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Crane job for world’s biggest church bell
At a height of more than three metres, the largest one of the five bells of the new orthodox Church in Bucharest is regarded as the largest suspended church bell in the world. The 25-tonne bell was…
Heavy haulage using a bridge trailer
In early September Bau-Trans carried out two special transport jobs using a bridge trailer. Departing from Steinhaus close to Wels it transported two 86-tonne containers.
90-metre boom lift in action for cultural monument
Besides its jobs in the industry, the latest purchase of Felbermayr’s Platform Rentals Department is also the perfect solution for creating expert reports and the restoration of cultural monuments.…
120 tonne bridge lifted into place
In Sankt Pankraz in Upper Austria, the so-called Teichlsteg was lifted into place in early May. This marked the closing of a significant gap in the bicycle path network. Thanks to meticulous…
Crane operation for historic barge
In mid-April, two mobile cranes working in tandem lifted the boat MS Österreich onto the slipway of the Fußach (A) shipyard. The technical preparations took several months. The lifting operation…
Heavy cargo logistics for semmering base tunnel
Early this year, Felbermayr was tasked with transporting some 100 individual components belonging to a 2,500-ton tunnel boring machine. The heavy haulage transports started in France and terminated at…
Multimodal heavy haulage
In late November, Felbermayr transported two so-called autoclaves from Aschach an der Donau to their two destinations in the Innviertel region in Austria. Pre-transport for this dual transport was…
Alpine heavy haulage for storage power plant
Last summer, Bau-Trans processed a total of thirteen heavy transports with unit weights of up to 152 tonnes for the Obervermunt II storage power plant project in Vorarlberg. The most important means…
Special transport for Power Tower
In late September, Felbermayr transported two 30-metre tanks from Wels to Graz. Their destination was the Power Tower in Graz’s Reininghaus district. Once they had arrived there, the 37-tonnes hot…
189-metre boom for chimney demolition job
In the coming weeks, Styria's highest building to date will be razed to the ground. A crawler crane with a maximum hook height of 187 metres is used for this purpose.
High voltage pylon crane lifting operation
In order to change the route of a high voltage line in Canton Rüthi in Switzerland, a mobile crane was deployed by Bau-Trans’ Vaduz location in early August. The crane pad’s position between a…
Concentrated power for wind farm
Until autumn of this year, Felbermayr’s Transport and Lifting Technology department will erect 13 wind power systems on the Styrian Handalm pasture. In addition to three large cranes, the feat will be…