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Sarens largest ring crane the SGC250 is back in action doing what it does best, lifting another large steel ring for EDF at Hinkley point C. The installation shows how building an identical copy of the first reactor drives efficiency and saves time. The ring was built 25% more quickly than the same part on unit one, requiring thousands of hours less labour to manufacture. This “replication effect” will benefit the identical Sizewell C project in Suffolk. The prefabricated ring, which is 47 metres in diameter and 17 metres high, forms a reinforced cylinder around the nuclear reactor. The achievement is all the more impressive as the project deliberately switched materials and labour away from unit two during the pandemic when numbers on site were limited and suppliers were impacted. This allowed work to focus on areas most critical to the project’s schedule. The optimum construction time between the two reactors at Hinkley Point C is around 12 months and this installation highlights this gap is being maintained.

Turbine Parts Dropped Into Sea at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm We have been sent this video of a series incident of the coast of the UK which shows a large hub with blades being exchanged when it appears the lifting gear fails and the 126t load drops into the sea. Locals in the area have been warned that debris could start to wash up along the coast line which will be mostly fibre glass fragment and large sections of blades. There seems to be no damage to the ship ( MPI Adventurer) or injuries, even tho the Liebherr LTR1100 seems to be a near write off. A statement from Vattenfall reads “An incident during planned maintenance at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm resulted in components falling into the sea. No-one was injured, but we alerted the relevant authorities immediately and we have launched a full investigation “, a spokesperson from Vattenfall said in a statement to OffshoreWIND.biz. “In addition to determining what happened, our attention is focused on ensuring that any debris in the sea or washing up onshore is cleaned up as quickly as possible”. Click the link below to view the video of the incident.

Stoddart crane hire takes delivery of a new Liebherr LTM1090-4.2 All Terrain crane. The four axle LTM 1090-4.2 features a 60 metre main boom, plus a 9.5 to 16 metre bi-fold swingaway extension with manual offset to offer a maximum tip height of just under 80 metres. Features include Liebherr’s VarioBase variable outrigger set up and remote control system and boom head camera system. It is also able to travel with up to 22.5 tonnes of counterweight and its swingaway extension within 16 tonne the axle loads permitted in the UK.

UK rental company Dewsbury & Proud Ltd. has taken delivery of its first Böcker, a new AK 46/6000 aluminium truck crane. The crane features an extension length of 44 m and a two-metre extension for a maximum length of 46 m. It can handle a maximum payload of 6,000 kg. Features include a fully hydraulically extendible jib, wireless color remote control, and automatic levelling. Mounted on a 26 t carrier the steered trailing axle makes the crane extremely maneuverable and furnishes it with excellent driving characteristics. Dewsbury is looking forward to their second Böcker arriving in July.

UK crawler Cranes Hire Deldens adds a new Kobelco CKE900G with The new Tier 5 engine. The first of the 100-tonne capacity, Tier 5/Stage V compliantCKE90G-3s has been fitted with a specialist tractor-type, flat shoe undercarriage and comes with a variety of lifting options. Commenting on the acquisition, Sam Bladon, Delden Cranes’sHire Manager, said: “The CKE900G-3 has proven to be an extremely versatile machine with a wide range of capabilities. It’s great to see further investment in the latest emissions compliant machinery, which will further strengthen our position within the crane hire Industry.” The crane will shortly be heading out onto its first project, before the arrival of next machine later this month. “This order for another four 100t capacity CKE900G-3 Tier 5/Stage Vcranes continues the excellent long-standing relationship between Delden and Kobelco.

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Want to see what poor management and lack of knowledge and experience does? we was sent this video from a reader working in Africa of this crew trying to unload what looks like a 70 ton Liebherr from a barge and as you can see it doest go completely to plan. From what we can see due to lack of information the barge wasn't moored correctly and as the crane was leaving the deck it has clearly pushed the barge backwards, possibly the crew was ready for it and didn't have the engines of the barge running.

🔥🔥Big order for Hovago and Demag🔥 Dutch crane hire Hovago has given itself a 75th birthday present with a large order of new Tadano/Demag cranes. The order consists of 3x Demag AC220-1’s 2x Demag AC250-1’s 2x GTC1800EX tele crawler cranes 2x Demag CC3800 crawler cranes The cranes will be delivered later this year and will hopefully go straight to work on wind farms around Europe. The package is one of the first major orders since tadano rebranded the demag name all under the same roof.

🇬🇧UK structural steel company MJ Hughs has taken delivery of a brand new Tadano GTC800EX, the new 80ton telescopic crawler crane has gone straight out to site and is already busy on one of MJs projects. The crane comes with 43m of full power boom and is also equipped with a 17.7m wrap around fly jib. #cranes #craneoperator #cranehire #construction #structural #steel #heavylifting #unitedkingdom #heavylifting #crawlercranes #tadano #demag

Manchester based Q plant and crane hire takes another new CKE900G crawler crane direct from Kobelco cranes Europe, the new crane is fitted with a tier 5 engine and comes with full boom of 51.8m and its 31.9 ton of ballast, Q plant are investing in new Kobelco due to the ever growing demand in work and also for the new tier 5 emissions for city such as London.

Scottish based crane hire Bernard Hunter takes delivery of the first ever Liebherr LTM1650-8-1 in Scotland, The new 8 axle 700ton capacity crane has a easy change boom System so the custom can have either 54m or a long 80m telescopic boom and can be fitted with a lattice luffer up to 91m giving a impressive hoist height of 151m. Established in 1946 Bernard Hunter is one of Scotlands well known crane hire companies with a very modern fleet of mobiles, they was also one of the first Scottish based crane companies to operate a mobile tower crane. For more information on how to hire this new LTM1650 or any other crane from Bernard Hunter please visit their website by clicking the company logo below.

First photos of the brand new Tadano/Demag GTC1800 EX for German crane hire Kran Saller GMBH and on its way to its first project in Rostock. The GTC1800-EX comes equipped with a 60m boom and a maximum of 23m boom extension and a hydraulic fly jib giving a maximum sheave height of 85m. Ballast is maximum 45ton superstructure ballast and 15ton of belly ballast, the crane is definitely a good rival of the LTR range and also fills the gap that’s left between the 100 ton and 220 class of telescopic crawler cranes.