Konecranes to help modernize one of Belgium’s largest energy producers

Konecranes is partnering with a Belgium-based electricity and gas distributor to refurbish two cranes, taking them from their 1960s original design to the 21^st century.

The global lifting leader won the order to modernize two lattice portal cranes at Luminus Monsin Hydro Power Station in Lie`ge, Belgium. The energy producer supplies nearly 10 percent of the country’s production capacity.

The complete modernization project includes refurbishing two cranes and modernizing them with new CXT hoists and electrics, as well as Demag motor-gear drives for gantry travel.

Additionally, it includes a structural survey with NDT (non-destructive testing), repair work, and grit-blasting and painting to help protect the structures from outdoor elements. The project is scheduled to be completed in August.

"We’re revamping both gantry cranes to improve their operational safety and reliability for the next 35 years,” said Daniel Harvey, Director Sales & Operations, IS EMEA Europe West. "Konecranes is already partnering with the EDF group and key customers in France and the UK, so we’re happy to extend that relationship and offer our equipment’s technical advantages to Belgium.”

The contract win underscores Konecranes leading position in overhead crane service, and in particular its commitment to helping customers achieve the highest lifecycle value of their equipment. The agreement also supports Konecranes belief in the growing opportunities of the circular economy, and the company’s commitment to deliver savings to customers via repairing, modernizing, reusing, and recycling products.

Further information:
Daniel Harvey, Director, Sales & Operations, IS EMEA Europe West
Email: daniel.harvey@konecranes.com or phone: +44 (0) 121 569 1022

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Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment of all makes. In 2018, Group sales totaled EUR 3.16 billion. The Group has 16,100 employees in 50 countries. Konecranes shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).