THE UK’s oldest crane hire firm has snapped up the firm’s first SANY SAC600E 60-tonne mobile crane.
Liverpool-based Roadcraft Crane & Plant Hire, which can trace its roots back to 1920, has bought the three-axle crane, equipped with a 50m five-section boom. The crane is powered by a Stage V MTU diesel engine and is mated to an Allison 4500sp automatic transmission with torque converter.
Stopping power is provided with all-axle disc brakes mounted on Kessler axles and with a Telma retarder mounted on the third axle.
Colin Parkinson, operations director for Roadcraft Cranes, said, “There are many reasons why we have chosen to invest in SANY as opposed to other suppliers, but the key ones were that the quality of the cranes is equal to other manufacturers, the cranes have strong charts and lifting performance, and SANY has a presence in the UK and ROI as well as the rest of Europe. I expect that in the future we will see SANY gain market share in Europe and will have a strong presence in the mobile crane market.”
Andrew Snow, country manager UK & ROI at SANY, added, “We are delighted that Colin has placed his trust in SANY with the order for this crane and we are looking forward to working with him going forward. SANY has strong brand recognition in many parts of the world and the European market is starting to realise what we have to offer. With a growing number of products being made available for our market our offer will go from strength to strength.”
