Four Raimondi tower cranes have been installed at West London’s ‘The Green Quarter’ site, one of London’s most ambitious waterside regeneration developments.
Located in the Borough of Ealing, three of Raimondi’s MRT159 and one MRT152 flat-top tower cranes will help to provide modern residential homes, commercial and retail spaces, and essential community facilities.
The machines were installed by the Italian manufacturer’s exclusive UK distributor Bennetts Cranes, with Managing Director Edward Seager saying the company was “thrilled” to continue its relationship with Berkeley, the contractor for the project by “providing these four Raimondi flat-tops”.
“It was also great to see that the contractor for this project has a 10-year-old crane policy, which means that all the machines deployed on-site cannot be any more than 10-years old by the end of construction,” he said.
Erected between 2022 and 2023, the four flat-top tower cranes possess similar configurations in terms of tower height and jib length. Two of the three MRT159 tower cranes are currently operating with a jib length of 44 metres, while possessing tower heights of 47.2 metres and 67.8 metres. The remaining MRT159 and the MRT152 have both been installed with a radius of 38 metres, with heights of 64.9 metres and 47.3metres respectively.
“The use of flat-top saddle jib cranes in this particular case, where each crane oversails or is oversailed by at least two other machines, has helped to minimise the height difference needed between them,” said Seager. “This has boosted the cranes’ productivity in terms of load lifting time compared to an A-frame crane solution,”
The shorter tower height is also better for the environment and project costs as it reduces the base loadings, meaning less steel and concrete is needed for the base.
“Another key feature of Raimondi cranes’ site suitability is the 2.5-metre boom length sections,” Seager added. “Smaller sections allow for more accurate jib configurations, helping to optimise the use of space and maximise load handling time for greater productivity and efficiency.”
The cranes will be onsite for approximately another 12 months. The flat-top cranes will contribute to transforming a former gasworks and overflow airport car park into a nature-rich area for the local community.
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