Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal
Linden Comansa’s Portuguese distributor, Ibergru, supplied 15 flat-top tower cranes to the Baixo Sabor hydroelectric plant Torre de Moncorvo, Portugal.
Four 8t cranes were used on the main plant, whilst next to the upstream station a LC5211 5t tower crane constructed a building that will be part of the administrative facilities of the dam. Two 5t 5LC5010’s acted as service cranes in the yards that serve as warehouse and workshop of the jobsite materials.
The secondary plant, of gravity type, was located downstream closer to the river’s mouth. The five largest tower cranes working in this project were: two 48t 21LC750’s and three 18t 21LC550’s. A 5t 5LC5010 was working as a service crane, helping to manage the machinery and materials required on the site.
In addition, two Linden Comansa 18t 21LC290 cranes worked on the construction of a new 268m long and 40m high bridge. Located near the downstream plant, this bridge will allow the EN102 road to cross the river, since the current Portela Bridge will be submerged by the waters.
Madrid, Spain
Pinternal cranes completed the job of restoring the Spanish capital’s national library. Two GP(D)54.25 sr/dr cranes were installed with a jib length of 54m a maximum capacity of 12t and capacity at the jib point of 2.5t.
Cádiz, Spain
Pinternal cranes worked on a telecommunication tower in Cadiz. One crane was installed for the project, which reached 125m in a windy area. The jib length measured 36m whilst the maximum capacity was 12Tn. The project was carried out using a 6t single fall system with the capacity at the jib point being 2.5t.
Milan, Italy
Rental firm ZH General Construction used a three Terex flat top tower cranes on the renovation and the extension of the Excelsior Hotel Gallia in Milan, Italy.
The Terex flat top tower cranes are in use for lifting and placing building materials from plasterboard to bricks and marble, equipment, fittings, and installations used by all the firms working on the building site.
Three flat top tower cranes, a CTT 121 with 5t maximum capacity and 55m jib length and two CTT 181 with 8t maximum capacity and 65m jib length, are part of the fleet owned by ZH General Construction Company. Recently the rental firm purchased the three cranes from Terex Cranes in Fontanafredda, the cranes were transported directly to the site and mounted on a pedestal in one day. The whole process was supported by two Terex technicians and personnel from Bolzano-based ZH.
The renovation and extension of the Excelsior Hotel Gallia in Milan was part of a broader urban regeneration project. Katara Hospitality a Qatar-based international investment fund acquired the hotel’s 1930s building and added an extension with the intention of upgrading it to a luxury five-star hotel.
