LGH Case Studies

LGH, one of the UK’s leading lifting equipment hire companies, has invested in Ganterud L20 yokes that can handle both light and heavy objects up to 20 tons and reduce the installation time of prefabricated buildings by up to 30%.   With modular housing set to become an increasing plank of the Government’s new housing strategy, LGH […]

LGH, one of the UK’s leading lifting equipment hire companies, has further increased the availability of its Modulift spreader beam fleet by investing in multiple MOD 400/600 beams to keep up with demand in the load testing and heavy lifting markets.   The spreader beam range is available nationally and offers its customers the widest […]

PLACEA lot of infrastructure work is currently underway in Germany with LGH able to offer their equipment, experience and know-how. One example of our work took place in Hamburg, where our customer Thömen Spedition GmbH & Co. KG was faced with the challenge of erecting a temporary pedestrian bridge. THE CHALLENGEThe Berliner Tor train and […]

Last summer, the first plans were made when we received a request from Damen to participate in a wonderful project. It was about the hoisting of a ship and we were asked if we could participate in the rigging of the job. Based on the information they provided, we made a proposal to get the […]

Our customer Hapo hoisted 2 bridge parts from their floating sheerlegs and mounted them on the rest of the bridge. It is part of a project that will take 5 to 6 years. This bridge is destined for Calais in France. The Modulifts supplied by Menno Pors on behalf of LGH were used as 1 […]

In Germany, our colleague was involved in a great project. A small chapel that was in danger of subsiding due to rising groundwater had to be moved 7 metres. This was a challenge in itself, were it not for the fact that no exact data were available on the expected weight and centre of gravity. […]

Location Netherlands The challenge The Steenhuisenbrug (a 48T bridge) is being refurbished and that’s not happening on site. The bridge will be disconnected and replaced by a temporary pedestrian bridge. The bridge will then be moved to another location to undergo its refurbishment. The challenge lies in the fact that the location is in a […]

Because of the weight of the TP (transmission piece) Smulders Projects was forced to perform a triple lift with their Titan crane because this TP weighed 585T. LGH delivered several 400T, 500T and 600T shackles.

PROJECT: STATOR REMOVAL AT RUGELEY POWER STATIONAt LGH, we take pride in delivering a flexible, responsive lifting gear hire service, with a huge range of industry leading lifting equipment available at all times to meet your requirements as and when they arise. However, some lifting gear jobs are much more involved than this, requiring significant […]

HANGING GLASS WALKWAY, DELOITTE BUILDING, LONDONUnlike modern cities, with their broad, grid-pattern streets, London is an historic capital with narrow, winding roads and densely packed buildings. This makes any construction work difficult, with lifting work, taking place in between the capital’s tall buildings, a real challenge. Achieving a safe, secure lift, in narrow confines with […]