We were recently asked to lift a 9-tonne mini demolition excavator, along with other materials, 23 metres onto the roof of the building it was being used to demolish. The client, a specialist demolition contractor, needed to take down a seven-storey structure in a confined London urban area while keeping […]
Stephen Pritchard
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Our fantastic Demag AC70 got called upon to do a special job in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (UK). Our client had a steam drum weighing 15 tonne with a required reach of 9m above ground and the load extremely close to a roof ceiling. As any crane operator will know, this was […]
As some of you may know, the UK Government announced changes to rules for businesses and individuals currently entitled to supply or use rebated gas oil (red diesel) and rebated biofuels causing concern, especially in the construction sector. These changes are due to take effect for most sectors from 1st […]
We successfully completed a multi-crane lift using our Challenger 3160 and Demag AC45 this week for the Ministry of Defence. They required a large fuel tank to be removed from its current location at Minley in Hampshire so it could be safely scrapped. For this lift, we used two cranes […]
We had an interesting job in London recently, a client needed a footbridge removed in one complete section from over Abbey Road in London. We used our large AC140 mobile crane with its impressive 140 tonnes MRC to successfully complete the job. With a width of just 2.75m and a […]
A steel works client ordered a crane to lift some structural steel framing onto a building site at Thatcham, Berkshire. Our client originally booked the crane with the belief the steel structural framing would be lowered into the worksite from above as there was no roof. However, on the day […]
Someone sent in this video they discovered on youtube of Terranova helping with the delivery of the new John Pinkerton II canal boat back in 2013. Our 250 tonne mobile crane, the Demag AC250, with its 80m main boom was well equipped to safely complete the task. The canal boat […]
Despite Covid, February of 2021 has been a very busy month for Terranova. As the month draws to a close, we were delighted to confirm a two day booking with Vantage Solutions Ltd for our AC 50 tonne crane. As can be seen from the photos, access to the site […]
In 1991 Terranova helped out on a “Challenge Anneka” TV episode. The series 3 finale, a “180-foot Bridge”, was filmed in Wadebridge, Cornwall in under 4 days! This video contains the highlights of that memorable event for us. Anneka Rice was challenged to help complete a 55m (180ft) pedestrian bridge […]
In January, our light weight Jekko spider crane (at only 2395 kg) and operator, were hired by a landscaping service to lift three trees into location at the historic Hillside House in Reading. Site access, a pedestrian gateway, was narrow and the frozen ground conditions were difficult and uneven. There […]