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consolidation over the next 12 months. The sector is seeing a positive trend.” Even so, he is not expecting a
growth rate for his own company: “Our strategy is not to increase production but to preserve our
pulling the stops out
Fratelli Ruffatti Organ Builders is a Padua, Italy-based company that, since 1940, has been making and restoring historical pipe organs. The St. Katharine of Siena Parish Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA, commissioned an organ from the company. Installing the instrument took several weeks of intense work.
This is a middle-sized yet extremely
valuable organ, hand-made for the church. It has three keyboards and 2,242 pipes. It can be played for either of two identical consoles: one is located in the choir loft, the other one in the side nave.
The crane needed to transport the
instrument into the church, and especially to position the two-ton console in the choir loft, had to be small enough to fi t through the church’s standard-sized doors, and light enough not to damage the terrazzo fl oors. A Jekko SPX532 did the job. Colt Vacek, service manager of Fascan
International, Jekko’s US dealer, said, “size, load capacity, smoothness and precision were crucial to the desired outcome. The SPX532 was no doubt the best choice. Designed to pass through single-width doors easily fi tted through the church main door. As a plus for this type of machine, it can work in electric
mode so it carried out its work without producing any emissions. The radio control operates the machine from any angle and distance. The work done at the St. Katharine of Siena Parish Church exceeded by far our expectations.” Michela Ruffatti is responsible for design
and manufacturing supervision at Fratelli Ruffatti Organ Builders. “Special care and smoothness are needed to transport and install an organ,” she said. “All the parts are hand-made from fi ne and valuable materials that need to be treated carefully, especially during transport. The Jekko crane work was simply outstanding, since it was easy and quick in hoisting a heavy load despite its long reach, yet it was extremely smooth in movement. While supervising the work, I was under the impression that it is a user-friendly machine to operate.” Mike Ambrose, of F. Ambrose Rigging, is the man who operated the SPX532. It was the fi rst time he had undertaken such an unusual project with a Jekko machine but he was impressed. “It has been really simple to use the machine, it’s extremely versatile, and it is the ideal machine to work inside the church because it’s emission-free, easy to operate and agile enough to avoid indoor obstacles such as pews, lights or beams.” A video of the job can be seen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOUUtLGh08g
high quality,” he says. Jekko’s latest model is its
SPX328. It has lithium-ion battery drive; and accessories offered are a 500kg electric job, or a one-tonne runner jib stored on board; and a JVM800-R glass manipulator.
In the UK, also, things are happening. Dan Ezzatvar is marketing manager of GGR, a distributor for UNIC mini cranes. Increased versatility and flexibility is what he sees in the market. “This is in response to
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