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Luxury made simple

Aligning our robust loading platforms with luxury on Sydney’s Hyde Park may, at first, seem far-fetched. However, The Residences, Hyde Park, by Hutchinson Builders is finding a perfect match in the Superdeck system.

Platinum requires sterling results

Platinum Commercial Glass and Aluminum are leaders in glazing installation, including suspended glass, aluminum windows, doors, curtain walls and skylights. There is no job to tough for the Queensland based team and flexibility is the key to their success.

When Platinum was faced with a tight workspace and a requirement for steady movements, they turned to Preston’s reliable and cost effective Superminicrawler hire cranes for stability and piece of mind.

Handling expensive and potentially lethal sheets of glass is a delicate operation at the best of times, however given the challenge of doing so in confined space required Platinum to source the best in mini crane technology and experience.

Preston’s selection of Superminicrawler technology provided Platinum with a combination of MC-285 and MC-405 models to work underneath the awnings of an existing building in a narrow access laneway and to access the interior of the building to install commercial glass in various locations.

Robert Dyett, Director of Platinum says, “Preston saved us money with their dry hire option as well as offering a great service to ensure the job was done on time and under budget”. Robert continues to say “we have dealt with Preston for a number of years, they go out of their way to provide great service and competitive rates, we are more than happy”.

The project was completed to the client’s satisfaction and construction impacts were minimized as a result of Platinum’s use of the Preston Superminicrawler cranes.

Let Preston provide super solutions for your next project, the cost savings and safety benefits are just the beginning of “hire performance”.

The Preston Group reduces costs on HQ Apartment project

As part of the construction of HQ apartments, developer Milfab and builder Leighton Contractors employed the Preston Groups’ Mini Crawler crane to enable steel to be lifted 35 meters from the ground to the roof area for assembly.

The mostly completed HQ site posed spatial challenges requiring the Preston Mini Crawler crane to be disassembled to fit into the buildings service lift for transportation to the top floor. The disassembled crane had a minimum of 40mm clearance throughout the whole operation.

The removal of the boom section of the Preston Mini Crawler enabled the team to place the main body of the crane into the service lift, while a custom made trolley transported the Mini Crawler boom section. The reassembly of the Mini Crawler crane was aided by a chain block attached to a support beam on the top floor, allowing the team to manoeuvre the boom into place efficiently and with minimum effort.

Peter Esparon of Milfab says the option supplied by employing a Preston Mini crane for this task significantly reduced the costs involved. Mr Esparon suggested the option to Peter McCarthy at the Preston Group who relished the challenge of using a Mini Crawler to erect steel on the roof of this new building.

“Access was really tight and we knew we would have to be creative to come up with the solution” says Peter from the Preston Group, “It was great to work with a customer that thinks outside the square and for us to be able to meet the challenge”.

The HQ Apartments are located on Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The Preston Mini Crawler crane used for this project is the MC-285 model and is available for viewing on www.prestongroup.com.au