WORLD NEWS
6
INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
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OCTOBER 2013
HIGHLIGHT
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Lifting equipment
manufacturer Konecranes has
opened a training centre at
its UK headquarters in Castle
Donington, Leicestershire, UK.
The centre will offer theoretical
and practical training areas
and will include two 2.5 tonne
capacity SG CXTS cranes,
a company spokesperson
said. The centre also houses
a number of CXT hoists and
CLX overhead cranes. Training
available at the centre is for
technicians, inspectors, crane
operators and customer
service staff. Courses cover
product and maintenance
specialist training, health
and safety, and Tech 1 and 2
Service Technician Certification
programmes, a company
spokesperson added.
Heavy lift and specialized
transport company Roll-Lift
has signed a multi-million
dollar contract for hundreds
of axle lines of Scheuerle
self propelled modular
transporter (SPMT).
The 400 axle lines
will be added to Roll-
Lift’s transportation fleet.
Commenting on the deal,
Frans van Seumeren, Roll-
Lift owner, said, “Due to the
unique way we approach our
work and the receptiveness
of our clients, Roll-Lift is
undergoing a sustained period
of unprecedented growth. We
had little option but to increase
our number of axle lines to
meet the current and future
demands of the business.”
For an update on the
expansion and development of
Roll-Lift, look out for another
exclusive interview with Frans
van Seumeren in an upcoming
issue of
International Cranes
and Specialized Transport
.
Multi-million deal for
Roll-Lift and Scheuerle
Wilbert builds 47,000
tonne silo installation
Rental and transport company
Wilbert has helped build a
47,000 tonne storage silo in
Brake, Germany.
To build the silo, which is
for grain and fodder, a WT 200
e.tronic and a WT 300 e.tronic,
both flat top, tower cranes
were used.
Both cranes were fitted to
14 metre base frames to help
save space, as the rails on the
silo had to remain in operation
during the installation process,
a company spokesperson said.
The frames were fitted on top
of the silo cone. In addition,
anchor rods were also
mounted to the foundation.
The WT 300 was assembled
with a freestanding tower
height of 84 m and was
configured to work within a
55 m radius. The WT 200 had
a tower height of 73 m and was
configured with a 40 m jib.
Jobs for the towers included
lifting around 40 tonnes of
steel each day.
The silo covers an area of
22 x 61 m and stands 83 m tall.
It was built in two sections.
The first section took 27 days
to complete and the second
took 21 days, a company
spokesperson added.
Statnett, an electricity power
grid operator in Norway, has
purchased a 6 tonne capacity
Unic URW-706 mini crane
with hydraulic telescopic
boom from Knutsen Maskin.
Knutsen Maskin is Unic’s
Norwegian distributor.
The URW-706 will be used at
the Kristiansand substation,
which is part of a network
that supplies power to South
West Norway. Work for the
mini crane will include a
wide range of general lifting
tasks around the Kristiansand
substation, a company
spokesperson said. It was
chosen for its ability to work
in confined areas, a company
spokesperson added.
ÅKERSTRÖMS APPOINTS NEW EUROPEAN DEALER
Manufacturer of radio remote controls Åkerströms Björbo has appointed Transmission Aquitaine in France
as its new dealer. Following the agreement, Transmission Aquitaine will distribute Åkerströms’ radio remote
controls to the French market.
Xavier Leveugle, CEO at Transmission Aquitaine said, “Our customers constantly need new solutions in
automation and transmission. This opportunity to also offer radio control systems to our existing customer
base broadens our current offerings.”
Andreas Hedström, vice president of sales and export manager at Åkerströms Björbo AB said, “Our
strategy is to expand internationally through distributors. Transmission Aquitaine feels like the right
distributor for us. They have a large and faithful customer following, and we see great potential to
grow together.”
The WT 200 and WT 300
tower cranes on site
Bernd
Schwengsbier
from Scheuerle,
left, and Frans
van Seumeren,
Roll-Lift owner
