2010 Archive

All the news articles from 2010

Time Flies in Crowland!

30th December 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes were recently commissioned to assist in removing the dial from the 100 ft-high clock on Crowland Abbey. The dial was then delivered by Crowland Cranes to Cumbria to a specialist clock company for restoration. The clock was installed on the Abbey in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria’s diamond…

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Fully booked!!

30th October 2010 0 Comments

When Crowland Cranes delivered a used crane to Southampton docks for export and Norman spotted the new Queen Elizabeth he thought his luck was in for the overnight accommodation. Unfortunately for him she was fully booked and it was back to the lorry cab! Sorry Norman “missed the boat again”.

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Concrete Pump refurbishment

30th October 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes have recently completed the refurbishment on a used 42 metre Schwing truck mounted concrete pump, the unit is the second machine to be painted this year for the concrete formwork specialists ‘ Byrne Bros’. The machine is to date the largest truck mounted pump to be completed by…

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Twelve Into One!!

30th August 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes recently undertook a full Contract Lift for a local food manufacturer using their GMK5180 crane with full ballast to assist in locating twelve vessels via a restricted roof space and limited ground area. This was made more complicated by being a blind lift into roof space with only…

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Electronic Gates

30th July 2010 0 Comments

Electronic Gates: We are very pleased with the recent installation of electronic gates to the frontage area which completes the current refurbishment of our depot at Crowland.

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Refurbishment

30th May 2010 0 Comments

We recently completed the major overhaul of our depot at Crowland which continues our investment into the company during this very testing economical climate. We would like to thank ACAST who were the main contractors selected to carry out this refurbishment. Their professionalism and efforts to accommodate the logistics of…

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New Addition to Hire Fleet

30th March 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes most recent acquisition to their hire fleet is the 140 tonne Demag AC120-1. During the current economic climate the company is pleased that this recent addition gives the hire fleet a more comprehensive range, filling customer’s requirements for hires between 80 tonne and 180 tonne capacity. All specification…

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Bauma 2010

30th March 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at this years Bauma 2010 International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery. We will be in the Open Air Ground, booth 905/1, with Zoomlion, Ormig and LSI. The show is running from the 19th April through to 25th April and…

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First UK Zoomlion Crawler Crane

28th February 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes sold the first UK Zoomlion Crawler Crane to P J Plant. This 70 tonne QUY70 has been working for the past eighteen months without any serious downtime incurred. In the event that spare parts are required Crowland Cranes hold an extensive range of stock parts at their Crowland…

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Rutland Railway Museum

28th February 2010 0 Comments

Crowland Cranes have recently removed this Smith Rodley Rail Steam Crane from Rutland Railway Museum for renovation to be carried out at their Crowland Cranes premises.

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