Five Wolffkran tower cranes are currently constructing a major data centre in West London.
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Being delivered by global construction company, Mace Group, the five Wolffkran tower cranes – three Wolff 630 Bs, one Wolff 700 B, and one Wolff 500 B – are operating for 10 hours of the day at the moment, with a view to becoming operational for 24 hours each day in the future.
To construct the hyper-scale data centre, Mace Group installed the tower cranes in unique configurations that, according to Wolffkran, pays testimony to the intricacies of the project. The configurations were:
- TC1 Wolff 630 B: 70m jib, 41.9m tower, max capacity 28t (4.5t at 70m). KR12-60/80 cruciform base supported at 7m x 7m centres at 36.700m, 190t ballast.
- TC2 Wolff 700 B: 70m jib, 41.9m tower, max capacity 30t (4.5t at 70m). KR12-60/80 cruciform base supported at 8m x 8m centres at 36.700m, 140t ballast.
- TC3 Wolff 630 B: 70m jib, 44.5m tower, max capacity 28t (4.5t at 70m). KR16-80 cruciform base supported at 7m x 7m centres at 36.700m, 195t ballast.
- TC4 Wolff 630 B: 70m jib, 42.3m tower, max capacity 28t (4.5t at 70m). KR16-80 cruciform base supported asymmetrically at 8m x 8m x 7.5m x 7.5m centres at 36.700m, 190t ballast.
- TC5 Wolff 500 B: 60m jib, 45m tower, max capacity 30t (6t at 60m) with foundation anchors.
Additional to the provision of the cranes, Wolffkran also provided eight tower crane operators and two crane coordinators to help oversee the cranes’ usage and performance.
According to Andrew Wiggins, Operations Director at Mace Group, the performance of the cranes, workers supplied by Wolffkran, and the cranes’ inbuilt technology has produced a “big step forward” and been “incredibly beneficial” for the job-site’s efficiency.
“Mace has also been really impressed with the crane management app Wolffkran use – 1Guava,” he said. “The app has really streamlined crane time allocation and simplified lift management on site.”
To allow the Powergate project to maximise crane usage and minimise downtime, Wolffkran installed the 1Guava app in each of the cranes. According to Wollfkran, this facilitates the seamless management and monitoring of lifting plans, allowing for real-time progress tracking, monitoring of equipment usage, and evaluation of contractor performance.
Founded over 100 years ago, Wolffkran is a global distributor of tower cranes, specifically to European and Middle-Eastern markets.
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