Tag: Lifting

August 25, 2022 | By Sussex Transport

Overhead Gantry Crane Training (And The Differences Between Gantry Cranes And Overhead Cranes)

At Sussex Transport, we pride ourselves on our expert knowledge of the industrial, lifting, construction and transport industries. As well as Lorry Loader Crane Services, our in-house experts offer training and qualifications for both experienced and novice professionals on alternative...

May 26, 2022 | By Sussex Transport

Hiab Hire in London made easy as we lift Steelwork onto Roof in Soho

Have you ever wondered how these steel structures get onto the roof tops of these city buildings? Whether they are for viewing rooms, garden rooms or extra living accommodation steel framework is a superb way of construction way up there!...

January 24, 2022 | By Sussex Transport

Progress updates on 2 of our new hiab lorry loaders – Fleet improvements

As you may already know, we pride ourselves on running a modern, reliable, clean, and efficient fleet here at Sussex Transport. The team (especially the drivers) do get excited when we get new kit and this year looks to be no...

January 21, 2022 | By Sussex Transport

What Is An Appointed Person? And What Training Do You Need To Become One?

You might be familiar with the term ‘appointed person’. It is commonly used to describe two specific roles: an appointed person in lifting operations and a health and safety appointed person. In this blog, we’re going to concentrate on the...

November 15, 2021 | By Sussex Transport

Railway Logistics – 220m of Track Moved, Lifted, Transported & Delivered

We recently completed a tricky rail track move for a Somerset based railway museum. We were originally contacted earlier this year by the museum (based in Yeovil) after being donated a whopping 220 metres of redundant track. Our task was to...

October 22, 2021 | By Sussex Transport

Hiab Substation Transformer swap out in Cornwall

Last week we received an emergency call from one of our existing clients to swap out a damaged transformer at a substation. Lucky for the client (and us) we had replacement stock in our secure warehouse and storage site in Lancing,...

September 7, 2021 | By Sussex Transport

Rear Steer Wafer Deck Low Height Trailer Transport time….

That's a mouthful hey... Rear Steer Wafer Deck Low Height Trailer. Sometimes we need to get these combinations together to get a job done, and this was no exception. Is it wrong that we got a little excited when our...

June 1, 2021 | By Sussex Transport

It wasn’t just the wheels rolling last week

Last week saw more than just our wheels rolling as we kicked off a video project we've been threatening for a while now. Covid, lockdowns, the weather, and a busy fleet all impacted our start date but we finally managed...

April 20, 2021 | By Sussex Transport

Another Shepherds Hut Delivery – with some cute company

So we're gracing your screen once again with a shepherd's hut move, and this time we've not just made the perfect shepherds hut delivery, but we've made some new pals on the way. This week, we headed to a potentially...

February 24, 2021 | By Sussex Transport

Lifting in a new floor in Crawley – Construction logistics hiab Crane

Our team was recently contacted by a building contractor who needed assistance with a large Commercial to Residential conversion build they were undertaking in Crawley. The client was adding another floor onto a 3 storey office block and converting it...

September 4, 2020 | By Sussex Transport

Pontoon Transport Delivery and Lifting using hiab crane & lorry loader

When we received an enquiry last month about collection, delivery and positioning of 2 large pontoons from a client to 2 seperate locations in Waltham Cross and Poplar, East London we knew just the vehicle and team to put in...

August 21, 2020 | By Sussex Transport

Air Handling Unit Transport & Crane Lifting – Brighton Sussex

How is this for a tight spot! Our client needed a group of air handling units lifted into a location on a roof in the bustling city of Brighton & Hove in Sussex. The job was a contract lift. This...

July 14, 2020 | By Sussex Transport

Hot Tub Crane Lift Over House in Worthing, West Sussex

When a local resident called to confirm they wanted a hot tub moved out of their recently renovated property our planners and lifting team jumped into action. Hot Tubs can often be moved on their sides, on dollies, down the...

May 12, 2020 | By Sussex Transport

Celebrating a successful re-accreditation as an approved SafeContractor

We are very pleased to confirm that Sussex Transport have been successfully re-accredited as an approved SafeContractor for another year. We first achieved our SafeContractor accreditation in 2005 and have subsequently retained this accreditation annually. Alcumus SafeContractor is a leading...

March 27, 2020 | By Sussex Transport

What is Allmi? and why is it important in the Crane and Lifting Industry

As you will undoubtedly have seen throughout our site, or in past news articles; our team places a real emphasis and focus on Health and Safety in the lifting and logistics industries. When you stop and think about it, it...

January 9, 2020 | By Sussex Transport

Shipping Container Serves as Perfect Emergency Storage Solution…

Very recently we had a rather panicked telephone call from the caretaker of one of our local schools saying that they had just regrettably experienced a rather devastating leak to one of their storage facilities on the school grounds and...

October 22, 2019 | By Sussex Transport

Hiab or Truck Mounted Crane – Portable cabin movement and relocation on site in Southampton…

This week saw one of our hiab drivers spending a morning on site in Southampton for one of our customers. The instructions we received were to move and relocate a number of portable cabins as instructed by the site foreman....

October 22, 2019 | By Sussex Transport

Safely Lifting Transporting and Delivering Red Phone Boxes

Are you considering buying a red telephone box? Perhaps you are planning to pop it into your garden in a quest to preserve your own little piece of the UK's history. Or maybe you are planning to do something exciting...

October 11, 2019 | By Sussex Transport

Chemical dosing tank lifting, shifting and transporting on site in Chertsey Surrey

When you need to shift something large or heavy on-site then a Rigid or Artic Crane / Lorry Loader can remove the need for expensive site cranes and make the job a doddle. This week we safely relocated these chemical...

July 9, 2019 | By Sussex Transport

How do you Transport a Shepherds Hut? The answer is…. Let us

Whether you blame “Brexit” or not, the general desire to have a “staycation” as opposed to a “vacation” is growing as we explore more of our beautiful country. the increasing availability of great places to stay includes holiday cottages, B&B’s,...

January 17, 2019 | By Sussex Transport

Slabbing it! Our Artic Hiab Spreading, Lifting and Transporting from Hampshire to Leeds, Yorkshire

Recently we were tasked to lift, secure, transport and deliver an extremely special concrete slab from Hampshire to Leeds. We can't tell you what the slab is for I'm afraid but when the time is right you will know. At...