Coming soon – Merritts invest in electric pick and carry cabin cranes

Over recent months, we have experienced a significant increase in demand for heavy machinery moving services in ‘clean’ industries such as food and pharmaceutical manufacturing where hygiene and cleanliness are of paramount importance. We also expect demand to be high for long term hire in key sectors such as aerospace, defence, machine tool and nuclear.

These versatile and compact cranes represent a significant six figure investment. We have ordered the MC580 and MC160 models which we hope will arrive on site in March 2021.

The purchase of these cranes will provide the following key benefits to our customers:

• Quick set up time. This will further assist in carrying out projects more efficiently which will lead to time and cost savings for the customer.
• Compact design. This is extremely useful where access is limited within a facility.
• Fully electric. Perfect for sensitive environments where noise and pollution need to be kept to a minimum.
• Non marking tyres. This ensures your new floors remain looking that way.
• Pick and carry. Heavy machinery and equipment can be lifted and removed from the facility in one operation. Again, this provides time and cost savings for the customer.

The MC 580 model has the capacity to lift and carry up to 58Te  and the MC 160 model has the ability to lift and carry up to 16Te. Each crane features  front wheel drive and rear wheel steering with counter rotation to enable precision operability in confined spaces. They also have a hydraulically operated telescopic boom and removable counter weights for a variety of lifting scenarios.

Where these cranes are utilised, customers can also expect to receive comprehensive health and safety documentation, submitted for prior approval before commencement of works: Bespoke lift plans will be created, along with risk assessments, method statement, and all relevant personnel training certificates and plant and vehicle maintenance records will be provided.

Commenting, Alan Cundy, Finance Director said, “JMG electric pick & carry cranes are state of the art. They offer the highest level of performance and the set up time is considerably quicker compared to traditional lift trucks. This investment is part of our ongoing strategy to provide innovative and efficient machinery moving solutions to new and existing market sectors.”

These cranes will be a great addition to the fleet, which also boasts a variety of Versa-Lifts, lorry mounted cranes and hydraulic lifting gantries. If you are considering a heavy machinery removal, relocation, or installation project, need to temporarily store new or redundant heavy machinery, or simply need space to carry out servicing and maintenance, please get in touch.