29.01.2008

Emerson goes for Spiders

Emerson Crane Hire of Dagenham, Essex in the UK has purchased its first two mini /spider cranes from GGR-Unic. The company says that it has been testing the market for a while on a rehire basis and decided to add its first two units, a Unic 295 and Unic 396 to its fleet to further test the market, and to provide an additional service to its clients.
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The first spider crane for Emerson arrives in the yard

If all goes as expected Emerson will build a small fleet of mini cranes, with the anticipation of have six units within 18 months or so. Having looked at the options on the market, Emerson chose Unic due as much to its distributor – GGR as anything.

The fact that Unic has a large rental fleet that it could pull on was a significant point in its decision, as was the service the company offer.

“At the end of the day the pricing and specification between the final models we looked at was similar, but GGR-Unic was able to work with our last minute demands - forced on us by our customers. They provided the crane and the training when we wanted them and were just easy to deal with” said Steve Kirby of Emerson.
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The baby of the Emerson fleet a Unic 396 (the 295 will be the smallest)

The first crane has gone out on a six month rental contract, working inside an 18 storey apartment block which is undergoing refurbishment. The crane is erecting internal steel work and concrete panels and for general material handling.