck for trucks and breakdown assistance vehicle; VBA membership
- 2015
Modernization of the crane fleet with Terex AC 100
- 2016
Semitrailer combination with work platform low-loader; Manitou 280 TJ with 28 m working height
- 2019
SCC* certification by TÜV
- 2020
Construction of a second vehicle hall, 828 m², with vehicle inspection station
- 2021
First 5-axle mobile crane in the fleet; Volvo FH 12 with loading crane Effer 95 mt
- 2022
Truck impound contractor for the police of the Euskirchen district (4-year contract)
- 2024
25 years of Kurth Autokrane; additionally 7500 m² of storage and parking space; second generation in the company
- 2026
New in the fleet: Volvo FH 12 with ZANNER low-loader body and IVECO Daily machine transporter; Sinoboom AB22EJ Plus in the rental park