Machinery Installations | Machinery Removals | Machinery Movers

Barcelona Quinton Hazell A challenge was presented to our Machinery Installation Division in the Summer of 2008. Read about the unique recovery solution we employed when our clients told us use of external scaffolding was out of the question and city council told us no way could we stop the traffic!

No sweat in Barcelona The contract with Quinton Hazell Espania was to remove machines from the site in Barcelona and to transport, dismantle and refit them at their Colwyn Bay site in Wales. The machines were to be removed over three visits and were located on the ground, first and second floors of a building situated on a main route into Barcelona. Removal involved the jacking and skating of the machines to each floor’s access point. Our clients had objections to the erection of scaffolding on the side of the building so our specialist team set about finding an alternative way of removing the heavy machinery. On our first visit we moved machinery from the first floor, some five meters above ground level, using manual extension to a Versa 25/35 lift. The next visit was to remove the machinery from the second floor. At nine meters above ground level and also with access only being possible from the main road a safe and innovative solution was required. No problem! We fabricated a steel platform and then rigged it from a mobile crane parked below. The machines were then skated to the access point and onto the platform were they were secured and lifted down into a waiting vehicle for shipment to Wales. The platform was rigged at ground level using spreader beam slings and chain blocks. It was then lifted into position and secured with para bolts. Of course we couldn’t stop the traffic whilst carrying out this procedure, so after liaison with the local authority, we agreed the solution of siting the crane in the parking lane and closing the inside lane. So the traffic continued to flow and we got on with ensuring a safe removal. Our last visit was the most challenging part of the whole operation requiring planning which incorporated clearance of the remaining machinery from the first and second floors. The no scaffolding restriction was still in force, but the main challenge was the operational requirements to minimise down time for the fitters, electricians and riggers. A second rigging crew was provided at the Welsh end of the project to ensure the machines were safely offloaded and positioned to the client’s requirement. So no time for our team to sit by the Mediterranean with a cool beer to toast a job well done. Unfortunately in the busy world of machinery removal they were already planning their next job.

Barcelona Quinton Hazell

A challenge was presented to our Machinery Installation Division in the Summer of 2008. Read about the unique recovery solution we employed when our clients told us use of external scaffolding was out of the question and city council told us no way could we stop the traffic!

No sweat in Barcelona

The contract with Quinton Hazell Espania was to remove machines from the site in Barcelona and to transport, dismantle and refit them at their Colwyn Bay site in Wales.

The machines were to be removed over three visits and were located on the ground, first and second floors of a building situated on a main route into Barcelona. Removal involved the jacking and skating of the machines to each floor’s access point.

Our clients had objections to the erection of scaffolding on the side of the building so our specialist team set about finding an alternative way of removing the heavy machinery.

On our first visit we moved machinery from the first floor, some five meters above ground level, using manual extension to a Versa 25/35 lift.

The next visit was to remove the machinery from the second floor. At nine meters above ground level and also with access only being possible from the main road a safe and innovative solution was required. No problem! We fabricated a steel platform and then rigged it from a mobile crane parked below.

The machines were then skated to the access point and onto the platform were they were secured and lifted down into a waiting vehicle for shipment to Wales. The platform was rigged at ground level using spreader beam slings and chain blocks. It was then lifted into position and secured with para bolts.

Of course we couldn’t stop the traffic whilst carrying out this procedure, so after liaison with the local authority, we agreed the solution of siting the crane in the parking lane and closing the inside lane. So the traffic continued to flow and we got on with ensuring a safe removal.

Our last visit was the most challenging part of the whole operation requiring planning which incorporated clearance of the remaining machinery from the first and second floors. The no scaffolding restriction was still in force, but the main challenge was the operational requirements to minimise down time for the fitters, electricians and riggers.

A second rigging crew was provided at the Welsh end of the project to ensure the machines were safely offloaded and positioned to the client’s requirement.

So no time for our team to sit by the Mediterranean with a cool beer to toast a job well done. Unfortunately in the busy world of machinery removal they were already planning their next job.