Flying high

A customised 500 kg capacity Reid Lifting Porta-Gantry has been supplied to the Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) - General Lighthouse Authority for Ireland, its adjacent seas and islands.

The lifting equipment was chosen because it can be stowed in the load area of a helicopter used by the maintenance crews that fly to the offshore lighthouses. The Porta- Gantries are made from aluminium alloy, claimed to be 70% lighter and have 20% greater tensile strength than mild steel. They come in four versions, from 500 kg to 3 tonnes load capacity. An option of stand-off feet provides additional height adjustment in 13 mm steps where there is uneven ground or if extra height is needed for a certain job.