JANUARY 2022 Ӏ NEWS
AINSCouGH CRANE HIRE LIFTS Cop26 HopE SCuLpTuRE
UK crane contract lift and crane hire services company Ainscough Crane Hire helped install the COP26 Hope Sculpture as part of a public art project in Glasgow, Scotland. The top of the sculpture comprises
a figure that was lifted 23 metres high. The sculpture is in the woodland park of Cuningar Loop, part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration project. Steuart Padwick, the artist, has two other public arts around the city to coincide with the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. Padwick has based the design of the
Hope Sculpture’s 20-metre high columns on brick chimney stalks that were once commonplace in the city’s east end
and are made from a low carbon 100% cement free concrete – a UK first. The child on top with its arms
stretching out incorporates recycled glass aggregate. According to Padwick, “The Hope
Sculpture started as a conversation with engineering consultancy Ramboll and became a gift from 50 companies to Glasgow and South Lanarkshire… “It is a testament to the power of collaboration and dedication to deliver a better future. I want the sculpture to be a beacon of hope and a reminder that we, as a society, do care.” For more on COP26 and the lifting industry see our Far East regional report on page 28.
SpIRA uSES NEW poTAIN FLAT-Top
German construction equipment rental company Spira Baugeräte und Schalungslogistik has recently added a new Potain MDT 569 to its rental fleet of 60 self-erecting and 50 top-slewing cranes. The formwork and construction equipment rental company has deployed the tower crane, which has a maximum capacity of 25 tonnes and 4.2 tonnes at the end of its 80 metre jib, to help construct a new laboratory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Spira technicians worked with two
Potain factory technicians to assemble and erect the crane in just two days, using a 400 tonne six-axle Grove GMK6400 mobile crane. Quick assembly was crucial due to the jobsite’s city centre location and limited space – and was made possible thanks to the design and technology of the MDT 569, along with careful preparation, said Potain manufacturer Manitowoc. According to Manitowoc, the Crane
Control System (CCS) made crane set- up much easier and faster than with conventional crane models and all the adjustments necessary for the crane configuration can be made quickly from the cab. For the KIT project, the MDT 569 was
erected with a hook height of 48.9 m and equipped with a 60 m jib from which it can lift 8.9 tonnes at the end. Spira’s requirements included being able to lift large, prefabricated elements of 15 tonnes at 35 m and 8 tonnes at 60 m. The crane will remain on site for 17 months where it will construct two buildings – one with six floors and the other with two floors. “For a week, we meticulously planned
Spira assembled and erected a 25 tonne capacity Potain MDT 569 tower crane in just two days
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the pre-assembly and logistics. The optimised size of the crane components for truck transport definitely convinced us the Potain MDT 569 was the right crane for the job,” said Yves Dupré, who is joint manager of Spira along with his brother Philippe.
Images courtesy of Steuart Padwick
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