Swarco & Penny Hydraulics lifting highways safety to new heights

17 August, 2016

An electronic capacity indicator (ECI) system was supplied with the crane. The ECI system uses a LED display to indicate the percentage of load being lifted. The final red LED indicates that 100 per cent maximum rated capacity has been reached or ‘exceeded’. Obviously any lift has to have a stable platform and so the crane was installed with hydraulically controlled stabiliser legs.

The installation was carried out at Penny Hydraulics facility in Chesterfield and was tested and certificated in accordance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER). The crane installation complied with all relevant UK legislation including the European harmonised Standard for loader cranes EN12999:2009.

The crane is now in operation throughout the UK and Hickmott and the team are pleased with the impact this is having on the company’s operation. Hickmott commented: “The PH270L offers low-weight as well as a long reach…this is exactly what we were looking for. We have to move signs of varying shapes, sizes and weights on a daily basis so the equipment needed to be able to handle all these variants.”

Reliability and after-sales

Reliability and after-sales was also of great importance to Hickmott and the team. Hickmott said: “Because the crane is an integral part of our operation, easy and quick access to OEM spares and after-sales support was important and knowing that Penny Hydraulics have spares on stock and a nationwide network of engineers on hand gives me peace of mind that we can always remain operational.”

Penny Hydraulics’ PH range of vehicle mounted cranes consists of over 470 variations. Full hydraulic control is available on cranes with maximum working loads from just 200kg to over 5 tonne metre. The company has all the functions of a fully integrated company with design, manufacture, installation and a nationwide service operation.

www.pennyhydraulics.com