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Bennetts Cranes , official Raimondi agent of United Kingdom, has supplied two MRT159 flattop tower cranes and two LR213 luffing jib cranes for a residential development in Southern England. The…
Southhampton-based Meachers Global Logistics has added seven new specialist vehicles to its fleet as part of a £1.5million investment programme. The international freight and transport logistics company has replaced vehicles…
Wolffkran has supplied its largest Wolff 1250 B luffing crane on hire to the construction company Multiplex to work on the new Chancery Rosewood Hotel at 30 Grosvenor Square in…
The Dubai-based digital disruptor for the cranes and construction sector, MYCRANE, has expanded its global network with new franchisees for United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Qatar. The new…
On behalf of Volkerlaser, Collett Team have completed the delivery of two bridges from their point of manufacture at Northallerton’s Allerton Steel, via BAW Coatings in Sheffield, before final destination…
bp has just announced new plans to invest £1 billion in electric vehicle charging in the UK. bp pulse, bp’s EV charging business, intends to make the investment over the…
Heavy transport specialist, Allelys, has recently executed the UK’s first-ever double girder frame convoy while delivering a reactor and transformer to Ninfield. The reactor weighing 150te, and transformer weighing 195te,…
Collett Heavy Lift Team relied on Enerpac JS125 jacking system to extract a 20 tonne gantry crane from its Halifax Mile Thorn warehouse. With the decision to upgrade to a…
Spirit Energy Production UK Ltd. has awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a contract for removal and disposal services of the operator’s North Sea decommissioning portfolio. Heerema will cooperate with DeepOcean, the…
Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building is 17-metres taller, thanks to the world’s biggest crane, Big Carl. Overnight, a 347-tonne liner steel ring was lifted onto the Unit 1 reactor…
Modulift has manufactured their first ever CMOD 250 corner units. The CMOD 250 can achieve a WLL of 300t load and can reach spans of 20m x 20m, the corner…
Liebherr’s LR1160.1 unplugged is one of the world’s first battery-operated crawler cranes. The electro-hydraulic drive has the same performance specifications as the conventional version. Both versions are operated in the…
The UK-based heavy transport specialist Collett has received the second of its new Manoovr Trailers. Manufactured by Nooteboom, these new trailers are designed specifically to meet the requirements of the…
Osprey Group has recently transported a new low pressure rotor, weighing 257-tonnes, for the world’s most powerful steam turbine at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset. The new low-pressure rotor forms…
Transmec UK, one of the leading transport and logistics company, has the third leading business in four months to locate at its rapidly expanding, port-centric logistics park at London Gateway.…
Allelys have successfully completed the transport and installation of a 113te reactor for Frodsham substation. The reactor, measuring 6.5m (l) x 2.7m (w) x 4m (h) was received at Immingham port…
DP World’s two UK ports handled a record volume of cargo in 2021 after major investments in capability and capacity. During the 12 month period, DP World’s port-centric logistics hub…
Collett & Sons Ltd and Bristol’s Plant Speed have agreed a deal which will see their specialist wind turbine equipment join the Collett fleet. Taking the decision to remove themselves…
London City Bond today becomes the second leading business in three months to take advantage of the financial benefits of freeport status and locate at DP World London Gateway’s rapidly…
DP World has just announced that 11 of the most sustainable straddle carriers yet manufactured will go into service at Southampton with immediate effect, completing a £40m investment over the…
DC Battery Technologies Ltd has announced the launch of the new 4,000 Series of Lithium Iron Phosphate LiFePO4 batteries. The new 4,000 Series offers a range of benefits such as…
DP World in the UK has announced that it will build a 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s port-centric Logistics Park to meet unprecedented demand for space at…
The latest addition to Modulift’s modular range, the new MOD 1100/2000t spreader beam at 33m span, has been used in it’s very first lift in Dover in the UK. The…
The Collett Team were contracted to provide a door-to-door service, including the project management, engineering and the transport of two 160Te shunt reactors. The shunt reactors were transported in three…
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