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www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > February 2020 25 NEWS FROMCPA MEMBERS: 1 News from CPA Members To submit news for consideration for future issues of the CPA Bulletin, please email lisa @ lisacollinscommunications.co.uk Edinburgh-based Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has ordered Scotland’s first electric powered, mobile tower crane. The Spierings model SK487-AT3, named ‘The City Boy’ by its manufacturers, brings previously unattainable sustainability levels and zero emissions to urban construction projects. Mark Rafferty, Managing Director of Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes said: “Our new Spierings electric mobile tower crane will keep us one step ahead of Scotland’s forthcoming city Low Emissions Zones (LEZs). The City Boy gives us the potential to drive into Edinburgh in full electric mode. Once the vehicle is safely parked in its designated lifting position, we can plug it into the grid to work at 100% electric throughout the day. This will deliver zero emissions for an entire day’s work,” Mark added. Due for delivery in mid-2020, Bernard Hunter Mobile Crane’s Spierings electric crane will also be one of the first three such models imported into the UK. The City Boy can also be used as a plug-in hybrid, with the back-up of an ultra-low emission, Euro 6 diesel engine. Over the last eight years, Bernard Hunter Mobile Cranes has frequently invested in the latest vehicle technologies to lower its carbon footprint. The company was amongst the first to procure the then, new Euro 6 emission heavy commercials vehicles in 2013 and nowadays 90% of its fleet conforms to this latest standard. The remaining 10% of the company’s vehicles will be either replaced or converted by the end of 2021. Introduced nine years ago, the company still uses low emission Smart City company cars, in addition to plug in hybrids and full electric saloons. Ground engineering and rock drilling specialist Skelair International has further enhanced its range of Marini rental rigs by introducing the UK’s first Marini MR-C 50 to its hire fleet. The Marini MR-C 50 will be the first rig of its kind in the UK and is designed for work in narrow and difficult to access spaces due to its size and manoeuvrability. With an extraction force of 5,000kg suitable for 3 metre drilling rods, the drilling unit has a rotary stroke of 3,500mm. The hydraulic rotary head reaches a maximum torque of 1000 daNm and a maximum speed of 90 rpm. Steph Keane, Sales Director at Skelair International, commented: “We are incredibly pleased to introduce the Marini MR-C 50 to our rental fleet. The MR-C 50’s size allows it to be used in difficult areas and it is equipped with a powerful Deutz engine which provides 85kW. The new Marini MR-C 50 will be available with a manual opening safety cage, hydraulic winch and hydraulic side shifting head. Its ability to operate many hydraulic rock-drills or down-the-hole hammers makes it an incredibly desirable rig to be used on a variety drilling jobs.” Raising the Environmental Bar toNewHeights First Rig of Its Kind in the UK