Site Reports

A leader in offsite manufacturing says it has improved efficiency and safety in its factory after investing in bespoke lifting products from Britlift. McAvoy is a UK and Ireland market leader in the precision manufacture and delivery of temporary and permanent modular buildings. The company wanted a more effective method of lifting its floor and […]

Ainscough Crane Hire’s Bristol, UK depot recently supported Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) with a l lift operation that will see redundant laundry machines from the Oldbury nuclear site safely repurposed and recycled. NRS is responsible for the safe decommissioning of the UK’s first-generation nuclear and research sites. For this project, NRS appointed Ainscough to assist […]

John Sutch Cranes Ltd deploys Modulift Lattice Beams for lifting roof sheets in Ocean Plaza Leisure Park, Southport. John Sutch Cranes Ltd has successfully supported the installation of roof sheets at Ocean Plaza Leisure Park in Southport, UK. Using Modulift’s Lattice Spreader Beams, the project achieved a safe and efficient lift over a large span, […]

Tata Steel collaborate with Jaso to acquire seven process technological cranes for the new decarbonisation project at its Port Talbot plant in South Wales, UK. Jaso Industrial Cranes has been selected again by Tata Steel UK, this time to participate in the transformation towards a more sustainable production model of its Port Talbot plant, the […]

Specialist lifting manufacturer Modulift, together with RSG Rentals and Keltbray Lifting, has facilitated a challenging lift in central London with just 2cm headroom to spare. A Modulift Multi-Point Lifting Beam was used to lift an 8t precast section under an existing façade retention structure. With only 48 hours to get the necessary equipment on site, […]

Reinforcing the piers that support a major UK rail viaduct spanning a river estuary is no easy task, so the specialist marine subcontractor appointed to undertake this project approached Hoist & Winch Ltd for the optimal lifting solution. The brief provided to Hoist & Winch was for the supply of a turnkey lifting solution comprising […]

Arabian Transformers Co (ATC), established in 1997 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, is a leading manufacturer of electrical distribution transformers, low voltage products and switchgear. With more than 25 years’ experience, ATC has established an international presence by focusing on quality, technological innovation and lean manufacturing. The company emphasises the quality of its solutions, worker safety […]

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has provided rigging equipment for use below-the-hook of a Liebherr mobile crane, as the UK’s Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) West project continues. TRU is a major, multi-billion-pound programme of railway improvements; it will bring better journeys to passengers travelling across the Pennines between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York. The […]

To ensure the safe, effective and efficient transfer of plant equipment into the basement energy room of a new residential tower block in London, a major construction project appointed Hoist & Winch Ltd as its supplier of turnkey lifting equipment for this technically challenging brief. Many new tower block development projects face a common challenge: […]

Newcastle, UK-based industrial lifting and testing company, Lift-Rite Engineering Services, has developed a client specific, bespoke solution for the testing of capstan winches following their installation at a UK naval base. The capstan winches, which will be used to support the mooring of naval vessels at the naval base, require extensive testing of both foundations […]