Bridge the gap

Contractor Cleveland Bridge UK has
hired seven AFI boom lifts for a
contract to supply five
bridges as part of the
expansion of the
Nottingham Express
Transit tramline system.

To overcome the
problem of accessing
part of the site over a
flood relief channel,
Cleveland Bridge hired a
JLG 800AJ boom, which has a
horizontal outreach of 15.74m and a
platform height of 24.38m.

Cleveland Bridge’s Ronnie Long
said: “We have also hired five
Haulotte HA16PX boom lifts from
AFI because they have very good
manoeuvrability and
provide sufficient reach
for us to work on the
bridge structures.”
AFI’s quieter Genie
bi-energy boom was
used for work carried
out at night because the
site is near to domestic
properties.