Entries by JDevadmin321

7 Storey Modular Build

Supported a major live hospital development involving large scale modular unit installation around the clock. Worked continuously in a highly sensitive environment where planning, reliability, and safety were essential to maintain programme deadlines and minimise disruption to hospital operations.

Residential Swimming Pool

Residential road. Confined garden. No room for a conventional crane. 1 huge swimming pool Minimal disruption 0 Damaged property When a homeowner needed a swimming pool lifted into a tight rear garden, standard solutions simply weren’t going to cut it. The entrance was restricted, with tight clearance, so we removed their gates to protect them, […]

Ceiling Removed To Give Access To Lift Position (London)

We were recently asked to lift a 9-tonne mini demolition excavator, along with other materials, 23 metres onto the roof of the building it was being used to demolish. The client, a specialist demolition contractor, needed to take down a seven-storey structure in a confined London urban area while keeping disruption to a minimum. Our […]

Our AC70, The Only Crane For The Job

Our fantastic Demag AC70 got called upon to do a special job in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (UK). Our client had a steam drum weighing 15 tonne with a required reach of 9m above ground and the load extremely close to a roof ceiling. As any crane operator will know, this was no vanilla lift due to […]

Pyestock Demolition

We called on our lifting partners Bronzeshield to assist in completing a demolition job at NGTE Pyestock, near Fleet, in Hampshire.  If we don’t have the equipment available when it is needed we will source it using our numerous friends in the trade.  No job is too big or too small. Pyestock u>sed to belong […]

UK Government Changes to Rebated Diesel Usage

As some of you may know, the UK Government announced changes to rules for businesses and individuals currently entitled to supply or use rebated gas oil (red diesel) and rebated biofuels causing concern, especially in the construction sector. These changes are due to take effect for most sectors from 1st April 2022 with the Government […]

Multi-crane lift for MoD

We successfully completed a multi-crane lift using our Challenger 3160 and Demag AC45 this week for the Ministry of Defence. They required a large fuel tank to be removed from its current location at Minley in Hampshire so it could be safely scrapped. For this lift, we used two cranes along with our knowledge and […]

Footbridge over Abbey Road, London

We had an interesting job in London recently, a client needed a footbridge removed in one complete section from over Abbey Road in London.  We used our large AC140 mobile crane with its impressive 140 tonnes MRC to successfully complete the job.  With a width of just 2.75m and a length of just 11.7m, the […]

Alternative Solution – Using a Hiab X800

A steel works client ordered a crane to lift some structural steel framing onto a building site at Thatcham, Berkshire.  Our client originally booked the crane with the belief the steel structural framing would be lowered into the worksite from above as there was no roof. However, on the day of delivery it became apparent […]

Terranova lifts the Windsor Belle

To keep the Windsor Belle in pristine condition, every few years she is taken out of the water and given a full overhaul. This boat is truly an elegant piece of history.  Built in 1901 during Edwardian times, she is propelled by a direct drive from a triple expansion steam engine.  This makes her both […]