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WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER ISSUE OF CRANES AND LIFTING ALTHOUGH OUR VISION THROUGHOUT 2020 has proved to be anything but clear, for many in the crane sector there has been plenty to cheer about. A number of crane hire businesses celebrate milestones this year. We speak to a few in this issue including Borger Cranes who celebrate 40 years in business. Many of these companies recognise Gerhard Baden as the ‘Crane Father’ of all terrains and he reflects on the introduction of all terrains to the local market.

The $5.1 billion Snowy Hydro 2.0 project is just kicking off and already companies are seeing the benefit. A number of hire companies have supplied fleets of equipment, a well-known Chinese brand has been purchased by the project’s contractor and a local, family-run crane hire business is lending its expertise to the early set-up stages of the project.

The age-old argument of quality versus quantity is also examined in the issue. We speak to a passionate Australian manufacturer who stands by the traditional values reflected in the “Australian Made” logo.

Increasingly, technology is playing a defining role in the crane sector.

Telematics provides the opportunity for office personnel to “dial in” and see how a crane is performing, how many lifts it has performed, the weight of the lifts – from and to where. It also analyses whether the crane is over or under specified for the job, how well utilised the crane is and how much time it spends idle. This information will help a crane hire business tender for future work from a more educated perspective.

Crane companies enjoy reading about lifts, and we have introduced a new section in this issue to celebrate everything that is good about the industry. All companies are encouraged to submit photographs of recent lifts, with a brief description, for inclusion in the Lift of The Month; the best will be run in each issue and on www.cranesandlifting.com.au

our digital products. We also encourage companies to enter the best of their lifts for the Lift of the Year competition. We know the Cranes and Lifting SHOWCASE, which dominates a large section of the issue, will prove to be a useful vehicle for promoting the crane sector to other industries.

It takes a coordinated effort by the members of the Cranes and Lifting team to put together a magazine of this size. On their behalf, I hope you enjoy the read and decide to participate in the new initiatives we have introduced.

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8 Up Front Up Front with the new Tadano Demag IC-1 Remote telematics system.

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The industry continues to battle the fallout from COVID and we also farewell an industry statesman.

14 CICA SA State Chair Report Marcus Rigney discusses some of the challenges facing South Australia.

17 CICA Member Profile Cooma Crane Hire is benefiting from the start of the $5.1 billion Snowy Hydro 2.0 project.

21 CICA Tech Corner The CICA Technical Committee examines the impact of side slope deration on the operation of articulated pick and carry cranes.

24 TRT focuses on moving forward across Kobelco range With a major focus on customer support, product training and increased representation, TRT is excited about its plans for Kobelco.

28 Resolute approach to tower cranes and technology Resolution Rigging Services is celebrating 20 years in business.

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33 Reaching new heights with advanced technology and a growing fleet Cranecorp Australia achieves impressive coup by signing a multi-million dollar buy-in deal with specialist private equity investor.

36 Making a stand for Australian Manufacturing SpanSet proudly stands by the traditional manufacturing values reflected in the Australian Made logo.

40 Freo takes delivery of new Groves Tim Brouff discusses Freo’s East Coast operations and the recent delivery of Grove all terrains.

44 Harnessing a runaway business How Premier Cranes and Rigging empowered staff to help manage exponential growth.

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58 Drawing on 160 years of heritage Hobart’s Elliott’s Crane Hire will take on projects others are afraid to touch.

61 The all terrain “Crane Father” reflects For many, Gerhard Baden is seen as the founder of the all terrain concept in Australia. He reflects on his time in the industry.

64 Borgers celebrate 40 years in business The Borger family celebrated 40 years in business with a major acquisition in Queensland.

68 Robway Safety expands capabilities Robway Safety is extending it telematics capabilities for customers.

49 Building the nation’s capital Capital Cranes focuses on safety and adopting the latest crane technology to ensure customer satisfaction.

71 New Liebherr 100t rough terrain to Universal Universal Cranes recently took delivery of a new, Liebherr 100t LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain.

53 Flexibility, key to Evolution Gregg Melrose can see changes in market demands and he is moving accordingly.

74 Franna strengthens service offering Franna continues to invest in its service business across the country.

56 New Liebherr crawler range Liebherr launches new 800t capacity crawler crane.

76 Unblocking the operator’s view Resolution Rigging Services was recently appointed East Coast distributor for Blokcam crane camera technology.

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79 Fulfilling customer demands at short notice Tadano’s Queensland team explains how they manage the supply of cranes at short notice and the importance of product support.

98 Tutt Bryant adds 180t capacity crawler to HSC SCX-3 series

Tutt Bryant Equipment announced the release of the next significant SCX-3 model – the SCX1800A-3 175t class crawler crane.

82 Two Way Cranes focus on Work Health and Safety Appointment of new work health and safety manager at Two Way Cranes.

101 Snowy Hydro 2.0 contractor makes crane decision Gleason Cranes Sales and Rentals recently won the five crane tender for the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project.

116 Quality premium Hi-Tech wire ropes and service to match CASAR Australia’s wire ropes are well engineered and lead the industry.

105 Cranes and Lifting SHOWCASE Over 160 crane hire companies list the premier cranes in their fleet.

The SHOWCASE is designed to help promote crane companies to other relevant industry sectors.

118 Preston Hire SuperCrane fleet Preston Hire recently added its 100th crane to its Australian fleet.

85 Working at Heights Association The first of a series of articles covering the importance of safety when working at heights.

88 Digitising a heavy lift and heavy haulage specialist E.P.O.S. helps digitise the administrative processes for heavy lift and haulage specialist Wille-Krane GmbH. 91 Radio solutions for the crane industry Red Radio Solutions continues to work around customer requirements with two way radio solutions.

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107 CICA Welcomes the Cranes and Lifting SHOWCASE 108 Family business farewells 45 year veteran Mid Coast Cranes recently farewelled employee after 45 years.

114 SuperService continues growth path Despite the difficult market conditions, SuperService has continued to build momentum.

120 Cranes and Lifting SHOWCASE listings Crane hire companies provide details of premier cranes in their fleets.

139 Pinpoint accuracy with 3D Lift Plan PSC Crane Hire and Rigging, realised pinpoint accuracy on a recent jobsite using A1A 3D Lift Plan.

110 Weighing up risk over reward Dean Bassed, partner in crane specialist insurance broker PNOinsurance, examines how the pressure to deliver on contracts leads to cutting corners and accidents.

142 NOBLE “game chainger” now in larger sizes Nobles new NOBLE10TM chain-lifting system now includes larger sizes for heavier lifting applications.

112 What do bank deferment periods mean to the crane sector?

96 South Coast engineering firm adds Bank payment deferment periods do TIDD articulated pick and carry have some catches. Finlease’s Jeff CREW New South Wales recently took Wilson and Chris Burke explain more. delivery of a new TIDD PC28.

145 Lift of the month Another new initiative from the magazine. Crane hire companies are encouraged to send photographs and text about their latest lift.

94 Maeda mini crawlers backbone of glass specialists fleet J A & Sons, commercial glass handling specialist, has steadily built a fleet of mini crawlers with help from Pace Cranes.

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INDUSTRY NEWS FEDERAL MEMBER FOR LINDSAY ESTABLISHES ADVANCING MANUFACTURING TASKFORCE Federal Member for Lindsay, Melissa McIntosh MP has established an Advancing Manufacturing Taskforce aimed at investigating, promoting and advocating for policies that create local, national and international opportunities for manufacturing in Western Sydney.

“I’ve brought together representatives in manufacturing, industry, business and education so we can tackle the obstacles facing Australian manufacturing and form practical solutions that create local jobs, for local people,” said Ms McIntosh.

“Australian innovation, value and quality set us apart and give us a competitive advantage. By educating and training our kids in the jobs of the future, we can create and sustain generations of local jobs through advancing manufacturing.”

Taskforce member Don Wright, Head of Launch Pad Innovation Program at Western Sydney University, said, “Western Sydney has an opportunity to establish itself as an advanced manufacturing innovation leader in the Asia Pacific region by embracing

TRT EXPAND KOBELCO COVERAGE Tidd Ross Todd Limited (TRT) recently announced the expansion of the Kobelco Crawler Crane sales and customer support network in Australia with the appointment of a sub-distributor for New South Wales and ACT, Baden Davis Crane Connection Pty Limited.

The Crane Connection will provide the full range Kobelco Crawler Cranes in these States, as well as service and parts support for cranes operating locally.

TRT will manage all product imports and will continue Kobelco Crawler Crane distribution, parts and service across the rest of Australia.

Robert Carden, TRT’s technical director explains, “This appointment was a very natural development for TRT, especially for a product range

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Melissa McIntosh MP and Managing Director Kristian Pritchard

technology such as Industry 4.0 to compete on value, not cost.”

Kristian Pritchett, managing director of local manufacturer SpanSet, echoed the capability of Australian manufacturers to beat the competition on value and quality.

“With advanced manufacturing, we will bring about the efficiencies required to lower production costs and allow Australian manufacturers to compete against comparable imported products,” said Pritchett.

“The time is now to make the change and buy Australian Made.”

Lead Scientist at the Royal Institute of Australia, Professor Alan Duffy, emphasised the importance of

education and training.

“It’s critical we teach all our students as well as existing employers on the opportunities and excitement that advanced manufacturing presents us,” said Duffy.

McIntosh said the Taskforce “will work across sectors to bring together local and national experience to explore new and exciting ways to create local jobs by backing Australian manufacturing. Western Sydney holds the key, if we are willing to fight for it.”

The Taskforce also includes representatives from the Sydney Science Park, Schools Industry Partnership, universities and tertiary education, and local manufacturers.

that The Crane Connection are knowledgeable about. Our organisations work well together; we have a similar company ethos, outlook, and approach.

Engineering and service is the backbone of both our businesses.”

“The Crane Connection are already doing such a great job with distribution of our TIDD Pick and Carry Cranes, it was such a good fit for both companies.

They have a sizeable service operation and facilities based in Sydney and we know they will provide excellent support for Kobelco customers”, said Carden.

Anthony Davis from The Crane Connection explains, “The Kobelco Crawler range fits perfectly with our existing product lines. We have tele crawlers and rough terrains, truck cranes and all terrains with Link Belt. We also

look after the TIDD range of articulated pick and carries manufactured by TRT.” TRT will provide ongoing support and training to The Crane Connection team in relation to the Kobelco range of product.

“We are working closely with the TRT teams in Australia and New Zealand.

We are also working directly with their Australian Crane sales manager, Troy Hand who has a high level of Kobelco product knowledge,” Davis said.

TRT were appointed the new Kobelco Crawler Crane distributor for Australia, NZ and the Pacific region in February 2020. TRT are supporting the existing Kobelco Crane customer network and supplying new cranes in Australia and New Zealand. www.trt.co.nz and www.trtaustralia.com.au

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UP FRONT / TADANO DEMAG TELEMATICS The new Demag IC-1 Remote advanced telematics solution will provide customers with the tools to monitor their fleet, anytime and from anywhere an internet connection is available.

ANYTIME, ANYWHERE WITH REMOTE DIAGNOSIS Demag’s innovative cloud solution for location-independent crane and fleet management, IC-1 Remote, will soon be available on their all terrain and crawler cranes.

FOLLOWING THE RESOUNDING SUCCESS of the IC-1 Remote pre-release versions presented at last year’s Bauma and this year’s ConExpo in Las Vegas, Demag has announced the official market launch.

With the cloud solution, all relevant crane data can be accessed from anywhere. Online troubleshooting by customer support will also be enabled in the future. IC-1 Remote is the only system to offer this option. It is available now for almost all new Demag all terrain 8 / CAL September 2020

and crawler cranes, with a retrofit option being offered for many older models.

IC-1 Remote expands the possibilities of the innovative IC-1 control system to incorporate mobile remote access to all key crane data. Users can select the required display parameters and configure their personal dashboard. If various users have access to the crane data, several customised dashboards can be created.

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director of Tadano Oceania is excited to be offering the advanced telematics solution to Australian customers.

“The data provided by IC-1 Remote, will help our customers manage their crane fleets in an efficient and datadriven manner, and this will improve planning efficiency. It will also enable customers to track previous crane work history for projects completed and the duration of the contract. This information will enable them to tender www.cranesandlifting.com.au

IC-1 Remote expands the possibilities of the innovative IC-1 control system to incorporate mobile remote access to all key crane data.

in a more educated way and make more profitable and smart investments as a result of the data provided by IC-1 Remote,” he said.

In technical terms, the IC-1 Remote system consists of a radio unit with a SIM card that is connected to a central cloud server. The crane data is transferred to this server, and stored there. Via a web browser, authorised users can retrieve and process this data for state-of-the-art crane and fleet management. The data can be accessed at any time and from any location, and also from any terminal device, such as stationary PCs in offices, mobile tablets or smartphones with internet access. On the start page, authorised users can see at a glance all the cranes in their entire fleet that are connected to the IC-1 Remote network. They can read whether a crane is “logged in” to the system, when the machine was last connected, whether it is currently in operation or whether error messages or alarms are displayed. It is also possible to call up geographical map data such as the location of the crane or the distance traveled.

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“IC-1 Remote informs customers about small issues, so they can be addressed before becoming major, more costly events. The system, which can be customised, allows service technicians to define specific maintenance parameters like hoist service hours and critical oil threshold levels.”

Demag customers to manage their cranes and fleet in an efficient and data-driven manner, with visibility of the crane’s location and all operating states: from the load weight on the hook during an operation to the main boom length, complete with boom angle and hoist speed data, to the fuel level and the oil and coolant levels including temperatures. IC-1 Remote enables the owner to trace exactly how the crane has worked, and how long it was located at a specific site.

With this data, the system can even support invoicing. IC-1 Remote further allows the definition of specific parameters – such as hoist service hours or critical oil level thresholds – and trigger notifications when these are reached. This enhances coordination of service intervals, and improves planning security for crane job allocations. All information is available in the cloud,

where it is permanently stored while secured against unauthorized access.

The Demag IC-1 Remote telematics solution provides customer’s visibility of a crane’s location plus a host of operating metrics including: • main boom length; • jib length; • counterweight; • outrigger base; • load weight; • operating radius; • wind speed; and • fluid levels – fuel, oil and coolant.

This data, securely password protected, is accessible from a computer or mobile device, wherever there’s an internet connection. Its opening dashboard gives authorised users an overview and operating status of all fleet cranes connected to the network. Only designated personnel can access the data, and the reports are customisable, September 2020 CAL / 9

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Users can select the required display parameters and configure their personal dashboard. If various users have access to the crane data, several customised dashboards can be created.

so the right information gets to the right person for decision-making.

IC-1 Remote signals alarms, generates regular reports, assists in planning routine maintenance, and allows for key personnel to be established to receive fault codes, says Grosser.

“IC-1 Remote informs customers about small issues, so they can be addressed before becoming major, more costly events. The system, which can be customised, allows service technicians to define specific maintenance parameters like hoist service hours and critical oil threshold levels, so trigger notifications are received when those levels are reached,” he said.

ONLINE TROUBLESHOOTING In addition to access by crane operators, support services via IC-1 Remote through the manufacturer’s customer service will be added as a future option. In other words: A Service team member can access the control information and run an online fault analysis. This capability considerably increases service speed and drastically reduces the time needed to restore a crane to full operation, minimising expensive downtimes and disruptions. ”Access to operating data is the key to customers making informed business decisions about their crane fleet.

The new Demag IC-1 Remote advanced telematics solution will provide customers with the tools to monitor their fleet, anytime and from anywhere an internet connection is available,” said Grosser.

RETROFIT FOR EXISTING CRANES IC-1 Remote will soon be available for all new Demag all terrain cranes up to 300 tonnes (331 USt) and a range of Demag crawler cranes. In addition, Demag is offering IC-1 Remote as a retrofit solution for selected models supplied at an earlier date. The service team is happy to discuss suitable models and model years on request.

The IC-1 Remote system enables Demag customers to manage their cranes and fleet in an efficient and data-driven manner.

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CICA PRESIDENT’S REPORT INDUSTRY NEWS / PRESIDENT’S REPORT

ADAPTING TO THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGE With the COVID pandemic forcing change throughout our industry, CICA looks to some positive initiatives and farewells an industry stateman.

CICA president Tom Smith.

IT IS WITH MIXED FEELINGS THAT I WRITE the President’s report for the September / October 2020 issue of the Cranes and Lifting magazine for a couple of reasons.

Any other year, a proportion of this issue would be dedicated to the CICA National Conference with a program insert and conference highlights. The National CICA Conference, like so many things this year has been cancelled. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to change so much, for so many people and no matter which state you reside in, you will be trying to navigate this new normal.

The reason I say “mixed feelings”, is because this issue also represents the positives that can come from adapting to change. Prime Creative Media publishes this magazine and put their collective heads together to commendably adapt to create the “Cranes and Lifting 2020 SHOWCASE”, which will be made available to readers from the mining and construction sectors on Prime Creative Media’s other platforms and in other publications. It is a great opportunity for CICA Member exposure for our industry and businesses.

Change in life is inevitable but adapting to the current challenges in business right now requires grit, perseverance, and faith in your structure and team. Whatever position your business is in now, you are not alone, and it is important that you reach out to speak to someone if you are struggling.

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outbreaks and changing conditions.

Mindspot (www.mindspot.org.au) and MATES in Construction offer services that will anonymously provide resources and counselling because as John Donne, 17th century author wrote ‘no man is an island’ and we all need a bit of help from time to time.

A gentleman who has shown grit and resilience in tackling business and personal challenges over the years is John Gillespie. John started Gillespies Crane Services in 1969, an industry stalwart, John has given his all to his family, his business, and our industry. He served on the CICA board for over 25 successive years, joining in 1985 and held the position of CICA President for 16 years including 10 consecutive years from 2004 to 2014. John was awarded Con Popov Memorial Award in 2002 for outstanding industry service. John will be stepping down from the CICA Board at the end of this term, and we are indebted to John for his expertise, wisdom, and service.

John is one of our industry’s statesmen and he will be missed on the CICA Board, but I am sure he will only be a phone call away and I look forward to giving him a proper farewell when we can all get together again.

In July, the National Reference Group (NRG) met via ZOOM. This meeting was well attended and highly informative.

Charles Power, partner at the law firm Holding Redlich and workplace relations specialist, presented on recent legal rulings for Australian employers

that are emerging from regular casual employment arrangements. Casuals are generally excluded from accessing the entitlements to paid annual leave, personal/carer’s leave and compassionate leave provided by the National Employment Standards in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). However, two significant and recent Federal Court rulings found that the entitlement exclusions may not apply to so-called “casual” employment arrangements in certain circumstances.

In the recent decision of Workpac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84, the Federal Court of Australia confirmed that annual leave, compassionate leave and personal leave is payable to employees who have been incorrectly regarded by employers as long-term casuals.

In determining whether Mr Rossato was a casual employee or not, the Court largely relied upon the authorities set out in the WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 case and emphasised that informality, uncertainty and irregularity of employment, characterise it as ‘casual’.

Louise Rumble, Megan Cant & Clare Giugni from Holding Redlich have written an article “Court confirms long term casual employment is not all it seems” in which they pose the questions; • does the worker perform work on a predictable or repeated roster? If the answer is yes, this is indicative of permanent employment • what does the worker’s employment contract say? Does it include that www.cranesandlifting.com.au

the employee can reject the offer of a shift and that there is no promise of a future shift? If the answer is yes, this is indicative of casual employment • how predictable are the worker’s hours? Predictability of hours is indicative of permanent employment • has the employer, in discussions or in written materials, provided an indication that the employee would be offered continuing work for an indefinite basis? If the answer is yes, this is indicative of permanent employment • how long has the employee performed work for the employer?

The risk of deemed permanent employment increases once the employee reaches 12 months’ service.

Charles Power recommended: • rostering “casuals” to preclude the “firm advance commitment” referred to in the Workpac cases • enabling casuals to convert to permanent employment, using the model casual conversion clause in modern awards as a guide • making contingency for unpaid leave claims from casuals. In this respect, employers should make it expressly clear (in new contracts, pay slips or by other means) that the casual loading is paid to compensate for the absence of NES paid leave entitlements. This will improve an employer’s capacity to offset the loading against claimed leave payments relying on Fair Work Regulation 2.03A. While there is talk of the federal government making further legislative changes, I would strongly recommend employers auditing their current employment arrangements to better understand and manage risk.

CICA Members can access the CICAASSIST Hotline 1800 HR LAWYER (1800 475 299 31) or alternatively CICA members can email: cica-assist@holdingredlich.com for initial advice and discounted lawyer rates to help navigate this and other workplace matters. CICA are also

committed to keeping us all informed of changes to workplace regulations, so please keep an eye on the safety bulletins and on the state pages of the CICA website for up to date information.

I wish you and your loved ones the best of health and I am confident

CICA BOARD Tom Smith – President Geoff Bevan – Vice President Andrew Esquilant – Director Danny Black – Director John Gillespie – Director Bart Sutherland – Director Marcus Ferrari – Director Ben Pieyre – Director David Solomon – Director CICA OFFICE Brandon Hitch Chief Executive Officer 03 8320 0444 0428 228 048 ceo@cica.com.au Heidi Hervay CICA Administration Officer (NSW, QLD, NT, VIC & TAS Secretariat) 0403 717 626 heidi@cica.com.au John Humphries VIC/TAS Liaison Officer 03 8320 0433 0439 556 867 john@cica.com.au Alice Edwards, Project Engineer 03 8320 0440 alice@cica.com.au

the “2020 Showcase” will benefit our businesses and industry.

Tom Smith CICA president managing director – McKay United 0439 130 567

Patrick Cran CraneSafe and CrewSafe Technical Officer 0488 004 274 pat@cranesafe.com.au Damien Hense Road Safety Liaison Officer 03 8320 0460 0488 007 575 damien@cica.com.au Julie Turner CICA Executive Assistant / Office Manager Direct: 03 8320 0411 Email: julie@cica.com.au Ashleigh Gould CICA Administration Officer – CraneSafe And CrewSafe Direct: 03 8320 0466 Email: ashleigh@cranesafe.com.au Michelle Verkerk Marketing and Media Communications Officer 0410 003 759 michelle@cica.com.au Unit 10, 18-22 Lexia Place, Mulgrave Vic 3170 (PO Box 136 Mount Waverley Vic 3149) Phone: 03 9501 0078 Fax: 03 9501 0083 Email: admin@cica.com.au Website: www.cica.com.au

For information, please visit our website or call the CICA office.

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CICA STATE CHAIR REPORT

CICA SOUTH AUSTRALIA CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Marcus Rigney addresses several issues facing the South Australian crane industry and provides some insights into the initiatives he has sought to progress during his tenure as the South Australian state chair.

ENCOURAGED BY INDUSTRY STALWART, Terry Gilmour, Rigney initially joined The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) to gain a better understanding of what the industry was about.

“I joined soon after I started my business back in 2011 and diligently attended meetings through the year. I was watching listening, learning and networking with people on industry issues.

“I did this for a couple of years and then I joined the Executive Committee and spent approximately three years working there. I was then encouraged to accept the Chairman’s role which I declined but offered to work in a Vice Chair capacity which I did for 12 months. I was again encouraged to accept the role of Chairman and I accepted this time,’ said Rigney.

“The committee could see that I had some different ideas about how I thought our industry should be portrayed and how our branch of CICA should be functioning. I wasn’t afraid to challenge the norm and lead the committee through some required changes,” he said.

Rigney felt it was important to try some new things at the meetings.

“We had been achieving great outcomes in our meetings and I’m not taking away any of those achievements, but I wanted to invigorate them and bring some useful tools to the meetings that members could use on a day to day basis. We are a volunteer organisation and it’s not easy to pull all this together, it takes time, but we have been successful 14 / CAL September 2020

Marcus Rigney, CICA South Australian chair.

in stimulating some new discussion, interest and some variety of venues that host the meetings,” he said.

Rigney also wanted to see greater community engagement which followed a national directive from CICA to engage the community more.

“I thought this was a very strong initiative. I have been very passionate about this and felt it was a good direction for our association. As a result of the mandate, we created the

community day in South Australia, this was held last year - and was a highly successful event.

“We had a lot of people attend and it really bought together our members, their families and the community as a whole. I also wanted to open the dialogue between our members and our customers a bit more by organising an Industry Day. “This involved inviting builders to a day where we could engage and collaborate with each other on industry www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“There’s been a consistent collaboration with the SA Department of Transport regarding streamlining access issues and permits. Selfweighing is another topic we are working on, which again, involves close collaboration with the department. As they seek to make changes nationally, we are trying to lobby for our improvements from a state perspective.” issues, issues that members were facing and issues the builders were facing as well. We were able to teach them about what we do with CraneSafe, what we are doing in terms of CrewSafe and those sorts of programs and this was also a highly successful day,” said Rigney.

The third initiative Rigney wanted to introduce involved recognising the people working within the industry including crane operators, riggers and trainees.

“In the past, we had tried to organise an Awards Night. This worked initially but failed the following year, so it was my mission to bring back the Awards Night and reinvigorate it.

“With the help of the steering committee, we organised the night at the Adelaide Oval which was highly attended, and we nominated our Operator of the Year, Rigger of the Year, Outstanding Achiever of the Year, Trainee of the Year and various other awards.

“This was a good way to gather together as an association, to recognise the hard work of our members and also to recognise the excellence of individuals within our industry. None of this would have been possible without the help and commitment of our steering committee.

I guess I bring some level of integration to the table but it’s the volunteers on the committee that put in the hard yards to get it done. There are nine volunteers on the steering committee.

Rigney has been the chair for two years and he’s coming up to his third year of tenure. He has been really happy with the changes the committee has been able to make in the last two years and he can now see they are in a position to work on www.cranesandlifting.com.au

these achievements and enhance them.

There are 42 Crane Owner Members in the South Australian branch and 14 Associate Members which is a very strong representation of the crane operators in the state.

According to Rigney, the Steering Committee has been working hard on road access issues with South Australia experiencing the same issues crane companies are experiencing nationally.

“The committee has made progress in issues relating to crane access including achieving a documented tolerance on our axle masses which has been a really good achievement.

“There’s been a consistent collaboration with the SA Department of Transport regarding streamlining access issues and permits. Self-weighing is another topic we are working on, which again, involves close collaboration with the department. As they seek to make changes nationally, we are trying to lobby for our improvements from a state perspective,” he said.

COVID 19 has certainly impacted the South Australian economy and as with other states, it has left members a little unsure on what the immediate future holds says Rigney.

“In South Australia, we’ve been fortunate that our construction sector has managed to continue to function well. I think everyone will agree that we’ve experienced a slight downturn across the board but we’re still active, we’re still building and we’re still completing buildings. We have seen some projects put on hold which will cause a downturn as we wait for them to come back online.

“I can see a really strong recovery

on the horizon, and we need to work towards this. I think it’s a matter of getting through the remainder of 2020 and preparing for a strong bounce back in 2021,” he said.

“If I were to sit back and analyse the impact and success of our functions and events, I would clearly identify the Industry and Community Days as being the events which really struck a chord our association. To be able to collaborate with builders on issues like construction site access and then to engage with the community, were very positive outcomes.

“COVID has obviously created some doubt as to whether we are able to have these events this year but one thing I have been strong on is that COVID does not stop us from planning. Currently, we are in the process of planning the events, so if granted permission, we are in a position to stage them at short notice.

Rigney is hopeful of hosting the events in early November and work is being done on securing the venue for the Industry Day, where cranes will be on display and builders will be invited to attend on the Friday afternoon.

“We’ll engage with them, talk about changes in industry including major inspections, updates on CrewSafe, the performance of CraneSafe and other initiatives that CICA is implementing that are a ‘spin off’ from the benefits of CraneSafe.

“On the Saturday the cranes will still be there, and we’ll stage the Community Day. We’ll be inviting local communities along, families, possibly some schools to come and have a look at the cranes, talk about our industry and probably talk about possible career paths for those who might be interested,” said Rigney.

“We are also looking at a traineeship program in South Australia as we are seeing some respective movements in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia. If I’m Chairman in 2021, I’m going to place a focus on traineeships and finally sort out the problems we’ve been having there. It’s going to take a considerable amount of work, but I have the right team around me to make it happen,” he said.

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SNOWY HYDRO 2.0 BOOST FOR LOCAL CRANE BUSINESS

Local crane hire business, Cooma, takes on any job that requires their services all year round and they’re currently busy with preparatory work on the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project.

COOMA CRANE HIRE IS A FAMILY-OWNED business, servicing the Monaro and surrounding areas as it has done for over 40 years. With a versatile fleet of cranes and a strong focus on work, health and safety, the business recently secured a significant contract on the Snowy Hydro 2.0. project.

With a background in the building industry, Keith Bottom started the family business back in the late 1960s.

He started with a small lattice crawler and soon after bought a B61 Mack truck, 1964 model with a 1972 Tadano crane on the back. Keith used the crane to drive piles for the bridge work as well as other lifts. Then the general started to call and the business snowballed from there.

Today, Keith is semi-retired, and the business is run by his son Craig Bottom, who took over the business in 2013.

Like his father, Craig is also a builder by trade, completing his apprenticeship as a carpenter. After a stint in the building industry he jumped across to the cranes to work with his father.

“In terms of work, we’ve had a pretty good run locally over the last eight to ten years. There has been a local windfarm project that’s generated a fair amount of work and we recently had the Snowy Hydro 2.0 start up.

“We’ve also been doing a lot of modular housing work. We’ve created a bit of a niche for ourselves in the area, and we can find ourselves working anywhere from Jindabyne, Canberra to the South Coast on modular home projects. Our client likes what we do and how we do it and we always get the job done for them,” said Bottom.

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infrastructure for the NSW ski fields.

As years have rolled on, the general hire has got busier for us and we have been expanding our client base which now reaches from southern NSW, ACT, and south coast. We have worked on some major projects including a local windfarm, a full powerline upgrade from Cooma to Bega, and various construction projects in NSW and ACT. “Customers call us up to talk about the next project. They confirm their job requirements and we either visit the site for a site inspection or use site plans and satellite images to determine what requirements we need. We are a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week business. If the phone rings and we can help someone with our services, we will.

“We tend to hold onto our clients for one main reason, service. We put the customer first, we make it easy for them

to do business with us and we get the job done. Clients like our no fuss attitude,” said Bottom With the Cooma Crane Hire fleet, it’s important that the mix of capacities is right, so every crane is utilised to its maximum potential, says Bottom.

“In terms of lifting capacity, we go from a 20t to a 90t. We run a 20t Franna, and in the all terrains we’ve got a 35t Liebherr, a 55t Grove, a 60t and a 90t Liebherr.

“We have bought new cranes in the past, but most of our recent purchases have been used cranes. We’ve bought three cranes through the Baden Davis Crane Connection and we’ve been really happy with what they’ve done for us.

Anthony Davis and his team have always been helpful with their advice.

“I’ve thrown my ideas at Anthony and he’s gone away to see what is available.

Keith and Craig Bottom with their Grove GMK 3055.

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Most recently, I bought two cranes through them which were out of Europe, they were from the same company.

They look after their cranes over there and BKL are a fairly big concern, so the cranes have been well serviced and well maintained,” said Bottom.

“All our cranes are on Level 3 access

The Cooma Crane Hire team has spent a lot of time in mountains building lodges and infrastructure for the NSW ski fields.

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which enables us to get to 98 per cent of the places we need to get to. Obviously, if I upgraded to a bigger crane, I’d have to go to Level 4 or Level 4/12 which would mean a lot more access issues. As we stand our fleet is very mobile,” he said.

Cooma Crane Hire recently secured a contract to provide cranes for the

Snowy Hydro 2.0 construction project says Bottom.

“At the moment, we’ve got the 90t Liebherr on site and we’ve got a full crew there including an operator and one or two dogman. We’ve been unloading accommodation units and we’ve been doing a bit of general hire around the project.

“We recently unloaded 200 plus accommodation units, there’s a lot more to come and then they’ve got to be installed. There’s a fair amount of preparatory work going on and a lot more work to do. They have bought their own cranes for the job and it will be interesting to see how they go,” he said.

“Like any small business, a big job like this gives us a degree of security knowing we have the work in the pipeline. In mid-July, we only had four crane jobs for the week and the following week we were absolutely flat out. With the crane business, it’s a case of ‘swings and roundabouts’, but a job like the Snowy gives us a bit more confidence that the work is there for a while to come.

Cooma Crane Hire runs a crew of seven full time staff and a couple of casuals.

Bottom says the business will turn it’s hand to anything where a lift is required.

“We recently completed some bridge construction and I’ve focused more on the general hire market and we’ve got a concrete pump and a couple of trucks as well so like I’ve said, we can turn our hand to most projects,” he said.

Cooma Cranes have been members of The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) since the early 2000’s says Bottom.

“As far as we are concerned, we receive numerous benefits being a member of CICA. They keep us up to date with the changes that are happening to our industry. We are kept informed on the various industry issues CICA is working on, what’s happening with the various standards, regulations and certifications and what’s new in the different areas we need to be across in our business. CICA provides the opportunity for companies like ours to keep our finger on the industry’s pulse,” he said. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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PICK AND CARRY CRANE SIDE SLOPE DERATION The CICA technical committee discusses the impact of changing ground conditions have on the operation of articulated pick and carry cranes.

THE PICK AND CARRY CRANE IS A TYPE of mobile crane that is designed to lift and often carry a load on wheels, to its destination. Different from slewing mobile cranes, pick and carry cranes normally do not have outriggers; they often have a permanent articulation joint in their construction, allowing the crane to manoeuvre and place loads.

Pick and Carry cranes are popular in Australia. There are over 5000 Pick and Carry cranes in operation which make up approximately 50%= per cent of the total number of mobile cranes in Australia.

Nearly every crane company has at least one Pick and Carry crane and many companies have fleets of these cranes.

Pick and Carry cranes have displaced the work usually completed by smaller hydraulic truck cranes as the set-up time is significantly shorter and the load can be picked up and carried by the crane to the destination.

During the lifting operation, slewing mobile cranes usually lift and place the load from and to a fixed location, whereas pick and carry cranes often travel on sites with their load. When operating the crane to lift and carry a load, the crane operator should follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Adverse operating conditions should be considered, including the supporting surface, pendulum action of the load, jerking or sudden stops of the crane that creates load swing and other factors affecting stability. Crane operators should take into consideration changing ground conditions that can occur when travelling whilst carrying load, as changing ground conditions (uneven road surface, potholes, etc.) will cause a reduction in crane rated capacity. These conditions www.cranesandlifting.com.au

effectively create a side slope condition and the rated capacity of the crane reduces to ensure the crane remains stable.

When lifting a load on a side slope, it induces a side load as the load swings down the slope and this affects the tipping line of the crane. Crane operators should follow the deration percentage specified on the deration load chart provided by the crane manufacturer to calculate the appropriate crane rated capacity for their lifting job.

Figure A below is an example of how to use the crane capacity deration chart.

The deration load charts are provided by the crane manufacturers to guide the operator on how to calculate the rated capacity reduction when a side slope is encountered.

For example, a crane with a deration load chart below has a rated capacity (on level ground) of 4000kg (operating at 7m working radius with a boom angle of 34°). When it’s operating on a side slope up to 5°, according to the chart, the crane capacity should reduce 40 per cent to: • 4000kg – 4000kg x40% = 2400 kg (Example PT)

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Figure B-1: Articulated crane in non-articulation and articulation configuration on a flat surface.

BUT WHY? Crane stability can change during crane articulation. The position of crane weight gets closer to the axis of rotation which causes the moment from the crane weight to be reduced (Figure B1) When operating on a side slope, if the load offset goes beyond the wheel, crane tipping line changed to the side wheel line. In this case, distance between crane weight and tipping line is greatly reduced.

When operating on a side slope in articulated configuration, the crane tipping line changed to the side wheel line. In this case, distance between crane weight and tipping line greatly reduced and distance between load and tipping line increased (Figure B2) Unlike slewing mobile cranes that can perform lifting operations with a slewing angle of 360°, the articulated cranes’ operation is only permitted through the crane articulation range, 22 / CAL September 2020

typically up to 40°. Most articulated cranes have a reduced rated capacity above 10° articulation. During crane articulation, the crane’s centre of gravity gets closer to the axis of rotation which

causes the moment from the crane counterweight to be reduced. A reduced rated capacity chart has to be used if entering the articulation range of 10° to 40° during the operation. Because the crane often articulates during carrying operations while travelling on site, planning the lift is key to ensuring crane capacity is maintained throughout the lift operation.

Refer to the articulated crane load chart example below. In the chart, crane rated capacities when the crane articulation angle less than 10° (in green) and crane articulation angles greater than 10° (in yellow) are listed.

When crane is operating with a 9-metre boom at 4 metre radius, 1. Rated capacity of the crane is 8350kg when the crane is articulated less than 10°, or 2. Rated capacity of the crane is 7250kg when the crane is articulated more than 10°.

As discussed above, there are several key set-up and operation differences between a slewing mobile crane and a pick and carry mobile crane. Careful consideration needs to be given to the safe use of pick and carry cranes.

To improve safety for our industry, CICA has developed several useful tools for the industry on the topic of safe use of pick and carry cranes: • Stability of pick and carry cranes

Figure B-2: Articulated crane in articulation configuration on a side slope. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

video. This is a training video for pick and carry crane operators, the video explained the different situations where the crane could lose its stability (side slope, articulation), and the reasons behind these situations in a simple, easy to understand way. The video can be accessed on YouTube: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=d9cDQ2rLkwE. • CICA-PA-009-B CICA Position Paper Articulated Crane Operator Requirements.

• CICA training pack “Safe use of Articulated Pick & Carry Cranes” • CICA Pick and Carry crane lift planning tool.

For more details on the materials listed above, please contact CICA Technical Project Engineer Alice Edwards (projeng@cica.com.au).

Figure C: Example articulated crane load chart.

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MORE SUPPORT, MORE KNOWLEDGE, MORE KOBELCO Despite the challenges of the COVID 19 pandemic, TRT is focused on moving forward across the full Kobelco range, with the major focus on customer support, product training and increased representation.

IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, KOBELCO Construction Machinery Co announced the appointment of Tidd Ross Todd Ltd and its subsidiary TRT (Aust) PTY Ltd (TRT) as its distributor covering Kobelco branded cranes in New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Fiji.

Robert Carden, Technical Director, TRT, explains that despite the obvious disruptions, his organisation has remained focussed on the Kobelco crane product and is expanding the coverage and representation for the range, with the most recent development the appointment of a sub distribution arrangement with New South Wales based Baden Davis Crane Connection Pty Ltd. “As Kobelco celebrates its 90th year, we are pleased to announce the appointment of The Baden Davis Crane Connection as the New South Wales and ACT agent for Kobelco crawler cranes, parts and service.”

The Crane Connection will provide the full range Kobelco Crawler Cranes in NSW and ACT, as well as service and parts support for Kobelco cranes operating locally. TRT will still manage all product imports and will continue Kobelco crawler crane distribution, parts and service across the rest of Australia.

“This appointment was a very natural development for TRT, especially for a crane type that The Crane Connection are knowledgeable about. Our organisations work well together; we have a similar company ethos, outlook, and approach. Engineering and service is the backbone of both our businesses, so 24 / CAL September 2020

it’s a great fit all round.

The Crane Connection are already doing such a great job with distribution of our TIDD Pick and Carry Cranes, it was such a good fit for both companies.

They have a sizeable service operation and facilities based in Sydney and we know they will provide excellent support for Kobelco customers,” said Carden.

Anthony Davis from The Crane Connection explains, “The Kobelco crawler range fits perfectly with our existing product lines. We have tele crawlers and rough terrains, truck cranes and all terrains with Link Belt. We also look after the TIDD range of articulated pick and carries manufactured by TRT.” Carden continues, “When TRT was appointed as the distributor, the market responded positively to the change and to the Kobelco brand and products.”

“Immediately following the appointment as national distributor for Kobelco, TRT experienced a high level of enquiries leading up to COVID, “and then everything went very quiet “Kobelco product is identified as well-designed and well-engineered and so it’s disappointing to have lost at least three months momentum as a result of COVID-19,” said Carden.

But TRT is now seeing the level of enquiry building strongly. “We are pleasantly surprised at how the market is starting to bounce back; it feels like we are getting underway again as an industry,” he said.

“The industry is returning to some sort of normality and crane companies can see the world hasn’t ended. If I’m honest, the first six months as the

Kobelco national distributor has been less than ideal with this unprecedented international pandemic, but Kobelco has remained supportive throughout. They understand the challenges being faced with the same COVID-related issues themselves. But we are reclaiming the momentum and moving forward.

“In my opinion, crawler cranes have a longer life cycle than, say, an all-terrain, or a pick and carry crane, because they are roadable and parts wear out quickly.

A lot of customers are undergoing 10 year rebuilds on their crawlers as well, because they see their crawler as being relatively inexpensive to operate as it gets older,” said Carden.

Product training and education is always a focus for TRT, as it has taken on the distribution in the region and now this has become a focus for The Crane Connection.

“Product training started almost immediately after TRT took on the Kobelco distributorship. Fortunately, before the COVID crisis became too restrictive, we had one of the Kobelco engineers conduct training with our teams in Australia and New Zealand for a month; we made the best use of that time before he headed back to Japan.

“Like most other business that have adapted during the pandemic, we’ve discovered that it’s amazing what you can do on video call. Our operations in Brisbane and Hamilton, now participate in regular video training sessions and work closely with the Kobelco engineering staff in Japan.

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The CKE multipurpose crawler is Kobelco’s most popular range in Australia.

technicians, supported by Troy Hand, our Crane Sales Manager in Australia.

Troy is extremely passionate about the quality and function of these crawlers.

As has always been the case, Kobelco prides itself on the quality of its product, and part of this training is to ensure the warranty side of the business is dealt with properly,” says Carden.

Davis confirms, “We are working closely with the TRT teams in New Zealand and Brisbane and we are having a lot to do with Troy, who has a high level of Kobelco product knowledge about the range and the function.”

But as a result of COVID restrictions and businesses refocussing, TRT are also seeing a number of other developments www.cranesandlifting.com.au

in the industry.

Carden explains, “We are noticing customers adapting and evolving into a different range of works or expanding what they are already doing. This is leading to enquiry and to a demand for new equipment rather than a straight replacement for existing equipment as it nears end of life or asset operation period.”

The Crane Connection will be handling the complete Kobelco range of lattice boom crawlers which starts at 55t through to 550t capacity.

“We will be offering full servicing and maintenance programs from our Arndell Park operations, including 10 year inspections. We will be holding fast moving parts and consumables here in

Sydney and we will be able to access the comprehensive parts network through TRT in Australia and New Zealand,” says Davis.

“The Japanese manufactured Kobelco crane brand has a huge international reputation for having high quality design, construction, components, with precision manufacturing processes, with quality being a major focus for the products. As a result, they show superior uptime and lower maintenance costs for customers,” added Carden.

“From the beginning, when we took over the distribution in the Region, we asked customers to come forward with any issues relating to their Kobelco products, and we were pleasantly surprised at how few there were. There really hasn’t been a lot for us to work on, which has been reassuring. It’s not that surprising, as we know that Kobelco products are based on traditional Japanese engineering and manufacturing values, and are built to last,” he said.

So, other than the Japanese engineering, what is it about the Kobelco crawler range that reduces issues and repairs?

“While we have provided and overview to Cranes and Lifting magazine earlier this year the features and benefits of Kobelco’s improved hydraulic solutions with the new CKS300G-2, the crawlers from 80t to 180t capacity are in higher demand through construction and infrastructure projects in general,” says Carden.

The Crane Connection’s own local research supports Carden’s insight.

“In terms of new sales, our research has revealed the biggest selling models, in the smaller range, have been in the 80t and 110t capacities in NSW. We also believe there is a resurgence in lattice boom crawler cranes particularly and around infrastructure projects,” said Davis Kobelco has a large range of crawler cranes that fit a variety of operations and tasks. From the multi-purpose hydraulic lattice booms in the revamped CKE range to the heavy-duty foundation cranes for civil engineering work and telescopic boom cranes that offer September 2020 CAL / 25

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the flexibility of an extendable boom.

This large range is underpinned by the technology and design feature advancements, integrated by Kobelco and its product development process.

We talked with Troy Hand, TRT Australia’s crane sales manager and Kobelco crane expert to tell us how Kobelco has delivered its most recent crawler technology advancements.

“The CKE range is the most popular in Australia. This is great range of multipurpose crawlers. Every innovation seems to link to a greater efficiency, improved safety and comfort and overall cost reduction.”

Hand explains, “The clever design and construction of Kobelco crawlers has revolutionised the transport and set up in this class. Kobelco have developed lighter weight upper frames for the crawlers using high tensile steel in their construction, its lighter than others in its class. The width of CKE is also designed to be easily transported, the boom and jib are shared, and the boom is nested. They are less than three metres wide, reducing the overall footprint of the crane. All of these transport advantages also mean that they need less storage space.

“The CKE crawlers are designed for self-assembly and disassembly, so you don’t need the assistance of another crane, but it also reduces the amount of manual work required. So, when our customers are able to gain efficiencies from all aspects of the operation, transport, and even maintenance, they become more competitive from the quote to job cost management,” he said.

The operator centric design not only make these cranes more comfortable and easier to operate, it also provides better safety outcomes too. And, for our more environmentally conscious operators, Kobelco have made huge environmental considerations in the design, this is evident with the new “G Mode technology”.

Hand continues, “‘G Mode’ is the latest innovation from Kobelco and available across the CKE range. Kobelco’s ‘G Mode’ is an energy and fuel saving system that allows tangible returns through the life of the crane, including reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in three key areas of operation, the winch, the engine and the new auto idle stop function, and all managed by the operator.

The Kobelco crawler range reflects traditional Japanese design, engineering and manufacturing values. For example, the Base Unit uses high tensile steel in its construction.

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“The ‘G Engine’ function that includes a new clean diesel system, a low emission engine and particulate filter.

Not only does it reduce CO2 emissions and nitrogen oxide (NOx), it also shows reduced fuel consumption by as much as 25 per cent - that’s real savings. Not to mention the quieter function reduces the noise pollution on site too.

The “G-Winch” is designed to maintain high speed lifting and lowering without increasing the engine RPM’s, again contributing to overall reductions in fuel use.

Kobelco are the first in the industry to introduce an Auto Idle Stop or AIS. This also reduces fuel consumption as it promotes engine shut off automatically when the machine is idle. But they have also added a manual stop without the need to turn the key, handy when you are waiting for the next lift, trailer or breaking down the machine, says Hand.

“Not only have Kobelco shown the care for the environment and people in their new tech, they have also introduced an option for remote machine management system called ‘K Cross’. This works remotely sending crane working conditions, location, diagnosis and maintenance updates in real time to assist with better asset management, it can even send an SMS to update managers and operators about conditions. In my view, I’m not sure there is a crawler range out there with better functions, environmental focus and that competes with the reliability of Kobelco,” he said.

Carden concludes, “We continue to build a strong team, better customer representation and are focussed on developing and enhancing our product knowledge, and we are in this for the long haul. The Kobelco product is reliable and the technology advancing rapidly. The appointment of The Crane Connection to represent Kobelco in NSW and ACT is another very positive initiative. Many customers will know the experience and value their team brings to the Kobelco value proposition, alongside TRT and the product reputation.” www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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RESOLUTE APPROACH TO TOWER CRANES AND TECHNOLOGY 2020 sees Resolution Rigging Services (RRS) celebrate 20 years in the tower crane business.

Director, Tony Noronha found himself dogging for a tower crane and realised he had found his calling.

TONY NORONHA HAS BEEN IN THE TOWER crane business for 26 years. He started in the industry by dogging on a tower crane for a formwork company in Wollongong.

Because he was interested in the crane, he managed to secure a job with a tower crane company.

“Being a dogman and rigger, I applied for a job with East Coast Cranes in Sydney and was successful. I worked with them for six years progressing from dogman to driver to managing the company for three years, until the owners decided to retire, and the business closed.

“The owners thought I should be running my own business and with them providing me with plenty of business advice, I started Resolution Rigging Services in 2000. I continued to provide rigging services, erecting and dismantling Liebherr tower cranes mainly, and we also 28 / CAL September 2020

supplied crane drivers and dogmen to various clients, that was our main focus,” he said.

“RRS is a completely family owned and run, myself as the director of the business, Fern, my brother as the operations manager and Alison, my sister in law as head of accounts. Both my sons, Rhys as the project manager and head rigger and Zac as an apprentice fitter along with my nephew Kyle who is gun crane driver/dogman. Having family working at the coal face, offers our clients direct communication to key personnel within the business.

“Initially I wasn’t interested in buying a tower crane, we used to hire the cranes from Morrow Equipment which sold and hired Liebherr tower cranes to the industry. We went to clients with a complete package where I would hire

the tower crane, supply the labour to drive the crane and I would erect and dismantle it. The clients were happy for me to manage everything,” said Noronha.

“Eventually, I decided we should own our crane and once we started with it, that was it. The business grew and now we are up to crane number 15. The last four years and certainly the last two, have been the strongest for the business. This year has proved extremely challenging with the effects of the COVID pandemic and I don’t think we have seen the worst of it yet. But over the years the business has been successful, today we own 15 tower cranes and at one stage we employed 95 employees.

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to multiple options that best suit their residential and or commercial projects.

“Our biggest luffing crane is a Favelle Favco M380D which is a 32t capacity crane, featuring a 64m boom length.

Our biggest hammerhead is our Liebherr 280EC-H Litronic with a lifting capacity of 12t and 2.8t at 75m radius,” he said.

Noronha also explains why Liebherr tower cranes make up the vast majority of the RRS fleet.

“I’ve grown up with Liebherr tower cranes. They are such a reliable crane and so efficient, and as far as I’m concerned, they are the number one brand across the world,” he said.

Noronha has a very clear focus on safety within the business, it governs everything his crew does.

“Crane safety is paramount to me, my business and the crane industry in general. We work in such a high-risk industry and you can’t take safety lightly, if you do, I believe it will come back and bite you.

“I make sure that every crane receives a pre-erection inspection as is compulsory under Australian standards, I make sure we dismantle all brakes, I make sure we NDT all the tower bolts and test the motors and gear boxes which are vital components of your crane,” he said.

“Safety is a prominent issue in the industry, and it needs to be, it’s important to ensure safety is front

of mind, we must take the necessary safety precautions at all times. I won’t compromise on the safety of my cranes and I won’t cut corners. I will always ensure my cranes are in premium condition when they get to site,” he said.

A project close to Noronha’s is the Col James student accommodation project on Everleigh Street Redfern.

“Initially, we looked at supplying a Hammerhead type tower crane on the site, but it wasn’t possible as the rail authorities wouldn’t allow us to slew over the rail corridor, so we had to look at a luffing type option. As the site didn’t have the availability to source enough power to run an electric luffing type tower crane our only other option was to revert to a diesel luffing type tower crane “I then offered our Favelle Favco 1000E MKII model tower crane to perform the works which we recently purchased which required a 10 year major inspection prior to going on site,” said Noronha.

“We completely dismantled the crane which was literally in a million pieces in our workshop. We logged everything we did to the crane including third party engineering, gear box rebuild, all the pumps were rebuilt, the entire crane, from top to bottom including towers were completely dismantled, sandblasted and repainted, refurbished and put back together.

The family behind Resolution Rigging Services: Fernando, Alison, Kyle, Tony, Leonie, Rhys and Zac Noronha. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“This crane showcased the luffing concept for us as a business, it was our first Luffing crane and it provided the business with some flexibility and diversity with tower cranes because until then we had only owned hammerheads.

“After rebuilding the Favco we did have some minor teething issues, but overall it has been preforming very well, and as it should, considering we spent a considerable amount of money rebuilding the crane. We’ve had a couple of minor break downs in 14 month which to me is pretty good,” he said.

The Head Fitter and Technician at RRS is Cameron Broers. He worked for Favelle Favco for five years and he conducted the entire rebuild. Rexroth completed all the hydraulic pump refurbishments, but the mechanical work and gearboxes were all managed in house

by Broers.

“He did such a remarkable job that we had a plaque fitted in the cab as a permanent reminder of the magnificent job he did. He is one of the best I’ve seen,” said Noronha.

Noronha can see the ‘over sail’ issue becoming an issue for the industry.

With areas in and around airports there is no option but to use Hammerheads but with sites close to residential areas, or schools or where there is a perceived risk from over sail, luffing cranes are generally preferred. It was an issue some years ago, but the issue went away. Now it is becoming a concern for a number of clients who don’t want a hammerhead because they don’t want the cranes’ jib to over sail the neighbouring property he says.

RRS also offer retractable loading platforms as part of their service with over 100 platforms in the fleet says Noronha.

“They are Australian owned and Australian made from Australian steel.

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RRS has a diverse range of tower canes from hammer heads, flat tops, electric luffers and diesel luffing tower cranes.

with BLOKCAM,” he said.

Resolution Rigging Services recently took up the east coast distributorship for BLOKCAM, the wireless camera system that provides view and sound to the crane operator enhancing safety on construction sites says Noronha.

“We have three units here at the moment. We have a unit on our yard crane with a display system set up inside the workshop to show customers the safety benefits of the system. We have also installed a unit at a Multiplex project in Sydney.

“We’ve now designed a hinged casing which wraps around the circular hook block that best suits the Favelle Favco type ponder weights and this is held in place by a simple pinning system. The BLOKCAM battery and repeater is further held in place by four welded corners so it can’t be dislodged if something was to hit it. It takes 30 seconds to put the camera system on the hook block and connect it up,” he said.

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the crane’s erection so we’re not having to walk on jibs. We can and have the ability to install the entire BLOKCAM system to tower cranes that are already erected on site within a couple of hours.

“The beauty with BLOKCAM is it follows the hook and also provides audio. If the dogman is on the truck and he is watching the hook being lowered and the radio fails, the operator can still hear the dogman’s commands through the audio system. With BLOKCAM following the hook block, the operator doesn’t have to zoom in and out on the screen, which eliminates the need for taking his hands off the controls.

With BLOKCAM he sees what the hook sees, all of the time and in real view,” said Noronha.

The safety implications with this system are exciting says Noronha. The crane driver operating on the Multiplex project had a limited view of the loading zone and now he has a full view.

“My son Rhys has been to site to get feedback from the crane crew. The crane

operators on the Multiplex project, have agreed that having vision of the load and the dogmen, at all times, makes their jobs easier and safer,”: he said.

BLOKCAM gives clients a completely new dimension in terms of safety for tower cranes and mobile cranes says Noronha. It’s an even simpler system for mobile cranes, it’s easily moved from crane to crane, it’s like a plug and play he says.

Whilst the dogman is reeving the hook block the M3 BLOKCAM system can be easily mounted on the side of the hook block within a minute and the driver can install the display monitor in the cab with simple suction caps “We’ve been working on the system in Sydney, proving it’s abilities and worth and now we are ready to show the Melbourne and Brisbane markets the difference BLOKCAM can make to their safety in operations. Interested clients can hire the BLOKCAM system from us or they are available for sale as well,” said Noronha.

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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND A GROWING FLEET Cranecorp Australia achieved one of its most impressive coups earlier this year when it signed a multi-million dollar buy-in deal with specialist private equity investor Viburnum Funds.

RICK MUSARRA HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID of taking a calculated risk whether he is racing cars on a dirt track, lifting tonnes of delicate equipment by crane, or negotiating a million-dollar boardroom deal.

The calm, measured approach has seen Musarra grow his family business, from a one-man, single crane operation into one of the biggest mobile crane fleets in Western Australia.

As a boy, Musarra shared a love of cranes with his father John, a crane operator with Brambles Manford.

Musarra’s first job was working with his father to operate the vessel lift crane at Fremantle Sailing Club.

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an apprenticeship in mechanics, which was an obvious choice for the boy who had been racing junior speedway sedans from the age of 10.

But nothing detracted from Musarra’s fascination with cranes and, after 15 years in mining, he bought his first crane in 1994 and cemented a niche in the Kalgoorlie mining industry. Four years later, with the support of his wife Sara, he started Goldfields Crane Hire, growing the business and winning bigger contracts.

By 2002, the company had established the safety management systems required to tender on major projects.

“When I started, I had no real expectation of where I would end up.

I get a bit overwhelmed when I think

about how far we have come, and I am very excited about the future.

“Along the way there have been plenty of opportunities to sell the business, but I am passionate about the company and I didn’t want to give it up. It is a legacy for my family,” he said.

Fast forward 20 years and Cranecorp Australia achieved one of its most impressive coups earlier this year when it signed a multi-million dollar buy-in deal with specialist private equity investor Viburnum Funds. WA-based Viburnum provides equity capital to resource services companies across the Asia Pacific, helping profitable small and mediumsized companies make acquisitions and pursue organic growth opportunities.

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“It was a 12-month process and a tough process. We had been working on the deal for months when COVID hit. None of us knew what impact that would have on the mining industry, so settlement was put off.

“It was disappointing but understandable. Within a month, Viburnum called to say the deal was back on. The mining industry didn’t shut down and they liked the way we handled the situation. For them to continue showed great confidence in us,” said Musarra.

The arrangement paved the way for Musarra to move out of daily operations to focus on his role as technical and strategic adviser and non-executive director on the new Board. It also heralded the retirement of Craig O’Donnell who had been a partner in the business for 20 years.

“The craneage industry has changed in a big way over the years and Cranecorp has successfully moved with it. It is a high-risk industry – not just in a safety sense but also in the size of equipment you are working with, the value of the loads and the heights you are lifting.

There is a lot more training and regulation today, but it has made the job easier and safer so that’s a positive thing.

“Finding the right people is a challenge. It was tough even before COVID hit and the borders closed. It is even harder to find people with the right attitude and that is hugely important,” said Musarra.

“I’m surprised because crane operators and riggers are well paid but for some reason it doesn’t attract people into the industry. For that reason, we are looking at developing more apprenticeships and we have active Verification of Competency (VOC) training programs in place.

“My business development theory has always been very simple – right crane, right area, right person in it – today we have the same commitment to the basic things, providing good service and building relationships with clients for the long term,” he said.

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The Cranecorp team including Adrian Third (far left), CEO Rod White (3rd left) and Rick Musarra (centre row, 3rd right).

company headquarters at Henderson.

This opened the doors to major operators on the Kwinana industrial strip as well as iron ore and oil and gas producers in the Mid-West and Pilbara.

This month Cranecorp moved to new premises just down the road comprising sophisticated corporate offices and a 1,500sqm depot housing the company’s South West – Metro fleet. The location ensures quick and easy deployment of equipment to support industrial clients in Kwinana, the Australian Marine Park, Garden Island and for cargo loading and offloading at Fremantle Port.

It is also the central control station for more than 170 Cranecorp staff and 140 fleet assets deployed right across WA. Cranecorp’s 70-strong crane fleet is concentrated in the mining hubs of the Pilbara, Mid West and Goldfields, with depots in Kalgoorlie, Leonora, Leinster, Geraldton, Tom Price and Wickham, with further expansion planned in the near future.

Heading the customer delivery team is general manager – operations, Adrian Third, a young veteran of more than 20 years in mine operations, maintenance and development around Australia and Canada.

“We have the best teams in the industry working on all sites, but when a client phones in the middle of the night, it is usually diverted to my number,” laughed Third.

Specialising in complex shutdown and maintenance lifts, the company provides wet hire, dry hire and specialist labour

hire services for clients in mining, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, utilities and renewables. Its client list reads like a who’s who of the resources industry and includes BHP, Rio Tinto, AngloGold Ashanti, Glencore and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines.

Cranecorp provides mobile cranes of all sizes (pick and carry, all terrain and rough terrain) with a single lift capacity from 15t to 400t. The heart of the fleet is a mix of Terex, Tadano, Liebherr, Demag and Grove brand names. Six new cranes have been added in the past six months with the latest arrivals including a Tadano ATF 200G-5 all terrain 5-axle crane, and a Demag AC 160-5, one of the most compact cranes in its class.

“We generally stick with the same suppliers because we have a good relationship and the vehicles are very reliable,” said Third.

“The Tadano is a good size crane – a strong 220 – it’s flexible and a very popular sized crane in both the Pilbara and Goldfields. We chose the Demag not only for its analytics and intelligence.

Telematics are available within any 3G/4G range so it can be accessed remotely. This gives us more information on lifts and ensures you have the right size crane for the job. That data can mean big savings for the client.

“We also like its flexibility. The luffing weights, counterweights, and winches are interchangeable between the 5-axle Demag fleet, which is very cost effective because you don’t have to purchase one for all your cranes, which has been a www.cranesandlifting.com.au

standard in the industry – it’s a smart initiative,” he said.

“In the future we are looking at adding bigger cranes, based on the profile of work we are lifting. Our maximum now is 400t but we will look to go up to the 500-650t range.

“The TIDD PC28 is a new pick and carry crane we are considering because of its advanced safety features.

“We work closely with our customers and many are developing new mines, particularly while gold and iron ore prices are strong, so lifts are getting bigger and more complex which requires us to have more technology,” said Third.

Cranecorp has set its sights on being the smart crane company and is backing its promise with a commitment to sophisticated systems and new technology.

A specialist lift study designer has

recently been employed providing computerised engineering drawings to ensure the right sized crane and right rigging is assigned to every job.

“We now have the ability to provide our clients with 3D drawings on their complex lifts providing greater clarity and understanding, especially in confined spaces,” said Third.

“The support from Viburnum means we aren’t restricted by access to capital which allows us to grow. The challenge in doing that is ensuring we maintain the same level of old school service that has helped us get this far – a lot of big companies don’t provide that,” he said.

Recent work highlights include a three-crane rail lift to install more than 100m of track, in the Pilbara, to a 200m long underground ladder lift. Installing the ladder at a 10-degree angle was a complex two-week effort with each

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“Having the right equipment with the right configuration can have a big impact on both value and safety. Over the years we have developed a huge amount of data to fine tune operations and help clients save money. We can show them why a crane they have previously used may not be optimal for the job. Frequently this means a cost saving,” said Third.

“Integrity and transparent pricing are a critical part of our service. Clients should know the cost before the job is done and that means we have to get the planning right.

“We are about partnering for the long term so we work on lift plans with the client and go through the journey together – it’s just what a smart crane company does,” he said.

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SpanSet AUSTRALIA - TAKING A STAND FOR LOCAL MANUFACTURING SpanSet is an Australian manufacturer and it wants the crane industry to support Australian manufactured over imported products.

SpanSet is an agile manufacturer and understands the demands on the crane industry.

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SpanSet HAS BEEN MANUFACTURING quality synthetic products for the crane and related industries globally for over 50 years. Kristian Pritchett is the managing director and has been with the organisation for 17 years.

He is passionate about Australian manufacturing. Pritchett wants the crane industry to understand more about SpanSet, what it offers, and he is encouraging the industry to support Australian manufactured over imported products.

SpanSet’s head office and purposebuilt manufacturing facility is located in Emu Plains, Western Sydney.

Approximately 50 employees work in the facility, with 40-plus working on the manufacturing aspect of the business, says Pritchett.

“We support more than 50 employees, that’s over 50 families in NSW. In addition, we have a branch in Perth and specialist sales representatives around the country. We predominantly use Australian manufactured webbing with the balance being specialised webbings, produced by SpanSet in Germany.

“Wherever possible we use Australian made products throughout our manufacturing processes, which means we are supporting Australian families across our entire supply chain, we consciously purchase Australian Made wherever possible; for me this is very important” he said.

“At SpanSet, safety is the major driver throughout the business. The company ethos, “SpanSet Certified Safety”, is at the core of everything we do. We place a tremendous emphasis on the quality of our products to ensure end user safety. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

This is why we have all the required ISO accreditations including ISO 90012015 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management, OHAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management and AS/ NZS 4801 Occupational Health and Safety Management. We are also NATA accredited to ISO 17025 for tensile testing,” he said.

“A number of our products are third party certified by British Standards Institution (BSI), these include lifting slings and height safety products. It is our compliance credentials that provide our customers comfort when using our products. Third party certification and accreditation is essential and expensive, and this is often overlooked by customers, who often, only purchase on price,” he said.

SpanSet boasts three manufacturing divisions including Height Safety/ Industrial Fall Protection, Synthetic Lifting Products including round, flat, boat and gang slings, lifting nets, helicopter nets and lifting mats. In addition, SpanSet manufactures load restraints systems, which range from a 25mm Ratchet right up to specialised bespoke, heavy-duty lashing to hold a military vehicle to the deck of a Navy ship, explains Pritchett.

“We also have test beds and a dedicated Height Safety drop test tower that enables us to meet our third-party certification and Australian Standards requirements,” he said.

In addition, SpanSet is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) delivering training programs around safety management processes and procedures.

This includes a nationally recognised unit of competency for inspection as per the requirements of AS4497:2018 Round Slings Standards in regard to a competent person.

“Being Australia- based and having Australia-wide representation, we can engage with customers in their offices or onsite. Alternatively, they can visit us with enquiries and see our Australian manufacturing facilities firsthand. With our ability and knowledge, we can take www.cranesandlifting.com.au

Kristian Pritchett, SpanSet MD is passionate about Australian manufacturing

an enquiry from concept, through to prototype, test it in-house and then take it through to production. Importing products can take months with no guarantee the product will meet the customer’s needs and safety requirements upon arrival,” said Pritchett.

Pritchett doesn’t shy away from educating people on quality. He constantly strives to inform industries about the value of purchasing premium, Australian-made products over cheaper imported ones.

“We are constantly faced with the argument that our locally produced products are sometimes more expensive than inferior imports. With our Australian made products, the test certificate supplied with the goods is not just a “piece of paper”, it means the slings have been individually tested on a calibrated test bed, by a trained technician. With some of the cheap imports, we do not believe they have been tested as per the requirements of Australian standards.

“Generally speaking, the industry tends to view smaller imported synthetic slings as disposable. It is frustrating to hear it is cheaper to replace these slings compared to having them inspected and re-certified every three months.

I understand that after use in a toxic or dirty environment, slings must be disposed of, but the general throwaway approach needs to change,” he said.

“Synthetic slings should not be viewed as disposable. We want the market to know that if they are used appropriately, maintained and serviced properly.

Premium synthetic products, like ours, will perform at optimal levels over the long term.

“Don’t think of them as a product which is frequently swapped out, as this will cost more in the long term and is false economy. The other aspect to consider when disposing of slings unnecessarily, is the environmental impact. A quality Australian manufactured sling will last and should not end up in land fill after only a couple of lifts,” he said.

When buying a premium sling, customers should look at edge protection, as this goes hand in hand to increase sling longevity, says Pritchett.

“Generally speaking, a synthetic sling will be damaged because no edge protection has been used. Our specialised edge protection business, including Secutex and NoCut is growing.

The use of edge protection is highlighted and referenced in Lifting, Load Restraint and Height Safety Australian Standards,” said Pritchett.

With its German engineered round sling machines, SpanSet has the ability to manufacture slings from 400mm up to a massive 60 metres effective length.

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“SpanSet is an agile manufacturer, and we understand the demands on the cranes industry…We offer customers a fast turnaround on bespoke slings helping them to meet their demanding schedules.”

Australia. Our round sling machines are computer controlled to ensure quality and consistency.

“SpanSet is an agile manufacturer, and we understand the demands on the cranes industry. There isn’t always a lot of time when planning a lift and there is often a need for us to urgently respond to enquiries. We offer customers a fast turnaround on bespoke slings, helping them to meet their demanding schedules,” said Pritchett.

With the advent of larger cranes in Australia, lift loads are getting bigger, which means sling capacity needs to increase to meet these new challenges.

SpanSet Australia, in conjunction with SpanSet Germany, has developed several new, high capacity, low weight slings to keep up with market demands.

“Our Magum X and Magnum Force range is a great example of this. A big percentage of our business is bespoke synthetic slings where companies are replacing chains or wire ropes slings with synthetics,” said Pritchett.

“Much of this business is due to manual handling concerns and damage to machinery, but it is also a result of customers understanding the fast turnaround and manufacturing times available when ordering synthetic lifting products manufactured by SpanSet Australia.”

SpanSet also offers an expansive range of industrial fall protection products, the majority of which are manufactured in Australia, says Pritchett.

“We manufacture a full range of harnesses from entry level, hot works, water works, tower, wind, mining, all the way up to bespoke climbing products.

With products manufactured locally, we can customise for a customer’s sitespecific requirements,” he said.

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rescue products, and was the first company to release the Gotcha Rescue Kit, which has become a generic name for pre-assembled rescue kits globally. As a result of this success, several companies are offering a similar product, ‘often imitated, but never replicated’.”

SpanSet also manufactures bespoke load restraint systems, says Pritchett.

“With our load restraint business, we attract customers who aren’t price sensitive about the product, they are looking for a specific solution to their restraint problem. It’s generally a customer who understands load restraint and is transporting a specific load.

Typically, they expect quality, compliance with the NTC Load Restraint Guide and the regulations associated with securing a load correctly,” he said.

SpanSet recently launched a load restraint App which is available for both Apple and Android devices, free of charge.

This is designed to assist customers to secure their goods correctly. The App was developed to ensure the outcomes meet the information contained in the NTC Load Restraint Guide.

“The ratchet market is absolutely flooded with cheap imported products.

What delineates SpanSet is the quality of our hardware and our patented Tension Force Indicator (TFI), which is fitted to a number of our ratchets. SpanSet promotes pre-tension, which is the major factor in load restraint,” said Pritchett.

“The TFI shows true pre-tension, which means it is now objective and not subjective, which takes the guesswork out of pre-tension. We find customers are demanding ratchets and components of a higher quality. We use Australian made webbing in our locally produced ratchets and our customers are happy to pay a premium knowing they will get longevity from our product. We are confident the

product will do exactly what they want, and now they have visual indication of pre-tension,” he said.

As a local manufacturer, SpanSet Australia wants more industry interaction. Pritchett is encouraging customer/supplier relationships and wants the industry to pick up the phone and talk to him or any one of his passionate staff. “Together, we can find the solution,” he said.

SpanSet is also able to draw on a wealth of experience right across the business, says Pritchett.

“We have many long-term employees with 10 to 30 years of service with the company. For example, there is over one hundred years of combined experience on the manufacturing floor.

“Our team draws from the experience and technical expertise of individuals like Jeff Pogson. He has 30 years of industry experience and represents a number of industry bodies on several Australian Standards Committees.

“Jeff has an incredible wealth of knowledge in the lifting and rigging, load restraint and industrial height safety sectors, he is also a licenced rigger and dogman and adds a huge amount of technical expertise to the business.

Knowledge is becoming increasingly hard to find in the industry, because it only comes with years of experience. I cannot overstate the importance of having staff who are passionate about lifting and rigging and supplying the right product, for the right job,” said Pritchett.

“Our company ethos, ‘SpanSet Certified Safety’, can only be attained with the help of passionate staff who understand industry and customer requirements. We value our team and the diverse skills and experience they bring to the organisation.

“We are extremely proud to be an Australian manufacturer and a licenced Australian Made business under The Australian Made Campaign Limited. By supporting Australian manufacturing, you are supporting the Australian economy.

At SpanSet Australia, we believe now is the time to make the conscious decision to buy Australian Made,” he said. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

LIFTING STANDARDS FOR CANBERRA AND SURROUNDING AREAS The team at Capital Cranes is committed to the professional management of safe lifting operations at all times.

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FREO GROUP’S FIRST WITH GROVE Freo Group (Freo) recently took delivery of a Grove GMK6400 to its Brisbane Branch, the first of this model to be delivered by Manitowoc in Queensland, and delivery of its sixth Grove GMK5150L. IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW, TIM Brouff, Freo and WGC Cranes, chief operating officer East Coast, provides some context to the purchases.

Following a career which saw him focused on transport and logistics in and around the mining and resources sectors in Western Australia, Brouff joined Freo seven years ago.

“In 2013, I was working on a FIFO basis in Kalgoorlie when a role came up with Freo. They’d just won a contract with a major resources company and I was appointed as the Project Manager for the inland element of the contract.

I worked alongside the client’s iron ore team for two years and we made a lot of changes and improvements to what we were doing,” said Brouff.

In October 2015, Brouff was promoted to the role of general manager, North West, which saw him managing the North West region of Western Australia.

“I was happy with the promotion

Tim Brouff, chief operating officer East Coast, Freo WGC Cranes.

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as it saw me networking with other crane companies and major mining and resource companies. I gathered a wide range of experience relatively quickly. Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG Project was under construction at the time, and we had a high concentration of cranes working on that facility which also incorporated major supply chain and logistics in support of ongoing operations of the cranes. I was responsible for these services across several locations including Karratha, Port Hedland, and Newman. It was an exciting and challenging time with lots of construction, maintenance and shutdown works being undertaken in these locations and market sectors” he said.

Brouff remained in that role until 2018, when then Freo chief executive officer, Tony Canci asked if he would move to Queensland to undertake similar responsibilities but with focus on growth for the business. My wife, Rosie and I, being native Queenslander’s, we were more than happy to do so.

“On moving to Queensland, I immediately started work on a contract with a major Tier One company in the mining and construction sector. The work was similar in nature, culture and outlook to that in the North West and the people were great to work alongside,” said Brouff.

“In business, my focus and objective is to ensure Freo adds value wherever we can. In the process of doing this we are analysing our business all the time to identify areas of efficiency, technology application or improvement. We obviously examine our processes and procedures, but we also look at what our clients are trying to achieve and work with them to ensure we are aligned on objectives and outcomes

and they are getting the best value they can from the products and services we are providing. These products are our values, culture, people and of course our modern fleet of assets.”

“At the end of the day, Freo understands that a business comes down to its people. People are our best asset, they come up with the best ideas and, in my opinion, it is the crews on the ground and our teams in the office that drive our business. I will always sit back and listen to what our people have to say.

“Marmon Crane Services is our parent company, and Marmon have an ‘Innovation Road Map’ which is designed to ensure that as an overall Crane Services business operating in Australia, Canada and the USA, we are able to add value to our client’s businesses through a relationship that is transparent and honest , places a high degree of importance on being a business partner and appropriately utilises the latest technology and assets. This initiative has been a really exciting journey for both the Freo and WGC businesses,” he said.

Marmon Crane Services acquired WGC Cranes, headquartered in Wollongong New South Wales, from the Sergi family in 2018. The Sergi family remains integrally involved in the business and are highly regarded by both clients and other crane companies. They had successfully developed the business into a well-known and respected brand throughout the industry says Brouff.

“At the end of 2019, there was a change of executive management at Freo and Stephen Rogers replaced Tony Canci as chief executive officer. In parallel to the new CEO appointment, it was decided to revise the national organisational structure of the business and I was www.cranesandlifting.com.au

promoted to take on the role and responsibilities of chief operating officer for Freo and WGC on the East Coast.”

“This promotion meant a move to Wollongong where I am now living and working closely with the WGC team.

They are a very positive and motivated group of people and I enjoy working with them in such an environment to better understand the WGC business and what the brand stands for,” he said.

The Freo and WGC East Coast operations are considerable with dedicated and experienced staff, says Brouff.

“In Central Queensland, our regional manager, Jim Bell, has plenty of experience throughout the crane industry gained over many years. We have branches in Mount Isa and Moranbah which provide the full suite of crane services including servicing and workshops. In Nebo, we have a fantastic branch under the management of Wes Maurer and his team. The administration manager, Sonia Bennett is a respected and key member of this team who often takes on the role of trouble shooter on the administration side of the business which has been really helpful,” said Brouff. “Again, this branch has full facilities including offices and a workshop.”

“We also have the newly established branch in Brisbane which now has the new GMK6400 in its fleet. The Brisbane team is led by Colin Rush. Colin has over 30 years of knowledge and experience which is invaluable. He is ably supported

by Shane McLaughlin heading up business development. The branch features full service capability including offices and workshop facilities.”

“As we move South into New South Wales and the Hunter Valley and Newcastle region, we are in Carlo Francis country, he’s the regional manager.

Carlos is based out of the Muswellbrook branch but is also responsible for our operations in Orange and Newcastle.

Once again, these branches feature full service capability. Our teams are local, community minded and really entrenched in these regional areas and they know their business which is fantastic,” he said. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

The brand-new Grove GMK 6400 is the first to be delivered in Queensland and it is an exciting purchase for Freo.

South of Muswellbrook, we move into WGC country. We have a branch at Smeaton Grange, South West of Sydney, and a significant facility in Wollongong.

WGC Projects works out of Victoria, providing a solid footprint there, says Brouff.

“The WGC business has been built on working safely, quality of service, family values and has inevitably resulted in great client relationships through each of these locations. Marc Sergi is the general manager of WGC and his knowledge and

passion for the business is hugely valued.

He is a key member of Freo / WGC’s senior management team, along with the others I have previously mentioned, and they all provide fantastic energy and drive for the business on the East Coast. I am leaning on Marc and relying on his knowledge of the business and his relationships with the various WGC clients and teams.

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of course in Brisbane we purchased the brand-new Grove GMK 6400 earlier in the year.

It is an exciting purchase and the crane went straight to work on the Cross-River Rail project. It was effectively purchased for this project and other infrastructure works in and around Brisbane. We are watching closely how the renewable sector develops in Queensland, especially the wind farm sector. We anticipate we will probably need to move into a larger crane for this area at some stage,” said Brouff.

“In Moranbah, the GMK 300t all-terrain and other large capacity cranes are complemented with custombuilt trailers to move them around as efficiently as we can. We also have a Grove 300t machine working in the Hunter Valley area and this can be moves to Orange when needed. That is one of Carlo’s flagship cranes and this flexibility confirms our ability to add value wherever we can,” he said.

WGC has a Liebherr LTM 1500, a 500t capacity crane which has been working on wind farms in Victoria says Brouff.

“We did have a 750t crawler working on infrastructure / bridge construction projects, but that was recently transferred to Western Australia for a project. Being a large group with a strong balance sheet, we can move assets around the country to suit various projects. This is a key value driver for our clients who need to consider the risks of schedule flexibility and business continuity in their operations. We have 250t crawlers in the East Coast Heavy Lift Division.

WGC Projects provide excellent service with their crawler fleet which includes a number of Sennebogen hydraulic crawlers,” he said.

We are committed to growing the WGC business, and with the amount of infrastructure planned for the Sydney area, there are going to be some good opportunities, says Brouff.

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in place strategic plans and actions so that the business can adapt and move to changing market requirements eg general construction and infrastructure capital works. WGC works with a lot of major companies in quarrying and mining throughout the southern highlands, so we are working across a good mix of general construction, infrastructure and resources projects,” said Brouff.

Brouff goes on to explain how he manages the relationships with crane suppliers including Manitowoc, and how different models work in the business.

“Given the mix and the nature of our crane fleet, we obviously have great relationships with several the OEM’s.

Most brands feature in our fleet in one way or another.

“We have found the Manitowoc Grove all terrains to be reliable and productive machines and they have been particularly useful for our Queensland operations.

In our experience, Groves can travel on the Eastern States roads a little easier than other brands. The Grove GMK 5150L, 150t capacity all terrain, can be driven with the boom over the front, on correct permits. We think they are one of the better machines for the East coast and they probably have an edge on the competitors in this area.”

“We’ve got Grove 300t capacity all terrain with a 80m boom operating in North Queensland. This boom makes a big difference on mine sites where our customers need this length of boom to get the boom tip to their draglines,” he said.

The Manitowoc service and support is transparent and robust, says Brouff.

“When we bought the new machines, we had a few teething problems, which happens, as a company we understand that. But the Manitowoc team including, John Stewart, Neil Hollingshead and Garry Barker have been very supportive. I cannot complain and can only praise the approach the guys take to their business.

When we have had issues, Manitowoc have got on top of them straight away and are always very proactive. I’ve had calls from them about issues I wasn’t even aware of and they walk me through

what is happening,” said Brouff.

Recently, Freo experienced some delays in registering the newly delivered GMK 6400 in Queensland. This was not because of anything Manitowoc or Freo had overlooked however it resulted in significant licencing and permitting delays. Some of this was related to the impact of Covid-19 but there were also changes made by the Queensland Regulator (TMR) that took time to understand and work through.

“We were fortunate that Brandon Hitch and his team at The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) worked closely with the Grove team to get the crane registered. It was stressful for a while, but they managed to provide facilitation and assistance through their established contacts at the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR).

“Both CICA and Grove provided background work on the swept path of the GMK6400’s turning circumferences, including the required dolly, that was critical to the process of getting the NHVR and TMR technical requirements addressed and the documentation approved. Noting the regulations, we had to make sure it was going to be commercially viable to operate the crane in Queensland. Manitowoc/Grove made a major contribution in helping us to bring this evaluation to a successful conclusion,” he said.

Brouff sees the Freo/WGC East coast business growing and developing in a number of ways but recognises that integral to the company’s ability to realise these plans he needs to retain and attract the right people.

“Our strategic plan is to grow in the areas I have highlighted, but to make this happen, we need to be one of the most sort after employers in the industry.

Freo and WGC work closely with the unions and we have a good relationship with them that is based on Freo/ WGC values of honesty, integrity and transparency. I want us to be viewed as a “employer of choice” and it is our intention that both brands continue to be regarded as the leading crane supply companies in the industry,” said Brouff. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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HARNESSING A RUNAWAY BUSINESS Premier Cranes & Rigging provides clients with unparalleled service through safe, consistent and all-inclusive lifting solutions.

WITH RAPID GROWTH, PREMIER WAS A runaway success story. Behind the scenes the business systems struggled to keep up with the growth and as a result the business owners turned to their trusted team of employees for answers.

The Premier Cranes and Rigging story – is like many in the industry, and then with a twist. It involved a couple of mates who saw an opportunity to start their own crane business. Because they were passionate and professional about what they did, the business succeeded.

Over time they realised that the business was driving them. They were serving the business and not the otherway around. Their solution was to identify and introduce more effective business management processes. And then, to empower their operations team.

Steve Warton and Matt Clark, both country boys from Western Victoria, are great mates. They played football together and relocated to Melbourne together.

Their careers took different directions.

Matt drove cranes and Steve project-managed telecommunications infrastructure.

Just before the Global Financial Crisis, Matt decided to work for himself. He’d arranged his own finance, purchased a crane, and found work!

At a loose end and through redundancy, Warton decided to ask his mate if he would teach him the ropes.

Matt agreed and Steve jumped on the tools and got his tickets.

That was the beginning of the Premier Cranes and Rigging story.

The Clark and Warton partnership grew based on friendship, trust, respect and recognition. They each brought unique capabilities and skill sets to the business. Together they were a strong force to reckon with.

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The “#TeamLifting” notion encourages everyone at Premier to work together.

me dogging and rigging and Matty in the crane. When Kevin Rudd’s BER school construction program came up after the GFC, we were a team! Managing and completing the rigging work by constructing the structural steel with our boys” said Warton.

The business picked up speed.

“We had work in Melbourne, and in Ararat on prison projects for John Holland and Multiplex. Doing a lot of other projects, and with successful delivery to John Holland, our reputation solidified,” Said Warton.

This led to larger contracts and to more prison work, and then to even larger operations as the business momentum grew.

“There were some interesting times with builders going under around us.

Times where our clients were not able to pay us. Times when the prison work had government funds exhausted. Times when news footage reported work would stop. They said that contractors could be left with insurmountable debt.

“There has certainly been some adversity and the path forward hasn’t always been smooth. We’ve been able to build a resilient business. We have a team

featuring a lot of people who’ve been with us for a long time,” said Warton.

Over the next 12 years, the business grew. It reached a size where Clark and Warton recognised the need for structure. And scalability was critical.

“We lost control of our business in the sense that we were all working ridiculous hours. It was like a ‘duck underwater’. On the surface, we were presenting well to clients. Beneath the surface we were paddling as fast as we could to cope,” said Warton.

“We realised the business management side of the company had started to let us down. We set out to transform Premier Cranes into the business it should be.

With strong ‘Pillars of Support’, and without forgetting where we’ve come from,” he said.

Warton and Clark came to this realisation two years ago. They were busy picking up crane hire contracts on large infrastructure projects.

“We could see we needed to get our ‘one percenter’s right. The focal point remained on always saying “yes” then delivering no matter what it took. Our people dug deep and fought along with us, but it wasn’t sustainable,” said Warton. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“Matty and I both had young families. We concluded we couldn’t continue working the hours the business demanded. as well as spend time with our loved ones. We had an obligation to our business; in the same way we do to our families and we have a lot of mouths to feed.

“Our people helped build Premier.

It would’ve been reckless for us to have continued doing what we’d always done.

And hoping for a different outcome.” he said.

Warton embarked on a quest to transform Premier. His focus was from a leadership and business management point of view.

“There are a couple of theories which encouraged us to work on our business rather than work in our business. We’ve taken Premier through a process called systemisation. This allows us to organise our people, jobs and tasks into teams and document the way we do it at Premier.

This helps create organisation right across our operation. Tasks are completed to Premier’s standard every time.

“We have departmentalised areas of the business and decentralised the management. It is no longer Matty and myself as the business owners pulling strings. The majority of our responsibilities and accountabilities are now delegated to our people. We are empowering our people with leadership skills to drive.

“Every-day, Premier Cranes is a stronger business. Our long-term employees are now in positions where they lead others on how we do things at Premier Cranes,” said Warton.

Premier Cranes has a team in the field of 50 plus, and 20 in the office, so it’s a sizable business. The company’s fleet mostly features Liebherr, but not solely, says Warton.

“We have an arsenal of Frannas, including a new AT40, and we run five MAC25 plus the AT20 units. The balance of the fleet includes a 250t, 220t, 200t, 100t, and 80t Liebherr. Also, there are a couple of 40t Demags, and Tadano 100t units.”

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us again. They’re enabling Premier to have a fully-kitted Liebherr LR1350/1 on the way and another Terex Franna AT40. And our entire team are excited to welcome our new 350T crawler,” he said.

The main advantage of the LR1350/1 crawler crane is its ability to complement on the infrastructure projects, with huge lifting capacity and ability to move and lift heavy loads around the site easily. In addition, the tracks of the crane provide support and increased stability and no outriggers are needed.

Warton acknowledges changing the management style of the business is a major undertaking. He said that he can see the benefits of the transformation taking place.

“It’s clear in our people’s job satisfaction and in the clarity in their roles. This is incredibly rewarding. Our team has been open to the changes. They have responded well, and they are open to accepting more responsibility. We are bringing a critical and innovative culture to everything we do. This operates under the ‘#TeamLifting’ banner.

“The ‘#TeamLifting’ notion encourages everyone to work together.

We rise together by lifting others.

We motivate individuals to look at what they’re doing and ask, ‘Is that #TeamLifting?’ If it isn’t in alignment, they’re inspired to work together to revise so it fits with our “#TeamLifting’ approach. Everyone wins,” he said.

“Anyone can come forward with ideas on how ‘#TeamLifting’ can be applied

to every aspect of the business. We encourage them to visualise the result when the ‘#TeamLifting’ standard is applied. I am confident this standard resonates throughout the business.

“Our team knows we’re in this together; it’s not just about the business owners. We’re not talking about the bottom line. We’re talking about ‘#TeamLifting’ standards. This inspires our approach to everything we do.

It’s a standard that’s also lifting our team to new levels of expertise,” said Warton.

Premier has never presented to the industry as a key player says Warton.

“We’re making this statement on behalf of our team, because we want them to realise we have arrived as a key player. These changes are also for our clients; and we want our worthy rivals to know we have arrived as well.

“This isn’t meant in an egotistical way. Rather, we’re in a position where we can stand tall and push forward with intent. It isn’t about winning. We don’t want our rivals to go away! It’s a source of self-improvement through a focus that reveals new skills and boosts resilience” he said.

Premier Cranes has a strong footprint in the Victorian infrastructure sector. Lifting for Tier One contractors and builders.

“Our work includes building infrastructure projects that will stand the test of time. The removal of rail crossings across Victoria, commercial construction,

Everyday, Premier Cranes is a stronger business with long-term employees in positions to lead others on how things are done.

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and upgrades,” said Warton.

Premier puts great emphasis on safety, responding promptly to the requirements of COVID19, and providing hand-made reusable masks to all employees with the #TeamLifting branding to accompany.

Employees are voiced on the requirements of social distancing and staying home if unwell. Safety is featured in our OHS policies and procedures and the approach is acted on each day onsite.

“We understand that it’s no small task to introduce new business systems --- and expect them to work overnight.

Our team sees our commitment to improvement. They see our focus on regular, ongoing engagement at all levels of our business.

“With this, we achieve a clear, systemised way of working. We have what we call our ‘Business Development Cycle’. This is key and pushes innovation, allowing incremental improvement over time,” said Warton.

“We all accept that mistakes will occur, so we all take a ‘no blame’ approach to mistakes. At Premier we continually fine-tune our systems, ensuring we achieve results within standard. Of course, sometimes this is easier said than done! Our quest for improvement is deep-rooted in how we work,” he said.

One issue identified involved the arrival of new employees at Premier Cranes. The right structure for onboarding was not in place, and new employees were left to find their own way, says Warton.

“We’ve reimagined the business holistically with an organisational map. This illustrates all the functions required to be Premier Cranes. We’ve produced clear-cut “job agreements”.

They define the responsibilities held by each function.

“We ensure new and prospective team members clearly understand how Premier operates. They understand where they fit into the business,” he said.

During the recruitment process, applicants are screened for personality traits and skills. This ensures that they’re ‘a fit’ for the position they applied for.

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Premier Cranes has a lot of staff that has been with the business for a long time, instilling the “can do attitude” across the organisation.

“Along with our high-calibre front line team, we have fostered a number of natural leaders who’ve been with us for a long time. They’ve moved into mentoring roles throughout the business”. They’re also working as operators, dogmen, riggers, and in management.

“They’re key people and are remunerated as such. We hold them in high regard. When there are major business decisions to be made, we consult with them. Their wisdom is vital. We do this as a part of our internal management team structure.

“All in ‘#TeamLifting’ employees understand our strategic intent; ‘this is how we do it at Premier Cranes’. As I’ve said, it’s more about empowerment than ownership,” said Warton.

“Our field crew members on the front line have been adapted into manageable groups of five to seven with a leader. They might not physically work with each other every day, but they communicate every day. ‘#TeamLifting’ encourages everyone to work together towards the same goals says Warton.

“As the saying goes ‘we are only as strong as our weakest link’, or “small hinges swing big doors” he said.

Matt Clark leads the team with a client centred focus. Premier cultivates strong relationships with clients.

“We’ve been working with the same clients small and large for a long time, some have been with us since we started the business. For me, client relationships

are crucial to any business. Without them there is no business.”

“We’ve worked hard to instil a ‘can do’ attitude across the whole organisation.

Our clients are paramount. They come first. This ensures everything we do adheres to the “#TeamLifting’ approach.

“Our clients feel this, and the relationship grows. It’s our crews who win the work, especially the repeat business. There are a large number of crane companies in Melbourne. It’s a very competitive market where the client has plenty of options. To build client loyalty, we must put them first.

“Premier’s clients are paying for end to end lifting solutions. On-time, every-time, and exactly as promised. Yes, another job delivered by our professional team. Every job completed as planned, safely, in full, on time and on budget,” said Clark The Premier team is our best capability statement.

Clark and Warton have complementary skills. This has grown their ‘grassroots business’ into a scalable, systemised version of Premier.

As set up by Warton, Clark encourages a ‘client-centred culture’ within each department.

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IN FOCUS / CAPITAL CRANES Capital Crane’s Frannas are equipped with Robway’s Dynamic Load Moment Indicator (LMI)

HELPING TO BUILD THE NATION’S CAPITAL

Digger Misner, managing director and owner of Capital Cranes, has been involved in the crane industry for almost 30 years. With customer relationships, service and safety as his major priorities, his guidance has seen the business become a major force in the nation’s capital.

WITH A KEEN FOCUS ON THE MAKE-UP OF his crane fleet, Digger Misner has been prepared to invest in the latest technology, to provide Capital Cranes with a competitive advantage whilst ensuring the safest lifting solutions are available to customers.

“Today, my crane fleet suits a variety of works including quarries, mining, energy, telecommunications, utilities as well as domestic and commercial construction. The fleet consists of Liebherr all-terrain telescopic cranes, Franna articulated pick up and carry cranes, Kato city class cranes and Maeda mini crawlers.

“I’ve chosen the brand leaders in their respective class. Since buying my first Liebherr, a 2009 LTM 1040-2.1, I have become an un-ashamed fan of the brand. My previous mobile cranes had all been Japanese brand truck cranes.

Even though they were very reliable, they didn’t have the advanced technological lift and safety features, or the refinement of the German built machines,” he said.

“All the modern Liebherr cranes in our fleet have the latest VarioBase technology. This Liebherr innovation is a www.cranesandlifting.com.au

game changer in the way we set up cranes in constricted working conditions. This means the customer will save money by not requiring a larger crane to do the same lift from a greater radius. The crews love the Liebherr all terrains for their compact dimensions and long booms,” said Misner.

Five years ago, Capital Cranes was the first company on the east side of Australia to acquire the Liebherr LTM 1060-3.1, the 60t 3 axle machine with 48m main boom and Variobase® technology. Misner was so impressed with the machine, which met and exceeded all his expectations, he ordered a second three months later.

“This was a whole new machine introduced to the Australian market with unknown credentials. World sales have since proven its popularity right across the globe. We work in a tough market, in a tough industry, and these modern versatile cranes can help win jobs. They are ideal for customers who aren’t just price focused but actually want to use a machine that has the safe capabilities to do the job,” he said.

According to Misner, Capital Cranes

is focused on customer service and strives to deliver satisfaction by providing the right service with the right cranes.

“I won’t tolerate unsafe behaviour and insist on a safety - focused workforce.

There is no point having the right cranes if you don’t have the right operators, with the right skills providing excellent customer service. I’m extremely pleased with the culture in our yard.

The skill level and the attitude of our employees are the reason we retain our customers. My team understands the value of customer relationships which in many instances, have been built and developed over many years,” he said.

In 2004, Misner took delivery of the first 20t Franna articulated crane in Canberra.

“When I first announced I had ordered the 20t Franna locally, my competition were of the opinion the dimensions were too big to manoeuvre around sites and inside factories. But it proved very popular with my clients and that same competition soon ordered their own. I was also the first to introduce into Canberra, the MAC 25t Franna with Superlift option which can September 2020 CAL / 49

IN FOCUS / CAPITAL CRANES With a keen focus on the make-up of his crane fleet, Digger Misner has been prepared to invest in the latest technology to provide the safest lifting solutions to his customers.

increase its lifting capacities by up to 30 per cent,” he said.

Misner has recently placed an order for the all new Terex AT 40, the 40t capacity Franna to add to the company’s pickup and carry capabilities.

“I must admit, I was a little bit slow to recognise the potential of this machine, my opposition has already ordered their second machine,” he said.

All of Misner’s Franna’s are equipped with Robway’s Dynamic Load Moment Indicator (LMI). This software technology calculates the crane’s capacities when travelling over uneven ground, in real time. Using pitch and roll information, the deration is displayed on screen for the operators so they can concentrate on driving the machine safely, he says.

Capital Cranes is Australian and Internationally certified and accredited to safety, management and environmental systems including AS/ NZS 4801, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

Misner got fed up with the extensive and complex onsite OHS requirements which differed from site to site.

“I decided to enrol in a Cert. 4 in WorkPlace Health and Safety. As a business owner, the WHS course helped me better understand my responsibilities to all stakeholders as a PCBU. (Person Conducting a Business Undertaking).

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Australian standards as the benchmark to comply with WHS Systems,” he said.

Following the completion of the course, Capital Cranes implemented a business management system which had been designed and installed following a consultative process with management and staff. The system was then certified by a 3rd party certifier.

“The certification is to Australian and International standards with 3rd party audits to ensure our systems are run correctly,” said Misner.

Every 12 months, a Surveillance Audit is conducted to ensure Capital Cranes is operating within the parameters of the management system, and if the audit detects any issues which need addressing, they are recorded and reported back to Misner.

To retain accreditation, Misner needs to demonstrate that Capital Cranes is compliant with the standards. These international standards include ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems Standard Certification, ISO 45001 Safety Management Systems Standard and ISO 14001 the Environmental Management Systems Standard.

To ensure operations are within the standards, the business follows the management system the way it has been designed to function, with all the processes associated with the system documented. For example, the Capital

Crane’s team has to demonstrate it has adhered to safe operations when setting up cranes. They also have to demonstrate the right lift plans have been presented to the client and the client agrees to them prior to the cranes getting onsite.

Both parties are then assured the operations are carried out in a safe manner. Records of these actions are maintained so the relevant information and documentation can be produced when the annual audits are conducted.

This type of accreditation is not common in the crane industry. Capital Cranes is the only company operating mobile cranes based in Canberra that is 3rd party certified for operations. With a company that has this accreditation, the systems are in place so if something goes wrong, they can prove with the records kept, that all the relevant processes and procedures have been followed and the business has undertaken all the necessary precautions.

“These certifications make a difference to our customers looking to hire a crane company. For example, if a crane hire business is working directly with the ACT Government, it needs to be prequalified for that sort of work,” said Misner.

Because Capital Cranes has the 3rd party certification, it has a prequalification for this sort of work. Also, for larger companies that require safe systems, Capital Cranes are in a strong position when tendering for large jobs.

Tier One builders and contractors will be looking for this type of accreditation. With Tier One and Tier Two customers, it can be a condition of the tender to only engage companies that have 3rd Party Certification of their management systems Capital Cranes is the only crane company in Canberra that conducts random drug and alcohol testing by a 3rd party. Testing was introduced five years ago, and in that time no permanent staff member has returned a positive result.

“My staff approve of this initiative because it maintains a safer workplace and our customers can be confident that our crane crews are ‘fit for work’,” said Misner. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“Capital Cranes has grown with Canberra and the businesses of my regular customers have grown as well. We support them with the machines they need to keep growing, and as they’ve requested the size and variety of machines, we’ve purchased them.

“Jeff Wilson from Finlease equipment finance has played an important role in this business. Buying your next crane has to be a very calculated decision regarding timing. I’m a terrible procrastinator, but Jeff has always provided his professional financial advice to help me grow the business. I really appreciate his advice and support,” he said.

Misner is a long-term member of The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA). CICA had combined Victoria/ Tasmania because Tasmania didn’t have enough members and, with his prompting, a similar initiative saw the ACT combined with NSW now NSW/ACT “CICA plays an important role in our industry and is respected by the Tier One companies. I really enjoy the CICA national conference, it provides a chance to network with industry stakeholders, exchange ideas with other crane owners as well as taking in a ‘snapshot’ of the latest technology.

“It’s a tough industry and I have a lot of respect for crane owners because I understand the ever-changing challenges owners face. Owners must be dynamic to survive and yet every day we are faced with mobilising our cranes on outdated road and bridge infrastructure, antiquated Industrial relations and increasing administration costs. On top of everything else, we now contend with the coronavirus pandemic. Even with all the setbacks, risks and hard work, I still enjoy being part of the industry and in particular, the rapid technological advancements the crane manufacturers are making,” he said.

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IN FOCUS / MELROSE INDUSTRIES

FLEXIBILITY KEY TO MELROSE EVOLUTION Utilising his private business, Melrose Industries, Gregg Melrose is making a massive range of cranes available for dry hire.

THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IS continually assessing methods and processes to increase on-site productivity and reduce inefficiencies. Recognising that in a highly competitive market, this drive for greater efficiencies will impact crane hire businesses, Gregg Melrose is doing something about it.

“We have experience in the dry hire market over many years, but I will now have specific points of contact for hire within the Melrose Group of Companies.

Nothing will change with Melrose Cranes and Rigging (MCR); my son, Ryan, will run the business day-to-day and report to me on the wet hire side of things.

“MI is well-established as a company so it’s not a major transition to offer dry hire. We have the equipment and the contacts and it’s our intention to test the market for customers who want excellent quality dry hire equipment,” said Melrose.

Melrose explains what types of equipment he can offer.

“Our Sydney fleet ranges from 3t-capacity mini crawlers up to our Evolution crane, a 500t-capacity Liebherr all terrain. The new 500t features the standard 50m and optional 84m long boom, with every accessory. We also have a fleet of dry hire machines with capacities up to 750t in both lattice and hydraulic booms, rough terrains, all terrains, Frannas, TIDDs, and mini crawlers - whatever the customer needs.

Heavy transport is also done in-house.

Melrose Cranes and Rigging’s “Evolution”, 500t capacity all terrain Liebherr LTM1500-8.1. Lifting an air conditioning unit weighing 3.6t with 36.9 main boom plus 77m of luffing jib, counterweight 135t and chart radius of 89m.

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IN FOCUS / MELROSE INDUSTRIES Melrose LTR 1100 telescopic crawler arrives for work on the $5.1 billion Snowy Hydro 2.0 project.

“The cranes are all local and made available through the network of contacts I’ve made during the last 40 years. There are over 80 cranes in this network; some I own, others I cross-hire.

I rent cranes from my connections and they rent cranes from me; it’s a reciprocal relationship that’s been in place for a long time. I will quote on any project, anywhere in Australia,” he said.

“We have just tendered for a major government project in South Australia.

The cranes range from a 400t capacity crawler crane down to a Franna, and a lot of access equipment. I am able to provide whatever they require. If they want cranes and access equipment, with a full Melrose crew, they’ll get that. If they want to dry hire other units from me, I’ll send a supervisor to put them together using the client’s local crew.

“What I am pushing here is flexibility.

We are prepared to be flexible to meet the customer’s needs and I’m talking about customers across all industries, not just in specific markets,” said Melrose.

Melrose can also see an opportunity to involve Melrose Access Hire (MAH) in any dry hire agreements. “Wherever you see a crane operating, you will see an elevated work platform or boomlift,” he said.

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friends of the Melrose family. Dean is great mates with my youngest brother Mick; he was our next door neighbour growing up as kids and has an older brother who is a similar age to myself and my brother Tony. Our relationship goes back 50 years,” said Melrose.

The Halliwells are very successful entrepreneurs in the access hire market, having bought, built up, and sold various companies in the sector. Six years ago they were planning to retire, but then decided they wanted to be involved with the Melrose brand and build a new company, which they have done. “Dean and Kristine own half the business, Tony and I the other half,” said Melrose.

“When we started the access business, Dean said he didn’t want more than

60 pieces of equipment,” said Melrose.

Today, they run a fleet of 250-plus units of all sizes, from 12” vertical lifts to ultra booms. They also have all terrain telehandlers for hire.

The three companies are run as separate entities, but they are very closely linked and there is an obvious strong synergy between access equipment, crane rental and heavy transport.

“MCR has seven project managers who push the MAH brand to all of our clients. They will also now increase customer awareness of the dry hire business and the opportunities and benefits it offers whilst keeping the development of the MCR wet hire business as their major priority. The project managers in MAH do exactly

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“Our clients can expect only the best quality. Equipment is always presented as everyone expects a Melrose unit to be presented, be that in the Sydney market or any other.”

the same thing, in reverse, so there is a constant stream of information shared between the various businesses.

This combines to ensure we all offer our customers the most efficient and economical solution, from one enquiry.

“Our clients can expect only the best quality. Equipment is always presented as everyone expects a Melrose unit to be presented, be that in the Sydney market or any other,” said Melrose.

“People are not necessarily aware, but we’ve always had site-based machinery on dry hire. I recently placed my Linkbelt

TCC1400 crawler onsite with a couple of multi-use Manitous on long term hire.

The rough terrain fleet is all out currently (130T, 80T, 55T & 30T). A Liebherr LTR1100 crawler was just dropped off in the Snowy Mountains and two all terrains are headed to the Hunter Valley.

We have all types of equipment that we have not pushed before and we feel now is the right time to do it,” said Melrose.

The word that Melrose wants to strongly reinforce to customers is flexibility. “Take the contractor on a big project who needs a heavy crawler

crane, but only for two to three days a week. He’s going to need a Franna/TIDD occasionally, plus a Manitou with all the attachments to be the access piece of equipment and also do all the ‘dog’s body’ work. The combined Melrose Group can tailor a package to give the customer all his requirements.

“We have an exceptionally good team at MCR and with builders and constructors examining productivity and wastage in the construction process, that’s my focus. We think this flexible approach to clients will work well, helping them make significant cost savings into the bargain,” said Melrose.

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NEW LIEBHERR 800T CAPACITY CRAWLER UP AND POWERING The first 10 units of this highly flexible, 800t capacity crawler crane, which can be modified for lots of different industry sectors, have been delivered to business partners in Spain, the US and Asia.

ONE OF THESE POWERFUL INDUSTRIAL cranes was recently delivered to Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge. The Cologne-based company mainly intended to use the crawler in industrial and plant construction application as well as for bridge hoists. However, the 800t capacity crawler’s first job was to tackle a wind farm.

The LR 1800-1.0 is the logical development of Liebherr’s successful crawler crane technology and was first unveiled two years ago at the Customer Days in Ehingen before being presented to the general public at the Bauma in 2019.

“We were looking for a crawler crane at the trade show in Munich because we wanted to broaden our range of services for the future from being a large

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rental company, but one which only rented telescopic cranes, by entering the large crawler crane market”, says Thomas Reuther, sales manager at Colonia Spezialfahrzeuge.

“Although the LR 1800-1.0 was advertised as an industrial crane at the Bauma, the assurance given to us by the Liebherr people that it was also ideal for wind power equipment, convinced us to buy this 800-tonne crane. We believe that at the current time a crawler crane is rather dependent on orders from the wind power industry.”

And in actual fact, the first job for the brand new crane was in a large wind farm in North Rhine Westphalia, around 120 kilometres to the east of the Ruhr district metropolis of Essen. Around 70 vehicles

transported the components for the wind power version of the machine to the site.

Four towers from system manufacturer Enercon had already been erected by a Liebherr LTM 11200-9.1 mobile crane with heights of up to 88 metres and were now ready for completion.

When the new machine was erected for the first time, the team from Colonia received active support from three service personnel from Ehingen and the Liebherr repair centre in Oberhausen. After around six days, the LR 1800-1.0 towered into the air with a 171m main boom

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The giant Enercon wind turbine has a hub height of 160 metres, a rotor diameter of 138 metres and can generate 4.2 megawatts of electricity.

and a 12m jib.

“As we get more familiar with the machine, our aim is to erect it within four days in the future”, says Reuther. To ensure this is possible, Liebherr has added a few extra valuable features to this crane model, whose components are designed for easy erection anyway. For example, the hydraulic erection support facility, which levels the central crawler section using the outrigger cylinders before the superstructure is added, is hydraulically controlled from the turntable. This means that it does not require a special unit for this purpose. The “quick connection” is also new. It enables the superstructure to be bolted to the central crawler section quickly and safely.

“The detachable ballast system saves a massive amount of time” “We only required around seven hours to erect the basic machine for the first time”, says Wolfgang Winkler, showing his satisfaction with the set-up process.

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crane operator from the very beginning, an important factor as he and his colleague Peter Severin are responsible for operating the new machine for Colonia.

“It’s great that all the connections are bolted hydraulically during the erection process. In some cases, three sections of the boom package can be slid into each other, saving us both time and a great deal of transport capacity. But above all, the detachable ballast pallet saves an enormous amount of work”, said Winkler happily.

“The 400 tonnes of derrick ballast are only required to raise the main boom.

After this, we simply unbolt the centre pallet, with the remaining 80 tonnes of suspended ballast, plus the central and superstructure ballast being easily enough for the hoisting work. No restacking and no ballast addition or removal – that saves a massive amount of time.”

On the other hand, the two crane operators needed a great deal of time to erect the wind turbine itself. The wind and weather and the delays, which are not unusual when erecting a prototype turbine as in this case, mean that the crane operators’ patience is often tested to the limit. But the hoists themselves were completed impeccably. For the heaviest components of the wind turbine, whose hub is at an imposing height of 160 metres, the crane had to position gross loads of 89 tonnes at a dizzying height with absolute accuracy.

The operators had to concentrate very hard and use a great deal of fingertip control. And the two men from Colonia demonstrated plenty of both in their comfortable cab.

“To date, I have only ever operated telescopic cranes, so a crawler crane naturally takes a bit of getting used to and is also something of a challenge, says Wolfgang Winkler.

“However, I found that operating the crane and its control system to be really very pleasant to work with. Even driving with load is such a smooth, quiet process that I sometimes had to check that it was actually working.”

Winkler, his colleague Peter Severin and their new crawler crane erected a total of four turbines in the extensive

wind farm. What about afterwards? sales manager Thomas Reuther is very optimistic for the future: “We bought the full version of the crane, and in addition to the wind power equipment, we have various main boom versions and a set- up configuration with a luffing jib available. That enables us to carry out major industrial work or hoist bridges. The crane is one hundred percent variable and can be used in many different areas.”

The Cologne-based company has a workforce of around 250 providing towing services, heavy haulage logistics and industrial installation work and often carries out work for customers in the petrochemical industry. In this sector, the crawler crane will significantly expand the range of services from the crane service provider in the future.

Wolfgang Winkler, who immediately volunteered to operate the new LR 1800-1.0, is extremely satisfied with his employer’s new purchase.

“I have been a crane operator for a long time and I used to swear by a competitor’s crane”, he admits. “But since I have had the Liebherr, my eyes have been opened. I am absolutely delighted with Liebherr’s technology and extremely impressed.”

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IN FOCUS / ELLIOTT’S CRANE HIRE

DRAWING ON 160 YEARS OF HERITAGE Elliott’s Crane Hire and Specialised Transport is a highly specialised crane hire and heavy haulage services provider operating in Hobart and the surrounding areas. Greg Smith joined Elliott’s workshop crew from school, then progressed to operating the cranes and trucks and now, he owns the business.

ELLIOTT’S CRANE HIRE CAN TRACE IT’S business roots back to 1860 and a yard in Battery’s Point, a historical part of Hobart which back then was the industrial suburb. Initially, it was a transport company started by Jack Elliott, using horse and drays. The business moved into cranes in the 1920’s using old trucks with wooden poles on the back and a chain box. The business belonged to the same Elliott family up until 10 years ago when Greg Smith bought it.

Smith went to work in the Elliott’s Crane Hire’s workshop straight from school. He started out fixing the trucks and cranes, then started driving them and now he owns and runs the business.

“Ten years ago, Don Elliott was the owner of Elliott’s. He was in his 80s and he had a manager running the business.

Don wasn’t interested in the business anymore, he didn’t have any children to hand it down to, the manager wasn’t managing the business and it had pretty much run into the ground. The vehicles and the cranes were poorly maintained and serviced and were at the end of their working life. The business had been let go,” said Smith.

About this time, Tom Smith and his father-in-law Gibb (Gibby) McKay from McKay United had been in Tasmania looking to purchase another crane hire company but hadn’t manage to strike a deal says Smith.

“They heard about Elliott’s and its demise. They visited the yard and of course, nothing appealed because it was basically all rubbish. A few people had been talking about me and what I had been doing for Elliott’s. Tom and Gibby approached me and asked if I would be interested in doing something.

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“Effectively, we both put in a sum of money and we paid a figure for the business including the intellectual property, one or two of the trucks which were in a reasonable condition but none of the cranes, they were beyond fixing.

We started the crane business fresh with

a couple of cranes, an 80t Grove, a 20t Linmac, a Hiab truck and a prime mover.

Soon after we purchased a 30t KATO truck crane,” said Smith.

With Smith’s experience and know how, the business took up where Elliott’s had finished.

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When the nets are clean, they weigh around 7-10t, but when hauled in for cleaning, they can weigh up to 45t.

“We move a lot of houses and we move a lot of boats. We do a lot of steel erection and general crane hire. A lot of our work is out of the ordinary, it’s work other crane companies won’t or can’t do.

We also do a lot of specialised transport and heavy haulage,” said Smith.

Today, Elliott’s crane fleet includes: • 3t Maeda mini crawler; • 4.5t Linmac crawler; • 12t Tadano city crane; • two 20t and a 25t Franna; • 30t Kato truck crane; • 35t Liebherr all terrain; • 40t Tadano Faun all terrain; • 55t Grove all terrain; • two 65t truck cranes; • 80t Grove all terrain; • Five axle 100t capacity Grove; • 200t Hitachi crawler; and • 220t capacity five axle Liebherr.

Elliott’s also run a fleet of Hiab trucks prime movers and tilt trays and boasts a a crew of 20 full time staff including the team in the office.

Smith explains Elliott’s recently secured a contract with a salmon farm an industry the business has been involved with since it’s inception.

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the ocean and these nets get dirty with mussels and seaweed and other ocean life growing on them. When the nets are clean, they weigh around 7t to 10t, but when they haul them in for cleaning, they can weigh up to 45t,” he said.

“A large barge brings the dirty nets in and we lift them from the barge with our 200t crawler. We place the net into the back of our huge off road 100t capacity dump truck and drive it up the hill to the net cleaning slab. The dump truck tips the net onto the slab and it is cleaned.

“The nets vary in size and depending on the size and the weight of the net they either pull it out with a Franna or we’ll send an 80t or a 100t capacity crane to site and load it back into our dump truck. Once the cleaning process is complete, we drive the net back down and load it back onto the barge. This happens at least once every two weeks.

The barge can get in close, but the crane is still working fairly close to its maximum radius with a 45t net.

“We’ve been working for the fish farms from when they first started up in Tasmania, that’s been over the last 40 years. Even when it was a tiny industry, we’ve been the preferred supplier of

cranes and transport.

The Tasmanian market is very different in terms of the nature of work compared to the major cities like Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane says Smith.

“Work around Hobart is not like the major cities, we’re not building major highways and when we do there are no huge overpasses. There are occasions when a large project comes along, but it is very rare; it’s not like the major cities where infrastructure is being built all the time.

“A city like Melbourne has all the major rail projects happening and it has a huge refinery sector, it’s not like that in Tasmania. With our business, it’s a case of waiting for the phone to ring and it’s a builder who wants to lift an air conditioner onto a roof, or the structural steel guy who needs to put a steel frame up, it’s general taxi work.

“We also move a lot of old weather board houses and brand new cabins, we do a lot of that type of work, craning them into place. I think we are one of the only crane companies that will lift boats, other providers turn their nose up at this type of work. We’ll lift anything and everything for anyone,” said Smith.

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THE “CRANE FATHER” OF ALL TERRAINS REFLECTS For many crane hire businesses across the country, Gerhard Baden is synonymous with the large scale introduction of the all terrain into Australia.

IN THE 1990’S, THE MARKET WAS dominated by truck cranes and it was Baden who sold the concept of all terrains to many crane business owners who have since gone on to be leaders in the industry.

Baden arrived in Australia at the end of 1967. He worked for Massey Ferguson for a short period of time and then moved to work on the Snowy Hydro at Talbingo dam where he was a mechanic working on the big haul trucks operating on the project. In those days they were 75t Wabcos. The project also operated Trojan front end loaders which were the largest front end loaders at the time. It was around this time CAT came into the market with its first 992 wheel loader.

Baden worked on the Snowy project until 1970 when he started at Blackwood Hodge which was the distributor for

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32 franchises including Terex, JCB, Manitou, P&H, Kobelco and many others. Baden started off as a fitter and progressed to a leading hand, then foreman, workshop manager and then customer service manager. He left in December 1987 and started his own business in January 1988.

“The business was called GM Baden with GM standing for Gerhard and Maria, my wife. We specialised in earthmoving equipment and crane repairs. We had a lot of support from customers like Boral, Blue Circle, Readymix and Pioneer and of course Brambles. Brambles approached me saying it was in their interests that I succeed in business which was very flattering,” said Baden. “They said this, because product and service support was not at a high level at this time and they

actively supported me so I could, in turn, support them.”

“We had five full time staff including me. We had a boiler maker, a field service technician, a transmission specialist, a woman running the office and I was working on the engines. We were based in Wetherill Park and started off in a unit which measured 200 m2. Customers were driving 50T dump trucks up the road from the Prospect quarry to be serviced by us, they were very different times,” Baden reflected.

After outgrowing a number of factories, Baden bought land and built the current premises on Holbeche Road in Arndell Park in 1990 and opened for business in 1992.

“Back then, it was all vacant land, there was nothing here. The Mayor of Blacktown agreed to open our facility and I thought I had never meet him before. On the day he arrives, I notice his badge and I asked if he was representing the mayor and he said ‘I am the mayor’.

It turns out he was Jim Anderson and he had been a customer of mine at Blackwood Hodge for transmissions at the Department of Main Roads in Granville. He knew me more about me than I did. If I’d paid him for the speech he made, he couldn’t have made it any better,” said Baden.

GM Baden opened its new facility for business in 1992 and it is busy servicing construction equipment. The business grows so Baden purchased the block of land next door from Blacktown council.

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Anthony Davis Gerhard and Ben Baden.

department and a paint shop, so I built them. We outgrew this and I built the current boiler shop which is 1000 m2, with sound proofed walls and a 25t overhead crane,” said Baden.

In 1995, Baden was appointed as the National Distributor for Liebherr cranes and the business went from strength to strength. Because there really wasn’t an all terrain market, there were no salespeople available and there were no service technicians either says Baden.

“I employed David Greentree to manage the earthmoving sales and I brought in my son in law, Anthony Davis, and together we worked on the all terrain sales. Shortly after, my son Ben began his apprenticeship with us and in 2002 worked for a year in Germany at Liebherr’s manufacturing facility. After that he ran our service department. At that stage, everyone in the market was used to a truck crane and not much was known about all terrain cranes, so a lot of convincing had to be done.

“Initially, we sold a lot of second hand Liebherr cranes because the price for new was out of reach, especially when we were trying to sell a completely new concept.

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then managing director Frederick Baer supported us heavily. Liebherr had a technical person stationed here for four years to train our technicians because no one knew anything about all terrain cranes. Basically, we created the all terrain market and Liebherr assisted us greatly,” said Baden.

The first five years were hard, says Baden.

“The biggest customer we had was Brambles, but we sold John Gillespie his first all-terrain crane, as we did with the Borgers and Freo Cranes. Borger bought an 80t capacity crane, Gillespie bought a 160t, Freo a used 70t machine and Mick Joyce bought a used 160t as his first all terrain and now look at these businesses today,” said Baden.

“During this period, Brambles were the benchmark, they just bought so many cranes, it was crazy. Brambles bought the largest mobile crane at that time, it was the LTM1800 an 800t capacity crane. We organised an open day here to announce the arrival of the machine and we invited 500 people to the event, and I think 503 turned up.

“This was a massive step for us, no one had ever spent $100K on one day and it was big money. I wasn’t spending somebody else’s money, I was spending

mine. Because Brambles were our biggest supporter, we flew their people in from right around the country and it was a huge success”.

The scene was set. The LTM1800 was the largest crane Liebherr had in the country. According to Baden, Liebherr have always been at the forefront of innovation.

“At the time we became their dealer, Liebherr were just bringing out the LTM 1090/2 and LTM 1160/2 model cranes.

These were the first in their product line up that had the “telematic”, single telescope cylinder extension system and these models simply blew everything else away and that’s why we were so successful in the beginning.

“I think Brambles bought nine of the 90t models and several of the 160t machines. This set the benchmark for everyone else and because the design had a patent on the technology, nobody could manufacture the same boom technology for a few years, giving us a major head start,” he said.

Other brands including Demag were on the market said Baden.

“Demag were here with Tony Bartlett as their salesman. He had sold quite a few cranes, mainly in the 80t range, but they also sold a couple of 200t capacity cranes.

Demag was certainly more established than Liebherr, then we came on the scene and we quickly became number one in all terrain cranes in Australia, due to our focus on product support,” he said.

“We were also the dealer for Liebherr Nenzing product, which specialises in construction machines including crawler cranes and duty cycle crawler cranes, as well as piling and drilling rigs. We helped put them on the map here in Australia. In one deal we sold John Holland nine pieces of equipment including LR 1280’s, LR 1160’s and four LTR 1100’s,” said Baden.

As the National Distributor for Liebherr, Baden built a workshop in Queensland, in Crestmead which is south of Brisbane, he leased facilities in Western Australia, and he was about to buy in Victoria when the relationship changed and Liebherr decided to come ‘factory direct’. That was in 2007. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

Baden was the national distributor for Liebherr construction and cranes for 12 years.

“Once the dealership had ended, we still had 15 months of orders and 40 cranes coming. I sold the GM Baden business as a going concern and the new owners took over all the staff.

“In those days it took over a year for a crane to be delivered and because I had sold GM Baden, I had to create Baden Cranes.

“Baden Cranes brought in the cranes and they arrived at the units, which I’d built, adjacent to our workshop. When the cranes had been delivered, we wound down Baden Cranes; it still exists but it’s not operating,” said Baden.

With the GM Baden business sold and Baden running down the last of his deliveries, his son Ben Baden, began his own business selling and repairing

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mobile cranes.

“When we lost Liebherr, Anthony Davis went to work with Manitowoc and the Grove all terrain product. Ben was working on getting a franchise for his newly created business, but to do this he needed a salesman. Together, Ben and Anthony created The Baden Davis Crane Connection where Anthony manages the sales and Ben looks after the servicing through Ben Baden Services. The LinkBelt national distributorship agreement was made shortly afterwards,” said Baden.

Baden reflects on his time in business and with the Liebherr brand and recognises his success wouldn’t have been possible without the support of the OEM. “As I’ve said, the first five years were extraordinarily difficult, we certainly didn’t make much money, but we had such a strong partnership with Liebherr, and they made sure we stayed

in business. We are talking big dollars.

They landed cranes here in good faith with no payments. Normally, this doesn’t happen,” said Baden.

The reason Baden believes that he was so successful was because he believes the first crane is sold by the sales department and every crane thereafter by the service department. It is how well the crane is maintained and kept going, at short notice that matters, he says.

“At the peak of our business, we had $3million worth of spare parts, and over 50 people employed. In our best year, we delivered over 50 machines, said Baden.

With the sale of the business, Baden bought some land in Rose Valley down on the south coast and is now raising Wagyu cattle. He started off with 20 head and at the 30th of June he has 570.

It would appear Gerhard Baden has the Midas touch.

IN FOCUS / BORGER CRANES

BORGERS CELEBRATE 40TH BIRTHDAY WITH MAJOR QUEENSLAND EXPANSION 2020 sees Borger Crane Hire and Rigging Service celebrate 40 years in business. General manager, Shawn Borger, recently announced the business had greatly expanded its east coast footprint with the purchase of Kelly Green and Company.

At Biala Wind Farm south of Goulburn, NSW, Borgers supplied a Demag CC 2800 600t capacity with 300t of counterweight, 126m of S7 boom plus a 130t Liebherr all terrain.

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KELLY GREEN AND COMPANY WAS FIRST established by directors, Peter Green and Laurie Kelly in 1976 with a small mobile crane supporting of a small steel fabrication business. Ongoing growth has seen the crane hire business expand to operate 18 mobile cranes with depots in Maroochydore, Gympie and Miles.

Servicing the whole of the Sunshine Coast, Gympie/Cooloola regions from Bribie Island to Maryborough and the surrounding Surat Basin area.

“We are extremely pleased with the acquisition of Kelly Green and Company. For more than 40 years, the business has earned an excellent reputation throughout the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast regions.

We plan to build on this reputation and maintain the high standards of customer service Kelly Green and Company has established over this time,” said Borger Cranes GM, Shawn Borger.

“We are excited to establish a major footprint in Queensland and look forward to developing the business in industry sectors such as infrastructure, general construction, mining and resources in general. We already have a number of New South Wales clients who are also based in Queensland. This acquisition enables us to work with them on their pipelines of infrastructure and construction projects, as well as work in the utilities sector including water, gas and electricity,” he said.

Borger already has plans to grow the business as well as upgrading the crane fleet.

“Obviously, we see the Queensland market as a growth opportunity, hence www.cranesandlifting.com.au

The past 20 years has seen significant growth for Borger Cranes, with large plant acquisitions including the Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1.

the acquisition. We plan to grow the business buy expanding activities into the Brisbane market whilst continuing to service the Gympie area which is a traditional strong hold for Kelly Green and Co. We’ll also add to and update the fleet,” he said.

“Currently, the Queensland fleet ranges from a 12t capacity Franna up to a brand-new Grove GMK 5150, 150t capacity all terrain. We have the advantage of being able to move cranes around from our various fleets based in Sydney and Newcastle which means we can cater to the demands of the Queensland market,” said Borger.

A constant updating of the fleet ensures Borger Cranes is keeping up with the latest technology enabling them to provide clients with safer, quality lifting solutions, says Borger.

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150t capacity all terrain, another Franna AT40 which brings the total to three, and the recent purchase of the Liebherr LTM 1750 9.1, 750t capacity all terrain.

“The purchase of the Liebherr LTM 1750 9.1 is a direct result of the progression we are making within Borger Cranes. We are very excited to take delivery of the 750t capacity crane and the fact that it’s arrival coincides with our company celebrating 40 years in business.

“It has already been put to good use working on the Biala Wind Farm in Gurrundah and the Collector Wind Farm in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales as well as specialising on Super T bridge girder installations,” said Borger.

The 9-axle machine features the very latest mobile crane technology and includes Liebherr innovations such as VarioBase and ECOmode. With its Y telescopic boom guying and a very wide range of lattice jibs, the LTM 1750-9.1 has a large number of boom systems.

These enable it to achieve hoist heights of up to 154m and radii of up to 112m.

The luffing lattice jib can be assembled in 3.5m stages up to a total of 91m.

The story of Borger Cranes and Rigging Services started when 16 years old Jon Borger left the mid coast of New South Wales to find work in the ‘big smoke’.

“I decided to travel to Sydney to experience a major city and to search for work. I thought both would be a good experience. Three weeks after arriving in Sydney I applied for a builder’s labourers job on a building site. I was introduced to a great building company called Robert Walls and began work immediately. Soon after, I obtained my dogman ticket and began working on a Favco 350HT – High Tensile - tower crane as second dogman,” he said.

Borger’s interest in cranes began here.

At the age 28, Borger was presented with an opportunity to purchase a P&H T250 truck crane and commenced trading as Borger Crane Hire and Rigging Services Pty Ltd on Friday, June 20th, 1980.

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technology, the industry was only small with a limited number of crane companies and there wasn’t a lot of work around. I started out with a P&H T250 truck crane which had a 23t capacity and a 38.5m boom and jib,” said Borger.Over the 40 years in the crane business, Borger has seen a number of ‘milestone events’.

“I would say one of the major achievements in business was our ability to navigate our way through some very difficult times including ‘the recession we had to have’ and the Global Financial Crisis. We had to work extremely hard to survive those economic times. People forget that interest rates were at 18.5 per cent back in the early 90s- money was expensive.

You had to think very carefully before you bought a new crane, but we came out of those times stronger for the experience,” said Borger.

“From the family’s point of view, the major highlight has been to see Shawn and Nathan start in the business and to watch their personal growth match that of the company. To now see the third generation of the family involved and ‘learning the ropes’ is the most exciting vision I could have for the future of Borger Cranes.

“We have spent a lot of time working on and working in the business, and this wouldn’t be possible without the support of our wives. My wife Barbara was always there for me during the formative years of the business and Shawn’s wife Leigh, and Nathan’s wife Claire, have always backed the boys with their office skills and strong family support.

“I’ve also enjoyed seeing the number of staff we have welcomed to Borger Cranes over the years, how they have responded to the company culture and our training, and how many of them are

still with us, some 20 years later,” he said.

The past 20 years has seen significant growth with large plant acquisitions and the continual employment of great people, says Borger.

“To be honest, it was always a dream of mine to see the business evolve to the size and the significance it is today. The success is a result of the passion and dedication shown by everyone involved and believing in what we do. I am very proud of everyone who has worked and still works for our family business.

“The level of technology involved in the cranes today has far exceeded my expectations, the size of the cranes and their lifting capacities is quite amazing.

The crane manufacturers and the abilities of their research and development, engineering and manufacturing teams are to be commended for how far the technology in our industry has progressed,” said Borger.

Borger’s Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1 has higher lifting capacities across almost the entire working range.

It also has greater capacity for wind farm application due to the new luffing jib configuration.

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Based in Sydney, we have large depots in Glendening and Newcastle, NSW. Borger cranes maintain a modern fleet of cranes and equipment and our fleet boasts two of the largest all terrain cranes on the east cost, the Liebherr 750 tonne and Liebherr 500 tonne.

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IN FOCUS / ROBWAY SAFETY

Robway has steadily expanded its core products into new areas, including crane controls, telematics where a user can monitor the crane, collect the data and provide analysis, and camera systems

ROBWAY: MUCH MORE THAN RCIS Since the 1980s, Robway has been recognised as a pioneering developer of crane load monitoring systems; Rated Capacity Indicators and Load Moment Indicators. Robway’s general manager, Jon Koval, highlights innovations his business has been working on that may surprise many in the industry.

ROBWAY SAFETY GREW FROM ROBERT Way’s family business dating back to the 1940s which dealt in crane hire and scrap. It’s interesting and perhaps useful to trace the heritage and continuity that has led to the development of critical crane load technology.

“Rated Capacity Indicators and Load Moment Indicators are the most essential operator aids in protecting a crane from an overload accident. Both systems monitor information vital for the crane operator,” said RobwaJon Koval.

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the design, manufacture, and supply of ‘load systems’. “Over recent years we’ve expanded the company’s core products into new areas, including crane controls, telematics where we remotely monitor the crane, collect the data and provide analysis, and camera systems. We also supply crane joystick control systems for

cranes, but not all sections of the market know this. When we explain to customers what we’ve been working on, they often comment, ‘We didn’t know you did that.’

“In 2006 we went back to the drawing board and embarked on a program to expand our capabilities into crane controls and we integrated our first

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LMI, highway instrument panel, and control system for an OEM customer in 2010. Our controls capabilities were designed for lifting applications in general with the first systems being provided for the articulated pick and carry crane market. Since then we have also developed joystick controls for pole borers and other specialty mobile cranes.

Pole borers as they are known are cranes fitted both with a hoist rope and also an auger and are used to install new utility poles as well as remove and replace existing utility poles. Pole borers are quite complex with lifting operations, slewing, multiple charts based on boom positioning, restricted slewing zones as well as auger and torque limiting features.” he said.

“In our business, data is central to everything. With telematics, you can automatically track the condition of your cranes and be aware of potentially damaging overloads and deteriorating crane condition well before a major inspection. The technology also collects data on engine hours, fuel usage and more. While the odometer value of a mobile crane may not be very high, the engine hours on the motor can be,” said Koval.

Robway Safety launched its eLog telematics product in 2007, says Koval and in all this time the business hasn’t really made any major announcements to the market.

“We have a few hundred systems operating and up until now our specific niche has been crane data. We’ve never really positioned Robway as a fleet tracking or asset management monitoring system; our niche has been crane data including load data, boom angles and heights, etc.,” he said.

“More recently we’ve been working with a number of Tier One builders and contractors who have wanted more productivity data from our system.

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Jon Koval, Robway Safety’s general manager.

“We have numerous customers already using our data collection systems, but we are in conversations with a number of our customers and it is clear that they would benefit from the result of collecting more data making our system even more useful,” said Koval.

Robway Safety is the Australian partner and distributor for Orlaco camera systems, says Koval.

“We offer this range of camera systems because we view them as both an important safety tool as well as providing increased productivity and efficiency from the operator. With the camera system, the operator can directly see what he is doing and thus he can work more productively and quickly because he doesn’t rely solely on a spotter to guide his every action.

“We provide Orlaco camera systems because we have crane manufacturers and end users who view Robway Safety as a one stop shop for their solutions.

The Orlaco range has products to suit both the tower crane and mobile crane sectors,” he said.

“We have numerous customers already using our data collection systems, but we are in conversations with a number of our customers and it is clear that they would benefit from the result of collecting more data making our system even more useful.” and asset management,” said Koval.

Our telematics development is always a work in progress says Koval and Robway is adding to its historic data archiving real-time communication with the crane whilst it is in operation via two way data communications.

“By providing the opportunity for the office to dial in and see how the crane is performing, how many lifts it has performed, the weight of the lifts, from and to where. It analyses whether the crane is over or under specified for the job, how well utilised the crane is and how much time it spends idle. This data will help the Tier Ones understand how they can run their crane fleets more productively,” he said.

Robway Safety is exporting its technology and safety solutions to a number of key manufacturers in North America, Japan, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, says Koval.

“We’re not just selling to companies in our back yard. We are selling our solutions to a varied selection of markets which provide their own sets of challenges and demands. In some cases we work through a network of dealers who represent our products throughout these regions and typically we work directly with crane manufacturers due to the highly technical partnership that these relationships demand. Safety and compliance are our main focus with all of the markets we service,” he said.

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IN FOCUS / LIEBHERR ROUGH TERRAINS

NEW LIEBHERR 100T ROUGH TERRAIN TO UNIVERSAL The North Queensland business of Universal Cranes recently took delivery of a new, Liebherr 100t LRT 1100-2.1 rough terrain for a customer in the mining sector.

GORDON WILLOCKS IS THE MANAGING director for Universal Cranes North Queensland, and he spoke to Cranes and Lifting magazine about the Universal Cranes operation and the reasons behind the purchase of the new Liebherr 100t rough terrain.

Willocks has been with the Universal/

Smith Cranes Group since 1986 and he’s had an association with the crane industry for over 30 years. The North Queensland operation runs approximately 30 machines and this fleet is divided between the operations in Mackay and Townsville. The depots cover all of the Northern and North Western

regions of Queensland with a staff of 40 plus people who support customers in general industry, the mining sector, refineries, residential and commercial building and general infrastructure.

“We cover lots of short term, one off type jobs through to long term construction projects. In the resources

The 100t LRT 1100-2.1 has a 50m telescopic boom with a “Telematik” system. This enables sections to extend independently and be pinned to the section above.

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sector, we supply equipment on a longterm basis for maintenance and shut down operations. We also provide cranes for various other support related work such as removals, rail derailments, break down services and roadside assistance,” said Willocks.

“Predominantly, we are a mobile crane fleet, but we are supported by the wider Universal Cranes group. For example, we have six crawler cranes currently working in the North Queensland region and these are supported by the wider the group,” he said.

Willocks goes on to explain how the business tailors packages around cranes to meet the specific requirements and demands of customers.

“From the outset, we work closely with the customer. We listen and learn about the specific application and the

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type of work they are planning for the crane. We then look at the best crane to fit the application and the type of work they are planning for it.

“We then evaluate, source and negotiate the right type of machine for the customer and we bundle up a package that everyone is happy with. We do all the negotiations up front, we work out what will be the best machine for the application, source the machine and then supply it to the customer. That way there are no surprises,” he said.

The new Liebherr rough terrain is for a two-year contract where it will be operating in a zinc and lead mine said Willocks.

“The Liebherr rough terrain will be one of the core machines for onsite maintenance throughout the year.

The crane will be operating mostly

around the process plant completing routine maintenance jobs including the conveying systems and pipelines, really anything to do with the processing on the mine site. It will be working closely with a 220t Liebherr all terrain which is owned and operated by the mine.

“We will be provided servicing, support and maintenance for the rough terrain and also supply support for shut-downs and for routine maintenance servicing.

Basically, we’ll work around the customer, so they are able to utilise the machine to its maximum capacity,” said Willocks.

Liebherr recently extended its mobile crane product range with an additional series of rough-terrain cranes in the 90t and 100t classes. The models feature high performance, safety, comfort, and consistency with the AT fleet or the operators.

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During the design of the LRT 1100-2.1 rough-terrain crane, Liebherr engineers focused on safety, for both the crane operator and surrounding area.

High safety levels in every respect were the main priority for the design of the new Liebherr LRT cranes. Both new crane models feature an outrigger monitoring system which automatically detects the status of tyres or outriggers. The attachment of the ballast to the turntable and the installation of the optional double folding jib including its angle adjustment are also recorded and monitored.

The VarioBase® variable support base developed by Liebherr as standard on the new LRT cranes makes an important contribution to enhancing safety. VarioBase also provides greater performance and flexibility on site.

Safety is also enhanced by providing greater comfort for the crane operator. For example, the crane cabin is 220mm wider than other standard cabins on the market.

It can be tilted backwards to provide greater comfort when hoisting loads to great heights. Clear, self-explanatory controls make the crane easy to handle.

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telescopic boom with a “Telematic” telescoping system on which the various telescoping sections can be extended independently with a single cylinder and then pinned to the telescopic section above. 14t of counterweights ensure high stability.

The lifting capacity of the LRT 11002.1 is around 15 per cent higher than that of the 90t model which features 12t of counterweights. The LRT 10902.1 features a 47m telescopic boom. Its telescoping system consists of a twostage hydraulic cylinder with a rope extension mechanism.

During the design of the LRT 1100-2.1 rough-terrain crane, Liebherr engineers focused on one specific criterion – safety, for both the crane operator and surrounding area.

The standard VarioBase® variable support base also enhances safety. It enhances flexibility on site and also increases the crane’s lifting capacity.

The LRT 1100-2.1 has a telescopic boom

with Liebherr’s time-tested telematic telescoping system for rough-terrain cranes. This system is particularly simple and user-friendly, as excellent lifting capacities over the entire radius range can be achieved with just two telescoping modes, power or length.

The new rough terrain models are designed and manufactured to a global uniform safety standard which complies with all current regulations – ANSI B30.5, EN 13000, Australian Standards (AS) and GOST standard.

“It’s the first Liebherr rough terrain in the Universal Crane fleet, but it isn’t the first 100t Liebherr. Both are quality machines,” said Willocks.

“Just in pre-commissioning, we’ve had excellent results. The machine has superb safety features which go beyond what most other rough terrains would have in place,” he said.

The business relationship between Liebherr and Universal Cranes has developed over a number of years says Willocks.

“We’ve been a customer of Liebherr for a few years now and we find the brand is supported very well by the Australian operation. Availability of equipment has been good, and the reliability and the quality of the equipment has been a major factor when we have been looking to purchase new equipment.

“Bryce O’Brien, Liebherr sales manager mobile and crawler crane division for QLD/NT/PNG is very responsive and a smart operator. We get speedy results from Bryce and his team.

“When we provide them with the timeline and the requirements, Bryce and his team are very good at facilitating everything that is required from the quoting, through the sales process to the commissioning and delivery. They make it a simple and painless process.

We are gradually seeing Liebherr as a preferred supplier to our business and the commercial arrangements are in place to encourage us to buy the brand in increasing numbers, and we are happy to do so,” said Willocks. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

IN FOCUS / FRANNA

With service workshops located in QLD, NSW, VIC & WA, Franna are well positioned to cater for all crane service requirements.

FRANNA STRENGTHENS SERVICE OFFERING Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Franna has continued to invest in its service business across the country.

A STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICE WORKSHOP was recently opened at the Franna QLD branch and the team have been working closely with customers to develop new service initiatives based on current market conditions. Mark Tanner, national service manager explains “Our goal is to offer the best customer service on the market and the new service facility in Brisbane shows our commitment to that goal. This expansion has more than doubled our workshop floor area which ultimately allows us to accommodate more customers as well as improving our lead times.”

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includes fixed price servicing, dynamic LMI retrofits and 10-year major rebuilds.

FIXED PRICE SERVICING Fixed price servicing is now available for all Mercedes powered Franna cranes.

A fixed price service agreement with Franna includes all scheduled service parts, consumables and expert labour.

Fixed price service intervals include: 100hrs, 250hrs, 500hrs, 750hrs, 1000hrs, 1250hrs, 1500hrs, 1750hrs & 2000hrs.

Investment in a Franna OEM service agreement will deliver improved machine reliability and performance, extended operating life and improved resale value should you wish to upgrade your fleet.

Servicing directly with Franna will give

customers added piece of mind and help them avoid any nasty unhidden maintenance costs.

DYNAMIC LMI RETROFIT Dynamic Load Moment Indicators enhance the safety of pick and carry cranes and have become a compulsory requirement for many job sites across Australia. The all new pick and carry load moment indicator featuring industry leading side slope is now available as retrofit on Franna AT 20 & MAC 25 models. Features and benefits include: • Safety innovation in dynamic deration of rate capacity on slopes (patent protected) • Override timeout to prevent use in www.cranesandlifting.com.au

10-year rebuild before.

constant override state • Continuously variable articulation rated capacity • Boom height alarm when in travel mode • Site restriction set up menu • Condition monitoring log for crane life cycle record • Improved graphical interface display • Automatic counterweight detection • Operator aids for maximum working height & radius, maximum front axle weight | rigging limit.

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10-year rebuild after.

10 YEAR MAJOR REBUILDS Did you know a Franna 10-year major rebuild can come in at around 20% of the cost of a new machine? This is ideal for customers who don’t have the budget for a brand-new crane or for those who would like to extend the life of their current fleet. Competitive pricing is available for Franna major rebuilds and the quality of work is demonstrated in these before and after photos.

NATIONWIDE SUPPORT With service workshops located in QLD, NSW, VIC & WA, Franna are well positioned to cater for all your crane service requirements. Additionally, Franna also offer mobile field servicing for remote customers or those who would prefer the work to be carried out on their own premises.

Visit www.terex.com/franna for more information.

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IN FOCUS / RESOLUTION RIGGING SERVICES AND BLOKCAM

UNBLOCKING THE OPERATOR’S VIEW Earlier this year, Resolution Rigging Services was appointed East Coast distributor for Blokcorp.

RRS project manager, Rhys Noronha, and his father, Tony, were initially exposed to the Blokcam technology at Bauma 2019.

“OVER THE YEARS, WE’VE SEEN A NUMBER of camera systems. With the luffing cranes, the camera system is mounted on the jib tip, and in this position the operator has to manually zoom in and zoom out to see the load. We’ve also seen camera systems mounted on the trolley of the tower crane, not actually on the hook block. We liked the idea of the Blokcam camera being on the hook block, rather than on the jib tip or trolley” said Noronha.

“After we met the Blokcorp team and expressed interest in the product, Ben Windass, co-founder and joint managing director of Blokcorp, sent us the Blokcam X2 tower crane system for our yard crane.

We use the X2 system to demonstrate the system to potential clients.

“Prior to taking it to the market, we trialled the system on our tower crane.

I was very impressed in the full HD camera and 25.4 cm display. We took photos of the system and because I’m often driving and dogging tower cranes, I showed some colleagues in the industry.

They really liked the idea of Blokcam, especially when it came to high-rise projects, or when the operator is working in the blind,” he said.

Following the trial period, Noronha was keen to test the market and took the Blokcam to one of Resolution Rigging’s major clients.

“We took the system to Multiplex to gauge their thoughts. They liked the idea of being able to see the hook as well as having audio. From there, we developed the system further to include a Favelle Favco ‘Ponder Weight’ hook block, ‘hinged adaptor’ which has only been on the crane for a few weeks,” he said.

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results with the crane crew and the crane co-ordinator.

“The crane operators on the Multiplex project where the camera is being used, have agreed that having vision of the load and the dogmen at all times makes their jobs easier and safer,” he said.

Another key feature of the Blokcam system is the inbuilt audio system which provides a number of benefits, says Noronha.

“On many city and high-rise projects, the crane operator is unable to see the dogman, so they are completely reliant

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on two way radio communication. We all know two way radio’s may intermittently malfunction, which presents a significant danger in all crane scenario’s.

With the Blokcam’s inbuilt microphone, if a two way radio failure was to occur, the crane operator would still be able to see and hear the dogman which will help to prevent an accident,” he said.

Installation of the Blokcam system is straightforward and shouldn’t overly disrupt a tower crane’s operation, says Noronha.

“Installation on hammerhead and luffing cranes can be performed on existing or pre erected cranes without having major downtime on the tower crane. Due to most of the items being on the hook block, installation is a simple process compared to other systems.

“Inside the tower crane cabin, a 25.4 cm display monitor will be installed via suction cups. A processor will also be installed which stores up to 30 days footage taken by the Blokcam system.

The footage is able to be viewed remotely via WIFI,” he said.

Compared to tower cranes, the mobile crane sector is a more recent development for RRS and the system relevant to mobile crane is slightly different, says Noronha.

“It’s called the M3 Crane Camera system, as opposed to the tower crane X2 system. The M3 Crane Camera system is the first fully modular system compatible with telescopic and mobile cranes, specifically designed for the mobile and crawler market.

“The mobile crane system is different due to the cranes need to tally in and tally out. With a mobile, we attach the camera to the hook block, a transmitter to the hook block, and a monitor inside the crane cabin,” said Noronha.

“I’ve spoken to a number of mobile crane drivers and they really benefit from being able to see the hook at all times; we’ve had a lot of interest in the system from this market sector.

“The system can be moved between cranes and be operational within five to ten minutes. If the system had to be left on one crane the entire time, it would www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“Installation on hammerhead and luffing cranes can be performed on existing or pre-erected cranes without having major downtime on the tower crane. Due to most of the items being on the hook block, installation is a simple process compared to other systems. be a different proposition. Being able to move it from one crane to another, quickly, is the major benefit, and this flexibility has encouraged companies to get involved with the system. The battery will last up to 12 hours which is also a huge benefit. The M3 System just like the X2 system comes with 2 batteries per kit,” said Noronha.

“Both the X2 (tower crane system) and M3 (mobile crane system) are capable of operating at heights of 400 metres, so whether it’s a high rise building or a crawler crane with luffing fly, the Blokcam system is made for all scenario’s.

“One of the added benefits of Blokcam is that they also offer additional

items. These items include outdoor weatherproof camera’s (generally used for winch camera’s), they also offer indoor cabin monitoring camera’s.

These additional cameras can be displayed in the crane cabin on the 25.4 cm display with a split screen effect or a slide show between them,” said Noronha.

“We’ve been working on the system in Sydney, proving it’s abilities and worth and now we are ready to show the Melbourne and Brisbane markets the difference Blokcam can make to their safety in operations. Interested clients can hire the Blokcam and BlokAlert systems from us or they are available for sale as well,” said Noronha.

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FULFILLING CUSTOMER DEMANDS AT SHORT NOTICE Providing cranes at short notice requires a level of resource not all manufacturers can afford.

Tadano’s Queensland team explain how they manage the supply of cranes at short notice and how important the role of product support is in ensuring the customer receives the full benefit of a crane, and quickly.

JASON PERRY IS THE TADANO SALES manager for Queensland and Papua New Guinea. He has been with the company for four years and he works closely with a Central Queensland crane hire business, QWEST Crane Hire, which is dramatically growing its footprint throughout the region.

“QWEST Cranes recently secured a significant contract with a large resources company. We were in a

position where we could deliver the required cranes at short notice and also provide training on the new products,” said Perry.

Tadano understands that customers, particularly those in contract hire, can’t always predict when new contracts will be secured, and the cranes required to fulfill the contract. In turn, this means there is a need for Tadano to provide the cranes at short notice, says Perry.

“Realistically, we might only have five months’ notice on a deal, but we are expected to fulfil the contract. One of the major advantages with Tadano, compared to our competition, is we try to keep high levels of available stock in Australia.

“We hold stock that we think we are going to need. This strategy has worked well for us during this COVID period. We have had stock in the country

(L to R) David Lillistone, product support technician for Demag products, Joe Arena, Tadano Oceania’s product support manager, and Jason Perry, Tadano sales manager for Queensland and Papua New Guinea. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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Tadano understands customers can’t always predict when new contracts will be secured, and there can be a requirement to deliver cranes at short notice.

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whereas other manufacturers do not have access to stock quickly. It has been one of our strategies to ensure we have cranes in different yards, which we are able to move around the country as required,” he said.

Managing the service and support of fleets operating in harsh and remote applications is always going to be a challenge says Perry.

“The starting point for us is really good training. We find that if the customer, their operators and technical support team are up to scratch with their understanding of the cranes, it makes everyone’s job a lot easier. With knowledge of the cranes, they won’t need to come back to us for every little thing.

“But if there is an issue that they can’t resolve, our guys will be on a plane and straight up there. In my opinion our service is second to none, but in terms of the day to day maintenance and wellbeing of the cranes, there needs to be a degree of ownership from the customer,” said Perry.

David Lillistone is the product support technician for Demag products and has been working on Demag product for 10 years. Joe Arena is Tadano Oceania’s product support manager. Arena has been with the company for 16 years and has 15 years of experience providing product support across the Demag range of products. Both talk about the importance of operating training, the benefits training provides for clients and the value operators receive from fully understanding the machine.

“I am like many technicians in this business. I came through from being a technician on the floor and made my way through to product support where we assist customers with issues relating to their machines. My role is across all of the Tadano and Demag products but because of my experience, I currently specialise in Demag products,” said Lillistone.

“We conduct training for our customers. We pre-deliver machines and we also manage the CraneSafe process. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

We are the point of contact for the customer and manage the technical side of the machines. Obviously, we work closely with the sales team to ensure the process of delivering the crane is seamless,” he said.

When a crane is delivered, the product manager arrives on site for the hand over process. If the customer is new to Tadano or Demag products, the customer and the operator are introduced to the crane and the main features are highlighted and explained says Arena.

“Operators are walked through the crane. They are encouraged to jump in the cabin, where they are introduced to the controls and the operating systems.

The product manager explains about what the various controls are for and what they do, which familiarises the operator with the crane.

The crane’s functions are discussed, and the product manager runs through the different modes of the crane, the way it operates and the dos and don’ts.

Operators are shown how to set up the crane up and highlight the best practices for the machine,” he said.

When the initial set up is complete, operators are shown how to operate the crane in terms of lifting, which can get quite in depth depending on the operators knowledge.

There are a number of topics covered including: • Understanding the load charts • Understanding the crane’s capabilities • Understanding the capacity • How to use all the functions and utilise them to their full capability.

“This is to ensure that when the operator gets the crane to the job site, they are getting the best out of the crane. Knowing how to operate the crane correctly also assists in the crane’s life. If the operator understands the crane, the machine will work to its full potential,” said Arena.

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“Operators are walked through the crane. They are encouraged to jump in the cabin, where they are introduced to the controls and the operating systems. The product manager explains about what the various controls are for and what they do, which familiarises the operator with the crane.

can then provide a deeper understanding of the workings of the crane. Training includes identifying an issue with the crane, what it means and how it is handled.

“Once the product manager is confident the operator is comfortable with the workings of the crane, training moves to the accessories to ensure there is a clear understanding of how they are fitted and safely operated.

Training then turns to the lubrication and maintenance of the machine.

Operators get an understanding of their responsibilities regarding maintenance including issues relating to the following: • What should be inspected on a daily basis; • What should be greased; and • What should be serviced and when.

When operators are familiar with Tadano and Demag products, training can get deeper, quicker. Questions are asked about operating experience and what machines have been operated,” said Arena.

“Operators go through the changes of a new model in terms of how they look and feel in the new crane. They are encouraged to ask questions which the product manager answers. The operator is then taken deeper into the crane and he is shown why it will respond to his control in certain ways. This provides a better understanding of the crane and it sharpens the operator’s knowledge of the control systems.

“Training shows the operator what can be done with the crane’s self-diagnostic system and how they can look into inputs and outputs. If there is an issue and they are talking to a member of Tadano’s

Product Support team, it is more likely this knowledge will help get the crane up and running quicker,” he said.

Lillistone has visited the German factories for training, but predominantly the factory training has been conducted in Australia. This training doesn’t stop and there is always more product knowledge to learn, he says.

“It is a long gradual process, it’s not something you can learn overnight, it takes years to accumulate this knowledge. For me, I’ve followed the Demag product line, it’s a niche business to get involved with, but once you have started the process and begun learning about the product range, it’s not something you want to let go.

“Over the years, I have been encouraged to learn more about the Demag products. Being a technician and working on the machines you reach a level of experience and competency which enables you to move into product support, which I did, that’s the progression,” he said.

“Obviously, we complete courses on different models over the years, and these help technicians accrue knowledge of the products. You don’t have to achieve certain levels or qualifications before you can move on to the next product. Over time you naturally acquire this knowledge through experience of working on the products,” said Lillistone.

“At this stage I would say I definitely specialise in all terrains. On the east coast we don’t get the hands-on exposure to crawlers as they do in Western Australia. But we are expected to be able to deal with all product lines when the need arises,” he said.

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IN FOCUS / TWO WAY CRANES

IMPORTANCE OF WORK HEALTH SAFETY AND WELLBEING, NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT. Two Way Cranes places a major focus on Work Health and Safety (WHS) with the appointment of a new WHS manager.

MICHAEL BIVIANO RECENTLY JOINED TWO Way Cranes to head up the Work Health and Safety (WHS) aspect of the business.

He understands that WHS works across all aspects of a business from the organisational structure of a company, its systems and procedures right through to the culture of the business.

“I could see a genuine opportunity with Two Way Cranes. I’ve been brought in to head up WHS across the business and it is exciting to be moving to a company that has seen this kind of growth in such a short period of time.

“To be in a position where I can develop long lasting processes and procedures, which will see the business develop into the future, is professionally challenging but it is also exciting to play an active role in building the Team Two Way culture,” said Biviano.

Biviano is impressed with the work Frank Zammit and his team have done with the various crews brought together from the businesses he has acquired.

“As soon as I got to Two Way Cranes, I could see immediately that the culture of work crews was positive with everyone working together as a team. In my opinion, Frank Zammit, his wife Nichole and the rest of the management team have done a fantastic job in bringing together Two Way Cranes, DJ Adair Crane Services, Stephenson Cranes and Gillespie Cranes,” said Biviano.

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Michael Biviano, WHS manager and Frank Zammit.

get a crane to site. The guys here are very focused and positive about what they are doing, people are coming to work because they want to, they want to do their best for Frank and you can see this in every aspect of the business” he said.

According to Biviano, culture stems from the top down and Zammit has worked hard to bring these business entities and their crews together, which hasn’t been easy.

“Some of the guys have been working with the other companies for a long time and for some, it has been difficult to be suddenly thrust together in a larger team

environment. But Frank has been very open with the guys and in a short period, he’s encouraged them to be a part of a new team, ‘Team Two Way’ and everyone has responded really well,” “In my experience Frank is a very different type of Managing Director, he’s always out with the boys and knows how they operate. He started out with one crane subcontracting to other crane companies, so he’s hands on and wants the best for his employees and he definitely tries to bring out the best in their abilities,” said Biviano.

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his crews are important issues to Zammit and he has been focused on this for some time, says Biviano.

“Mental health and mental wellbeing are major issues throughout the construction and crane sectors and it’s a topic that blokes simply don’t talk about. Frank has always been aware of this and he has encouraged the team to come forward with any issues, and many confide in him.

“When I joined, I saw this straight away and from my previous dealings with Mates In Construction I thought there was an ideal match with Two Way. I spoke to Greg Johnston, the Industry Engagement Business Development Manager at Mates In Construction, and then to Frank, about the training which is available specifically for the construction sector. The training provides people with the required tools if someone approaches them with an issue.

It also provides them with the tools to be able to spot a problem with a colleague before it potentially becomes an issue.

“The issue of mental health, mental wellbeing and suicide prevention is confronting, there’s no two ways about it. The training equips you with tools to understand what a work colleague is telling you and, in turn, you are in a position to ensure they are sent down the right avenues for the right help.

I mentioned the program to Frank suggesting we should become an industry partner, and he was all for it, he didn’t blink an eye,” said Biviano.

Mates In Construction visit sites and conduct training sessions on how to deal with these situations, encouraging people to speak up if they have problems or for others to speak up if they think a mate is having problems. Someone could be angry or upset over an issue that happened at work or at home and they are encouraged to get it off their chest and talk about it. Small issues can become major problems quickly if they are not dealt with early and in the crane industry, your mind needs to be on the job every day every lift says Biviano.

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with their mates. When we recently explained this in a toolbox with the bulk of our workforce, we had all the right questions come back from the various work crews and they were asking ‘how do we know what to do?’. Nobody has all the answers and the average person doesn’t know how to handle the issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing which is why we are entering the program,” he said.

Biviano is working with Zammit on the WHS processes and procedures for Two Way Cranes.

“Combining Two Way, Adair and Gillespie’s management systems has proven to be a challenge. DJ Adair’s were previously certified under AS/NZS 4801 so that served as the foundation.

We recognise that as the business grows, changes are guaranteed so it’s all about being ready and having the right processes in place moving forward.

Implementing this system and being able to utilise the decades of industry knowledge from the collective businesses was one of the major reasons for me coming on board.” said Biviano.

Zammit is content with where he

sees the Two Way Cranes business but he is always looking at ways where he can improve the services his business provides customers and also expand the reach of his services.

“For me, it’s important that we keep the fleet up to date and contemporary because this enables us to better service our customers by providing more lifting solutions. We recently added two Franna AT40s which are great machines and provide a lot more capacity in our pick and carry range,” said Zammit.

“We will also have some news on a much larger capacity crane which is on order and there are some developments about to be finalised which should see Two Way Cranes venture into different fields.

“There is a lot going on. COVID hasn’t helped anyone in the crane industry but we remain confident in what we are doing. We continue to bring the various crews together under our “Team Two Way” banner and I’m pleased with the contribution Michael has made so far and what he’s done to enhance the culture of the business. He is a good fit at Two Way,” he said.

“Mental health and mental wellbeing are major issues throughout the construction and crane sectors and it’s a topic that blokes simply don’t talk about.”

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WORKING AT HEIGHT ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

WORKING AT HEIGHT FALL ARREST HARNESSES

This is the first in a series of articles written by the Working at Height Association of Australia (WAHA), the peak industry body providing information and support for businesses needing to address working at height issues.

WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHT, WHAT different types of safety harnesses exist?

How do these operate? What mistakes are common when wearing/operating with safety harnesses? What are the consequences of these? What are the right ways to use safety harnesses?

WORKING AT HEIGHT FALL ARREST HARNESSES When working at height, what different types of safety harnesses exist? How do these operate? What mistakes are common when wearing/operating with safety harnesses? What are the consequences of these? What are the right ways to use safety harnesses?

Personnel working at height in the construction industry are required by the Regulator to be trained in the safe use of working at heights equipment to ensure they have the appropriate skills to carry out tasks safely.

Training is to be provided to workers by competent persons to ensure appropriate instruction on the proper use, type(s) of harness, wearing, storage and maintenance of fall arrest PPE with an understanding of the risks associated with working height.

Such training should provide an understanding of the type of harnesses and lanyards that may be used to help support the worker limiting the risk of a fall from height. Following training, there should be assessment to ensure the worker has the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience to undertake work at height. Refresher training should also occur on a regular basis.

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This is restraint in it’s simplest form. The lanyard prevents the user from reaching a position where they could free-fall.

the worker, and whilst we refer to these harnesses as fall arrest harnesses the worker should be using the harnesses to position themselves into work restraint or positioning: when a worker places themselves into this type of positioning they are removing the immediate risk of a fall and a person’s ability to get into a place where they can fall.

There is potential for free-fall if the user adjusts their lanyard beyond the dashed zones. This is the main reason for removing restraint rated equipment from the Standard.

The placement of the anchor in this location allows the user to reach the edge and therefore be exposed to a free-fall risk. In this case, the worker is working in “fall arrest”.

A. FALL ARREST WORK POSITIONING – WORKING IN RESTRAINT The principle of work in restraint is best illustrated through diagrams. It is simplest form, working in restraint means the means by which a person is “restrained” or prevented from being able to get into a place where a fall can occur.

When work tasks require a safety harness

The addition of an extra anchor can enable the user to gain more reach, using restraint technique, removing a potential for fall arrest.

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to be worn, the practice of work in restraint is to be used wherever possible to reduce the injury risk from a fall.

B.WORK POSITIONING VIA SUSPENSION (E.G. CONFINED SPACE ENTRY) For work that may be required to be completed in a confined space, it may be suitable to lower a person into the environment utilising a man-rated mechanical winching system. This is called working in suspension, as the person is literally suspended in the air when the tasks are being complete.

Working in suspension in this way means that a rescue can be performed easily by a stand-by rescuer, winching the person to safety.

C. ROPE ACCESS WORK POSITIONING A rope access technician has the primary intention of accessing a location in a vertical plane, by positioning themselves to perform work while suspended in a harness. This method of access Working in suspension means a rescue can be performed easily by a stand-by rescuer, winching the person to safety.

requires specialty equipment and more important significant training to be effective. Rope access involves the use of twin ropes – one which is the primary or main working rope line, the second being the redundant, secondary line that acts as an emergency line in the event of a mainline failure.

Note; Persons undertaking confined spaces work, or rope access work must attain additional qualification(s) to be deemed competent.

HARNESSES AND HARNESS CONNECTION POINTS The harness attachment points are the unsung hero on a full body harness.

Without a way to connect the worker to a fall protection system or anchorage point, the full body harness would be useless. Different fall protection applications want different types of connection points. Fall protection equipment will only work properly when it is used correctly. There are three primary points of attachment, depending on the type of harness and are used depending on the type or work being undertaken.

A) Ventral – commonly a point of attachment at the waist B) Sternal – commonly a point of attachment at the chest C) Dorsal – commonly a point of attachment at the back There are also additional attachment points, depending on the harness and application.

To reduce the misuse of a full body harness, we are going to explain the most common types of harness connection points, where they are located, and how they are meant to function.

FALL ARREST The connection point used for fall arrest purposes is usually a D-ring that is located on the back of the harness between the shoulder blades. This location is ideal for fall arrest purposes because it evenly distributes the forces of fall arrest across a person’s body. The dorsal D-ring will typically be connected to a shock absorbing lanyard or a self-

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Without a way to connect the worker to a fall protection system or anchorage point, the full body harness would be useless.

retracting lanyard, depending on the location. However, other forms of fall arrest devices can also be attached to the dorsal D-ring.

WORK POSITIONING A harness that is designed for work positioning may have a single, or a pair of D-rings located in the lower waist area at the front of the harness. This type of fall protection allows a worker to have both of their hands free to work while they remain connected to the work area.

It should be noted that this system is not the same as fall arrest, but instead this system is a form of fall restraint.

TRAVEL RESTRAINT If workers need to access an area that is near a fall hazard, a safety manager may decide to use a travel restraint system.

A harness designed for travel restraint functions will usually have a D-ring in the centre of the back at waist-level.

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worker will usually be connected to an anchorage location with a lanyard that is long enough to allow them to access the work area, but not long enough to allow them to access a fall hazard.

DESCENT / ASCENT If a worker needs to be raised or lowered into a work area, their harness will need to have a descent or ascent connection point. Connection points for descent or ascent are either a single D-ring between the waist and chest or a pair of D-rings at the waist level. These connection points can be used to raise or lower a person into or out of a work area. Often times, this harness will also have a dorsal D-ring to allow for a fall arrest device to be connected.

EVACUATION Harnesses that can be used for evacuation procedures can typically be

identified by a pair of D-rings on the shoulders or at the chest level. Usually, there will be a place where a spreader bar can be added to the harness to help distribute the weight of a worker while they are either raised or lowered onto a safe working level. An evacuation harness is slightly different from a harness that can be used for ascent or descent because the evacuation harness is meant for very brief periods of use.

LADDER CLIMBING Harnesses that can be used with a ladder climbing safety system will have either a single D-ring or a pair of D-rings at chest level. These harnesses are designed to connect to a ladder fall protection system so that a worker can have fall arrest while working on a ladder.

This particular harness attachment is designed to keep a worker relatively close to the ladder to improve the success of

the ladder fall arrest device.

Generally speaking, the work environment for which the harness is needed will dictate the number and location of the harness attachment points. Different harness attachment points will help you identify the ways in which the harness can be used. If you need a harness that can perform in a certain way or assist with a certain function, it’s important to find a harness that has the appropriate connection points for what you are trying to accomplish In conclusion; due to the variety of harnesses in the market, it is vital to ensure workers are appropriately trained to use the equipment, and that the equipment selected is appropriate to the task.

Additional information about the harnesses is provided by the manufacturer, including use, maintenance and inspection guidance.

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IN FOCUS / E.P.O.S.

With E.P.O.S. it is possible to attach numerous amounts of supporting documentation and images to every activity such as quotes, jobs and invoices.

DIGITISATION OF LEADING HEAVY LIFT AND HAULAGE EXPERT Karsten Schneider, founded Wille-Krane GmbH in 1994. Since then the business has grown in size and reputation to be recognised as one of the leading heavy lift crane and heavy haulage experts in Northern Germany.

TODAY, WILLE KRANE GMBH HAS A workforce of around 70 operating from seven sites in the region, specialising in heavy haulage and crane work as well as installation services and business relocations. The company has 35 cranes, including miniature and loading cranes.

Brothers Kai, Kevin and Mario Schneider have followed in their father’s footsteps and they are the second generation of the family to manage the company.

Wille-Krane GmbH managing director, Mario Schneider, recognised that with everyone from senior management to construction site worker and crane operator armed with smart devices, there was a growing need to link all elements of the business through technology.

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Schneider also recognised that amount of administrative effort, working hours and costs involved managing the business’s paperbased processes were increasing exponentially. He decided Wille-Krane GmbH required an integrated digitised solution for the business and saw the E.P.O.S., the deployment, planning and organizational system specifically designed for heavy lift and heavy haulage applications, as the ideal solution.

The introduction of the E.P.O.S. Online application with digital performance records or entry certificates, ends the paper slip management process and optimizes the processing of orders.

The online application complements the digital processes in the office, which

are already covered by the corporate software E.P.O.S. Schneider explains how far-reaching the implementation of the E.P.O.S system has been, and how important the digitisation of paper processes will be to the future of the business.

“We recently integrated the E.P.O.S. Online Application which replaces existing job dockets, delivery notes and optimises the processing of orders. This information is now sent directly to tablets being operated by drivers, supervisors, operators and other staff onsite.

“The integration of the digital dockets went smoothly. After a short time, we were able to switch to digital proof of performance as well as entry certificates,” said Schneider. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

Details relating to complex projects are available to everyone involved, including administrative staff in the office and the drivers and operators involved in the project. With E.P.O.S., it is possible to attach numerous amounts of supporting documentation and images to every activity such as quotes, jobs and invoices.

For example, pictures from a site inspection, freight lists or ground plans from the customer are accessible for everyone at any time. It’s a simple case of dragging and dropping the documentation or images and sending the files as an email attachment.

Schneider confirms employees were quick to embrace the new systems and using digital tickets.

“The employees were enthusiastic from the very beginning because they could see how the entire process has been simplified with the digital proof of performance and application certificates,” he said.

The Online Application feature enables the job data to be exported directly from E.P.O.S. to the tablet operated by the driver, crane operator or onsite staff. Job related documents can also be sent directly to the tablet.

The customer is able to read the detail relating to the job and confirm it is correct by signing off on the completed

job with a digital signature.

Schneider explains how the administrative effort has been reduced and mistakes avoided.

“The online application with E.P.O.S. ensures continuous processing of the order right through to the issuing of the invoice, without delay. The chance of errors or confusion happening during this process have been removed and the optimization of these business processes saves time for our dispatchers, drivers and also accounting departments,” said Schneider.

There have also been a number of benefits realised through the digital performance records and digital certificates says Schneider.

“With the E.P.O.S system, invoices can be issued on the same day that the assignment took place. Because documents relating to a job come directly back to the office via the online proof of performance. Drivers are able to report back on issues relating to the job and our accounts team don’t have to wait completed paper slips, which are then entered manually. All the necessary information for invoicing is automatically transferred via the E.P.O.S system,” he said.

According to Schneider, the E.P.O.S. has streamlined the administrative processes across the entire organisation.

Kai Schneider (left) and Mario Schneider, Wille Krane GmbH (right), take delivery of their new Liebherr LTM 1450-5.1 from Jens Fähse Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“Following the implementation of the E.P.O.S. system our administrative processes have been completely streamlined. We now have documents relating to jobs automatically sent back to the office via the online application.

Proof of performance, required permits, construction site images and required application information is readily shared across our network.

“Our drivers and operators are able to report defects to our vehicle and crane fleets via the application. The report is flagged immediately, and the vehicle can be assessed before any consequential damage is incurred,” said Schneider.

“We have only heard positive things from our customers. Onsite the digital signature feature of the system enables quick confirmation that the job has been completed, there is no laborious paperwork to fill out. When it comes to invoicing there are now far fewer questions from our customer because the proof of delivery is in the documentation, we are able to send them digitally,” he said.

The implementation of the E.P.O.S. modular software system has been met with enthusiasm across the entire business says Schneider.

“We’ve noticed how numerous processes have been simplified. Through the use of digital dockets, for example the amount of administrative effort has been greatly reduced and mistakes avoided. With digital insert slips we are capable of same day billing, delivery error has been eliminated and we have realised huge time saving benefit across our dispatch, driving and accounting teams.

“We have been extremely impressed with the E.P.O.S. implementation, it has transformed our business. Now we can see how the business has benefited from the digitisation process we are examining the next stage which will include assigning incoming email to specific vehicles which will mean orders are moved far easier after despatch.

We are examining the areas of our business which need improvement and the E.P.O.S. system will help us realise them,” said Schneider.

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24/7 RADIO SOLUTIONS FOR MOBILES AND TOWER CRANES With a clear understanding her business has to work around the demands of mobile and tower cranes companies, Casey-Lee Powell has built Red Radio Solutions into the “go-to” supplier for the crane industry. Cooper Heavy Industries were one Red Radio’s first customers.

RED RADIO SOLUTIONS HAS BEEN working with Cooper Industries since it (RRS) opened for business six years ago.

Owner, Dylan Cooper, was one of the first customers’ to come on board; Powell knew him from the previous company she worked for.

“Dylan called me looking for radios.

By this time, I’d set up Red Radio Solutions and he decided to come on board,” said Powell.

Powell has been working with radios for 12 years, and in her own business for the past six. She saw the opportunity to start Red Radio Solutions when customers spoke about the lack of service they were receiving from their radio suppliers.

Powell provides (Dylan) Cooper with equipment and also installs and de-installs equipment in his cranes.

“We’ve completed the installs for all his cranes, from the large capacity Liebherrs through to the small Maeda crawler cranes he runs in his fleet,” said Powell.

When a new customer speaks with Powell they start by explaining the type of radios they are operating. Based on what she hears, Powell builds a package for them and then highlights the reasons and benefits for a possible upgrade. “I’m very fortunate because I’ve been working in the crane sector for some time now, and my word is trusted in the industry. A lot of new business enquiries are referrals where customers are happy to take my advice and run with it.

“With a customer like Cooper Heavy Industries, the number of units he has varies because we are continually installing and deinstalling into different www.cranesandlifting.com.au

cranes. He frequently makes changes to his crane fleet and it’s up to us to be responsive to his requirements,” she said.

“Ever since Red Radios began, we have been using them, purely because of the ease of dealing with Casey Lee Powell. Nothing is a problem and she has always gone above and beyond to get issues sorted for us. Whether it involves an early morning drop off or a handheld that needs replacing, she has always been there for us. I’d like to take this opportunity thank you Casey Lee for her amazing service,” said Cooper.

Earlier in the year, Red Radio Solutions brought in Ben Sharp as the technician for the business. Sharp is an

electrical mechanic and rigger by trade with a background in the tower crane industry. He has been kept busy with the special-build items, particularly for the tower crane sector, which includes battery backups, tower crane intercom systems, foot switches pedals, and gooseneck microphones.

Battery backup systems are a specialised item installed into a tower crane in the event of a power failure onsite or a drop-out from the crane.

Once they convert to the battery backup, radios will still have approximately three hours of constant operation. It’s a safety precaution as much as anything else.

Gooseneck microphones and foot switch

Coopers Heavy Industries team including Reece Power city project manager, Dylan Cooper, director and Tim Duncan, regional project manager.

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Since joining Red Radio Solutions, technician Ben Sharp has been kept busy with special-build items, including battery backups, tower crane intercom systems, foot switch pedals, and gooseneck microphones.

Battery backup systems are a specialised item installed into a tower crane in the event of a power failure onsite or a drop-out from the crane. Once they convert to the battery backup, radios will still have approximately three hours of constant operation. It’s a safety precaution as much as anything else. pedals enable the operator to (open up and) talk over the radio without taking his hands from the controls.

“This is part of our standard offering for the tower crane sector; it makes their life a lot easier and their operations safer. We also offer the same foot switch and gooseneck microphone solution for companies operating larger capacity mobile cranes. Because they are lifting heavier loads, it is much simpler and safer for the operator if he has his hands on the controls at all times,” said Powell.

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from sales and towards hire, especially in the tower crane sector. This is a good way to operate your radio system as it takes away the upfront fee for the units. All our services are included without cost in the hire agreement. A customer basically pays for the hardware and the associated equipment and if there’s a problem, the fix is managed free of charge,” said Powell.

Red Radio Solutions is providing positive outcomes for major names in the tower crane sector including Marr Contracting, Crane Contractors, Reds Global, Titan Cranes, and several smaller companies.

As far as rules and regulations concerning radio communications, the same rules apply. “Tower cranes must

have site-specific frequency because they are on a job site for longer than six weeks. The mobile crane sector is more flexible because they move around so much. There’s nothing happening that crane hire companies are not already across.

As far as product support, radio upgrades, install, and deinstall, we offer onsite services and installs at either the crane company’s yard or the manufacturers yard; we’ve recently spent time at Liebherr and Grove completing installs. Our technician is available to do whatever needs to be done,” said Powell.

Powell is more than happy to fit into a customer’s busy work schedule. “There are plenty of very early mornings and late nights in this business. If it helps the customer to have a five am meeting so it doesn’t interrupt their working day, I will be there.

We also provide a 24-hour seven-day service, especially to the mobile crane sector, because Sunday is the only day we can access a customer’s yard to complete an install or service the units in a crane. It really is an all-round service,” said Powell. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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IN FOCUS / MAEDA MINI CRAWLERS

MINI CRAWLERS A CUT ABOVE THE REST Victorian glass handling specialist J A & SON, dramatically grows the business with the help of Maeda mini crawler cranes.

J A & SON IS ONE OF VICTORIA’S LEADING specialist glass handling businesses.

Owner, Jason Scordo, recognised his company would require a specialist range of equipment to succeed and it now boasts a burgeoning fleet of Maeda mini crawler cranes.

Scordo worked for Kennards Hire for eight years, the last three of which he worked in sales for the Lift and Shift division.

“I was visiting clients in the glass, glazing, and façade industry; a lot of curtainwall companies and businesses like that. They were predominantly using trolleys, glass lifters, and access gear, and a few were taking the crawler cranes Kennards had.

“Several customers, who had become friends outside of business, suggested I would be good in my own business and even said they’d give me work. In 2013, I started J A & SON with four glass lifters and six A-frame trolleys,” said Scordo.

The first 18 months in business saw a lot of dry hire, so to sustain cash flow and make ends meet, Scordo worked in his brother’s transport company as well. The dry hire included glass lifters and A-frames, and anything he didn’t have, he cross-hired, including access equipment, etc.

Scordo’s first labour job, a Hacer project called Nord Apartments, came two years after he started the business.

“Originally, they needed a glass lifter,

There are currently 16 crawler cranes in the J A & SON’s fleet, with the 17th already ordered.

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but then they asked for an operator, and because I was ticketed, I went along.

When I got to the site they asked if I would assist the company installing the curtainwall. I was then asked if I had a dogger’s ticket, which I did, so they had me dogging the tower crane to assist with installation of the curtain wall. They got value for money from me on that project! This was the very first install job I completed,” he said.

Scordo’s first crane job was for a domestic project in Toorak, which featured all commercial grade windows.

Scordo cross-hired the crawler crane from another crane company, crosshired their operator, and went out as the dogman himself.

“At the beginning, I was expecting business to be slow. I didn’t really chase customers; I had a handful I’d kept in contact with, who said they’d use me.

I minimised my risk with some façade companies, where I would only hire them my equipment. As best I could, I kept everything in-house and extended slowly from there. Left it as a natural growth.”

Scordo’s first crane was a new Maeda 285 mini crawler crane, bought in September 2016. With the crane, glass lifters, and A frames, he is now offering a turnkey operation.

“With the new crane, I didn’t need to cross-hire; I did when needed, but I was able to minimise these occasions. Now I turn up with a J A & SON crane - a glass lifter- but I was still contracting operators because I didn’t have my ticket yet. I was going out to dog the jobs and operate other equipment. Whether it be a crane, glass lifter, access equipment or trolleys, we were now able to provide a ‘one-stop- shop’ for customers,” he said.

Today, J A & SON operates around 140 A-frame trolleys, 20 glass lifters, and a special glass lifter manipulator, which www.cranesandlifting.com.au

J A & Sons installed Australia’s largest indoor sky diving chamber for iFly, the first company to install a chambers without breaking a panel.

bolts into the head of the mini crawler crane. There are currently 16 crawler cranes in the fleet, with the seventeenth already ordered.

The fleet is exclusively Maeda’s, and includes the following models and capacities: • MC174C 1.72t capacity; • MC285C 2.82t capacity; • MC305C 2.98t capacity; • MC405C 3.83t capacity; • LC383M 2.93t capacity; and • LC785M 4.9t capacity.

“We have a combination of LPG, petrol, 3 Phase electric, and diesel cranes in the fleet. I believe we have one of the largest fleets of three-phase cranes in the country, if not the largest,” said Scordo.

“The team at Pace Cranes has been outstanding with their back-up and support. They always get back with quick response time, and are keen to solve issues then and there, so you feel like customer and not a number. I can ring the office, or the guys directly and there is always someone willing to help out. If it can’t be fixed immediately, they will follow up and get back to me. Good quality service; that’s all you can ask,” he said.

“Our glass lifting equipment starts small with our manual hand-held suckers, suitable for flat and curved glass. Next are our 12volt dual vacuum glass lifters, which hang off the hook off the crane. These start from 160kg www.cranesandlifting.com.au

up to a two-tonne capacity. We carry the Wood’s brand for the manual glass suckers; and our 12volt systems are a combination of Wood’s vacuum lifters and custom- made units from Bremner Glass Equipment (BGE), which are locally sourced in Dandenong.

“We also have several elevated work platforms including electric scissors, diesel scissors, electric booms, diesel booms, scaffold, and manlifts. We’ve expanded a fair bit in this area,” said Scordo.

According to Scordo, the growth of the business has mainly been as a result of recommendations and word-of-mouth.

“We maintain great relationships with our suppliers, and business referrals have come from them. We often find customers will move companies and take us with them. There are also new business referrals coming from within the construction industry off the back of

projects we are completing,” he said.

“My crew is outstanding, and they speak for themselves. No supplier always gets it right, but I would say with 90 per cent-plus of our jobs, I get positive feedback regarding our crew and how they go about their work. We have noticed clients asking for specific crew members and we recognise our guys play an important part in the success of our business. At the moment we are running 10 full-time site crew in a combination of crane crew, glaziers and carpenters,” said Scordo.

Over the years, Scordo and his team have completed a number of interesting jobs, including several zoo construction projects working on inhabited animal enclosures.

“Obviously we weren’t working side by side with the animals; given that one of the projects was on a lion enclosure, we probably wouldn’t have made it out!

They held the lions in their den during the project, several meters from where we were working, but to hear the roar from the lions was not for the faint-hearted,” he said.

“We also installed Australia’s largest indoor sky diving chamber for iFly, the first company to install one of these chambers without breaking a panel we were told. We’re very proud of the work we do and try to go the extra yard for the customer. This means having the right team to complete the job safely, on time, and on budget, and with the right tools at our disposal. This includes our Maeda fleet and all the equipment that goes with it,” said Scordo.

JA & Sons fleet includes a combination of LPG, petrol, 3 Phase electric, and diesel cranes in the fleet and one of the largest fleets of three-phase cranes in the country.

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IN FOCUS / TIDD PICK AND CARRY The TIDD PC28 features improved operational function designed to help operators work more efficiently and comfortably on construction sites and also on the road.

NEW TIDD FOR CREW NSW South Coast engineering firm adds a TIDD articulated pick and carry to its crane fleet, catering to Tier One builders and contractors.

CREW NEW SOUTH WALES RECENTLY took delivery of a new TIDD PC28.

CREW, which stands for Cranes Rigging Engineering and Welding, is predominantly a maintenance engineering business with expertise in structural engineering and tank building. CREW services the south coast region of NSW. Michael Yates, CREW NSW, director, provides some background to the crane element of the business and the reasons behind the TIDD purchase.

“A number of years ago, the economic environment on the south coast of NSW was conducive to cranes and the crane operator in the area wasn’t particularly friendly to use, so we decided we probably needed to get involved in cranes.

“The areas of our business go quite well together. We will be quoting a customer who needs a few fitters and 96 / CAL September 2020

boiler makers for maintenance work and we also quote them for crane work as well. We made the transition into general crane hire and this remains about a quarter of our business, the rest is the maintenance and engineering side of the business,” said Yates.

The business evolved about eight years ago when Yates had a crane business, an engineering business and a maintenance business. It was costing a fortune to manage the individual entities and the decision was made to restructure and amalgamate the businesses under the CREW NSW banner.

“We have some major customers that are heavily reliant on maintenance crews.

We frequently have guys conducting maintenance work and we might have a pick and carry in there pulling pumps out as well.

“Some of the work we’ve done in the past has required craneage and rigging,

so it’s in the grass roots of the business, but we don’t do a lot of structural erection these days,” said Yates.

“We’ve always had a crane of some sort whether it be a yard crane like the old BHP or a trench crane. We then transitioned into the Frannas. More recently we’ve been working for the quarries and the mines up and through the Southern Highlands of NSW and that’s the main reason we purchased the TIDD,” he said.

According to Yates, the TIDD provides a number of advantages compared to other articulated pick and carry cranes.

“The MAC 25 is a good crane but in our opinion, it is a wide machine and we have to transport it on a float to get to some of the sites. In comparison the TIDD is only 2.4m wide which means we can get it on our float and move it around without permits. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“If we have to drive the TIDD, it’s a machine that travels a lot better than a MAC 25 as far as comfort is concerned and it covers the distances a lot better.

A lot of the work we do moving equipment around in the mines and the mills tends to be tricky lifts with tight access. The TIDD lends itself quite well to that type of application.

“All that said, the best our best performing little machinery crane is our Franna AT 15. Its small, it’s nimble and it can get in everywhere, it’s probably my favourite crane out of all of them.

We operate three pick and carries as well as three slew cranes and that’s our little fleet,” said Yates.

The TIDD PC28 features improved operational function designed to help operators work more efficiently and comfortably on construction sites and also on the road. Increased lift capacity and greater maneuverability, in smaller work areas, are key benefits of the new crane. The TIDD PC28 is constructed using the highest quality components with safety a major focus with every element of its design.

CREWS NSW recently put in a tender with a contractor who specifically asked for them because they are the only crane business on the south coast with a pick and carry with side slope. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

Safety features include the Dynamic LMI with a deadlock switch inside the cabin and the LMI bridging switch outside the cabin. Slew Safe is an optional safety addition for the TIDD PC28, and has been included on every new crane unit manufactured to date, with only one exception.

Slew Safe (patented: 741038) is designed to prevent rollovers and works with a number of features including audible alarms, LMI warnings and power steering is restricted to 15 per cent to reduce further slewing. Slew Safe cannot be over-ridden but will operate normally in the safe direction.

The new 18.65m high tensile full power boom features a 75 per cent stationary chart for the heavy lifts and 66 per cent pick and carry chart. The boom’s telescope Sections 1 and 2 are fully synchronised and provide hook compensation. Telescope Section 3 is independently operated with its own hydraulic cylinder.

The TIDD PC28 features a 28t maximum lift on the lug and 27.6t on the hook block, delivering lifting

capacities for improved efficiency and greater lift options and setting a new benchmark in the industry.

The relationship with Anthony Davis and the Baden Davis Crane Connection, NSW distributor for the TIDD range, goes back a number of years now.

“We’ve bought a few second-hand cranes from Anthony over the years.

We’ve bought four Liebherrs of various sizes including a 70t and 80t machine, our latest cranes were a 50t and 60t. The TIDD is the first new machine we’ve bought from the Crane Connection.

“Anthony is a genuine guy to deal with, he’s honest and upfront and more than happy to jump in his car and come down to the factory to provide assistance if there is a problem with a machine.

The TIDDS are marketed with safety features that are important when the machine is expected to operate in the mining environment and on Tier One contractor sites says Yates.

“Recently, I was talking to one of the quarry sites up on the highlands and they have strict requirements around safety and the de-rating of cranes, that de-rating is one of the reasons we’ve chosen a 28t TIDD over an AT 20.

“We recently put in a tender with a contractor who specifically asked for us because we are the only crane business on the south coast with a pick and carry with side slope. This is a Tier One con tractor project that’s happening in Nowra and they are looking for a local crane supplier with a pick and carry crane with side slope. Of course, the TIDD fits that bill perfectly,” he said.

“Working with Tier One clients, we are obviously aware of the focus on pick and carries in general and the concerns around their safety specifically. One of the biggest drivers around the TIDD purchase is the fact that you can take the machine to Tier One customers and demonstrate the risk mitigation features of the PC28. It is safety features such as slew safe and additional load charts for static lifts and the other safety features which put the TIDD out in front in the pick and carry race at the moment,” said Yates.

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IN FOCUS / TUTT BRYANT

NEW 175T CAPACITY CRAWLER ADDED TO HSC SCX-3 SERIES Following the successful launch of the SCX1000A-3 (100t), SCX1500A-3 (150t) and SCX2800A-3 (275t) crawler cranes, Tutt Bryant Equipment recently announced the release of the next significant SCX-3 model – the SCX1800A-3 175t class crawler crane.

THE NEW GENERATION MODEL IS PACKED with technology developed by HSC, the experts in the design and manufacture of crawler cranes. The SCX1800A-3 features outstanding performance and ease-of-use in all aspects from safety, transportability and energy efficiency The SCX1800A-3 has a capacity of 175t, but it can go to 180t with a heavy design mast.

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says Peter Lawgall, Tutt Bryant Business Development Manager, Cranes.

“The SCX1800A-3 has a capacity of 175t, but it can go to 180t with a heavy design mast. This model is really designed for construction projects, particularly around large infrastructure

projects and with its rugged design it’s ideal for general construction, mining and quarrying applications. These are some of the industry sectors we will target with this crane,” he said.

With a compact body, the SCX1800A-3 provides exceptional lifting capabilities.

The main boom and crane jib combination has a reach of 72m plus 31m, covering a wide working area to further streamline operations on worksites. An auxiliary sheave (two sheaves option is also now available) provide greater lifting performance, catering to increasingly diverse customer requirements.

“A major highlight of this model is the ease of operation for a big crane.

Other important features include the reduction counterweight system, the counterweight set up and the transportability of the crane. It also features swing restriction and moment limiter,” said Lawgall.

“One of the features of the SCX-3 series is the similarity from start to finish of the range. The operating system is the same from the 80t to the 275t meaning operators can move from one model to the next and be comfortable with the operating system,” he said.

Flexible operation and performance provide the operator with a crane which is equally happy in heavy lifting applications or precision jobs. The crane has been designed so that it can be operated by anyone, instead of relying on the operator’s level of experience or skill.

HSC has made major improvements to the operator’s field of view from the cabin with extra-wide windows to improve visibility in all directions. Green tinted www.cranesandlifting.com.au

The counterweights are identical shapes (excluding the base weights) for the left and right sides, to help ease of assembly process.

safety glass has been used all round to protect the operator from UV rays and objects that may have come free during operation. A new wiper provides a greater area of visibility when working in rain.

A new large screen display has been used offering excellent visibility and field of view of any job. A host of items can be shown, while a simple display layout ensures that information is provided to the operator. The display has also been designed with an interactive interface to follow any movement of the crane from a safety perspective, which helps to limit unintended operations and maintain the utmost of safety.

The counterweights are identical shapes (excluding the base weights) for the left and right sides, to help

Important features include the reduction counterweight system and counterweight set up. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

ease of assembly process. The weights can be stacked on either side and in any order, ensuring assembly can be completed quickly. This symmetrical design also enhances efficiency during transportation – the height of individual weights has been made lower, so they can be transported together with the boom section.

Swing restriction unit is optional, this device prevents the crane from swinging into objects and causing damage by notifying the operator of the swinging range and automatically stopping the crane when required. The result is an added level of safety when working in tight areas.

A newly developed ‘Remote Sensing’ system installed as standard, allows for precise monitoring of the crane’s operating condition to minimise downtime and ensure accurate maintenance.

This is designed to keep machines in the best possible operating condition and helps to improve operating efficiency,

while reducing the time and cost required for maintenance.

“The models within the SCX -3 series have been released on a staggered basis and this model has been two years in the making. There is definitely a resurgence in the popularity of crawler cranes. From my research, it would appear the last time the market was focused on crawlers was approximately 12 years ago.

“I would suggest there is an ‘ageing fleet scenario’ happening for many crane companies in the industry and most of the crane manufacturers have understood that upgrades are going to be required and they are providing new models and incentives to encourage these upgrades,” said Lawgall.

“Tutt Bryant is proud to announce the completed HSC SCX-3 series of crawler cranes.

“I think the SCX1800A-3 will prove to be the most popular model in the series. It provides the versatility to complete jobs requiring variable capacity cranes between 150t and 175t with the variable counterweight.

“The SCX1800A-3 crane from HSC slots perfectly into where the market demand is,” said Lawgall.

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IN FOCUS / GLEASON CRANES AND ZOOMLION Gleason Cranes Sales and Rental delivered two RT 35, 35t capacity rough terrains and two ZRT850, 85t rough terrains for the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project..

SNOWY HYDRO 2.0 MAKES CRANE SELECTION Gleason Cranes Sales and Rentals recently won the five crane tender to supply Zoomlion rough terrains and a 150 Tonne All Terrain for the $5.1 billion Snowy Hydro 2.0 mega-hydropower project.

GLEASON CRANES HAVE BEEN BUYING, selling and servicing cranes in AustraliaNew Zealand and Islands since the early ‘70s. The business has had its ups and downs, but it continues to operate well to this day. According to Chris Logan the business is well known and regarded right across Australia and overseas.

“I’ve been in the crane industry for a long time and a number of the family businesses I grew up with are now being run by the next generation. I reckon if you were to pick up a phone and call half a dozen crane companies anywhere in Australia, I wouldn’t mind betting five out of the six would know exactly who we are” said Logan.

“Our core business activities haven’t changed over the 40 years we’ve been trading, we buy and sell cranes, that’s what www.cranesandlifting.com.au

we do and that’s what we are good at.

We were the first Australian company to import used cranes from Japan and the rest of the world back around 1984.

We started the importation of used cranes into Australia, prior to that they were a banned import, because Australian companies were still manufacturing cranes. This was up until the late 70’s and early 80’s. It wasn’t until 1979 that the ban on imports was dropped, just in time for the recession we had to have,” he said.

The first cranes from Japan were put through various testing processes on designs and other approvals to ensure they were Australian compliant said Logan.

“Over the years, we have imported hundreds of cranes from around the world and supplied them to customers

throughout Australia. We guarantee our cranes by putting warranties on them which means if we initially miss something, we are able to pick it up later.

“We’ve been bringing in cranes from Zoomlion for over 10 years. We have an excellent relationship with the factory, and they are a professional company to deal with. They also offer finance on their equipment. If a customer is interested, we can provide finance as part of the crane’s package. Zoomlion exclusively finances its own product, nobody else’s,” said Logan.

Gleason Cranes recently won the tender to supply cranes for the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project.

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RT 35, 35t capacity rough terrains, two ZRT850, 85t capacity rough terrains which were delivered at the end of July.

The Zoomlion ZAT1500, 150t capacity All Terrain Crane was delivered in early September. The All Terrain will be registered for use on New South Wales roads. This is one of the largest Zoomlion all terrains to arrive in Australia. We’ve sold the cranes directly to Salini- Impregilo who won the Snowy 2.0 hydropower mega contract worth $5.1 billion,” said Logan.

“It was a very competitive tendering process and we would have tendered against every major manufacturer of rough terrain and all terrains cranes in the country. One of the main reasons Zoomlion products were chosen for the project is value for money. They are getting quality products which are now recognised for their performance and reliability, at a great price. We have sold other Zoomlion rough terrains to customers around the country. These include capacities of 25t, 35 t and 75t and the customers have been very happy with them.

“When we sell a crane, we support it Australia wide. We have a network of mechanics around Australia and they understand cranes and other types of hydraulic related equipment. If a customer has a problem, where-ever they are in the country, we organise a local guy that we know and recommend, to go in and fix the problem quickly. If for some reason they can’t fix the issue we get a specialist and fly him in straight away. Down time with a large crane can be extremely expensive in terms of lost productivity and revenue and we don’t want this happening to our customers,” said Logan.

Gleason Cranes boasts a global network for spare parts which has evolved over the years and is as a result of the different brands and models they have imported and sold. This network includes the major manufacturers and also the independent suppliers, says Logan.

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quickest. Again, it’s about the speed of supply and minimising the downtime for the customer. A great advantage with Zoomlion is the factory is the same time zone as Western Australia meaning we can resolve issues during our working day, we don’t have to wait over night for a reply,” he said.

According to Logan, the Zoomlion product is well suited to the Australian market.

“The Zoomlion product has performed exceptionally well and has not had a problem dealing with the Australian conditions. Firstly, we conduct a thorough pre-delivery on all cranes ensuring everything is in sound operating condition and as it should be to Australian Standards, if you provide a pre-delivery properly you don’t have any problems.

“We always offer a 12months parts and labour Warranty, where ever the crane is, but with the Zoomlion product we haven’t experienced a big call back on warranty,” he said.

Logan sees the Zoomlion brand fitting into a section of the market where crane hire businesses are looking for a reliable product at value for money pricing.

“Obviously, the Zoomlion brand is far more cost effective when compared to most of the major brands and, in our opinion, the quality of the cranes is up to speed with other brands worldwide.

Back in the 70’s, I remember the Japanese cranes were not classed as a quality product. But through investing in their research and development their ability to design and manufacture a quality crane improved dramatically.

“It’s the same with Chinese product, the cranes they were making 10 years ago bear little resemblance to the cranes they make today. In my opinion, today’s quality cranes are many times better than it was 10 years ago. The cranes we are bringing in today are absolutely spot on.

As I mentioned, we’re spending very little on warranty which tells you the cranes are reliable,” he said.

“Customers accept they are Chinese built cranes and I don’t think the same stigma that Chinese products had in the past are relevant today. Our customers accept the brand because it has been operating in the Australian market for between 10 to 15 years, with the backup, service and parts support readily available nationwide.

“To date, we have been selling a lot of truck and crawler cranes, these have been the most popular. However, we have seen an increase in demand for rough terrains and all terrains. This is probably as a result of people seeing more Zoomlion products operating in the market and understanding it’s a quality product,” said Logan.

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showcase highlights how many different cranes we have in Australia and CICA has developed three programs that ensure operators and cranes are well equipped to do the job safely. These three programs are CraneSafe, CrewSafe and StartSafe.

CICA’s CraneSafe “Green Sticker” program has a long history of ensuring that cranes are well maintained and safe to use when they arrive on a site.

CraneSafe is a way of continuously monitoring the condition of the crane to determine when maintenance, service, or repair are required and is the only NATA approved, independently audited program in Australia.

The CrewSafe program is the crane industry’s VOC and meets the requirement for assessing differentiating skills with modules that are designed to be machine-specific, reflecting the current state of knowledge and best practice. All assessments are filmed, documented, and accessible on a CrewSafe application, so site supervisors and crane operators have a centralised point of reference available on their mobile phones.

CICA are currently testing an exciting new initiative called StartSafe

The money you would save after purchasin g two Non-Member CraneSafe Green Stickers pays for an annual CIC A Membership

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EFFICIENCY Receive access to the Australian Standards (selected standards), resources and tools to facilitate compliance

with existing codes and laws.

NETWORKING Opportunity to engage with like-minded people at member discounted meetings, industry days and the annual CICA conference.

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UPSKILLING Discounted access to CraneSafe and CrewSafe programs, crane weigh scale hire, obstacle course hire and a range of products such as safety manuals and log books

REPRESENTATION. CICAAssist workplace relations and safety advisory service.

Representation to state and federal legislators and regulators.

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CICA members also receive a complimenta ry subscription to Cranes and Lifting magazine, the only independent trade magazine dedicated to the Australasian and New Zealand crane industry.

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which is a prestart inspection app.

StartSafe provides confidence to crane owners, because they have documented evidence that pre-start inspections on their cranes are being completed to the highest standard. The major advantage is that information from the pre-start can be sent back to the business, so that the maintenance team can see the condition of the crane even if it is working remotely. While still in the testing phase, this will be available soon.

If you would like more information on any of these initiatives or would like to know more about becoming a CICA member, head to the CICA website www.cica.com.au While there are more than 160 crane operators throughout Australia and New Zealand, this year’s SHOWCASE represents those businesses that elected to be part of the list and are featured in alphabetical order.

Information has been provided, or collected to the best of our abilities and should not be relied on solely for purchasing decisions.

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CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020 With the Tadano ATF 220G, Mid Coast Cranes has the largest crane between Newcastle and Ballina.

PUTTING FAMILY FIRST

Mike Davis recently clocked off for the last time, after 45 years of operating cranes on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Geraldine Yabsley, managing director of Mid Coast Cranes, says the company’s “family first culture” encourages staff to stay with the business for the long haul.

IN APRIL 1944, AT A COST OF 400 pounds, Jack Dunn had a 3t capacity Blitz crane fixed to his prime mover.

This was the first mobile crane on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.

Jack Dunn went on to incorporate the business as Dunn’s Cranes and the business steadily grew. He had five cranes and a couple of trucks when his children Geraldine and Michael joined the family business in the mid 70s. With their input, the business continued to grow and so did the size and capacities of the crane’s they were running.

In 2001, Dunn’s Cranes bought Mid Coast Cranes. It was felt that running two brands would be confusing, so the Dunn’s brand was slowly dropped.

Today, Mid Coast Cranes has a fleet that includes Frannas, slew cranes and 108 / CAL September 2020

all terrains with capacities ranging from 15t to 220t.

“With the Tadano ATF 220G, we have the largest crane between Newcastle and Ballina. The fleet also includes two new Groves all terrains, a GMK3060 60t capacity, and a GMK 4100-L 100t capacity machines,” said Geraldine.

Mid Coast Cranes has provided their cranes and expertise for many major construction projects from Bulahdelah to Ballina. Over the past 10 years Mid Coast Cranes has played an integral role in the Pacific Highway Upgrade from Nabiac to Glenugie.

“We work with Transport for NSW, Essential Energy, Transgrid, Visionstream, Major Tier One & Two Construction Companies, Mid Coast

Council, Port Macquarie Hastings Council, Kempsey Shire Council, Nambucca Shire Council and Coffs Harbour City Council on infrastructure developments and maintenance,” said Geraldine.

“Mid Coast Cranes cover all aspects of lifting, shifting, transport, project assessment and management from lifting a fridge onto a two-story balcony, installing 120t transformers in high voltage electrical substations, to installing bridge girders on major roads projects. Our work is diversified, and we run a fleet to reflect this,” she said.

At the end of June, Mike Davis clocked out at Mid Coast Cranes after 45 years in the crane industry. He started work with Jack Dunn in 1975 when he was 17 years old. He had a www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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“Mid Coast Cranes covers all aspects of lifting, shifting, transport, project assessment and management from lifting a fridge onto a twostory balcony, installing 120t transformers in high voltage electrical substations, to installing bridge girders on major roads projects.”

Mike Davis recently clocked off for the last time, after 45 years of operating cranes on the Mid North Coast of NSW.

tough apprenticeship with Jack, and they worked hard. They were based in the Kempsey Railway Yard near the old Ambulance Station with absolutely no creature comforts, says Geraldine.

By the time Davis’ started work, Dunn’s had three cranes. Davis has carried out a massive variety of lifts over the years and has many stories to

tell. Davis has seen a lot of change in the industry and watched this business grow. Davis has always been very generous with passing on his knowledge to new employees. One of our current operators was trained by Davis over 25 years ago when he was a teenager.

“Mike (Davis) is like part of the family, he has been on this journey with me since I was a young girl. Mike takes with him years of industry knowledge and he will be missed by all here at Mid Coast Cranes. I know he is keen to relax and travel with his wife Janice in their van and enjoy retirement with a fishing rod in his hand, and we wish him all the very best,” she said.

“As a business, we have worked hard to encourage a culture where everyone feels we are in this together, which encourages a positive work atmosphere.

Everyone is made to feel part of the team. We aim to work in with our employees, we understand that we need to be flexible so parents can be there for their children when need be.”

“We have a very dedicated and professional team and we present ourselves accordingly. I know our professionalism is well received by our customers,” Geraldine said.

“My family has been servicing the Macleay Valley and The Hastings areas for 76 years and counting. My son Bill Yabsley has worked in the family business with me for the past ten years. Bill is slowly taking over the reins and expanding the business. We are excited about the future and look forward to continuing to service the ever-expanding area in which we live,” she said.

Over the past 10 years, Mid Coast Cranes has played an integral role in the Pacific Highway Upgrade.

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WEIGHING UP RISK OVER REWARD The crane industry is no different to any industry sector. As a result of the continued COVID crisis, there has been an increase of stress and strain on operations which has lead to more crane accidents.

CRANE ACCIDENTS are on the increase and for a number of reasons. A large proportion stem from operator error and a lack of due diligence from a safety perspective. When pressure is applied to deliver on the terms of a contract, corners are cut resulting in accidents.

Dean Bassed, partner in crane specialist insurance broker PNOinsurance, explains more.

Fresh out of university, Bassed began a graduate program at QBE before moving to UAA where he worked as a development manager and then state manager across Victoria and Tasmania.

With a wealth of experience in construction and cranes, he joined one of UAA’s leading supportive brokers, PNOinsurance in 2017, becoming a Partner in 2018.

Formed in 1977, PNO has specialised in the construction sector from its beginnings, with the crane industry being a key focus. This largely stemmed from one of the founding directors, Marty Owen, who had strong technical experience in the crane sector, and the relationship between UAA and PNO now dating back over 20 years. PNO has been managing a number of long-term clients in the crane and construction space over this period and in turn have created a reputation as one of the country’s leading insurance brokers in the industry.

“Our customer profile covers everyone, from your one man band right through to some of the largest crane operators in the country,” said Bassed.

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and time previously with UAA, Bassed has seen insurers enter but then move out of the crane sector due to poor performance.

“The difficulty with the crane industry is the ‘premium pool’ collected

is only so large; obviously it’s not as large as the transport sector, for example, and the severity of claims with cranes is significant, as we know.

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an insurer to burn their fingers with underwriting results that are unprofitable. If an underwriting agency haven’t got a backing insurer with a long-term view to persist in the industry, inevitably we see premium increases to a point they are not competitive with the likes of a UAA, which often results in a decision to withdraw from the market completely.

“We’ve seen insurers from the London market come in for a year or two, come to the realisation they aren’t going to make money in the short-term, and move out again,” said Bassed.

Today, the choice of insurers is getting smaller and smaller, with UAA being one of only two pillars now supporting the crane industry with any real substance in terms of market share.

Due to this, in recent times UAA have been growing their already dominant presence in the market, consistently increasing the number of customers they are working with. It is vital for UAA to maintain strong relationships with the brokers and teams that will be working with them, long-term, in the crane industry. UAA are excellent at doing this and we have experienced this first hand at PNO, says Bassed.

We are seeing new industries create more work opportunities for the crane industry such as wind farms, which is great, but with it comes further risk factors for all companies to consider.

These factors and pressure to complete jobs on time, increases the likelihood of operator error and on a high risk terrain site such as a wind farm, the fallout in relation to cost and business interruption from an accident are severe.

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balance between the commercial side of getting the job done correctly and on time, and pushing the boundaries too far from the risk point of view.

“From an insurance perspective, it’s really an educational process with our clients. We go through lots of examples, whether it be dry hire agreements, limits on goods lifted, multi lifts or business interruption where we will have in depth conversations with our clients and run through hypotheticals of how a claim will play out. Having extensive personal experience in this space puts PNO in a great position to provide the protection our clients need.

“With insurance rates going up and insurers looking more closely at how certain operators perform, it may become increasingly difficult to obtain competitively priced insurance (or insurance at all for poor performers), there really is importance in understanding the intricacies of your insurance policy with a broker that can explain it in a clear way” said Bassed.

“We have long-term clients who continually refer us to other businesses and have achieved further significant growth with more key players in the crane industry moving across to PNO in recent time. Once we begin working with them, clients tend to stick because we have such a stable relationship with insurers,” said Bassed. This is strengthened by the tailored advice PNO provide and their experience in the crane sector.

“We have ongoing conversations with our clients; as their crane fleets increase, their insurance needs may change. Their appetite for risk may increase, business interruption covers may need to be altered or additional covers sought, with each insurance program modified to suit the needs of the individual business,” said Bassed.

Cyber attacks are a topic of conversation Bassed is having with every

customer in every industry and is an issue very business owner in Australia needs to be aware of.

“At PNO, we are no different, are just as vulnerable to this problem and have done a mountain of work in our own business to reduce this risk.

Some of the key issues we have seen clients experience are ransom, hacking attacks and cyber fraud which can cause massive business interruption and financial loss”, he said.

Toll is a good example of a recent hacking which caused significant business interruption across the country.

“It is certainly a growing area and there is a misconception that because you have data stored in the cloud or you have a solid IT provider it means you are safe. If you have data in the cloud it can be accessed, copied or stolen just as easily as data on a computer or a server”, said Bassed.

Bassed says it’s a part of the insurance which is growing exponentially and is currently relatively competitively priced, but he believes over the coming years we’ll see premiums rise because claims are increasing and hackers are becoming more technologically advanced.

Cyber insurance is in a similar position to that of management liability insurance over ten years ago, where the wider market was only beginning to see the importance of the cover and exposure faced. Now we see management liability as one of the key areas of any insurance program.

We have seen several examples of this coverage over the years saving the business of our clients by providing protection during OH&S investigations, employment practices or fidelity matters that can run well into the six figure range. Bassed stresses this is another area where client education is paramount.

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WHAT DO BANK DEFERMENT PERIODS MEAN TO THE CRANE SECTOR? Bank payment deferment periods do have some catches. Jeff Wilson senior partner equipment finance and Chris Burke, equipment finance specialist with Finlease explain what the catches could mean to your business.

AT THE START OF THE COVID 19, encouraged by the federal government, banks were quick to offer ‘holiday period’ for up to 6 months on home mortgages and commercial loan repayments.

Some crane hire businesses that took advantage of the offer, are now faced with some unforeseen consequences which could impact the ability to fund future additions to their businesses.

“When we realised the impact the COVID pandemic was going to have, people saw in the media the banks were offering an up to ‘six month holiday period’ and the advice from the media and banks was effectively to jump on board,” said Wilson.

“This advice was for both home mortgages and also commercial loans.

Many businesses were very unsure of how well they would travel during the COVID shutdown and for many, a proposition to stop payments for six months and put the money in the bank seemed a cautious and understandably conservative, prudent response.

“When customers rang us for advice, ours was not do this straight away, let’s first understand the devil in the detail, because the banks and the media were not telling the whole story,” said Wilson.

The detail the media and banks had omitted to reveal was the following: 1) The interest on the loan is compounding during that “holiday period”.

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2) If a business is under a “holiday arrangement”, and has been for four or five months, sees that life and business is still OK, the construction sector is still going well and as a result wishes to acquire extra equipment for its fleet, their bank may take the view that as the client is “technically under a payment arrangement” they may be reluctant to provide further funding even though the client’s trading performance and cash flow looks sound.

To secure the finance, the client will inexorably have to jump through a lot of hoops and have to provide a serious amount of additional information such as bank statements, current ATO portals and current paperwork relating to the financial position of the business.

The customer needs to prove to the bank the only reason they entered into the ‘holiday arrangement’ was due to concerns about cash flow including concerns about customers not paying,” said Wilson.

“We have seen many instances of clients simply stockpiling the funds usually paid in monthly finance payments into a side account and we can show evidence of this to demonstrate to the banks that the client could have made those payments throughout this time,” he said.

Even if the business can prove it has done this and it can use the stockpile of money to catch up with the payments,

there’s no guarantee it will be able to get back to business as usual. The banks are looking at each case individually. It will come back to fundamentals like: 1) H ow long has the business been going?

2) Do they have equity in their machines?

3) What does the landscape “moving forward” really look like?

4) What have they done to ensure, in the event COVID continues, they have the financial resources to continue to weather the storm?

“Our initial advice was to sit tight for the short term and see how this is going to play out. We spoke to approximately 200 customers from various industries and I would say approximately 25 per cent of them went onto the ‘holiday arrangement’ some of which had to because of the industries they worked in (restaurants, hospitality etc). The other 150 customers decided to take their time to understand what the implications were going to be for their business,”said Wilson.

“Six to eight weeks after making this initial decision they called back and we discussed how their business was faring.

We explained the implications of some of the bear traps that had been uncovered and, of the 150 customers, approximately 130 said they didn’t need to enter any arrangements and they would continue with business as usual and continue trading as they were,” he said.

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Banks may take the view that a client is “technically under a payment arrangement” and will be reluctant to provide further funding.

wait and see paid dividends for the businesses that had the option.

“That advice was key and comes down to the experience Finlease has in someone like Jeff. At the time, I know bank managers were actively advising customers to take advantage of the ‘holiday arrangement’ if they thought they needed it,” said Burke.

“The advice from both Jeff and myself to our customers was to wait and ‘understand the finer details before making a decision’. Four to five months later, I think that advice has assisted clients in leaps and bounds because so many have subsequently turned around and said we need finance for a crane, truck or car. If we hadn’t taken the time to not jump in and understand how the pandemic affected their business, it would be a lot more difficult to assist www.cranesandlifting.com.au

them now,” he said.

It has also meant a number of companies have now been able to jump on the tax incentives that the Government has presented to stimulate and promote businesses, and the economy in general. Wilson provides an example of the Asset Write Off Scheme and what it means to a crane hire business.

“Let’s say a crane company turns over $10 million a year and they have a $750,000 profit every year. The tax on $750,000 in round figures is $205,000.

This tax bill is paid in their PAYG every BAS quarter which equates to $51,250 on top of the BAS (GST) every quarter,” he said.

“As a result of the Government incentives, if that company bought a brand-new crane for $1.5 million,

the immediate tax deduction would potentially be up to $855,000. This is where the ‘kickers’ come into the equation.

“Where the company were making a profit of $750,000, they now make a loss of $95,000. The Government then is refunding the $205,000 they’ve paid in their PAYG in pre-payments because you pay tax in advance. The next advantage to cash flow is because your financials would show a loss from the prior year you are not paying any PAYG for the year ahead, I call it ‘profit tax’ going forward.

It’s injected the $205,000 into your cashflow saving you $51,250 per quarter.

“It has been easier to provide this type of advice and put together these sorts of packages for companies that weren’t under the ‘holiday arrangement’ plan compared to companies that were.

We’ve spent a lot of time talking to a lot of our customers about this and every crane OEM has seen their enquiry rate go through the roof because of the Asset Write Off Scheme,” said Wilson.

Financing is always a good thermometer in terms of the market’s confidence. According to Wilson, there have been some serious orders for big cranes which will be delivered over the coming 18 months to 24 months, some headed for the renewable energy sector and infrastructure.

“There has been a lot of activity and we have assisted in the financing of a number of major contracts. At present there are some concerns, in New South Wales around the EBA negotiations and this isn’t helping confidence amongst crane owners. The COVID resurgence in Victoria will not help business confidence there but generally speaking I can see there is still a lot of confidence around the construction and cranes sectors, particularly when it comes to renewables, resources, construction and the national infrastructure structure program,” said Wilson.

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SUPER GROWTH IN SERVICE Despite the difficult market conditions, SuperService has continued to build momentum, expand facilities and employ more technicians.

ACCORDING TO JASON POWTER, SuperService General Manager, the dedicated heavy equipment servicing business is going from strength to strength.

“We saw a slight dip in the initial stages of the COVID pandemic, but for us, it turned around quite quickly.

We’ve picked up some major work, the business is growing, the customer base is growing and we are moving our services into different product profiles and ranges. To ensure we are able to service these new areas and customers, we have been increasing our staff numbers and also expanding the size and the capabilities of our facilities,” said Powter.

“Over the last six months, we’ve listened to the market-place and we have examined our customer’s needs.

We also noticed that a number of good people were out of work as a result of the pandemic and we had some very well skilled people approach us to see if we had work available.

“We recognised the many benefits in both their personalities and skill levels so quickly took the opportunity to onboard these individuals further enhancing our team. We will continue to do this as we anticipate when the market recovers we will need to have the right level of resources in place to meet the expected increase in demand for our servicing expertise. We are currently in discussions with different companies from varying industry sectors, who can see the benefits of utilising our services,” he said.

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Major customers are seeing the benefit of regular preventative maintenance, machines run trouble free and cusotmers are making the expected return on the equipment they are operating.

capabilities significantly, says Powter.

“Each of our state operations have seen an increase in staff of 20-30 percent. Most importantly however is the calibre of the people that we have employed. There are some extremely well credentialled technicians now working in the various branches that I’m extremely pleased to have welcomed to the SuperService team. Our diversity allows us to handle complex and difficult repairs across all major heavy machinery manufacturing makes and types plus we now have the credentials to service Rail industry work and we have Port access.

“When you consider the business environment and the general lack of confidence the market has been experiencing, we are pleased with the growth we are achieving. It is a compliment to our team, and we are grateful to our repeat customers and the new customers that have come on board.

“Currently, we have a lot of opportunities in the sales pipeline for

the next 12 months and when these customers are ready for the work to be completed, they’ll book their machines in. We are going to be very busy!”

According to Powter, the SuperService facilities reflect the growth the business has recently experienced and will be ready to service the expected growth into the future.

“We have increased our yard and shed space in our Brisbane depot by almost 800 m2 to accommodate the increase in work levels and larger equipment.

“In Sydney, we’ve relocated to a new facility in Smithfield which is in the heartland of Sydney’s crane sector. We now have 1000m2 of shed, an overhead crane and 2000m2 of yard. Prior to this new facility, our service model was heavily mobile orientated. We now have a depot and a yard which allows the customers to bring their machines in for inspections and repairs which will make a big difference to the way we operate,” he said. The new facilities have enabled SuperService to increase the size of the www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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cranes it is able to service and repair.

“We’ve also invested heavily in tooling for all states. We recently brought on board 100t presses, pumping equipment, diagnostic testing equipment, a hydraulic test bench and load cells. This additional tooling enables us to work on the customer’s machines more effectively and efficiently to turn the customer’s equipment around faster. We are also gearing up to be able to provide air conditioning repairs and refills leading into the hotter months.

“A number of major customers are seeing the benefit of regular preventative maintenance and service schedules.

Their machines run trouble free and are not stopping, customers are making the expected return on the equipment they are operating,” he said.

With the new facilities providing extra capacity and capabilities, Powter has been talking to insurance assessors letting them know that SuperService

SuperService is increasing its mobile service fleet and has stepped up capabilities of service vehicles by introducing the new ISUZU Workmate. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

“A number of major customers are seeing the benefit of regular preventative maintenance and service schedules. Their machines run trouble-free and are not stopping, customers are making the expected return on the equipment they are operating.” is available to assist in any insurance assessments and quotations.

“We are continually evolving our business to suit the demands and requirements of the customer, but we are realistic about the size of the job we are able to take on.”

“As a business, we are increasing our commitment to apprentices. We now have three full time apprentices in Brisbane with a fourth ‘school based’ trainee. We have committed to a continual program of giving young school leavers an opportunity to gain an apprenticeship and we are looking at beginning this in Sydney in November and in Victoria shortly after,” said Powter.

Powter sees an opportunity with the market in Melbourne where up until now; SuperService has operated a relatively small team.

“A highly qualified technician spoke to me earlier in the year. He has a vast depth of knowledge around large lattice boom and tower cranes and I saw an opportunity to bring him on board to further expand our depth and services to these markets.

“We are very interested in talking to customers about their remote regional servicing requirements; we are currently talking to a number of different sectors. We were fortunate to be given the opportunity to work on some specialised energy equipment earlier in the year and there is an opportunity to continue building these relationships.

“We are more than happy to talk with customers about working remotely as well as managing FIFO work. We have onboarded specialists and have the skills to support major projects anywhere in the country,” he said.

“We’ve been increasing our mobile service fleet and we are now up to vehicle 21. We have stepped up capabilities of the service vehicles by introducing a new ISUZU Workmate.

It is a heavier duty vehicle which is equipped with larger tools and equipment which in turn enables our technicians to service larger machines,” said Powter.

It is a bright future and the SuperService team are ready to demonstrate their experience and solutions-based approach to servicing heavy equipment.

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QUALITY PREMIUM HI-TECH WIRE ROPES AND EXCELLENT SERVICE TO SUPPORT THEM – CASAR AUSTRALIA Casar wire ropes are highly engineered and are industry leaders – your rope is our passion.

AT CASAR AUSTRALIA, OUR GOAL IS TO ensure you have the best possible solution for your wire rope requirements. As not one single rope design will suit all applications, Casar Austalia can offer advice and recommendations regarding which rope from our range will be the ideal solution for your application. We are committed to working with all our customers for the long term, helping you manage your wire rope assets. Our focus is to provide you with the best rope, with the best possible service life, and with the best long term value propositon.

Regardless of whether it is a huge crane for setting up wind turbines, a Ship to Shore crane handling containers and bulk materials, an indoor overhead gantry crane or pick and carry crane, they all have one thing in common: the wire rope, which serves as a lifting device for the load to be moved.

Casar wire ropes are highly engineered and are industry leaders your rope is our passion.

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equipment and test facilities over the years in order for products to be subjected to extensive inhouse testing and quality assurance standards.

Kathryn Darr, Casar Crane Division, account manager, and Andrew Sutherland, commerical director, explain more about the Casar product range and the Australian operation.

“Casar first came to Australia with the help of Roger Smith who is Casar Germany’s Senior International Consultant for mining and cranes.

Some 35 years ago, there was demand for premium quality high performance wire rope products. Roger played a pivotal role in introducing the Casar product to the Australian market and continues to be a subject matter expert.

Based locally in NSW, Roger travels the world over for Casar and has the most incredible knowledge of the product range and application,” said Darr.

“Following many years of working through a sole distributor, Casar decided it would be better suited to form Casar Australia in 2017 and create a new national distributor network.

“The new organisation is located at Arundel, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Casar Australia is a trading name owned by Lankhorst Euronete Australia (LEA) which is the Australian distribution centre for

Kath Darr, account manager, Casar Australia Crane Division..

WireCo Worldgroup, distributing such well known brands as Casar, Oliveria, Drumet, Union and many more,” said Sutherland.

“Depending on the capacity required, we carry a large range of diameters from 5mm up to 54mm, this covers the largest cranes in Australia and around the world. Our distribution centre is capable of manufacturing and testing (NATA) all crane rope requirements. We have approximately 450t of stock on the ground in Australia,” continues Darr.

The product range available through Casar includes wire ropes for: • Mobile • Crawler • Tower • Gantry • Harbour mobile • Off shore cranes • Overhead cranes • Winching applications Since forming Casar Australia, a nationwide network of distributors has www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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been hand-selected and setup to deliver the product to the industry.

Darr also deals directly with the end users, on behalf of the distributors, to better understand their challenges and discuss what products are required and stock accordingly.

“To ensure we have the right levels of the right stock readily available, I travel nationally to meet with the crane companies to understand the challenges they face and ensure we have the right products to meet their requirements,” said Darr.

“With our network of distributors, we have a good national footprint to cover the Australasian crane market.

This, together with people on the ground and in front of customers, ensures higher stock levels are available for our customers. If we don’t have a particular rope in stock, we will ship it direct from Germany for them. The majority of crane companies have been dealing with these distributors for many years” said Darr.

“Many cranes arriving in Australia already come with CASAR ropes fitted as Casar Germany work closely with the

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OEM’s specifying our ropes onto the cranes,” she said.

Casar Australia now have the ability to fit the RSB’s (resin spelter buttons) onto the end of the ropes either on site or in their manufacturing facility. These buttons are fitted by our Casar Germany trained and certified technicians. All RSB’s fitted are tested and certified after the Technician has first inspected the rope to ensure it is fit for use and is within ‘discard criteria.’

Casar Australia sets itself apart from other rope manufacturers and importers as we have the ability at our Gold Coast facility to supply cut lengths, swage, splice, socket and perform proof, destruction and termination testing on site. They also stock a number of useful accessories including Steel Verniers and Sheave Gauges as well as the ‘RopeBlock’ range of Spelter, Wedge and Super Reeve Sockets.

Casar recently released a new rope to the Australian market which is specifically designed for tower cranes and crawler cranes.

CASAR developed Parafit Wire

Rope for boom hoist/luff rope for all kinds of crawler, tower and mobile cranes especially suited for multi-layer spooling with high pressure. This rope is superior for drum crushing, with special manufacturing steps to suit the forces applied to the rope in service. The rope has a very high breaking force & keeps its round shape under load.

This rope is used on the world’s largest crawler & tower cranes with unprecedented rope life.

CASAR ALSO OFFER NDT (NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING) ON CRANE ROPES. Wire rope visual inspection, no matter how rigorous, could leave your company exposed to the risk of unexpected rope failure.

Wire rope Non-Destructive Testing is a method of examination used in conjunction with visual inspection, to inspect the complete cross-sectional area of your wire rope.

When completing wire rope NDT in conjunction with visual inspection, it allows the inspector to assess 100% of the wire rope’s cross-sectional area.

MEET OUR CASAR AUSTRALIA TEAM Andrew Sutherland – commercial director. Andrew is a well-known identity in the lifting gear industry with almost 40 years experience.

Kathryn Darr – crane division account manager. Based in Sydney Kathryn has over 32 years experience in the crane, construction, government sectors.

Tony Duricin – mining division account manager. Based in Brisbane, Tony has 19 years’ experience working with the CASAR product.

Ben Minuzzo – NDT technician/ technical sales and services. Ben has 16 years experience in the rigging, crane and mining industry. He specialises in site based service works including installation maintenance and technical sales support.

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CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020 Preston Hire’s crane capabilities provide services to a range of markets including the commercial and residential high-rise construction sectors.

MINI BY NAME, NOT BY NATURE Preston Hire’s SuperCrane fleet features state-of-the-art models selected to create minimum impact on a work environment while offering maximum impact in terms of lifting capacities. With a strong focus on mini crawlers, Preston Hire recently added its 100th crane to its Australian fleet.

ANDREW LAMBERT, PRESTON HIRE’S general manager, has been with the business for just over 12 months. With a 25 year career in equipment hire, 10+ years of this focused on lifting equipment and materials handling, he is excited to again have a fleet of cranes within his repertoire.

“The move to Preston Hire was the right opportunity at the right time. It is a unique business with great people and the role provides me with the opportunity to amalgamate all my experiences across various industries and equipment in one place,” said Lambert.

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for the business. Within the fleet we have a healthy split between our smaller cranes, which are up to 15t capacity and our larger cranes which are from 15t up to 70t capacity.”

According to Lambert, Preston Hire shifted its focus as a business around the time of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC).

“As a hire company, the focus shifted from what was our main bread and butter, the retractable loading platforms we call SuperDecks. When the GFC hit in 2007/08 the business pivoted and looked at other product lines to supplement our loading platforms, thus the opportunity arose to get into the mini crawler crane business. Originally,

we were running cranes with capacities from two to five tonne. Over the years we have increased our range allowing us to service more customers with a broader variety of needs.”

“Our crane capabilities allow us to service a range of markets including the commercial and residential highrise construction sectors helping with steel installation, general construction and façade work. Our Mini Cranes are perfect in confined spaces and ideal for situations where head height is limited. Add to the mix they are super lightweight, making them ideal for when a crane is required on a suspended slab, and have impressive lifting capacities; it is clear to see why our www.cranesandlifting.com.au

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fleet allows us to be market leaders in this category.”

In terms of hire packages, Preston Hire follows the needs of customers and provide cranes on a predominately dry hire basis, says Lambert.

“A lot of major construction sites these days, don’t necessarily need the winches of the crane turning eight or nine hours of the day, a crane may only be required for a couple of hours lifting a day. Contractors don’t want a single skilled operator not maximising their skillset and keeping busy.

“Many of the major sites are moving away from us providing operators as they have a ‘shared services operator’.

This operator has the capability and the qualifications to run mini cranes but can also operate various machines or perform other duties as required. The cranes can be onsite for days, weeks and even months and we will tailor our rental packages around the demands of the customer,” he said.

Preston Hire places a tremendous emphasis on the presentation and quality of its products and engages a servicing partner to provide all the servicing and maintenance needs for all branches.

“SuperService provides the pre-hire and de-hire for all our cranes, they conduct the day to day maintenance, they manage all the major and minor repairs on our fleet, and they complete our 10 year major inspections and rebuilds,” said Lambert.

Preston Hire operates five major branches across the country in addition to two satellite branches. The major branches cover Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth and the satellite operations are in Darwin and Canberra.

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environments for staff and maintain regular contact with customers to ensure their needs are met.

“I don’t think anyone can really say they’ve experienced anything quite like the last few months of the COVID pandemic. We’ve been focused on the safety of our workplaces and the safety of our teams. Our sales teams have continued to offer our customers the unwavering commitment to service that we pride ourselves on and continue to prove you can Count On Us no matter the circumstances” he said.

“Across our product range, we’ve continued to be heavily involved in the construction of large infrastructure projects and commercial high-rise construction is still relatively strong.

“From the perspective of our state branches, there is a growing list of projects in large infrastructure construction and also a number of commercial building projects in the CBD’s around the country. In the longer term, we can see the infrastructure program continuing to generate plenty of opportunities for our customer base. Whether it’s roads, tunnels, rail or airports, there is a significant pipeline of infrastructure projects which seems to be getting bigger.

This will keep everyone busy for

some time to come,” said Lambert.

Ensuring the mix of the Preston Hire fleet matches the needs from customers will always be a priority for the business, said Lambert. “We are certainly ensuring that the assets we have in the fleet and the assets we are looking to purchase in the coming months, fall in line with the opportunities these projects present.”

“I’m really proud of the team we have and the equipment we provide to customers. I’m confident in our SuperCrane fleet and know we have in place the right levels of range, capabilities, servicing, transport and safety. We are ISO 9001 accredited so we can ensure our policies and processes are best practice too. We work hard, listen, learn and are committed to getting the job done for our customers.

We say our customers can count on us and we mean it.”

Preston Hire’s mini crawler cranes are perfect in confined spaces and ideal for situations where head height is limited.

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Grove GMK6400

400t

136m

20t

26.9m

Tadano TL-300E

30t

42m

Kato NK 300

30t

33m + 47.5m

Tadano TL500 ES

50t

42m

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

RAR CRANES AND RIGGING

Tadano GR200EX

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

95m

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER

Make and model largest crawler

130t

Maximum boom configuration of largest hydraulic truck

Grove GMK 5130-2

Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

CONCEPT CRANE HIRE

HYDRAULIC TRUCK

Make and model of largest hydraulic truck

93m

Maximum boom configuration of largest rough terrain

130t

Lifting capacity of largest rough terrain

Liebherr LTM 1130-5.1 with VarioBase

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CAPTITAL CRANES

Company Name

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ROUGH TERRAIN

Lifting capacity of largest all terrain

ALL TERRAIN

Kobelco CKE 2500-2

250t

76.2m + 30m fly

Demag CC 2800

600t

84 m

Kobelco CKE 2500-2

250t

76.2m + 30m fly

ACT

NSW A.J.SCARR CRANES Grove GMK4100

100t

79m

ALDRIDGE'S CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM 1100-5.2

100t

51m

ALLIED CRANE HIRE

Grove GMK5130

130t

60m

ANC CRANES

Tadano ATF 65G-4

65t

60m

AOR CRANES "ALL OVER RIGGING"

Liebherr LTM1090-4.1

90t

69m

BORGER CRANES

Liebherr LTM 750 TONNE

750t

Liebherr LTM

C&C CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

ACTION CRANES

Tadano GR160N-1

16t

31.3m

ACTIVE CRANE HIRE

Tadano GR160N

16t

30m

49m + 24m + 91m

Link - Belt RTC 8065

65t

43 main + 15m fly

130t

60m

Kato CR200Ri City Crane

20t

28m

Grove GMK5130

130t

60m

CAPEL CRANES

Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1

350t

CENTRAL CRANE SERVICES

Grove GMK5250L

250t

70m

CENTRAL WEST CRANE SERVICES PTY LTD

Grove GMK 5170

170t

64m

BOTANY CRANES & FORKLIFT SERVICES 1130-5.1

120 / CAL September 2020

HIAB 144 Duo 5

1250 kgs

17m

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Maeda MC405e 12.5m 25t with SuperLift 18.75m

Franna MAC25SL-4 25t 21.4m

18m Franna AT40 40t 19.8m

Toa TC 304 3t 9.7m Franna AT20 20t 17.9m

Franna MAC 25 25t 21.4m

Franna AT20 20t 19m

Franna AT40 40t 19.8m

16m

Maeda 405c 4t 20.7m Tidd PC28 28t 16m

Maeda 6

6t

17m + 5m fly

Franna AT40

40t

19m

Maeda 305c-2

3.5t

17m

Franna MAC-25

25t

17m

Franna AT40

40t

19.8m

Franna MAC 25 SL

25t

Franna MAC25

25t

17m

Franna MAC25

25t

17m

Hiab

8t

Hiab X-Hi Dual 58

15t

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Potain HUF 32-27 4t 32m

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4t Lifting capacity of largest Hammerhead

Maeda MC-405 Make and model of largest vehicle loading

Franna MAC 25-4 SL

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4t

16m

ARTICULATED PICK AND CARRY

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Maeda MC405

4t

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3t

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MINI CRAWLER

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15.1m

September 2020 CAL / 121

2020

CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020

130t

60m

Lampson Transi-Lift LTL-2600

2600t

154m

50m + 91m

Grove RT 890E

80t

43.2m + 17m fly

Zoomlion QUY 100

100t

73m + 31m fly

750t

Full spec

Grove RT 9150

135t

60.0m + 18m fly

Liebherr LR 1750

750t

Full spec

Tadano ATF220G-5

220t

Demag AC160-2

160t

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Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

60t

48m

HIAB 190AW

19 tonnes

COFFS CITY CRANES

Tadano ATF130G-5

130t

92m

Kato NK550VE

55t

58m

COOMA CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM1090

90t

72m

CREW NSW

Liebherr LTM1060

60t

48m

Tadano Truck Mount

30t

32m

Liebherr 220

220t

60m

Liebherr 1090.4-1

90t

67m

Liebherr LTM1300

300t

46m + 70m

GBP CRANES

Liebherr LTM1250-5.1

250t

108m

Link - Belt HTT86100

85t

64m

HARLEY CRANES GROUP

Grove GMK5130-2

130t

95m

HAWKESBURY CRANES P/L

Liebherr LTM 1060

60t

63m

LAMPSON

Grove GMK3000

275t

64m

MCPHAN CRANES & TRANSPORT

Tadano ATF100G-4

100t

72m

MELROSE CRANES & RIGGING

Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1

500t

MELROSE INDUSTRIES

Liebherr LTM 1750-9.1

MID COAST CRANES MUDGEE CRANES

EMPIRE CRANES PTY LTD

EVERWILLING CRANES

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Liebherr LTM1060

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CK CRANES PTY LTD

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Grove RT9150

Company Name

DEBNER CRANES PTY LTD

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ROUGH TERRAIN

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FAVELLE FAVCO CRANES P/L FRANCRANE

HYVA PACIFIC P/L

122 / CAL September 2020

Liebherr LG 1750

750t

Full spec.

105.2m

XCMG QY25K-II

25t

42.15m

95.5m

Tadano GT550E

55t

56.6m

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Tidd PC28

28t

16m

Franna MAC25

25t

19m

Franna AT20 & MAC25

20t & 25t

18m

Franna MAC25

25t

18.4m

Tidd PC 25

25 t

18.5m - jib length 1.9m

Franna AT40

40t

19.8m

Maeda MC-305C

3t

12.49m

Franna AT20

20t

20.76m

Maeda MC405

3.8t

21.5m

Franna MAC25

25t

23m

4.4t

16m

Hiab 377 hi pro

7500kgs

26m

Palfinger 1800 EH

5.8t

12.5m

Ferrari 990

80t

20m

Franna MAC25

25t

15.7m

Palfinger 4t PK18002-EH

10m

Link - Belt TCC 1400

127t

59.6m + 16.8m fly

Unic URW 1006

10t

23.1m + 7.87m fly-jib

Franna AT40

40t

19.83m

Palfinger PK 21502 C

8.05t

12.2m load radius

Link - Belt TCC 1400

127t

59.6m + 16.8m fly

Unic URW 1006

10t

23.1m + 7.87m fly-jib

Franna AT40

40t

19.83m

Palfinger PK 21502 C

8.05t

12.2m load radius

Franna MAC25 SL

25t

21.4m

Iveco Stralis HIAB 258

8.4t

15.1m

Franna MAC25

25t

21.4m

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Yongmao STL420A

25t

60m

Favelle Favco M2480D

330t

120m

Make and model of largest Hammerhead

19m

Hiab 122E-4

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20t

Maximum boom configuration of largest vehicle

Franna AT20

Maximum lifting capacity of largest vehicle loading

18.42m

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28t

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Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler 20.7m

Franna MAC28t

Terex Comedil CTT 561A-20

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3.83t

18m

TOWER - HAMMERHEAD

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Maeda MC405

20t

TOWER – LUFFING Maximum boom configuration of largest Luffing

60m + 19m fly

Franna AT20-3

VEHICLE LOADING

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100t

20.7m + jib

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Liebherr LTR1100

3.83t

ARTICULATED PICK AND CARRY

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Maeda 405

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

MINI CRAWLER

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TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

20t

84m

September 2020 CAL / 123

2020

CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020

30m

Grove GMK5130-2

130t

60m + 18m jib

Grove 135T - 135t RT9150E

60.0m

LinkBelt 85T - HTC86100

85t

11.6m – 42.7m

Liebherr

300t

112m

TOP GUN CRANES

Liebherr ltm 1130

130t

93 m

TWO WAY CRANES

Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1

350t

134m

WA PICKLES (NSW) PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1130-5.1

100t

87m

Kobelco City Crane RK250

16t

24m

Tadano TG55

55t

48m

WAGGA MOBILE CRANES PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1200-52.

200t

72m + 92m fly

WICKS AND PARKER PTY LTD

Grove GMK 5130-2

130t

60m

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

20t

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

Tadano GR600 EX

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER

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40m + fly

Maximum boom configuration of largest hydraulic truck

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60t

Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

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Demag AC60

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ROUGH TERRAIN

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REDS GLOBAL RESOLUTION RIGGING SERVICES PTY LTD ST GEORGE CRANES & TRANSPORT PTY LTD STRAIT UP CRANES & RIGGING SVSR MINI CRANE HIRE SYDNEY CRANES

Demag AC350 350t

126m

WM CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM 1055-3.2

55t

40m + 56m fly

Tadano GR160N

16t

27.5m + fly

ZIGGY'S CRANES PTY LTD

Liebherr LTC1045

45t

36m + 13m fly

Kato MR130R City Crane

13t

24m + 9m fly

WILSON MOBILE CRANES PTY LTD

NT

124 / CAL September 2020

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Sany SCC800TB 80t 47.0m (main) + 17.5m (jib)

www.cranesandlifting.com.au Maeda 815

Maeda 305C-2 8t

3.5t 17m Franna AT20-3 20t 20.8m with fly

Franna AT20-3 20t 17.9m

Franna AT20 20t 18m

Tidd PC25 25t 18.5m + 1.9m jib

Maeda 405 4t 21m + fly

Maeda MC 355 HC 3t 11.58m Franna MAC25 25t 18.42m

Maeda mc 355c 3t 12.4m Franna MAC25 SL 28 t 18.9m

Maeda MC405C-3 3.83t at 2.7m 20.7m Franna AT40 35t 19m

Unic URW-706 Spider 6t 3m Tidd PC28 28t 18m

Franna MAC257 SL 25t 18.4m

Franna AT20

20t

16m

Franna AT20

20t

18m + fly 20.8m Fassi F170A.24 2.4t

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Favelle FAVCO M390D 32t 73.4m Comedil CTT 561A-24 24t 85m

Favelle Favco M380D 32t 64.2m Liebherr 280EC-H 12 Litronic 12t 76.5m

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21m + 6m fly

Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

MINI CRAWLER

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TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

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TOWER – LUFFING TOWER - HAMMERHEAD

3m

September 2020 CAL / 125

2020

CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020

24m

43m

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

13t

60t

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

Kato CR130R1

Tadano GT-600EX

Maximum boom configuration of largest hydraulic truck

47m

Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

80t

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Tadano GR80EX

HYDRAULIC TRUCK

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XTREME GARDEN CARE

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60m

Lifting capacity of largest rough terrain

400t

Make and model largest rough terrain

Liebherr 400T LTM 1400/7.1

Maximum boom configuration of largest all terrain

AM CRANES & RIGGING PTY LTD

ROUGH TERRAIN

Lifting capacity of largest all terrain

Company Name

Make and model largest all terrain crane

ALL TERRAIN

Hitachi SCX2800-2

280t

73m

Zoomlion QUY200

200t

110m

Kobelco CKE1350

135t

91.5m

Liebherr LR1280

280t

90.2m

Liebherr Lr1280

280t

81m

QLD BEAUDESERT & BOONAH CRANES

Grove GMK 5130

130t

60m

BSF MOBILE CRANES PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1300

300t

114m

BURPENGARY CRANE HIRE P/L

Liebherr LTM 1090 4.1

90t

50m + 19m

Tadano GT 550 EX

55t

42m + 14.6m jib

Demag AC130 130t

59.8m

Tadano GT600

60t

43

Tadano 110

110t

52m

Liebherr LTM 1130/5.1

130t

93m

Kato CR200RF

20t

34.8m

Tadano GT-600EX

60t

58.1m

Demag AC220-5

220t

99m

Kato MR130R

13t

29.5m

Tadano GT-600EX

60t

54.2m

Demag AC100 100t

83m

Tadano GT600EX

60t

60m

Tadano GT 600ex

60t

60m

CABCRANES CAPRICORN CRANE HIRE PTY LTD CLIFFORD GROUP DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD CQ CRANE HIRE CRANE HOTLINE CRANE LOGISITCS PTY LTD HAMS CRANE HIRE

Kato KRM13H

KELLY'S CRANE HIRE

13t

24m + 5.6m fly

LINMAR CRANES & HAULAGE

Liebherr LTM1220.5.2

220t

108m

MATHERSON CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM 1120-4.2

120t

93m

METRO-LIFT CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM1250/5.1

250t

60m

Demag 3160

55t

50m

Kobelco RK160 - 2

16t

25m + 5.5m fly

Zoomlion 25t QY 25V

25t

33.3m + 8.65m

Demag AC300-6

300t

80m + 21m fly

Tadano Gr800e

80t

47m

Tadano GT600E

60t

43m

MPC KINETIC ORIGIN CRANES PTY LTD QWEST CRANES

126 / CAL September 2020

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Link - Belt TCC1400

127t Maeda 305 C2

Maeda MC-285C

Maeda MC285

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2.85t

2.8t

12m Tidd PC28 28t 18.65m Hino tilt tray FY700 34t

Franna MAC 25S-L 25t 18.42m Fassi F110B.2 10t 11m

Franna AT40 40t 19.8m

Franna MAC25 25t 21m

Franna MAC25 25t 22m Palfinger PK26002 6.5t 12.1m

Franna MAC25 25t 22.5m

Franna MAC25 25t 18.3m

Franna AT20-3 20t 18.2m + 2.6m fly Palfinger PK10000 4T 8m

Franna MAC25 25t 22m

Franna 25t SL

25t

18.5m + 1.9m jib

Franna MAC25

25t

21.4m

Franna MAC25

25t

18m high or 16m radius

Franna AT20

20t

19m

Franna AT40

40t

18m

Franna MAC25

25t

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ARTICULATED PICK AND CARRY Maximum boom configuration of largest vehicle

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8.7m

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12m

Maximum boom configuration of largest pick and carry

MINI CRAWLER

Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

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TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

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59.5m + 16.7 m jib Make and model of largest crawler

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TOWER - HAMMERHEAD

September 2020 CAL / 127

2020

CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020 Lifting capacity of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

Make and model largest crawler

Liebherr LTM1080-1

80t

48m + 19m fly

Grove GMK6300L

300t

80+37m

Tadano GR1100EX

100t

56m + 17.7m fly

Demag CC8800-1

1,600t

156m + 120m tower + 120m jib

Grove GMK7450

450t

60m + 79m fly

Grove RT9130E

110t

48.6m + 18m

Manitowoc M16000

400t

120m + derrick + 232t

Grove 5130

130t

60m + 32m fly

WIDE BAY CRANE HIRE

Demag AC200-1

200t

67.8m + 33m fly

WILLIAMS CRANES & RIGGING PTY LTD

Demag AC100/4

100t

77 m

Kato KR20H

20t

39.4 m

P&H 670TC (truck mounted)

65t

73.2 m

AGL & SON CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM1200-5.1

200t

72m + 22m fly

CHRIS BIRCH

Liebherr LTR100 5.1

100t

52m

CRANE SERVICES

Grove GMK6400

400t

60m + 79m

Liebherr LR1100

100t

40m

CRANEWORX

Liebherr LTM1055

55t

56m

FLEURIEU CRANES PTY LTD

Grove GMK6400

400t

136m

Liebherr LR1350/1

350t

156m

TUT T BRYANT HEAVY LIFT & SHIFT

UNIVERSAL CRANES PTY LTD

UNIVERSAL CRANES SUNSHINE COAST

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SMITHYS CRANES PTY LTD

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Company Name

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ROUGH TERRAIN

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ALL TERRAIN

WALKABOUT SERVICES

Tadano GT600EL

60t

57.3 m

Tadano GT600

60 tonne

60m

WOLFF CRANES SA

Tadano GR-160-2

FRANKS CRANES JAMES CONTRACT SUPPLIES PTY LTD

Tadano ATF220G-5

220t

105m

LOAD 28

Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1

230t

75m

Liebherr LTM112009.1

1200t

188m

MAX CRANES

128 / CAL September 2020

Tadano GR600 EX

Tadano TR500E

60t

16t

50t

43m + 17.7m fly Kato cr130ri

13t

29.5m

Kato NK500

50t

56m

Tadano GT600EL

60t

57.3m

31.3m

51.2m

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Franna MAC25SL

25t

22.48 m

Franna AT20

20t

17.9m

Franna MAC25SL

25t

22.48 m

Franna AT20

20t

17.9m

12.8m

Franna MAC25

25t

18m

Franna MAC 25-4 (SL)

25t

18.4m

Franna MAC25

25t

18.4m + 3m fly

Franna MAC25-SL

25t

18.4m

Franna AT40

40t

19.3m

Franna MAC25

25t

18.4m

Franna MAC25

25t

18.42m

Tidd PC28

28t

18.64m

Tidd PC28

27.6t

18.64m

14.45m

12.16m

13.34m

Effer 175.2 3S

5.25t

14m

Terex CTL34024

24t

60m

Potain MCT385

14t

75m

Potain MCH 125

8t

50.9m

Potain MCT 88

3.95t

53.05m

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4t

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Maximum boom configuration of largest pick and carry 18.4 m

-

3t

Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

Make and model of largest articulated pick and carry

2.9t

Tadano TMZE505G

Maximum boom configuration of largest Hammerhead

-

2.9t

Lifting capacity of largest Hammerhead

-

12.48 m

10.31m

19.8m

Franna 25t MAC25 Supa Lift 12.48 m

19.56t

TOWER - HAMMERHEAD

Maximum boom configuration of largest Luffing

Unic URW376

3t

Scania R620 with Effer 685-3

TOWER – LUFFING

Lifting capacity of largest Luffing

Maeda 3t MC355C

Franna AT40 40t

Maximum boom configuration of largest vehicle

3t

15.56m

Maximum lifting capacity of largest vehicle loading

Maeda MC305C-2

4.9t

VEHICLE LOADING

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Maeda MC305C-2

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

Maeda CC505

ARTICULATED PICK AND CARRY

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

MINI CRAWLER

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Maximum boom configuration of largest Telescopic Crawler

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TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

September 2020 CAL / 129

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Lifting capacity of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest hydraulic truck

Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER

Hitachi KHR1000

200t

100m

Liebherr LR 1350

350t

119m

Liebherr LR1300

300t

Kobelco CKE2500

250t

EFFER 2255- 19.20t at 8S KJ-2S 7.34m JIB XL6S

MAXILIFT AUSTRALIA Grove 150

150t

60m

SAMARAS CRANES

Liebherr LTM 1350/6.1

350t

60m + 72m fly

UNITED CRANES & RIGGING

Demag AC 22O-5

220t

99m

CRANES COMBINED

Grove GMK6300L-1

300t

101m

ELLIOT T'S CRANE HIRE PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1220-5.2

220t

60m

A GRADE CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM1080

80t

48m

ADVANCED CRANES & RIGGING PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM 1450

450t

85m

Demag AC40

40t

37.5m max tip 47m.

NICKS CRANES SERVICES

HYDRAULIC TRUCK

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ROUGH TERRAIN

Maximum boom configuration of largest all terrain

Lifting capacity of largest all terrain

Company Name

Make and model largest all terrain crane

ALL TERRAIN

HIAB 6.5

6.5t

8m

XCMG - 65

65t

43m

PORT ADELAIDE CONSTRUCTION PTY LTD SAFELIFT CRANES PTY LTD

TAS Tadano TR250M

25t

30.5m

VIC

600CRANES AUSTRALASIA

ADZ LIFT CRANE HIRE PTY LTD ALFASI HIRE ASSOCIATED RIGGING.

Liebherr LTM 1200-5.1

200t

72m

BALLARAT MOBILE CRANES PTY LIMITED

Tadano ATF 40G-2

40t

35.2m

B AND M CRANES PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1055

55t

40m

130 / CAL September 2020

Kato Bubble

13t

Tadano GR800EX

80t

25 m

Tadano GT550

55t

88m + 30.5m fly

43m

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Liebherr LTR 1220 220t 60m main boom

Sennebogen 653E

50t

30.4m

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Maeda MC- 2.9t 355HC 7m Franna MAC-25 25 t 18m

Maeda MC355-HC 12m Franna AT25 25t 18m

Franna MAC25 25t 18.42m

Franna MAC25 25t 21m

Maeda MC405C 4t 16.5m Franna MAC25 25t 18.4m

Linmac LCC-45 4.5t 16m Franna MAC25 25t 17m MAN TGS 8 wheel drive 35t 14m

Jekko Mini Crane SPX1280 8t 26.6m Jekko JF990 21.5t 41m Fassi F2150RA 30t 41m

Maeda MC388 2.8t 9m Franna AT25 25t 18m

Franna AT40 40t 19.8m Hiab 5t 6m

Franna SL25

25t

17m

Franna AT20

20t

13.8m

Maeda 305 2.9t

3t

12m Effer 22558S KJ-2S JIB XL6S 19.20t at 7.34m

Hiab 3t 18m Manitowoc MOC-205

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TOWER – LUFFING

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Maximum boom configuration of largest pick and carry

Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

MINI CRAWLER

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Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

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Maximum boom configuration of largest Telescopic Crawler

Lifting capacity of largest Telescopic Crawler

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10t 65m

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2020

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80t

48m

Kato NK250

25t

31m

Liebherr LTM630

300t

78m

CLIFTON FORMWORK VIC PTY LTD

Liebherr 1070 4.2

70t

50m

COLLECTIVE CRANE HIRE

Grove GMK5130-1

130t

95m

Grove GMK 5220

220t

68

Zoomlion QY40

40t

41m

Liebherr LTM1200

200t

72m

DUNN'S TWIN CITY CRANES

Grove GMK 5130

130t

92m

DV MOBILE CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM1060 3.1

60t

48m

EAST GIPPSLAND CRANES PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1055

55t

42m

GRAVITY RIGGING & MACHINERY PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM 1055 & Grove GMK4100-L

55t and 100t

40m + 60 m

HYDRALIFT CRANES PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1130-5.1

130t

60m + 19m

INTERNATIONAL CRANES PTY LTD

Grove, GMK5250L

250t

70m + 37m

INTERNATIONAL CRANES PTY LTD.

Grove GMK5250L

250 tonnes

70m boom

JOHNSON & YOUNG CRANES

Liebherr LTM1750 9.1

800t

52m

KOMP CRANES

Liebherr LTM1060-3-2

60t

64 m

CBW CRANE HIRE & RIGGING PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1080

CLARK CRANES PTY LTD

Lifting capacity of largest all terrain

Make and model largest all terrain crane

80t

75t

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

34 + 14m fly

Grove 4080

CASEY CRANE HIRE

Grove RT890E

Make and model largest crawler

30t

49.1m + 19m + 91m

Maximum boom configuration of largest hydraulic truck

Tadano GT300EL Truck Mount

800t

Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

51m + 21m

Liebherr LTM1750-9.1

Lifting capacity of largest rough terrain

750t

BOOM LOGISTICS LTD

Make and model largest rough terrain

Liebherr LG1750-SX

Maximum boom configuration of largest all terrain

43.2m + 17m

Company Name

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HYDRAULIC TRUCK

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ROUGH TERRAIN Maximum boom configuration of largest rough terrain

ALL TERRAIN

165m + 15m

Liebherr LR1750

750t

140m + 6m

Demag 350 SSL

350t

84m + 36m jib

COMPACT CRANES PTY LTD CRANE LIFT AUSTRALIA CRANE-TECH CRANES 7 CONSULTING PTY LTD CUMMING MOBILE CRANES PTY LTD

132 / CAL September 2020

Tadano TR 160M-3

16t

31m

Kato CR200 mini

20t

28m + 5.4m jib

Tadano TR160M

16t

31.5m

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4t

20.7m + fly jib

Franna MAC25

25t

18m

Fassi F485RA

38t

26m

Franna AT20 & MAC25 Supalift

20t & 25t

17m

Hiab 26t

26t

17m

Franna AT20

20t

20.8m

Franna AT20-3

20t

20m + fly Jib

Tadano TMZR 565

3130Kg

13.34m

DRA Humma UV35-25

35t

20m

Franna MAC25-4 Terex

25t

18.4m

Franna MAC25

25t

17m

Toa TC 304

2.9 t

9.7m

Franna MAC25

25t

22.48m

HMF 1300 KX3

13t

10.4m

Maeda MC405e

4t

16m

Franna AT20

20t

19m

Palfinger PK2300c

5t

12m

Franna AT20

20t

15m Kincrome K12310 Ute Crane

900kg

12m

Maeda 285 C-3

2.85t

8m

Franna AT20

20t

14m

Maeda MC405

4t

16m

Tidd PC28

28t

6.12m to 18.64m

Maeda 3t

3t

11m

Franna MAC25

25t

18m

Maeda

3 tonne

11m boom

Franna MAC 25-4

25 tonne

18.4m boom

Maeda MC285

2.85t

8.5m

Franna AT40

40t

18m

Hiab X-Hi Duo 188

18t

17.5m

Maeda MC285

2.85t

9m

Franna AT20-3

20t

18m

Unic Urw506

3t

16m

Terex CTL430

24t

60m

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19m

Maximum boom configuration of largest Luffing

20t

Lifting capacity of largest Luffing

Franna AT20

Make and model of largest Luffing

18.4m

Make and model of largest articulated pick and carry

25t

TOWER - HAMMERHEAD

Maximum boom configuration of largest Hammerhead

8.6m

Franna MAC25-4

TOWER – LUFFING

Lifting capacity of largest Hammerhead

2.8t

Maximum boom configuration of largest vehicle

12m

Maximum lifting capacity of largest vehicle loading

3t

Make and model of largest vehicle loading

Maeda

VEHICLE LOADING

Maximum boom configuration of largest pick and carry

12m

ARTICULATED PICK AND CARRY

Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

5.2t

Maeda MC405C-3

3 tonne,

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

Nagano CX29

Maeda MC 285CRM-2

Maeda

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

MINI CRAWLER

Make and model of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest Telescopic Crawler

Lifting capacity of largest Telescopic Crawler

Make and model of largest Telescopic Crawler

TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

Terex CTT561

24t

76m

Zoomlion TCT7032

20t

71.5m

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2020

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Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

120t

96m

MCG CRANES

Liebherr LTM 1350 6.1

350t

140.5

Manitowoc

110t

94.5m

MCKAY UNITED CRANE HIRE

Grove GMK7450

450t

132m

Demag CC2200

350t

168m

Liebherr LR 1350/1

350t

152m

Sumitomo LC-248

150t

82m + 30m fly

Kobelco CKE800

80t

42.7m + 18.3m jib.

Tadano GR200-EX

20t

35m

Maximum boom configuration of largest hydraulic truck

Manitowoc 12000

Maximum lifting capacity of largest hydraulic truck

70m

Make and model of largest hydraulic truck

350t

Maximum boom configuration of largest rough terrain

Liebherr LTM350

Lifting capacity of largest rough terrain

MARTIN CICERALE GROUP PTY LTD

Make and model largest rough terrain

Company Name

Make and model largest crawler

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER

Maximum boom configuration of largest all terrain

HYDRAULIC TRUCK

Lifting capacity of largest all terrain

ROUGH TERRAIN

Make and model largest all terrain crane

ALL TERRAIN

Linkbelt HTC86100

85t

70m

Kato NK500E-v

50t

55m

Tadano GT-600EX

60t

43m

Tadano GT600

60t

60m

Tadano GT-600EX

60t

43m + 11m

MICROTEC ENGINEERING OZ CRANES & RIGGING PTY LTD PLUNKET T CRANE TRUCKS P/L PREMIER CRANES

Liebherr LTM 1450-8.1

450t

85m

Tadano GR-200EX

20t

27.5m

PROJECT HIRE PTY LTD

Demag AC350-6

317t

60m

Grove RT9150E

132t

18m + 8m fly

QUICKLIFT CRANE HIRE

Grove GMK5220

220t

105m

QUINLAN CRANES

Liebherr LTM 1250-5.1

250t

60m + 36m fly

Grove GMK7450

450t

60m + 79m fly

Tadano GR300

30t

31m + 9.7m fly

REGIONAL CONTRACTORS PTY LTD SERGI AUSTRALIA SEYMOUR CRANE SERVICE

Tadano TG400-E-1

41t

32m

SPECIALIZED LIFTING EQUIPMENT & MACHINERY PTY LTD

Bรถcker AK 52

12t

54m

500t

84m + 42m

VICTORIAN CRANE HIRE WINDHOIST AUSTRALIA

Liebherr LG1750 SX

750t

SX3 165m + 15m

Liebherr LTM1500

Tadano ATF70G-4

70t

16m

Tadano GT550E

WA ABC CRANE HIRE BODDINGTONS HIRE

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Tadano GR1450EX

145t

61m + 18m

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Lifting capacity of largest Luffing

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Maximum boom configuration of largest Hammerhead

18t

60m

JT302 Jost

16t

75m

9.93m

Franna MAC 25

25t

18.42m

Useter JL 516

24t

60m

Jost JT 302

16t

75m

Franna AT40

40t

19.8m

Franna AT20-3

20t

1.7t at 15.8m

Wolff 355b

28t

60m

2.9 t

Maeda MC305

Sennebogen 673E

Liebherr LTR1220

70t

220t

36m + 15m fly

3t

3t

Make and model of largest Luffing Jost JL336

Maximum boom configuration of largest vehicle

16m + 19m jib

Maximum lifting capacity of largest vehicle loading

25t & 20t

Make and model of largest vehicle loading

Maximum boom configuration of largest pick and carry

Franna MAC25-4 & MAC 20-4

Make and model of largest articulated pick and carry

6m

11.8m

Hiab Maeda MC355

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Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

Maeda MC355C

TOWER – LUFFING

3t

Maeda MC- 2.9t 355HC

11.8 m

VEHICLE LOADING

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

Maeda 3000

ARTICULATED PICK AND CARRY

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

MINI CRAWLER

Make and model of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest Telescopic Crawler

Lifting capacity of largest Telescopic Crawler

Make and model of largest Telescopic Crawler

TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

12.4m

12m

Linmac LCC-45

4.4t

12m + 3m Fly

Böcker RK 36

2.4t

36m

Franna AT-40 40t

19m

Franna MAC25-4SL

25t

18m + 2.5m extension

Franna MAC25

25t

17m

Franna MAC25 Superlift

25t

18.4m + 4m fly

Franna AT20

20t

21m

Franna MAC25-SL

25t

18.4m + 4m fly

9t

33m

PM 30sppt

30t

17m

Tilt Tray, Drop Deck

20t

38.1m

Böcker AHK 36

2.4t

36m

Fassi 1950 RAL

20t

51m

60m

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Franna AT20

20t

17.9m

Franna MAC25

25t

18.4m

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2020

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Link-Belt 138 HSL

80t

43m

Tadano GT-600EX

60t

43m

CRANECORP AUSTRALIA

Tadano ATF 400G-6

164t

60m

Tadano GR 1450E-2

145t

61m

Tadano GT 600E-3

60t

43m + 14m

CSS CRANE HIRE PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM 1100

100t

62m

Liebherr LRT 1080

80t

42m

FREO GROUP PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1500-8.1

500t

84m

Tadano GR1450EX

145t

78.3m

HALIFAX CRANE HIRE

Liebherr LTM1250-5.1

250t

96m

Kobelco RK160

16t

25m

HALIFAX CRANE HIRE PTY LTD

Liebherr LTM1250-5.1

250 tonne 60 metres

Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest rough terrain

68m

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

Lifting capacity of largest rough terrain

220t

COSA CRANES & ENGINEERING

LATTICE BOOM CRAWLER

Make and model largest crawler

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Grove 220

Company Name

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Maximum boom configuration of largest all terrain

HYDRAULIC TRUCK

Lifting capacity of largest all terrain

ROUGH TERRAIN

Make and model largest all terrain crane

ALL TERRAIN

Manitowoc MC750-1

750t

97m

Demag CC2800

600t @ 6m radius

115m

COSSACK CRANES

Tadano GT550EX

55t

42m

Tadano GT 550E-100102

55 tonne

42 metres

HOOKUP CRANE HIRE Deamg AC200 200t

69m

Tadano GR800 EX

80t

47m + 17.7m fly

Terex Demag AC700

700t

60m + 145m

Tadano GR-800EX

80t @ 3m radius

47m

Terex Demag Challenger

55t

500kgs @ 36m

Liebherr LTM1400-7.1

400t

41.1m

Liebherr LRT1100

100t

50m

IAN ROEBUCK CRANE HIRE LIMITED

Liebherr LTM 1250

250t

72m + 40m

Kato KR35H

35t

28m

MARINETEC ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Grove GMK 40+H11390

90t

75m

Terex A400

35t

Liebherr LG1550

550t

182m

Grove RT9130E-2

120t

LIFT N RIG MAMMOET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

MYAREE CRANE HIRE

NORWEST CRANE HIRE

-

-

-

31m

Hiab

28t

21m

Kobelco CKE 800

80t

45.7m

85m

Liebherr LTF 1045

45t

48m

Terex CC2800

600t

180m

NEW ZEALAND

MINI CRANES NZ LTD

SMITH CRANE & CONSTRUCTION

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Liebherr LTR1220

Liebherr LTR1100 220t

100t

52m

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52m

Unic URR255CA

2.5t

7m

Unic URW706-2

6t @ 3m

25.2m

Maeda CC505-2

5t

18m Franna MAC25 25t 18m

Franna MAC25 25t 18m

Franna MAC25 25t

Franna MAC25 25t 19m

Terex MAC-25 25 tonne 22 metres

Franna MAC25 25t 18.4m

Franna AT40 40t 18.8m

Franna MAC244 SL 25t 14m

Franna MAC25-3 25t 1.8t @ 15.71m 18.42m boom extension

Tidd PC-28 28t 18.65m

Tidd PC 25

25t

Franna MAC25

25t Hiab 3.1t 8m

19m

Fassi F820RA2.26

22t

17m

21m

Kenworth T350 Hiab XS 544 HIPRO

18t

35m

Favelle Favco M860D

96t

79m

Liebherr 630 ECH

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Maximum boom configuration of largest vehicle

18.4m

Maximum lifting capacity of largest vehicle loading

Franna 25t MAC25 Supa Lift

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Maximum boom configuration of largest pick and carry

Lifting capacity of largest articulated pick and carry

MINI CRAWLER

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Maximum boom configuration of largest crawler

TELESCOPIC CRAWLER

Lifting capacity of largest crawler

Make and model of largest crawler

Maximum boom configuration of largest Telescopic Crawler

Lifting capacity of largest Telescopic Crawler

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40t

81m

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CRANES AND LIFTING SHOWCASE 2020

PINPOINT ACCURACY WITH 3D LIFT PLAN Leading US crane hire and rigging business, PSC Crane and Rigging, realised pinpoint accuracy in depicting multiple crane locations at a recent jobsite using A1A 3D Lift Plan.

TOM ROBINSON, CRANE ESTIMATOR for Piqua, Ohio-based PSC Crane & Rigging, was named a finalist in the 2018 Lift Plan of the Year competition for his use of 3D Lift Plan for the construction of Adrian Hospital. He used the lift planning software to show the customer the various locations where the crane would be moved on a new-construction jobsite.

Robinson employed 3D Lift Plan from the very first conversation with the general contractor. “We took drawings from the foundation and structural

package and scaled them in 3D, then began dissecting the site to determine our most efficient plan to work around the site,” he explained.

“The plan was then taken to the customer and GC to complete their internal crane permitting/lift planning requirements. Once the pre-job portion was fine-tuned, we handed the crane plans to our operator to communicate setup positions and what portions of the building could be covered.”

The software program proved to be an excellent tool to evaluate the work

site set-up and allowed his team to preplan even before the site evaluation took place. “We were able to determine how many cranes we’d need, where we’d have to place the crane or cranes, and we were able to communicate all that to the GC for their approval. We drew the entire site and crane locations in 3D Lift Plan,” said Robinson.

Since there were some longer lifts on this particular job, and two hoists would be needed to avoid damaging the customer’s materials, Robinson’s team determined that PSC Crane’s 165-tonne The PSC team was also able to use the rigging plan to work through various lifting options to ensure the customer’s product was built properly.

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crane would be the best fit. “Once we sized the crane, we used the multiple crane option on the lift plan to establish some idea of working range to install the materials most efficiently,” he explained. That use of 3D Lift Plan allowed us to show what our reachability would be from all different positions. We could pinpoint locations and economize the positions we would use,” he said.

The multiple crane option of the program allows the user to place multiple cranes on the same jobsite rendering to identify the best location and configuration, without having to move the same machine around in the model.

“At this point we shared our drawings with the customer and arranged for a site visit. The General Contractor had some trouble spots on the site where the crane would not be able to set up without extensive site work. By walking the job and identifying alternate locations, we quickly adjusted our site plans to avoid the low-lying areas and revised the drawing to communicate that to the customer and site.”

The PSC team was also able to use the rigging plan to work through various lifting options to make sure that the customer’s product was being built properly. “That job is a good example of what we were able to accomplish using 3D Lift Plan,” recalls Robinson. “Because the building panels were being assembled with a method that neither our customers nor we had encountered before, we were able to pinpoint where and how to best lift them. We were then able to plug into a custom plan to demonstrate that to our customer.”

By having the ability to work through all of these issues while the building structure was coming out of the ground, Robinson’s team eliminated many unnecessary delays on the jobsite. “Without 3D Lift Plan there would be no way to have all of this information compiled into a single resource that has the detail and flexibility to present consumable information not only to the crane company as a planning resource, but also to the customer and site for their documentation and safety needs,” stressed Robinson. www.cranesandlifting.com.au

The ‘Game Chainging’ Grade 100 chain system

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Nobles are expanding the NOBLE10™ 8-20mm Grade 100 lifting chain product range to include 22, 26 and 32mm, for even heavier lifts.

Stronger and lighter without the premium price tag, the NOBLE10™ range of chain slings continue to “chainge the game” in heavy engineering and infrastructure construction.

Manufactured to Australian Standards and strenuously tested by the industry’s most trusted lifting and rigging specialists, NOBLE10™ delivers the ultimate high value, high quality lifting solution.

Go to nobles.com.au/noble10 to see the expanded range now available from all Nobles locations.

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NOBLE10™ “CHAINGED” THE GAME, NOW IN LARGER SIZES Nobles new NOBLE10™ chain lifting system now includes larger sizes for heavier lifting applications.

SINCE THE LAUNCH OF NOBLE10™ IN October 2019, the 8-20mm grade 100 chain lifting products have been flying off the shelves with customers choosing the “game chainging” assemblies for much of their lifting needs.

The expanded range of NOBLE10™ now includes 22mm, 26mm and 32mm chain, to be assembled with components such as single and multi-leg master links, chain connectors, self-locking/ safety catch hooks and grab shorteners.

The original product range provided a working load limit of up to 27.7 tonnes*. The expanded range brings

the maximum working load limit to 69.2tonnes*, or 2.5 times more, allowing for a heavier range of lifting applications often required in heavy engineering or infrastructure construction.

As with all NOBLE10™ chain and components, these new 22mm, 26mm and 32mm additions have also been extensively tested by Nobles’ specialist lifting and rigging engineers in Australia. So, customers can be assured that NOBLE10™ meets the same high quality and safety standards, including Australian Standards AS3775, AS2321 and AS3776.

The key driver for this expansion has been the success of the NOBLE10™ high value, high quality preassembled chain sling range.

Nobles have seen these chain slings ordered at a rapid rate especially with the simple and easy to follow ordering guide for over 70 pre-configured or pre-assembled chain slings packed in easy to carry pales. NOBLE10 chain slings deliver outstanding value as they provide 25 per cent more lifting capacity than a grade 80 chain, at a similar price NOBLE10™ chain is being used for

NOBLE10 chain is being used to suspend access platforms and hanging gantries under the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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critical lifting and rigging applications across Australia, including most recently, to suspend a large number of hanging gantries and platforms under the Sydney Harbour Bridge for improved maintenance access.

Keith Bishop, Nobles General Manager Products and Marketing says, “The market demand for this product was much higher than expected in its first year. Seeing this level of success so early is what you always hope for with a new product launch. Expanding the NOBLE10™ range to include larger chain sizes will allow heavier industries and higher capacity cranes that require higher working load limits to access our

‘game chainging’ lifting system.”

To support the original launch of NOBLE10™, Nobles ran a competition giving away a trip for two to the UK including tickets to the Strongman Classic. Unfortunately, as a result of COVID-19, Nobles were unable to offer a trip for two to the UK as a prize.

Instead, Nobles offered a $4,000 travel voucher that can be used until 2023. All entrants had to do was tell them in 25 words of less how they would use the new chain lifting solution.

There were many responses, some suggestions were humorous, and others were realistic. The lucky winner chosen by a panel was Malcolm Bland for his

answer: “I’d use it everywhere, being 25 per cent lighter than grade 8 chain makes the job at least 25 per cent easier ‘let the chain take the strain’”. Malcolm was surprised and grateful for being chosen and was not disappointed with the change in prize.

No matter what industry - whether construction, mining, manufacturing or heavy engineering, there’s a NOBLE10™ chain system suitable for your lifting requirements, now even your heaviest. *WLL for 20mm and 32mm multi-leg 60o chain sling configurations according to AS 3775. To see the entire NOBLE10™, product range, head to www.nobles.com.au/noble10.

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PLAN YOUR ENTRY The Crane Industry Council of Australia (CICA) recognises excellence and innovation in the Australian crane industry with the CICA Lift Of The Year Awards.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR INNOVATION OF THE YEAR LIFT OF THE YEAR - UNDER 20T LIFT OF THE YEAR - OVER 20T

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CICA PROJECT OF THE YEAR 2019 Winners: WALZ GROUP AND FIELD ENGINEERS BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) appointed Central Queensland business, Walz Group, for a $31M project to remove decommissioned marine infrastructure from the Hay Point Coal Terminal, south of Mackay.

CICA LIFT OF THE YEAR OVER 20 TONNES 2019 Winner: MAX CRANES Project: B3 Air Rotor changeout at Torrens Island Power Station for UGL on behalf of AGL won the Lift of the Year Award.

CICA AWARD INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 2019 A new lifting innovation, jointly developed by John Holland, Edwards Heavy Lift and RUD won the 2019 CICA Innovations Award.

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WHERE: Biala Wind Farm south of Goulburn, NSW. WHO: Borger Cranes.

LIFT: Wind turbine installation.

Heaviest tower section 112t. Hub and blades installed as a single unit, 115t.

31 units to be installed.

CRANES: Demag CC2800 600t capacity crawler with 300t of counterweight. 126m of S7 mast.

Liebherr 130t capacity all terrain.

WHERE: WA Goldfields.

WHO: Cranecorp.

LIFT: mining dump truck tray weighing 25t approx.

CRANES: Grove GMK5220 far side and Tadano ATF110G-5.

WHERE: Synergy Electric, WA. WHO: Freo.

LIFT: Installation of Konecranes 50t CXT double-girder.

CRANES: Two Liebherr LTM 1095-5.1 95t capacity all terrains.

WHO: JA & SON. WHERE: iFly indoor sky diving.

LIFT: Complex glass installation.

CRANE: Maeda MC 285C.

WHERE: Birkenhead Point, Sydney.

WHO: Melrose Cranes and Rigging Pty Ltd. LIFT: Air Conditioning unit 3.6t.

CRANE: Evolution. Liebherr LTM1500-8.1.

CONFIGURATION: 36.9m main boom plus 77m of luffing jib.

COUNTERWEIGHT: 135t.

CHART RADIUS: 89m.

WHERE: Five Dock, Sydney.

WHO: Top Gun Cranes.

LIFT: Dismantle of a Jarlway tower crane for Hardiquip.

CRANE: Liebherr LTM 1130 5.1 130t capacity all terrain.

CONFIGURATION: 42t of counterweight. 60m of boom. 38m radius. 4t base tower, good for 4.9t.

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September 2020 CAL / 145

LIFT OF THE MONTH WHERE: Milton, Brisbane, QLD. WHO: Universal Cranes LIFT: Dismantle tower crane CRANE: Liebherr LTM1350-6.1 CONFIGURATION: 80t counterweight guyed boom and 30m luffing fly.

WHERE: Sydney Harbour.

WHO: Two Way Cranes.

LIFT: 67t concrete barge.

CRANE: Liebherr LTM-1359 fully dressed. 140t counterweight using 25m of main boom configuration. Total weight of the crane on the barge with rigging and the load on the hook 291.5t.

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