Dutch rental company Koninklijke Saan has taken delivery of three eLift Spierings mobile self erecting tower cranes - two 10 tonne SK1265-AT6e and one seven tonne SK597-AT4 – with its first Spierings added more than 25 years ago.
The six axle SK1265-AT6e can handle its maxium 10 tonnes at a radius of more than 13 metres, while its 60 metre jib has a 1,700kg jib tip capacity at a 35 metre horizontal jib height. Maximum lift height is 64.2 metres with jib luffed to 30 degrees.
The new cranes at work
The four axle SK597-AT4 eLift is the latest generation crane from Spierings with a maximum capacity of seven tonnes, a 48 metre jib and a more compact chassis. The maximum lifting height is 58.1 metres with the jib luffed to 45 degrees, or 27.8 metres with the jib in the horizontal position.
The eLift systems on each of the cranes allows it to plug into a mains power outlett as low as 11Amp to 25A or 32A, with the power passing through a Lithium-ion battery ‘PowerPack’ which absorbs the peaks in energy draw down allowing the connection to regular domestic outlets without sacrificing performance. When the power draw is low the battery pack is recharged. The crane is also equipped with a small diesel engine which can generate the electrical power when a mains outlet is not available.
Managing director Rutger Alferink said: “For years, we have been committed to reducing our Co2 emissions, and we are proud to expand our green crane fleet once again with this investment. This allows us to help even more clients carry out their work in a cleaner and quieter manner. The eLift cranes from Spierings make it possible to operate fully electrically on-site. This greatly helps our clients reduce CO2 and nitrogen emissions, as well as minimize disturbances for the surrounding environment.”
Spierings commercial director, Herald Wattenberg added: “It is great to see that Saan not only embraces our technology but also sees opportunities to collaborate in building an emission free and future oriented industry.”
Saan was founded in 1897 when Petrus Hendricus Saan, started a transport business. In the 1930s his son Piet Saan built a basic crane to install a new steel sheet pile wall in the Keulse Vaart canal in North Holland, with further cranes purchased in the 1960s and 1970s driven by the developments at Schiphol airport. Based in Diemen on the south east side of Amsterdam, it now runs a fleet of All Terrain cranes up to 220 tonnes as well as spider cranes and a full range of mobile self-erecting tower cranes. It employs around 150 staff across three locations in the Netherlands and one in Romania.
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