COMMENT Ӏ JUNE 2023
MAKE Do AND MEND
A pamphlet issued by the British Ministry of Information in the midst of WWII contained the phrase 'make do and mend'. It was designed to provide housewives with useful tips on how to be both frugal and stylish in times of harsh rationing. Who would have thought that, almost 80 years later, the term
would still be in popular use – here in the UK at least. Now, though, it's mostly used in connection with a different
type of war: the battle to save the environment by fixing and preserving what we've already got thereby lessening our environmental impact. This rise in environmental awareness can be seen in the rapid rise of 'repair cafes' accross the country. At these 'cafes' you can take your old, wore-out items and give them a new lease of life. This is one area where in which the crane industry has been ahead of the curve. As you can see in our repair and refurbishment feature (page 18) both specialists and some manufacturers repair and refurbish cranes – and they have been doing so for some time. As Micha Gouweleeuw, MD of Dutch restoration specialist Gouweleeuw, points out in the article,
MENTIoNED IN THIS ISSuE 38
1Guava 40 Ampd Energy
Avenue Building Corporation Avesaat Cranes Bennett’s
Crowland Cranes DPR Construction Falcon Cranes
48 18 50
BKL 42 Britlift
26
18, 20 30 36
Goldhofer 23 Global Crane Services
18
Gouweleeuw 18, 23 Grove 19 Jekko 16
“the value depends on whether they are in good working order, not on their age.” See the magic Gouweleeuw can
work in the renewal of a Goldhofer trailer on page 23. Elsewhere in the issue the
increase in environmental considerations can also be seen. In News (page 10), for example, there's rapid progress with the development of the world's largest electric crane by Mammoet; and in the tower crane feature we see the uptake in the use of fibre rope (with the corresponding environmental benefits this can bring), alongside the increasing use of emissions-free batteries to power cranes on job sites.
Christian Shelton, Editor
Christian.Shelton@
progressivemediainternational.com
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Manitowoc Moritsch Cranes
Notus Contract Lifting Potain
20 16 15
21, 35, 47 8, 22, 50
Mammoet 10 Modulift
25 48 26 50
Raimondi 48 Ricons 50 Rollalong 26 Rope and Sling Specialists
28, 32 Saez 50
Samsung Heavy Industries
Terex Rough Terrain Cranes Terex Tower Cranes
15
SC&RA 16 Select Plant Hire
47 12 47
Teufelberger 38 The Crosby Group Torquer Trowis
Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift Van Gerstel Montage Verdi Alliance Vita Industrial
32 30 38 8
19 48 30
Wolffkran 35, 47 XCMG
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