Heavy Lifting

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 […]

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: […]

Ainscough Crane Hire has continued its long-standing work with the wind sector by installing new turbines at a wind farm in Scotland. Turbine installation specialist, Fairwind, appointed Ainscough Crane Hire to undertake the installation of two Vestas V117 3MW turbines at Drumclair Wind Farm. This project presented a unique set of challenges, requiring meticulous planning, […]

Dutch infrastructure company, Hollandia Services, has used Enerpac cube jacks to complete the renovation of the bridge section of the Boekhorstbrug, Den Haag, Netherlands. The cube jacks allowed Hollandia to remove the bridge in an innovative and easy way, enabling refurbishment work away from the site and minimising disruption to the local community. Enerpac cube […]

UK-based PHL Hydraulics UK Ltd has invested in Enerpac Cube Jack technology as the company gears up for new civil engineering opportunities. It is first UK company to add the Enerpac SCJ-Series 100t cube jack system to its range of lifting systems, significantly broadening its project handling capability. PHL Hydraulics UK Ltd is an established […]

Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) of an Enerpac JS-250 fitted with a bracing kit for German heavy lift company, LASTRO Heavylift, has been completed at Enerpac Heavy Lifting Technology in The Netherlands. The JS-250 Jack-up lifted a 660 metric ton load to a height of 15m during the FAT. The Enerpac JS-250 system, comprising four towers, […]

Leading Nordic lifting company, Nordic Crane, has expanded its heavy lifting capability with the addition of an Enerpac JS-250 Jack-up system to the company’s rapidly growing Heavy Lift Division. Designed to lift loads up to 1300t, the JS-250 Jack-up will be deployed on infrastructure, tunnel and oil and gas projects in the region. The Nordic […]

America’s Portland International Airport, commonly referred to as PDX anticipates substantial growth over the next two decades. It is scaling up in preparation to better serve 35 million passengers annually by undergoing a main terminal expansion project – nearly doubling its size. A key component of this expansion is the construction of a new, seismically […]

America’s Portland International Airport, commonly referred to as PDX anticipates substantial growth over the next two decades. It is scaling up in preparation to better serve 35 million passengers annually by undergoing a main terminal expansion project – nearly doubling its size. A key component of this expansion is the construction of a new, seismically […]

The Iron age, which was an important leap in human civilization, started in 1200 BC. Despite the advances of human civilization, what we see, all around us, in the 21st Century after 2200 years is still heavily dependent on shaping iron and steel but obviously in a more advanced way. An ingot is a piece […]