BP adds second Grove

A second Grove rough terrain crane has been added to a maintenance fleet at BP’s Chembel refinery plant in Geel, Belgium.

The Grove RT9150E has a 135 tonne capacity and a 60 metre main boom, which can be increased to 81 m with the use of a bi-fold swing-away extension. It can lift 3.6 tonnes at 39 m radius.

It will be used to carry out maintenance work on the 1,150,000 square metre site all-year around, the company said.

Paul Spaepen, CEO of Belgian Lifting & Equipment Company, the Grove dealer that supplied both cranes, said the Chembel plant is one of the few refineries to conduct its own maintenance.

“Most plants of this kind sub-contract maintenance work, which often involves renting large all terrain cranes, which can prove costly,” he said. “This Grove RT9150E is far more compact and easier to manoeuvre than an equivalent capacity all terrain crane and it is ideal for the congested industrial environment in which it will operate.”

The new crane will work alongside an 80 tonne capacity Grove RT890E rough terrain. The RT9150E replaces an old 80 tonne capacity all terrain crane.