Crane Hire to the Energy Industry Ainscough Crane Hire has extensive experience of the energy sector – from conventional and nuclear power stations, to the newly emerging renewables industry and wind farms. Our team, backed by the biggest and most technologically advanced crane fleet in the UK, is well placed to meet the fast-changing needs of this growing sector.

We can:

• Plan and execute all aspects of your lifting requirements
• Meet the requirements of power station new build or conversion projects
• Meet the complex lifting needs of wind turbine and wind farm projects – including towers, blades and nacelle
• Deliver all lifting requirements for nuclear decommissioning projects
• Ensure all health and safety requirements are met. We are, for example, fully certified by the BNG to operate under the high safety regulations of the nuclear industry

Case Study - Wind Turbine Erection

Our 500 tonne Liebherr crane was just the job when Ecotricity wanted to put up a 70m wind turbine at Shooters Bottom in Somerset. Although it’s just one turbine, this will provide enough electricity for up to 2,000 local homes.

Getting this massive structure up and in place was a complex job, but the Liebherr LTM1500 and our team were more than up to it. The crane was first rigged on a 135 tonne counterweight and a guyed main boom for the erection of the tower sections. The heaviest sections weighed 53 tonnes! Next we reconfigured the crane before adding a 42m luffing fly to lift the 51 tonne generator and the hub and blades into place.