Terranova would like to wish everyone a good Christmas and a happy New Year! 2020 has been a year of exceptional challenges and changes to the way we all work and live. Everyone has worked hard to get through what has been a tough year. The Terranova Family would like […]
Yearly Archives: 2020
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We got a call to provide emergency support assisting in the repair of one of the large air flow fans used by iFly in Milton Keynes. iFly gives users a skydiving experience without the need of a parachute. These fans can push nearly 780 cubic metres of air every second, […]
We recently helped install a new swim spa at Chobham, Surrey using our Hiab lorry and the latest crane in our fleet, the Terex 60 te Challenger. It’s so new we have not yet had its signage/graphics done. Our Hiab is sporting its new shorter rigid bed. This shorter bed […]
We have a new Demag runner (spinner) attachment we’ve been successfully trialling. This specially designed runner attaches to the telescopic boom of either our AC40 and AC45 cranes to provide additional lift height in buildings with low ceiling clearance. The runner can be fitted with either auxiliary sheaves or a […]
We recently installed a new using our Demag AC40 city class crane and our new runner attachment. The runner attachment is especially designed to lift loads high up into low roof spaces. Low roofs are popular to conform to local planning restrictions while maximising your internal space. They can also […]
As this job Alresford, Hampshire shows, our Jekko SPD360 spider crane, which is normally used internally to safely lift construction objects, like large glass panels or heavy support beams, high up in very confined spaces, can also be used effectively outside. Where a normal compact all terrain crane may damage […]
Our newest Demag AC45 was required in Somerset to install a large overhead crane into a building with a low ceiling. Normally cranes require a clearance height above a load’s final position for the boom and lifting tackle to occupy while the lift takes place. With our specially designed runner […]
We helped replaced the air conditioning units at Cadbury’s facilities in Sheffield yesterday using our Demag AC70. The AC70 is the largest City crane available and perfect for heavy jobs in tight spaces. There is no other heavy lifting City class crane like it in the UK. As Bertie Bassett […]
In 1989 Terranova, under Mr Glover Snr, bought the first Demag AC1600 into the UK. This super heavy lifting crane has a Maximum Rated Capacity of 500 tonne (1’300’000 lbs) and reach of 118m (387ft) high using its fixed fly jib (that’s over 1/10th of Km or 2m less than […]
The largest City Class crane available in the UK, the Demag AC70 was used to assist in the installation of a 5G mast in Southampton. The compact size and long boom of this heavy duty city class crane meant the tall 5G mast could be successfully installed as one completed […]