Select Plant Hire, one of the UK's largest plant hire based firms has invested in a Sennebogen 683R HD telescopic crawler from E H Hassell & Sons Ltd.

Select Plant Hire, part of the Laing O'Rourke group of companies, was established in 1985 provide an extensive range of products and services for the construction industry from crawler and mobile cranes, piling, plant, tools and more. Select Plant Hire has a wide range of machines with a lifting capacity from 8t to 160t. The addition of the telescopic Sennebogen machine will add a new dimension to their modern fleet of crawler cranes.


The Sennebogen 683 tracked Heavy Duty crane has an 80t lifting capacity with a five section telescopic main boom. It is 42m high with a swing away fly jib of 10m. It has a selection of hook blocks plus a built in Safe Load Indicator, a hydraulically extendable undercarriage and a second winch and auxiliary jib which gives this machine superb flexibility.

Designed for heavy duty applications and rough terrain, the 683 has the ability to telescope with a load on all five sections of the main boom. Its compact design also adds great flexibility during transportation. It can be transported as one unit without the need to de-ballast and no requirement for additional assembly equipment.

With fast set-up times and a design that is easy to use, the 683 fits well into Select Plant Hire's fleet. The machine was initially used for demonstration hire and received excellent feedback from the operators. It has proved to be an effective and efficient crane within construction and other industries.

For more information or to hire this machine please contact Select Plant Hire on Tel: 0845 873 5934