Morris Material Handling, the Loughborough based crane maker is delivering 5 cranes to one of the largest pumping station projects in the world. Everything about the project is on a grand scale. Of the 5 cranes being supplied by Morris, 3 have lifting capacities of 130 tonnes; two are overhead travelling cranes with the other one being a goliath. The 2 smaller cranes are odd leg goliath cranes with capacities of 30 tonnes each.

The cranes are being installed as the project is being completed; the two 130t pump room cranes have recently been installed and commissioned. The 130t goliath and 30t odd leg goliath cranes are currently en-route to Egypt and will be installed and commissioned later in the project.

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"This is a large and prestigious project and we are delighted that our 5-500 series cranes have been chosen. The 5-500 series cranes are ideal for projects of this type because of their versatility to meet our customers' requirements." said Mike Maddock Morris' Chairman and Managing Director.

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The Mubarak Pumping Station, being undertaken by The European Egyptian Japanese Consortium, led by Skanska Cementation International, will house 21 pumps in a structure that is approximately 140m long, 40m wide and over 50m tall. The goliath and the 2 odd leg goliaths are to be mounted on top of the completed pumping station. The 130t goliath will lift pumps from the pump room to the loading bay; the two 30t odd leg goliaths each with heights of lift of about 60m are to be used to lift gates within the station.