SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE
Self Erecting Cranes Save Time & Reduce Costs
H
aving the right piece of equipment at your jobsite can increase safety, efficiency and reduce costs. Eagle West Cranes & Equipment provided the right piece of equipment on a project for Westridge Construction — a San Marco SMH 420 Self Erecting Crane. Eagle West Cranes & Equipment is a full service crane company based out of Abbotsford, British Columbia. They are the one-stop-shop for all things crane related including: crane rentals, crane sales, crane service, crane training, crane accessories, and project planning across Western Canada. The San Marco SMH 420 Self Erecting Crane provided to Westridge Construction has an under-hook height of 77 feet, a jib length of 137 feet and a lifting capacity of 8,820 pounds. It was the right size of equipment for the construction of Innovation Place. Innovation Place in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan is a $12 million, 69,500 square foot, three storey cast-in-place concrete office complex. According to Gerry Wiebe, vice president of sales & marketing for Eagle West Cranes & Equipment, space for a crane was very limited at this particular site. The SMH 420 has a very small foot print, 14 feet 9 inches by 14 feet 9 inches, which made it an ideal choice for the project. Another key benefit to Eagle West’s Self Erecting Cranes is that they are fully operational in approximately 3-4 hours from delivery to the jobsite. Since the crane does not require any concrete footings or foundations mobilization, costs were kept to a minimum. Prior to the crane arriving on site, Westridge Construction was using manual labour and telescopic forklifts to move materials in and around the site. The crane enabled them to have one centralized unloading point for all deliveries. Once the materials arrived, the crane could unload and distribute them much faster, safer, and less labour intensive than with telescopic forklifts and manual labour. This also enabled them to avoid the use of an off-site staging yard. David Labbie, project superintendant stated that by utilizing the SMH 420 they were able to increase the on-site service area by at least 50 per cent and on-site production increased by over 45 per cent. Manual labour was significantly reduced, with a large increase in production. Labbie said that the crane allowed them to place materials exactly where they wanted them, reducing risks associated with manual material handling. He also went on to say that the San Marco SMH 420 Self Erecting Cranes brought increased safety to the entire jobsite.
Please contact Eagle West Cranes & Equipment to discuss the benefits of Self Erecting Cranes on your jobsite. Call 1-800-667-2215 today or visit www.eaglewestcranes.com for more information.