Wessex Water is the regional water and sewage company providing water supply and sewerage services across an area of the south west of England covering 10,000 square kilometers including Dorset, Sumerset, Bristol, Bath, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire. The new remote controlled Morris S3 cranes will be used for the maintenance of the plant equipment at the site.

These 1 and 2 tonne overhead travelling cranes have replaced a selection of freestanding and wall mounted jibs at the plant in order to increase the safety and efficiency of the plant operations. Mark Lodge, Morris Material Handling's Sales Manager, said "we won this order as a result of our crane building expertise and technology".

The experience of Morris' in-house engineering and installation engineers played an important role in the design and installation of the cranes to suit their harsh operating environment. This includes being outdoors in a corrosive industrial smog area, above water treatment channels about a mile from the coast of Avonmouth Harbor. The cranes were specially coated with protective paint and fitted with stainless steel bolts and fastenings. The supporting steel gantries were also painted and galvanized with anticorrosive paint to protect them from corrosion.

Both of the cranes span 10 metres and are fitted with Morris' market leading S3 hoist units, which are ideally suited for outdoor use. These hoists incorporate the latest state-of-the-art technology, which protect the equipment and its operator, extend the equipment's life span and enhance performance. These cutting edge features which are part of the hoists standard specification include advanced condition monitoring, load limiters, thermal overload protection, fan cooled motors and IP55 sealed protection from dust and water. In addition Morris also fitted the cranes with protective hoist canopies.

Following the installation, the Morris Training Institute provided Wessex Water's plant maintenance team with tuition in safe crane operation. Slinging and centre of gravity assessment is included in this instruction, along with basic un-laden control and Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).