3 ESTA Awards for Wagenborg Nedlift
Knuckle boom crane launched
The replacement of the Ludwig-Volk-Steg pedestrian bridge won the award in the category for lifting capacities up to 120 tonnes. In this project, the old pedestrian bridge near Würzburg was replaced by a new suspension bridge with a clear span of no less than 122 metres. The bridge is constructed from 19 prefabricated sections, each weighing 11 tonnes. The use of the strong and manoeuvrable 165 tm articulated telescopic crane on a large pontoon proved to be a solid and safe solution for the lifting work of the prefabricated sections.
Megamove in Münster
The second award was presented in the “Combined Techniques” category and concerned the Megamove in Münster. Here, a special arch bridge measuring over 67 metres in length and weighing over 550 tonnes was installed. For this mega move, the Wagenborg Nedlift team brought in a considerable amount of equipment, including a pontoon, the Modular Support System, support beams, mobile cranes, SPMTs, climbing jacks and a sliding system. It was a remarkable combination of horizontal and vertical transport technology, devised by the engineers at Wagenborg Engineering.
The giant of Köthen
The third award was presented in the SPMT category for our project “The Colossus of Köthen”. The new 73-metre, 660-tonne arch bridge in Köthen, Germany, is part of a major infrastructure project in which the closure of seven railway lines was one of the factors that put pressure on the available installation time. In addition to 2 x 12 lines and 2 x 10 lines of SPMTs with the Modular Support System, a 600-tonne crawler crane, a 1,200-tonne cube jacking system and 600-tonne climbing jacks were involved in the job.
Extremely proud!
These ESTA Awards are a wonderful recognition for all Wagenborg Nedlift employees, who time and again develop special customised solutions for the most diverse lifting and transport challenges. We are therefore extremely proud!
ESTA Europe
ESTA is the European trade association for the heavy transport, lifting and crane hire sector. ESTA represents the national trade associations in the field. Every year, ESTA Awards are presented for projects that stand out in terms of technical ingenuity, innovation or safety.
