Marr’s M2480D crane, the highest capacity tower crane in the world, has been deployed to work on the Walsall Energy Recovery Facility (ERF)
Marr Contracting have been awarded the contract to deploy the world’s largest luffing crane to Walsall in the West Midlands.
The ERF facility the crane is working on is being delivered by Encyclis, and will convert 436,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste into 49Mwe of energy.
The M2480D provides a single-crane solution
Using its capacity of 100 tonnes, the luffing crane will help in the installation of the 78-tonne economiser and the 69-tonne boiler drum. The crane is built in an area where it will not need to be moved when lifting these separate objects.
This also reduces the number of lifts needed, supporting the Design for Manufacture and Assembly approach, maximising productivity and safety.
Steve Ryder, Marr Contracting’s general manager – international, said: “We’re proud to be supporting Kanadevia Inova on the Walsall ERF, where our heavy lifting solution demonstrates how smart crane engineering can make a real difference on complex construction projects.”
Managing director Simon Marr said: “Drawing on our experience delivering similar large-scale energy-from-waste and industrial projects in the UK, Australia and Middle East, we’re delivering a safer, more efficient lifting approach, which has been tailored to meet the project’s specific needs.”
More giant cranes are coming to the UK
Earlier this month, Mammoet purchased two giant crawler cranes, a Liebherr LR11350 and LR12500-1.0.
The latter specifically is one of the largest crawler cranes made by Liebherr, with only the LR13000 being bigger. Mammoet already owns one of these cranes, with a capacity for 3,000t.
The LR11350 boasts a maximum load capacity of 1,350t with a hoist of 220m, while the LR12500-1.0 can lift up to 2,500t.
Peter van Oostrom, Global Projects and Assets director at Mammoet, said: “To ensure we continue to have a crane fleet best fitting market requirements and most modern fleet of cranes in the world, it is important that we invest in new machines from leading manufacturers.
“Liebherr is a worldwide supplier and the logical choice for cranes of this capacity.
“We therefore see it being in very high demand, particularly for offshore wind projects”.
Christoph Kleiner, managing director at Liebherr said: “Mammoet has been a key partner to Liebherr for many years, providing valuable input into the development of new crane hardware. Its insight into usability and future capacity requirements is invaluable.
“We have a strong relationship with Mammoet and are delighted it has added two more Liebherr cranes to its world-class fleet”.
