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.
Mace is currently working as construction manager for phase two of the £9bn development of the Grade-II-listed Battersea Power Station, having been appointed in 2013 to undertake the early preparatory works.
As the cornerstone of the entire Battersea Power Station regeneration project, the Power Station will include over 100 new retail, food and beverage units, an events venue, a chimney lift experience, a six-acre park and riverside walk enabling the Power Station to be opened to the public to enjoy for the first time.
The Power Station building will also provide around 500,000 sq ft of new office space, will be home to Apple’s new London Campus, 253 new residential homes and a new garden square.
