GGR assists in Glasgow tower makeover
07 October 2012
UK-based GGR Group brought in three Unic mini crawler cranes to help refurbish one of Glasgow city centre’s landmark high rise buildings, St Andrews House.
The 17-storey St Andrews House tower has been transformed from a dated office building into a 210-bedroom Premier Inn hotel. Originally built in 1963, it was one of Glasgow, Scotland's first modern high rise buildings. Principle contractor Mansell worked for two years to give the tower a contemporary makeover.
The first crane, a Unic URW-706 was dispatched to the site in October 2010. The crane worked from a roof three stories up, lifting materials required for refurbishment and removing old materials from the site. The 6 tonne capacity mini crawler was selected for this project because of its small footprint, meaning it could work around obstacles in the congested site.
Two 2.9 tonne capacity UNIC URW-295 mini crawlers were used earlier this year to work from inside the building, removing mast climbers and installing cladding sections. The 600 mm wide cranes were then lifted up to a 78 m high rooftop where they assisted with lifting building materials and fitting the final cladding panels.
