PCE, previously Precast Concrete Erection, has purchased a Liebherr LTR 1150 telescopic-boomed crawler crane to reinforce its on-site operations.
Bridging the space between the LTR 1100 and the LTR 1220 within the Liebherr vary, the 150-tonne capability crane has a six-section 52-metre primary growth with a ten.8- to 19-metre fly jib that offsets hydraulically by means of as much as 40 levels. Two seven-metre lattice inserts will also be added between the growth nostril and the fly jib, taking the hook peak to 83 metres and radius to 76 metres.
PCE will use it for dealing with concrete panels.
Consistent with Liebherr, the LTR 1150 is the one telescopic crawler crane in its lifting capability magnificence that may be transported on one low loader entire with its crawler carriers, totalling 60 tonnes and a width of simply 3.5 metres, thus making this fashion economical to move to task websites.

PCE provide chain director Chris McReynolds mentioned: “The improvement of this actual device has crammed an opening that PCE has been having a look to fulfil for a number of years. The good raise capability and simplicity of delivery in point of fact assist PCE to be self-sufficient with new mission mobilisations, demobilising our lattice crawlers and different huge pieces of plant and kit, while nonetheless able to erecting tasks along our different cranes all over the development of main tasks.”
The LTR 1150 is PCE’s first telescopic crawler crane, becoming a member of a fleet of 2 Liebherr LR 1160.1 lattice jib crawler cranes.
PCE, based in 1969 by means of Vince Wetton, started making an investment in its personal cranes in 2001, purchasing two Liebherr LR 1100, one LR 11300 and two previous fashions of the LR 1160.
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