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Over two days in July the Collett Team turned heads as they travelled across the North West with a 170 Tonne Super Grid Transformer. Loaded to the specialist 550 Tonne capacity Scheuerle girder bridge, and accompanied by two heavy tractor units in push/pull formation, the 69.6m long combination ...
On 12th June 2017, Ex-HMAS Sydney was docked at the Western Australian Government owned Australian Marine Complex Common User Facility (AMCCUF) in Henderson, Western Australia. AMC Management, the Facility Manager and Floating Dock Operator, relied on Scheuerle Self-Propelled Modular ...
For more than fifty years now, the Wiesbauer Crane Company in Bietigheim-Bissingen has been active in the crane and heavy-duty transport sector. This is, putting it mildly, enough time to know what is important when it comes to buying a trailer. The Scheuerle-Nicolas Superflex convinced the ...
• Sankyu transports bridge element in the Japanese city of Nagasaki and thus connects the old town to the reconstructed Dejima Island • Newly erected bridge acts as the main entrance to the historical trading post of Dejima The Japanese island of Dejima was a fan-shaped, artificial island in ...
• Mammoet transports a 1,200 tonne bunker of the New Hollandic Waterline on 88 Scheuerle SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transporter) axle lines • With the help of the Scheuerle SPMTs, the bunker is transformed into a “Objet Trouvé” – an object which has been playfully placed at ...
• Russian Rosatom subsidiary RosRAO relies on precise and safe Scheuerle SPMT for handling of radioactive materials • Equipment is used for moving decommissioned reactor departments of nuclear submarines • On-site operator training by Scheuerle at RosRAO facility ensures safe vehicle operation ...
Gulf Haulage Heavy Lift Co. transports Saudi Arabia`s first wind power plant on 36 Scheuerle SPMT axle lines Milestone for renewable energies in oil-rich Saudi Arabia SPMTs from Scheuerle recently made a substantial contribution in the creation of a very historic moment. In the Saudi Arabian ...
• TII Group showcases expansion of the PowerBooster product range (HighwayGiant PB) at CONEXPO-CON/AGG • Modular HighwayTrailer MES for combined transport of standard and long loads met with great interest • SCHEUERLE-KAMAG K25 SP and SCHEUERLE SPMT Light highlight leadership in the ...
The Bowanenkovo gas condensate field on the Russian peninsula of Jamal is one of the largest in the world. One of the first facilities in the complex to become operational is an LNG gas processing plant which has a capacity of 30 billion cubic metres of gas per year. The heaviest components ...
In the Venezuelan Orinoco Oil Belt, the expansion of La Cruz refinery – owned by Petroleos de Venezuela SA – is steadily progressing. As part of the Deep Conversion Project, the operating company has been continually expanding the oil production in the state of Anzoátegui, 300 kilometers ...
With 24 SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transporter) axle lines, Transportes y Gruas Aguado, Spain, expanded its existing fleet of vehicles in mid-2016. Since this time, the vehicles from Scheuerle (TII Group) have been permanently in use – most recently assigned for transporting two ...
Currently, the HISYAM 6 – a 41 metre long and 8 metre wide operational transport vessel – is being deployed in the Straits of Malacca located between the Malaysian peninsular and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. However, in order to get there, it had to be moved 800 metres from the dry ...
The TII Group, incorporating SCHEUERLE, NICOLAS, KAMAG and TRATEC attracted a lot of attention with a wide range of innovation during bauma 2016. Technological leadership is the Group´s recipe for success – the new vehicle technologies introduced at bauma 2016 are correspondingly groundbreaking ...
ALE has taken delivery of 240 axle lines of the new generation SCHEUERLE Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMTs) in February 2016. The vehicles have 60t capacity per line with 15” tyres, making these the world’s highest capacity SPMTs. ALE made the decision to purchase the latest generation ...
From 11th to 17th April, the TII Group is presenting at the bauma in Munich (FN.828). On its 2,000 m² stand, the global market leader in the production of vehicles with hydraulically-supported pendulum axles will be showcasing a large number of innovations. At the bauma as well as in the daily ...
For the expansion of the infrastructure for the Cygnus gas field in the North Sea, ALE UK has once again been relying on SCHEUERLE SPMTs. On 168 SPMT axle lines and using a loose coupling mode, a 4,140 t segment of a production platform as well as a total of four support elements with unit […]
Several days ago, a yellow-painted colossus left the SCHEUERLE Fahrzeugfabrik production facility in Pfedelbach and headed to Heilbronn. For the transportation of the ship section transporter with a 800t payload along the route to the harbour great precision was required as the almost eight ...
Long-term SCHEUERLE customer Sterett Crane & Rigging, Owensboro, KY/USA has successfully transported a 140-ton vessel from Tennessee to Michigan using a combination of 6+8 axles SCHEUERLE Highway Giant with 150 ton-capacity bolsters. A special feature on the SCHEUERLE Highway Giant is the ...
The roots of the Swiss company, Zumbühl Transport and Kies AG, can be traced back to 1888. For CEO, Philipp Zumbühl, it is particularly important to continually keep up with the state-of-the-art technology. With the acquisition of a SCHEUERLE-NICOLAS EuroCompact in the combination of 3 + 5 with ...
Collett’s Girder Bridge Trailer is called into action once again, this time to facilitate the delivery of two 200Te transformers destined for the onshore substation at Burbo Bank. With construction underway on Burbo Bank Extension, DONG Energy required the delivery and installation of two 200Te ...
Situated offshore Sabah, Malaysia in a water depth of 1,854 feet (565 meters), is the Malikai oilfield. Operated by Shell, it is currently being equipped with all necessary infrastructures for exploration. Amongst this infrastructure is also a living quarters module. The module weighs a total ...
Mercedes-Benz SLT: Heavy haulage specialists haven’t warmed to automated manual transmissions (amts) as much as regular 44-tonne operators, generally preferring manual boxes. HeavyTorque have been to Germany and driven something that may change their minds. Ian Norwell reports from Munsingen ...
The TII Group, the world´s leading manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicles, is presenting at the METEC metallurgical trade fair in Dusseldorf (Hall 04 / C37). As a full-range supplier for the metallurgy sector, the TII Group will be offering a wide range of innovative solutions in Dusseldorf. ...
If absolute reliability is required, companies around the world place their trust in vehicles from the TII Group, which is comprised of SCHEUERLE, NICOLAS and KAMAG as well as the TII Energy. In particular, this reliability is important to ensure an effective response when responding to oil ...
The Heavies 2015: Recognising Industry Excellence A night of celebration The commercial vehicle industry is one of the unsung heroes of British business and commerce. It keeps the wheels of UK PLC on the move. Building and maintaining infrastructure to feed renewal and growth is vital, and the ...
Collett & Sons Ltd’s new acquisition, Europe’s largest capacity Girder Bridge trailer, celebrates its maiden transport from Sheffield to the Port of Goole. The UK’s leading Heavy Transport Company, Collett have successfully completed the collection, transport and delivery of a 156Te ...
All the innovations, market trends and experts – they’re all coming to Hamburg from 23 to 26 September for WindEnergy Hamburg 2014, your gateway to the world of wind energy. This new leading international event will be held at the Hamburg Fair site, covering the whole of the value chain of the ...
New to the Collett Heavy Transport fleet, a four axle power booster module complete with power pack. Compatible with the Scheuerle Intercombi and Eurocombi modules, the addition of the power booster and pack increases Collett’s SPMT fleet by 70 axle lines.
At a joint event in Pfedelbach on Wednesday 25th June, the new SCHEUERLE STB 550 girder bridge, with a payload of 550 tonnes, was unveiled and officially handed to new owners Collett Transport. Presented by SCHEUERLE and TII Group, the impressive STB 550 is not only extraordinary due to its ...
Collett & Sons Ltd celebrate the first of many projects to come through their Grangemouth facility. As wind turbine components keep getting bigger the challenge for transport companies and equipment manufacturers to overcome these difficulties gets ever more complicated. Whether onshore or ...