Street Crane shows its mettle
August 1st 2005

Street Crane Company says Heiton Steels (Ireland’s largest Irish-owned steel stockholder) has commissioned a new design of crane – enabling efficient use of storage space while speeding loading and unloading.

The Goliath designed single girder crane handles up to eight tonnes safe working load. It has a nine metre lift height and is of a special cantilever construction. Spanning 21.2m between the rails, the main beam is offset from the support frames and has a cantilevered hoist to keep loads clear of the support legs. The main beam projects five metres and seven metres beyond the track edge, permitting unimpeded loading and unloading of trucks on either side. The design also enables the whole of the area between the tracks to be used for storage – because access roadways within the tracks are not required.

“This is an update to a style of crane that was always very popular with steel stockholders, concrete fabrication yards and in other high-turnover storage and manufacturing situations,” says Street’s sales director, Keith Rainford. “This style of crane has not been available for a number of years. By bringing it up to date, we are confident we will attract interest from many industries.”