RIGA MAINZ GmbH & Co. KG

RIGA MAINZ GmbH & Co. KG (stylised as RIGA MAINZ, colloquially often just "Riga") is a German crane-service and heavy-transport company headquartered in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Founded in 1929 by Cuno Riga as CUNO RIGA in Mainz-Mombach, the business has remained a family enterprise across three generations and is today one of the largest crane companies in the Rhine-Main region. Its services span crane work, SPMT and heavy-haul transport, industrial assembly, machine relocations and cleanroom installation, delivered both locally in Germany and internationally. The company operates from its main site in Mainz plus locations in Frankfurt and Ludwigshafen, giving it short travel distances across the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar regions. A large project-planning department designs customised, economical and reliable lifting and transport solutions for each job, and where useful the company develops its own equipment — for example a modular spreader-beam system that provides great flexibility when slinging loads. RIGA MAINZ has extensive experience in the power-plant and wind-power sectors, in supporting tunnel-construction projects and in operations within complex industrial plants. RIGA MAINZ first became known nationally through its entry in the Guinness Book of Records in 1985 with a 1,000-tonne telescopic mobile crane, the Gottwald AMK 1000, built as a one-off for the company over a two-year construction period. In recent years the firm has drawn attention again through numerous German television reports, including heavy transports and procedures for very special cargo such as a corkscrew factory or the KATRIN spectrometer for the Karlsruhe Research Centre. The company's history highlights include the Gottwald AMK 1000 mobile crane with folding outriggers, the replacement of the spire of Mainz Cathedral, and award-winning transport solutions in bridge refurbishment projects. As a family business now led by the third generation, RIGA MAINZ combines a high-performance fleet at the highest technical level with a motivated and qualified team that shares its passion for technology and engineering. The company publishes a regular in-house newspaper and maintains a YouTube channel and download area documenting its projects.

RIGA MAINZ was founded in 1929 as CUNO RIGA in Mainz-Mombach by Cuno Riga. After the company was reoriented, the first "Riga crane" with a 7.5-tonne lifting capacity was acquired in 1956. The first crane superstructure of the "Coles" brand was purchased in 1958. In the following years, ten lattice-boom mobile cranes were acquired. In 1967, Cuno Riga's daughter Inge took over the business together with her husband Friedel Langer. In the same year, the first telescopic mobile crane, a Gottwald AMK 65-42, was bought. In 1982, a 500-tonne Gottwald AMK 500-93 telescopic mobile crane with a 130-metre hook height was commissioned, and in 1985 the company deployed what was then the world's largest 1,000-tonne telescopic mobile crane from Gottwald. This Gottwald AMK 1000 was built as a one-off for RIGA MAINZ over a two-year construction period and earned the company an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. In 1993, the fleet was expanded with the Liebherr LGD 1800, an 800-tonne lattice-boom mobile crane. Uwe Langer took over management in 1998, establishing the third generation in the family business. RIGA MAINZ became a GmbH & Co. KG and invested in a 750-tonne Liebherr LR 1750/1 lattice-boom crawler crane. A year later, RIGA EISELE was founded. In 2001, RIGA MAINZ and Baumann jointly purchased a 28-axle Scheuerle SPMT, opening up new heavy-transport possibilities. In 2002, a high-bay warehouse was built and the company premises were expanded to 14,000 m². In 2003, RIGA MAINZ acquired ten new telescopic cranes ranging from the LTM 1030/2 to the LTM 1250/1. In 2006, RIGA EISELE GmbH was dissolved and Riga Baumann GmbH & Co. KG was founded. In 2007, the fleet was expanded with a further 12-axle Scheuerle SPMT. By 2010, the crane fleet included major units such as the Liebherr LR 1750/1 (in cooperation with Baumann), the Demag CC 2500-1 (in cooperation with Baumann), the Liebherr LTM 1500 TYN, the Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 TYN and the Liebherr LTM 1250/1. In July 2013, a new Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 (maximum lifting capacity 750 tonnes, 9 axles) was added, which was used immediately for refurbishing the spire of the westwork of Mainz Cathedral. Over the decades, RIGA MAINZ has repeatedly drawn attention with innovations, from the Gottwald AMK 1000 mobile crane with folding outriggers to the replacement of the spire of Mainz Cathedral and award-winning transport solutions in bridge refurbishment. In recent years, the company has also featured in numerous German television reports, including heavy transports of very special cargo such as a corkscrew factory or the KATRIN spectrometer for the Karlsruhe Research Centre. Today the company operates from its headquarters in Mainz plus sites in Frankfurt and Ludwigshafen, serving the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar regions and undertaking international projects.

• 2013

  New Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 (750 t, 9 axles) added, used for refurbishing the spire of the westwork of Mainz Cathedral.

• 2007

  Fleet expanded with a further 12-axle Scheuerle SPMT.

• 2006

  RIGA EISELE GmbH dissolved; Riga Baumann GmbH & Co. KG founded.

• 2003

  Ten new telescopic cranes acquired, from LTM 1030/2 to LTM 1250/1.

• 2002

  High-bay warehouse built and premises expanded to 14,000 m².

• 2001

  RIGA MAINZ and Baumann jointly purchase a 28-axle Scheuerle SPMT.

• 1999

  RIGA EISELE founded.

• 1998

  Uwe Langer takes over management (3rd generation); company becomes a GmbH & Co. KG and invests in a 750-tonne Liebherr LR 1750/1.

• 1993

  Fleet expanded with the Liebherr LGD 1800, an 800-tonne lattice-boom mobile crane.

• 1985

  Deployment of the then world's largest 1,000-tonne Gottwald telescopic mobile crane; entry in the Guinness Book of Records.

• 1982

  Commissioning of a 500-tonne Gottwald AMK 500-93 telescopic mobile crane with 130 m hook height.

• 1967

  Inge and Friedel Langer take over the business; first telescopic mobile crane (Gottwald AMK 65-42) purchased.

• 1958

  First crane superstructure of the "Coles" brand purchased.

• 1956

  First "Riga crane" with 7.5-tonne lifting capacity acquired.

• 1929

  Founded as CUNO RIGA in Mainz-Mombach by Cuno Riga.

One of the largest crane companies in the Rhine-Main region, offering customised lifting, heavy-transport and assembly solutions with a high-performance fleet and in-house engineering.

• Crane services

  Mobile crane and crawler crane lifting services for industrial, energy and construction projects.

• SPMT and heavy-haul transport

  Self-propelled modular transporter and heavy-haul transport for oversized and heavy loads.

• Industrial assembly

  Industrial assembly and installation in complex plants.

• Machine relocations

  Relocation of machinery and production equipment.

• Cleanroom installation

  Installation work in cleanroom environments.

• Modular spreader-beam system

  In-house developed modular spreader-beam system for flexible slinging of loads.

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