Bridge boom
May 1st 2008 AFI-Uplift's boom lift helped
contractors build a new bridge
crossing the River Tees at Stockton
on Tees. Edmund Nuttall, main
contractors for the Surtees Bridge
project, placed the Genie 60 stick
boom on a barge to provide
access to the underside of the
centre spans.
AFI's North East depot also
supplied six other 60-foot straight
booms to help place the main steel
framework into position. Cleveland
Bridge then used the AFI machines
for painting the bridge.
"Given the type of work required
in building the Surtees Bridge, we
had to look at how the booms
would perform when placing such
a significant amount of steel
framework across the river,
particularly when positioned on a
barge in the middle of the River
Tees. We also had to consider the
accessibility and reach of each
boom and the importance of health
and safety, especially when
working on the river," says Peter
Johnson, AFI-Uplift North East
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