UK based John Sutch Cranes has featured in a BBC children's educational video covering one of its 250 tonne cranes.
Gecko and the Crane - a screenshot from the video
The collaboration features children's character Gekko from Moonbug's educational content, demonstrating how a 250 tonne Grove All Terrain operates. The educational video demonstrates key operational aspects of modern crane technology, including the seven section telescopic boom, the deployment of outriggers, joystick controls, as well as driving it to different job sites and setting up.
Operations director Paul Conneely said: "We did this collaboration a while back, but we haven't really talked about it in the way that we should. This partnership represents exactly what we're about as a business – using our expertise and resources to give back to the community and inspire the next generation about the construction industry. We plan to expand educational outreach with school presentations scheduled across Merseyside and Manchester in the new school term. These presentations will bring construction equipment knowledge directly into classrooms."
Established in 1990, family run John Sutch Cranes is based in Liverpool with a second location in Manchester. The company employs 86 and runs a fleet 38 of All Terrain cranes, truck cranes and self-erecting mobile tower cranes with the largest in the fleet being a 450 tonne Liebherr.
With all due respect I must disagree with your comments.
There is nothing "playfull" about cranes and their operations. Even in an educational video aimed at youngsters. Depicting a practice that is universally regarded as dangerous and unsafe in a children's video leaves me speechless.
I'm no child educator, but I know children are very impressionable.
And showing them a dangerous practice in a video meant to educate is very wrong, in my humble opinion.
I stand on my previous comment.
cfk88
Hello Red I think your concern for crane safety is valid, but in this case some perspective is helpful. The video is a children’s educational piece, and the image of Gecko on the load is a playful device, not a suggestion of safe practice. It has no bearing on real-world crane operations.
Far from creating risk, this initiative will do far more good than bad by sparking young people’s interest in cranes and engineering, encouraging the next generation to explore the industry in a positive way.
Red
While I commend and applaud the makers of this video and and their efforts to educate children about cranes, I have to wonder what GENIUS decided it was a good idea to depict the gecko RIDING A LOAD ?!? Now every child watching this will assume it's a safe practice.
Did not anyone from the crane company preview this video before release ?
Was there not a knowledgeable crane person involved in it's production ?
Red
Hello cfk88
With all due respect I must disagree with your comments.
There is nothing "playfull" about cranes and their operations. Even in an educational video aimed at youngsters. Depicting a practice that is universally regarded as dangerous and unsafe in a children's video leaves me speechless.
I'm no child educator, but I know children are very impressionable.
And showing them a dangerous practice in a video meant to educate is very wrong, in my humble opinion.
I stand on my previous comment.
Misguided and irresponsible.
cfk88
Hello Red I think your concern for crane safety is valid, but in this case some perspective is helpful. The video is a children’s educational piece, and the image of Gecko on the load is a playful device, not a suggestion of safe practice. It has no bearing on real-world crane operations.
Far from creating risk, this initiative will do far more good than bad by sparking young people’s interest in cranes and engineering, encouraging the next generation to explore the industry in a positive way.
Red
While I commend and applaud the makers of this video and and their efforts to educate children about cranes, I have to wonder what GENIUS decided it was a good idea to depict the gecko RIDING A LOAD ?!? Now every child watching this will assume it's a safe practice.
Did not anyone from the crane company preview this video before release ?
Was there not a knowledgeable crane person involved in it's production ?
Misguided and irresponsible.