04.07.2018

Keltbray expands lifting services division

UK specialist contractor Keltbray Group has announced an expansion of its lifting services division to external clients from a new location in Silvertown, east London.

The company established its lifting services division in 2010 to support its in-house lifting requirements, particularly its demolition services. The division has expanded since then to support other parts of the group, including remediation, sheet piling and reinforced concrete structures.

With a team of experienced lifting engineers now in place and £1 million worth of investment in specialist lifting gear, Keltbray Lifting Services is now offering its expertise to other contractors as consultants and contract lift providers.

The company has already completed work for a handful of external clients, including maintenance and restoration specialists De-Pest, on a contract that involved the removal of the historic bridge at St. Katharine Docks to allow it to be refurbished off site. Due to access constraints, Keltbray used a barge mounted crane and completed the project ahead of time and on budget.
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Keltbray recent managed a bridge lift and move for restoration specialists De-Pest at St. Katharine Docks in London

The company also gained a great deal of heavy lift experience on the demolition of Earls Court in London, when it used ALE’s 4,300 tonne AL.SK190 to remove heavy beams from over the underground and rail lines See London’s largest cranes

Group lifting operations manager Steve Leyton said: “As a specialist contractor, we employ a direct delivery model, using our own people and plant. We also have access to our own engineering consultancy, Wentworth House Partnership, for design expertise. This enables us to manage lifting projects with a higher risk profile from start to finish and give our clients pace of mind that we’ve got their back using solid plans and equipment tested and inspected by our accredited people. As a result, we are well placed to provide a one stop shop to plan the works as well as source the equipment and implement the lifting operations.”