Site Reports

The speed and convenience of Enerpac jack-up technology for bridge projects was demonstrated recently by German heavy lift company, Autokrane Schares GmbH, during the installation of two 1000t railway bridges in the city of Herten in the Ruhr Valley, Germany. Autokrane Schares was responsible for removing and replacing the old steel railway bridge over Kaiserstrasse […]

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has supplied rigging gear as Hutchinson Engineering Services cranes were used to position a life-size sculpture of a Lancaster bomber next to the A46 in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire. The landmark project was executed by the Bomber County Gateway Trust – a Registered Charity with the object of designing, constructing, […]

Lankhorst Ropes has supplied high-capacity, ultra-heavy lift slings to Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit for the transportation and lowering of a 7300t jacket for a converter platform for the German offshore project BorWin 5. The Lankhorst Gama 98 slings held the jacket in position above the stern of the Pioneering Spirit for the 2-day journey to the […]

Canal lock gates play a pivotal role in allowing boats to go up and down hills by adjusting the water level. When the gate at lock 27 on the Oxford Canal in Little Bourton, UK,  was found to be in need of urgent repair works, it was critical that the matter was sorted as soon […]

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 […]