NEWS
12
ACT
FEBRUARY 2015
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHT
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One of the largest rental
equipment companies
of eastern Saudi Arabia,
Expertise Industrial Services
of Jubail, recently took
delivery of a new Link-Belt
RTC-8050 Series II 50-mt
rough terrain crane. The
purchasewasmade from
Bakheet Co. forMachinery,
the Link-Belt dealer in Saudi
Arabia.Mohammed Ashif,
Expertise CEO, was present
as the cranewas officially
handed over. Expertise
Industrial Services is a
provider of industrial support
services to the petrochemical
and construction industries in
Saudi Arabia. Expertise cited
the quality of product and
Bakheet’s after-sales product
support as themain reasons
for purchase. The crane is
working in Jubail City, Saudi
Arabia at Sadara, which is a
world scale chemical project
and a joint venture between
Saudi Aramco andDow
Chemical Co.
A-Quick Pick/Shawmut push
self-erectors inNew England
IgoT-130,with a170-foot
reach, 124-foot height, and
a very small footprintmakes
contractors take a second look
at savingmoney andgetting
their projects inon time,” said
George Schrade, founder of
A-QuickPickCrane.
Shawmut Equipmentwas
pleased to seeA-QuickPick’s
early enthusiasm for self-
erectors.
“A-QuickPickquickly
saw the valueof Potain self-
erecting cranes andhas been
able to convince someof
themost highly regarded
contractors inNewEngland
to try these cranes on
several highprofileprojects,”
Shawmut EquipmentVice
PresidentKevinO’Connell
said. “We greatly appreciate
A-QuickPick’swillingness
to embracewhat is still a
relativelynew lifting concept
inNorthAmerica.”
Gaining traction
Potain self-erecting cranes
havebeenwidelyused in
Europe for decades and are
steadilygainingpopularity
inNorthAmerica. The
key advantages of self-
erecting cranes include a
small footprintwith a long
reach, lowermobilization
anddemobilization costs
compared to top slewing tower
cranes, and standard radio
remote controls that allow
theoperator tomovewith the
load throughout the lifting
zone.Additionally, the ability
for the tower cranes tobe
fully electric allows for crane
operationswithno emissions
andgreatly reducednoise in
urban and residential areas.
Manitowocoffers awide
rangeofmodels in its product
lineof Potain self erectors.
A-QuickPick andShawmut
Equipment have seen themost
successwith twoof the largest
models – thePotainHDT80
and thePotain IgoT-130.
Shawmut Equipment
provided twoPotainHDT80s,
6.6 ton self erecting cranes,
toA-QuickPickCrane
Service toworkwithDimeo
Construction renovating a
large art gallery located in
NewHaven, Connecticut.
Thehighprofileproject
included completely
renovating and remodeling an
existing structureused for the
displayof fine art, alongwith
the additionof observation
decks on the top floors. Space
limitations on the jobsite
caused concern, but thePotain
HDT80s eliminated theneed
for the subcontractor to shut
downbusy city streets and
tomobilizedifferent cranes
multiple times throughout the
project.
Most recently,A-QuickPick
Crane Service andShawmut
Equipment assembled aPotain
IgoT130 at an apartment
buildingproject inNorwalk,
CT. This buildingwill be five
stories of apartments, aswell
as a two story subterranean
parkinggarage,withmultiple
types of crewsworking
simultaneously to complete
theproject quickly and
efficiently.
Withbusyhighways and
streets surrounding the job
site, in addition to restrictions
due to theproximityof a
MetroNorth railroad line,
thePotain IgoT130 is able
to reachout and carry
loads to areas of the job site
inaccessible to fork trucks and
other lifting equipment.
According toA-QuickPick
CraneProjectManager Frank
Grich, “Itwas obvious from
theoutset that the tower crane
was the ideal solution at this
job site.”
With the site’s space
limitations, the tower crane
can safely andquicklymove
plumbing equipment, glass,
ductwork,HVAC supplies, as
well aswaste anddebris. The
versatilityof this cranemakes
schedulingdeliveries on the
job site andmoving all of the
building supplies todifferent
crewsmore efficient.
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A Potain HDT 80 self-erecting tower crane against theNew Haven,
CT skyline deliversmaterials to every subcontractor on a building
restoration project at a local university.
A-QuickPickCrane Service,
Inc., headquartered inDerby,
CT andShawmut Equipment
areworking together to
pioneer theuseof Potain self-
erecting cranes onprojects in
Connecticut and throughout
theNortheast.
Founded in1984,A-Quick
PickCrane Servicehas been
a customer of Shawmut
Equipment for decades,
and the strong relationship
continues as the two
companies collaborate to
introduce self-erecting cranes
to theirmarkets.
“We currentlyhave the Igo
130on two separateprojects
inConnecticut: an18-month
demo and rehabilitationof a
chemical lab inNewHaven,
and a five story condonew
construction inNorwalk. The
