Johnson and Young Cranes was contracted to complete wind farm maintenance on two turbines in Victoria, and devised a unique solution using a dual lift with two Liebherr mobile cranes.

JYC deploys two 800-tonne Liebherr cranes for wind farm dual lifts

Contracted by a market leading wind farm operator to refurbish two wind turbines in Central Victoria, Johnson & Young Cranes (JYC) provided an innovative, cost-saving, emission-reducing alternative to the historical method of undertaking this scope of dual lifting work with two lattice boom crawler cranes: wind farm dual lifts with two hydraulic mobile cranes. Engineer John Humphries talks technicalities, fleet mobilisation, logistical challenges and the performance of  JYC’s Liebherrs.
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Andromeda Industries' Superflex lifting slings are unrivalled, according to Borger Cranes.

Super lifts using Andromeda’s Superflex lifting slings

Andromeda Industries is the only producer of Superflex steel in Australia, using the wire to make lifting slings and other attachments for the crane industry. With heightened emphasis on safety in lifting, the importance of investing in high quality lifting and rigging equipment is being consistently underscored – and Borger Cranes is right on board with Andromeda’s quality.
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Reid Lifting's concrete lifting systems were on full show on a project in West Footscray for the NEXTDC Merlot 3 project.

Reid Lifting’s concrete lifting systems help construct the Next DC

Reid Lifting holds a 100-year history supplying lifting and rigging solutions to the Australian mining, construction and manufacturing sectors with products such as its concrete lifting systems. The company’s position as one of the leaders in concrete reinforcement and lifting solutions was recently underscored by the role Reid’s grout sleeves played in the erection of 20 precast lift modules for the NEXTDC Merlot 3 Project in West Footscray.
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