Vanguard invests in GTK 1100
16 April 2010
Heavy lift specialist Vanguard in South Africa will take delivery of a Manitowoc Grove GTK 1100 during April.
The R70 million (US$9.5 million) investment has been made in a joint venture between Vanguard, Grindod and private investors. It will be one of only seven of its kind in the world, according to Vanguard.
"This acquisition is a massive milestone for Vanguard, who sees the potential of the crane being deployed in facilities such as refineries, windturbine farms and power stations. When I saw the GTK 1100 being operated for the first time, during the construction of the boiler sections at a power station outside Cologne, Germany, I was convinced of its capabilities in South Africa," said Bryan Hodgkinson, Vanguard director.
The GTK 1100 lift 100 tonnes to 100 m, without counterweight, and has a 56 m working radius. It was designed to compete with lattice boom crawler cranes and requires only four trucks to tranport it.
The machine has a 18 x 18 m footprint and its self-levelling function results in minimal ground preparation, said Vanguard. The vertical rigging of the self-erecting tower contributes to the fast set-up, added Vanguard, and it can be ready for operation in four to six hours.
