Safety Tips When Using Heavy Construction Equipment

Posted on: 4 March 2020

With almost any building project, you are likely to need a crane at some stage of the construction. While your team are working on the foundations of the building, you may be able to simply lift materials into position. As the building rises higher, you will need help to manoeuvre your materials to the appropriate levels. Why use a crane? Without a crane, your workers will be forced to try and carry heavy materials up the building using ladders or scaffolding.
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Posted on: 27 February 2020

Cranes are indispensable equipment in most construction projects. They lift, lower and move materials from one location to another with the use of pulleys and cables. While they are essential pieces of machinery, cranes are incredibly costly to procure. It doesn't make sense to buy them if you're working on a short-term project. Therefore, the only financially sound option is to rent them throughout the project period. As a first-time renter, you need to know various issues that can affect your project and determine the hiring cost.
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Posted on: 27 February 2020

Whether you are landscaping a garden, building a tower block or levelling land prior to building an extension to your home, you will certainly need to do some digging work at some point. In most cases, you will need access to excavator equipment to enable that digging work to be completed to a high standard and in a timely manner. There aren't many building projects where you can realistically expect to be able to do all the earthworks by hand, so having an excavator do the work will help to keep your project on track.
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Posted on: 24 February 2020

One of your primary concerns when hiring a crane should be the company's terms of hire. As such, you must read the contract to understand how the company expects you to use the crane. Below are a few tips to help you examine the hire contract when renting a crane.  Operation and Usage Typically, clients are advised to observe safe working conditions at the site. For example, the crane should not be used in windy and rainy conditions.
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