18.09.2006

GGR-UNIC celebrates 10 years

GGR-UNIC (GGR Glass and UNIC Cranes Europe) celebrated its 10th birthday with a spectacular openday at its expanded Southern offices just outside Long Crendon, Buckinhamshire.

As well as some unusual 'vertical' entertainment which attracted the attention of all the visitors, the company displayed a full range of equipment including first Paus self-erecting aluminium tower crane in the UK and the new Geko glass panel robot.

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GGR-UNIC's 10th birthday entertainment

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Part of the 'vertical' entertainment at GGR-UNIC

UNIC Cranes Europe was also able to announce its biggest single crane order to date - 10 units to Spain.

German crane and access company Paus, appointed GGR-Unic as the UK distributor for its Skyworker, self erecting aluminium trailer crane and the first unit is now in the UK.

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The new Paus Skyworker

Featuring a 1.2 tonne capacity, the Skyworker PTK 30 has been developed for lifting applications in areas where space or load bearing capacity is severely limited. Its 2.1 metre wide, 3490kg towable chassis is self-powered for easier manoeuvrability when separated from the towing vehicle. Transport length is 9.1 metres.

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The Skyworker uses a self-powered trailer

The aluminium main boom and 9.2 metre fly jib provide a maximum working height of 30 metres and a maximum working radius of 25 metres. Standard radio remote control and a 360º slew add to the cranes versatility.

Also on display was the Gecko mini glass handling robot. The compact unit - which at 672mm wide can pass through a standard doorway - offers 250kg of battery-powered hydraulic lifting capacity with a fully adjustable lifting head.

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The new Geko glass panel robot

Icing on the birthday cake was an order for 10 cranes from new Spanish dealer Afron. The order - for a mixture of 600mm wide, 2.95 tonne capacity URW A295CR units and six section boom and 14.3 metre maximum working radius UR A376CL units - is the biggest single order the company has yet received.


The cranes will go into Afron's rental fleet. Afron also becomes the UNIC Cranes dealer for the Madrid area joining the other distributor Spain Crane International.
UNIC Cranes now has 21 dealers throughout Europe.