CEMEX gain environmental benefits with new Sennebogen machine
CEMEX have taken delivery of the UK’s first Sennebogen Green Line 870R HD crane. Bearing the aggregate supplier’s livery, the new £500,000 crane, supplied by Staffordshire-based EH Hassell & Sons Ltd, is powered by electricity as opposed to diesel, offering several environmental benefits being economical to run, providing no direct emissions and is extremely quiet compared to a mechanical diesel engine.
The 87-tonne Green Line machine features a robust, service-friendly design with good handling performance and a state-of-the-art load sensing hydraulic system. As well as being the first model to be launched in the UK, the crane is also the first to be used in an inland water operation; it is currently at work at CEMEX’s Battersea Wharf adjacent to the river Thames.
The machine can handle up to 450 tonnes of aggregates per hour and CEMEX are using it to transport four to five barge loads of sand and stone every week from their Northfleet plant where marine aggregate is processed.
The barges have a combined capacity of 750 tonnes and need to be unloaded within a 2h ‘window’ because of the rising and falling tide of the Thames. The marine aggregates are then transported to an adjacent ready-mixed concrete plant that provides materials for local construction projects in London and the south east region.
‘Sustainability is an integral part of our business,’ said Andy Spencer, sustainability director for CEMEX. ‘The supply chain using barges, as opposed to trucks on busy London roads, is one of many examples of how we are reducing the impact of our materials within the construction world.’
The 87-tonne Green Line machine features a robust, service-friendly design with good handling performance and a state-of-the-art load sensing hydraulic system. As well as being the first model to be launched in the UK, the crane is also the first to be used in an inland water operation; it is currently at work at CEMEX’s Battersea Wharf adjacent to the river Thames.
The machine can handle up to 450 tonnes of aggregates per hour and CEMEX are using it to transport four to five barge loads of sand and stone every week from their Northfleet plant where marine aggregate is processed.
The barges have a combined capacity of 750 tonnes and need to be unloaded within a 2h ‘window’ because of the rising and falling tide of the Thames. The marine aggregates are then transported to an adjacent ready-mixed concrete plant that provides materials for local construction projects in London and the south east region.
‘Sustainability is an integral part of our business,’ said Andy Spencer, sustainability director for CEMEX. ‘The supply chain using barges, as opposed to trucks on busy London roads, is one of many examples of how we are reducing the impact of our materials within the construction world.’
