27.05.2005

Contractor buys crane with Security isolator

Dean and Dyball, one of the UK’s largest, privately owned regional contractors has expanded its 36-strong Hitachi fleet with the purchase of an SCX700 crane.
The 70-tonne crane will perform heavy duty piling applications throughout the company’s civil engineering and building projects. The crane’s first contract will be for Associated British Ports at Teignmouth harbour, where work is due to commence on 6 June 2005. The £4.5million contract will involve the construction of a new harbour wall, an extension to the dock area and a new slipway.
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Hitachi SCX700 sold to Dean and Dyball

The new crane has been fitted with a high-tech security system designed to neutralize the hydraulics. Dean and Dyball’s Regional Plant Manager Patrick Thorne explains: “Health and safety issues are always given priority to ensure a safe working environment for all our employees and site visitors. This system will ensure only an authorised person can operate the machine and prevent anyone without the necessary skills from attempting to do so.”
Dean and Dyball has been in business for more than 35 years and the company is proud of its knowledge and expertise of the construction industry. As an extra precaution,..