Crane rental up to 800 t, heavy haulage and crane operations for wind energy and major industry from Bremen.
Sommer Kranverleih GmbH
28357 Bremen (Bremen Industrial Port)New on Amplifa
This is where we come from. This is who we are.
Sommer Kranverleih GmbH is a Bremen family business founded in 1959, now in its third generation, headquartered in the Bremen industrial port. The company offers crane rental and crane operations with mobile cranes from 40 t to 800 t lifting capacity, including city cranes for confined hall conditions, mobile construction cranes, telescopic crawlers for precast element assembly, and special solutions. The portfolio is complemented by heavy-duty transports, loading and unloading of heavy and bulky goods, and the transport of complex loads to hard-to-reach locations. A key focus is services for the wind energy sector, including repowering, major component replacement, tower construction, and dismantling. In addition, equipment such as test weights, spreader beams, excavator mats, road plates, man baskets, and lighting systems is available for rent, and cranes from the company's own fleet are sold. Customers come from wind energy, major industry, the North German port industry, and precast element assembly.
- Site
- Bremen
- Processes
- Crane rental / crane operations (mobile cranes) up to 800 t, Heavy haulage / heavy-duty transports, Loading and unloading of heavy and bulky goods, Wind energy – repowering, Wind energy – major component replacement, Wind energy – tower construction, Wind energy – dismantling, Man basket operations (personnel lifting by crane)
- Materials
- Mobile cranes 40–800 t, Liebherr City Crane, Liebherr Mobile Construction Crane, Liebherr Telescopic Crawler, Crane Equipment
- Founded
- 1959
- Industries
- Wind energy, Major industry, Port industry, Precast element assembly/Construction, Port industry/North German port region
- 01
Enquiry and operation planning
- 02
Provision of crane and equipment
- 03
Crane operation or heavy haulage
- 04
Loading/unloading or on-site assembly
Fleet and Processes
Mobile cranes 40–800 t
All common crane sizes from the agile 2-axle unit to the 800 t large crane for application areas such as city, hall, and terrain.
Liebherr City Crane
Compact city crane for lifting operations in the tightest spaces, especially in halls with restricted space conditions.
Liebherr Mobile Construction Crane
Used where overhead obstructions are high, with a wide and high working range.
Liebherr Telescopic Crawler
Telescopic crawler for operations in precast element assembly and wind energy.
Crane Equipment
Test weights, spreader beams, jibs, lighting systems, excavator mats, road plates, and man baskets matched to the crane and transport operation.
Locations
Bremen
DEHeadquarters with fleet and equipment
- Mobile cranes 40–800 t (including Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1, LTM 1060-3.1, LTM 1090-4.2, LTM 1160-5.2, LTM 1300-6.2, LTM 1450-8.1, LTM 1750-9.1)
- City crane Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1
- Mobile construction crane Liebherr MK 88 plus
- Telescopic crawler Liebherr LTR 1100
- Truck fleet for heavy haulage
Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crane rental / crane operations (mobile cranes) up to 800 tAssembly | – | – | 800 t | – | – |
| Heavy haulage / heavy-duty transportsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Loading and unloading of heavy and bulky goodsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wind energy – repoweringAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wind energy – major component replacementAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wind energy – tower constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wind energy – dismantlingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Man basket operations (personnel lifting by crane)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Equipment rental (test weights, spreader beams, jibs, lighting systems, excavator mats)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sale of cranes from the fleetEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Transport of complex loads to hard-to-reach locationsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile crane 40 t | – | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane 800 t | – | – | – | – | Bremen |
| City crane | Liebherr LTC 1050-3.1 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile construction crane | Liebherr MK 88 plus | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Telescopic crawler | Liebherr LTR 1100 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (2-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1040-2.1 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (3-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (4-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1090-4.2 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (5-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1160-5.2 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (6-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1300-6.2 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (8-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1 | – | – | – | Bremen |
| Mobile crane (9-axle) | Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 | – | – | – | Bremen |
Additional services
History
- 1959
On 1 April 1959, Willi Sommer founded the company 'Schwertransport und Kranverleih Willi Sommer' with one crane truck near Bremen's city centre.
- 1970er
The sons Franz-Reinhard and Peter Sommer join the business and develop it into a modern family company for crane work and heavy haulage.
- 1980er
Relocation of the business to the Bremen industrial port; the site has been expanded several times and remains the company's headquarters to this day.
- 2017
Franz-Reinhard and Peter Sommer hand over management to Björn and Hagen Sommer; the company continues to grow and increasingly serves the North German port region.