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Engineering firm completes roll- out of bespoke warship cranes


The two warships together at Portsmouth after HMW Queen Elizabeth returns to her home port


Photo credit: Crown Copyright


aboard the Royal Navy’s largest ever warships. The company, which specialises


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in mechanical handling solutions, designed and built ten bespoke cranes for the new HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carriers. The two ships recently made their first public appearance together in Portsmouth harbour. It required the highest level of engineering expertise to ensure that the cranes can be operated reliably in all sailing conditions.


he engineering skills of Sheffield-based SCX Special Projects are in evidence


The cranes – five on each ship –


carry out tasks ranging from servicing helicopters, to loading and unloading munitions, to moving cargo around the hangar bay. SCX Special Projects – part of


the award-winning SCX group based in Wincobank, Sheffield – has an international reputation for delivering precise, reliable and safe systems for a wide range of lifting and mechanical handling applications. Customers include the Nuclear


and Defence sectors, Aerospace, Manufacturing and Stadia. Its two most high-profile contracts have been designing,


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