LINDEN COMANSA, originally known as "IMAUSA", commenced activities in the early 1960's, as jig and tool makers, supplying principally the larger sub-contractors to the then fast-growing automotive industry. The strong industrial expansion in Spain during this period soon saw IMAUSA producing, in addition to progressively more sophisticated jigs and tools, machine tools, both for in-house and external use, together with pre-fabricated steel structures for industrial buildings. The birth of the Spanish tourist industry - soon to become the world's largest, with its parallel demand for housing, schools, hospitals, etc., made IMAUSA'S entry into the crane market a logical, almost inevitable step. Production The first cranes produced were simple, saddle-jib cranes, ideally suited to the building methods of that time and the first model soon grew into a range of cranes from 12-42 metre-tonnes capacity. By the early 1970's development of LINDEN COMANSA saddle-jib cranes had already reached the 200 metre-tonne "barrier". This tendency has continued and LINDEN COMANSA has designed and built cranes exceeding 900 metre-tonnes, although present design and manufacturing facilities permit the development and production of even larger machines. The particular advantages offered by the unique LINDEN 8000 Modular System crane made it a logical addition to the LINDEN COMANSA range offered to customers around the world and who, over the years, have purchased nearly 12,000 LINDEN COMANSA cranes, in addition to approx. 6,000 machines produced by LINDEN-ALIMAK in Sweden, before the acquisition of the world-wide manufacturing and selling rights of this unique modular system. Since that time, the ALL-NEW LINDEN COMANSA 1100 AND 2100 Modular System cranes have been developed by LINDEN COMANSA, along with the LC 500 Modular System “flat-top” design cranes from 35 to 56 m/tonne capacity, to complete one of the widest and most modern range of construction cranes currently available