22.09.2016

Raimondis for Russia

Russian construction company Akvilon-Invest has taken delivery of two eight tonne Raimondi flat top MRT111 tower cranes.

The MRT 111 has a maximum height of 131 metres and a maximum jib length of 55 metres. The new cranes have been erected at the 4U residential construction site in St. Petersburg. The cranes were supplied through Raimondi dealer Konsul, which trades as Import Cranes.
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The two Raimondi MRT111 cranes at work in St. Petersburg

Konsul director Jury Varnachev said: “The developer made the decision to place the Raimondi MRT111s on this particular construction site primarily due to the maximum capacity of the crane, allowing it to work with all the required loads. In the case of the 4U project, we chose a 130 tonne mobile crane and the erection of the crane to a height of 46 metres took two days. At a later stage, both cranes will climb to a height of 66 metres by adding six additional three metre tower sections, with Raimondi climbing cage."

The residential complex will include four 18 storey buildings, with a total of 1,564 apartments and an overall area of 56,000 square metres. The first residents are expected to move in 2018.