UP FRONT / TIDD PICK AND CARRY CRANES
LEADING FROM THE FRONT TRT’s focus on people is leading industry wide innovation and standards for the Pick and Carry crane in Australia. Cranes and Lifting reports. ARTICULATING CRANES HAVE BEEN documented as causing serious harm to people. The construction and mining sectors are constantly evaluating their safety on sites, more recently restricting contracts. Safety of these cranes is also a focus for CICA, with the release of a new operator information video in June this year. As the manufacturer of the TIDD Crane, this has also been the focus of TRT, from the first prototype on the PC25 in March 2014 to the new PC28. We take a closer look at the history of the innovation from TRT in Pick 10 / CAL July 2020
and Carry crane operation and why challenging standard expectations in a market can improve outcomes for an entire industry. TRT believes there is always a better way. TRT is open about the journey of the development of the TIDD crane from the first PC25 prototype in 2014, that launched to a mixed reception, the learnings and the successes from this journey, to the new TIDD PC28, which celebrated its first birthday in May 2020. TRT directors, Bruce and Robert Carden tell us more about the journey. “The opportunity for the
development of the PC25 stemmed from our existing customers and networks sharing their frustration around lack of product options, manufacturing timing constraints, lack of competitive pricing, limited innovation and lower than expected levels of service. These frustrations were seen by them to be the result of a lack of competition” says Robert, TRT’s technical director He continues, “From the start, the TIDD development was intended to set new standards in articulated crane performance, but more importantly the way in which safety, risk and the www.cranesandlifting.com.au
