With almost 80 million passengers in 2017, Heathrow airport in London is one of the world’s busiest in traffic. Heathrow currently houses two hotels only, in Terminals 4 and 5. The Arora Group is building a new 14-storey hotel next to Terminal 2, also known as The Queen’s Terminal.
To lift the heavy prefab modules of up to 13,200kg, City Lifting, dealer of Linden Comansa in the UK, installed in Heathrow a special model of the 21LC750 crane, with maximum load capacity of 50t instead of the regular 48t.
This increase in the load has been possible thanks to a new and lighter trolley/hook set and the use of compact wire rope, which improves not only the maximum capacity but the entire load diagram. This design has been applied on this 21LC750 after a brand new model of large tower crane that Linden Comansa will be launched soon.
The 21LC750 in Heathrow was erected with a freestanding height of 51.3m and jib length of 55m. With such configuration, the jib-end load of this special model is 16,200kg, being able to lift up to 17,280kg when using the PowerLift system, which comes as standard in all Linden Comansa flat-top cranes.
According to Trevor Jepson, owner of City Lifting, "the 21LC750 at Heathrow Airport is the largest flat-top crane in the United Kingdom. We are convinced that when the crane finishes its job in this project, we will receive plenty of rental enquiries, because the trend in construction is to use heavier prefabricated units and machines like the 21LC750 will be more necessary for construction companies to work in a quick and efficient way. This model is the perfect addition to our tower crane fleet, which includes 43 units from Linden Comansa.”
