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Features such as similarly shaped counter weight also make assembly and disassembly processes easier.
TUTT BRYANT’S FIRST CRAWLER CRANE DELIVERED IN NZ Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift (TBHLS) recently delivered a new 150t SCX1500A-3 crawler crane to NZ Crane Hire, Auckland’s longest standing mobile crane hire business. THE NEW ZEALAND CONSTRUCTION sector is facing the prospect of managing a pipeline of infrastructure projects worth an estimated $129 billion over the next decade. According to Will Dobson, Business and Commercial Manager for NZ Crane Hire, the addition of the SCX1500A-3 to the fleet will help cater to increased demands from its customers. “We’re recognised as a mobile crane hire company and we hire mobile cranes, and up until now, we have mainly worked in the taxi crane industry so a lot of short duration 38 / CAL May 2019
work. We have 17 mobiles ranging from 13t up to 450t including Terex, Groves, Liebherr and Kato. “But, with delivery of the SCX1500A-3 crawler crane, through our alliance with Tutt Bryant, we’re now able to service commercial construction sites, which require cranes for work over longer periods. Initially, this crane will be erecting precast panels, lifting structural steel and steel reinforcing, as well as precast flooring,” said Dobson. “Our main focus is providing a comprehensive service to our customers so this crane is basically supplementing
the mobile cranes, mobilising and demobilising them, as well as conducting the extra work on the sites. “This is the first crawler crane in the fleet and it has been performing brilliantly. It’s a brand new crane once it was commissioned, it had no problems what so ever and it’s perfect for the job,” he said. The SCX1500A-3 crawler crane is Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Cranes (HSC’s) latest model in the crawler crane lineup and has been developed for the international markets. Tutt Bryant
