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TEREX® TRANSITION SECTION OPENS NEW POSSIBILITIES SK 575-32 Maxim Crane Works USA HIGHLIGHTS Crane Height: 61 m (200 ft) Max. Load Weight: 32 t (35.3 US t) Max. Load at Max. Radius: 4,1 t (4.5 US t) t Recognized as the world’s largest crane com- segment (or sections) inventory. “The transi­ ion pany, Bridgeville, Pa.’ s, Maxim Crane Works, sections allowed us to use 40 luffing jib towL.P., must meet a broad range of job require- er (sections) with the new cranes, so we could ments. For its national customer base, Maxim more efficiently use our inventory and save has nearly 1.000 tower sections...

Piercing London’s Skyline LUFFING JIB TOWER CRANES Select Plant Hire England Crane Models: CTL 400-24, CTL 140-8, CTL 180-16 & CTL 260-18 Highest Crane in Europe: 317 m (1,040 ft) Cranes using “mega tie” system Max. Load Weights: 19,5 t (21.5 US t) Eight Terex® luffing jib tower cranes were chosen by Select Plant Hire to help deliver The Shard in London, the glass-clad 87-floor tower, the tallest building in the EU at a height of 310  This project broke records by placing m. the tallest crane, a CTL 180-16, at a height of 317  with the help of a “mega tie” system m specially designed by Select,...

Tower Cranes With a View CTT Tower Cranes Rizzani De Eccher Italy HIGHLIGHTS Crane Models: CTT 181 & CTT 161 120.000 m2 of concrete 10.500 t (11,574 US t) of iron Rizzani de Eccher, one of Italy’s leading con- location, and the implications of using nine struction companies, used nine Terex® tower crane units in close vicinity. After clearing trees, cranes in the construction of the new Portopic- shrubs and rocks, the worksite was leveled incolo residential and leisure resort in Sistiana to terraces and stabilized before each individuBay, near Trieste. The challenges of the sea- al crane could...

Hoisting For Turin’s New Tower Luffing Jib Tower Cranes Rizzani De Eccher Italy HIGHLIGHTS Crane Models: two CTL 630 & one CTL 430 Tower Crane Heights: 184 m (604 ft) & 168 m (551 ft) Maximum Capacities: 32 t (35 US t) & 24 t (26 US t) Designed by internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano, the 166 m tall tower in Turin’s historic downtown is the new group headquarters of one of Italy’s leading banks, San Paolo IMI. The tower houses offices for about 2.000 staff and a customer service center. It built in proximity to Turin’s historic downtown. The Design and construction of this modern building...

Just In Time SOlution SK 575 Maxim Crane Works USA Maxim Crane Works, L.  acquired a new P., Terex® SK 575 tower crane as part of a full turnkey package to support general contractor Turner Construction’s project at the Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Office Building, Cincinnati, OH. The project involved the construction of an eight story building. The SK 575 was chosen for its fast assembly, lifting capacities and line speed to match the strict jobsite planning, performance and production requirements. The primary challenge on this restricted, urban jobsite was its tight “just-in-time” assembly...

Shipyard Duties SK 415-20 Detyens Shipyards USA Two Terex® SK 415-20 hammerhead tower cranes operated by Detyens Shipyards, Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, proved their ex­ cellent lifting capabilities, reliability and costeffective performance. The family-owned business is well-experienced in the maritime industry. Founded by merchant mariner Mr. William Detyens in 1961, and owned by son-in-law, Mr. D. Loy Stewart since 1982, the company specializes in the repair, refurbishment and conversion of government-owned and commercial vessels. From dredgers and barges, to container carriers, tankers...

Building Mumbai’s Airport CTT Flat Top Cranes Larsen & Toubro India To be able to handle the increase in passengers and meet the demand for larger car­ o g volumes, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai has been continuously expanding since 2006. Larsen & Toubro (L & T) is building a new multi-story parking structure and a new air traffic control tower, and is relying on their Terex® CTT 181-8 and CTT 231-10 tower cranes to do the job. Construction work near India’s largest airport and in the country ’s most populated area while keeping the airport open during the construction phase...

Building a Vertical Forest CTT Flat TOp Cranes Werner Zimmerhofer GCC Italy Five Terex® tower cranes (four Terex CTT 181B -8 TS 21 models and one Terex CTT 331-16 TS 23 model) worked for nearly two years on the construction of two residential towers as part of a large restructuring and re-design of Porta Nuova – Isola District in Milan, Italy. Once built, the towers will provide Milan with over 1 10.000 m² of office and residential space, 160.000 m² designated for pedestrian use and approximately 20.000 m² for cultural events. The project has prompted interest from the start, because they feature...

Turn Key Crane SOlutions CTT 331-16 OAO Metrostroy Russia HIGHLIGHTS Jib Length: 65 m (213 ft) Height: 150 m (492 ft) Custom application engineered collar masts with tensed cables. OAO Metrostroy made use of a full “turn key” crane solution provided by Terex® on a major power station project in Saint Petersburg, Russia, involving the construction of a 120 m wide, 150  high cooling tower to replace the existm ing facility. One of the initial constraints identified was the impressive height at which the crane would be working, which was no problem for the Terex CTT 331-16 tower crane. The plan...