Towers are going very high again,” says David Lawrence, HTC Plant sales director. In May, the company took down the last of three cranes for Carillion’s £155m (Eur 228m) Beetham tower project in Manchester, the largest private housing tower in Europe. It supplied two Wolff 320Bs and one Wolff 80B. The highest crane reached a maximum height of 170m (558 ft) and had a 40m jib.
The US-based Specialized Carriers & Riggers Association again recognises some of the best practice in the industry for the year 2005.
