Topless crane used for airport hotel build
30 April 2015 by Daniel SearleA Potain MCT 385 topless crane was used to construct a hotel at Canberra Airport, Australia.
Crane and rigging specialist RAR Group installed the 20t crane in June 2014, configured with a 50m jib and erected to a 40m height under hook, to meet the airport's limits on equipment working heights. The crane was used for ten months before being disassembled in February.
The hotel will accommodate 191 rooms and suites over seven stories, and is scheduled to open in November 2015.
Jeff Rumble, partner at RAR Group, said: "The MCT 385 suited this site as it was easy to erect and take down with the minimum main boom extension on the mobile crane we used to put it up. This was important because of the airport height restrictions. It has been a perfect fit for the site, we've had no issues or breakdowns -- it's been very reliable."
