Cranes and Liftin Jan - Feb 2019

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CRANES IN ACTION / BRENDON PENN CRANE HIRE

Liebherrs manage well in the hot and dry conditions.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS WITH LIEBHERR Brendon Penn Crane Hire services the resources sector in remote areas of Western Australia. The business is built on the reliability of its fleet of Liebherr mobile cranes and the support it receives from the Liebherr team. IN MARCH 2018, Brendon Penn Plant Hire (BPCH) celebrated its 25th birthday. A privately owned family business, run by Brendon and Kristina Penn, BPCH has been built on the back of servicing the gold, nickel and lithium mining industries in the North Eastern Goldfield in the greater Kalgoorlie region of Western Australia. “Twenty-five years ago we started out with a 12t franna and we now have five all terrain cranes plus the latest addition, the Liebherr LTF 1060-4.1 truck crane. It’s a 60t capacity Liebherr crane installed on a Mercedes truck chassis and the first of its type in Australia. It’s an excellent addition. So we’ve got six slewing cranes plus 20t, 22t and 25t frannas,” BPCH Managing Director Brendon Penn said. The LTF combines the best of 58 / CAL January 2019

Brendon Penn with the new LTF 1060.

Liebherr crane technology with the best truck technology from Europe. The LTF1060 is perfect for customers who have long distances to travel. The lower truck chassis

provides the most fuel efficient and lowest maintenance option for a high mileage vehicle due to a standard truck driveline and suspension as opposed to an all www.cranesandlifting.com.au


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Chiller lift with the latest technology How Universal Cranes removed and replaced a chiller unit from the 28th floor of a Brisbane hotel

3min
pages 56-57

Celebrating 25 years with Liebherr Brendon Penn Crane Hire is built on the reliability of its fleet of Liebherr mobile cranes and the support it receives from the Liebherr team

4min
pages 58-60

Farewell to an industry stalwart Mike Hanchard of Hanchard Cranes talks about his career and business, which closed late last year due to his retirement

5min
pages 40-41

Technology to reduce fuel costs and improve your FTC rebate Jim French from Teletrac Navman, looks at how telematics gives crane operators more options to maximise their fuel tax credits entitlements

4min
pages 48-49

How effective are your fire suppressant systems? There is a perception that once a crane fire get started nothing can be done to stop them. Firestorm’s Kieran McHatton explains this isn’t the case

5min
pages 46-47

Transitioning from crane hire to crane contracting How Crane Services sought the expertise of GBA Projects to help transition them from a crane hire to a crane contracting business

5min
pages 42-43

Nobles and BBRG wire rope distribution partnership winning new customers The partnership between Nobles and Bekaert Ropes has been embraced in the mobile, tower and port crane sectors

2min
page 39

Walking through the new generation Manitowoc all terrains A look at Manitowoc’s new Grove all terrains

7min
pages 20-23

Jungle giant celebrates 20th birthday For 20 years, a Liebherr 91EC tower crane has been fundamental to a global, scientific network studying the world’s great rainforests

5min
pages 44-45

Lifting financing standards Heavy Equipment Financing Australia provides advice for businessses in the construction boom

6min
pages 24-25
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