IN FOCUS / LIEBHERR TOWER CRANES
LIEBHERR’S LARGEST HAMMERHEAD GOES TO WORK ON WESTCONNEX Liebherr Australia recently installed the largest Hammerhead in its range, to assist with the construction of the WestConnex M4-M5 Link Tunnels. WESTCONNEX IS AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST road infrastructure project. James Littler Liebherr Australia’s, National Sales & Rental Executive, Tower Cranes explains more about the crane and what it will contribute to the project. Earlier in the year, Liebherr installed the first Liebherr 1000EC-H 50 Litronic
for the Acciona Samsung Bouygues Joint Venture, to help with the construction of the WestConnex M4-M5 Link Tunnels. Marr Contracting had a crane onsite to complete the heavy lifting of the precast elements weighing up to 80 tonnes and then due to height restrictions with Sydney Airport, they
needed to change the stage two works to the Liebherr 1000ECH. Marr’s team introduced Liebherr into the project and worked with the joint venture partners and Liebherr to develop a methodology for the safe dismantle and removal of the crane. Simon Marr, managing director of EC-H cranes are ideal for medium-sized and large construction projects and High-Top cranes are the best choice for handling high lifting capacities.
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