One of the tallest tower cranes in Europe has been erected by Mace and Laing O’Rourke division Select Plant Hire at London’s Battersea Power Station.
Both Mace and Select have published videos of the operation, which took 200 operatives for the lifting alone.
The Terex CTL 1600 has only been erected twice before and is capable of lifting 66 tonnes.
There are 16 tower cranes operating at Battersea Power Station, which is currently the largest number of tower cranes on any UK construction site.
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