ELEVEN UK CRANES FOR RUSSIAN GLASS PLANT

UK technology is respected worldwide and Pilkington Plc, who has led many production innovations, has constructed a float glass plant in the Ramenskoye district in Moscow.  This is one of the most advanced plants in the world and the most modern in Russia.  

To safely and efficiently handle a throughput of 240,000 tonnes of glass, Pilkington has invested over one million Euros (about £700,000) in advanced overhead cranes from UK specialist Street Crane Company.  The cranes are engineered to give speed-controlled movement for greatest load stability and precise low-speed placement.

The Moscow contract included the supply, delivery and commissioning of 11 cranes.  Installation was undertaken by Pilkington's own engineering teams.  Cranes range in capacity from five to 25 tonnes safe working load and include double girder, single girder and wall travelling jib cranes.  Some of the cranes span bays of 40 metres and all have remote radio operation.

Logistics was a challenge and all equipment was built in the UK and shipped overland to Russia.  To meet Russian standards, Street had to have company wide procedures audited and approved by GOST and each crane was evaluated from first principles and certified as compliant with GGTN standards.

Sales director Gus Zona commented, "We have collaborated with Pilkington on UK and international projects for many years.  This is the first project we have completed in Russia and we are pleased that the programme ran to schedule."  The Ramenskoye plant began operations in November 2005.  The development is a joint venture with the Emerging Market Partnerships (EMP) and Pilkington will operate the plant on behalf of the joint venture partners.


More information
Gus Zona, Street Crane Company, Tel. 00 44 1298 812456 Fax. 00 44 1298 814 945 
E-Mail: admin@streetcrane.co.uk Web: www.streetcrane.co.uk

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December 21, 2005