Heathrow Airport,Terminal 5, London
Products: Spider Cranes, Palazzani Spider Lifts, Merlo Roto's
Client: BAA
Main Contractors (included): Carillion Construction Ltd, Laing O'Rourke Civil Engineering Ltd & AMEC Building and Facilities Services
TCA Lifting had over 100 machines on hire on the T5 project, including Maeda cranes, Palazzani spiders, Merlo Roto's and a wide range of booms and scissor lifts.
In addition to rental, four Palazzani TSJ38 (38m working height) ragno spiders were sold to BAA for the installation and eventual maintenance of the extensive glazing.
After extensive tests at the T5 'trial site', Palazzani was selected as the most suitable machine for the project. Palazzani's ragno spiders were used throughout the project for a wide range of tasks because of their reliability, compact dimensions and low point loads. Maeda mini cranes also played a significant part in the construction of T5. Much of the internal glazing was lifted into place using TCA Lifiting Maeda mini cranes. Heathrow T5 is the largest single-span building in the UK and over 80,000 tonnes of steel were used in its construction. Notably, T5 set new standards for safety on a construction project and has influenced how all major projects are conducted today. T5 had a superb safety record and the project was completed on time and on budget.
