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Titchy Tub Thumper
Having a huge boom is all very well, but size isn’t everything. Sometimes Pixie and her ‘dance like a butterfly, sting like a bee’, back-alley diving moves are the way to solve a problem. A general rule of thumb is that if you can park a transit van within 40 feet of it, Pixie will…
Moonbase Alpha
These futuristic-looking accommodation pods are far more fun to look at and/or be inside than they are to move by road. But, like a lot of these jobs, taking time and taking care is the only way to deliver satisfaction. Photos care of Sam Tuffee.
Mixing it up, without bricking it
This formidable looking lump was even heavier than it looked – a bit over 11 tonnes! The extraction was further complicated by its proximity to a sub-station providing power to an operating brickworks and an atypical centre of gravity, due the top-mounted mixer head having a far greater mass than the base when in working…
O2 – flexible friends
Even when you call us into site at 03:00 hrs on a Sunday morning, we’ll still arrive with a smile on our face (well, some more than others). This one was for a relatively new client, erecting one week and breaking down the next. Erecting a sales pavilion for a global credit card services provider…
Trailer refurb for JT Mackley
One of our key clients has just updated their HIAB wagon. Their original outfit came with a drag trailer – often used, pretty gnarly looking, but far from worn out. So, rather than needlessly replace an expensive trailer, they sent it to us for refurbishment. After a full inspection, a schedule of works was prepared,…
Glide when WIDE
As you might imagine, moving some of the more non-standard loads such as glazed size buildings takes a good deal of thought and consideration. Issues to be dealt with include: Safe disconnection of service, prior to our arrival. Security of all internal and external fittings. Mitigation for glazing. Appropriate lifting equipment, such as modular spreader…
Pioneering spirit
As the nights draw in a bit, it’s good to think back over some of the more fun things we got to haul over the summer. Included in this was a venerable old ex RAF Scammell Pioneer. Originating way back in 1936, these hugely capable trucks were put to work in some of the toughest…
Green Armada
It’s been a busy week for the HIAB Artic boys. The first part of the week was spent clearing 80 tonnes of concrete barrier from Old Street in central London back to Sussex. The remainder was spent hauling empty 20 ft ISOs for a self storage client from Farnham to Bath. Photos care of Matt…
Variety is the spice…
After what can be fairly described as a bit of a damp start, the break in the weather has instilled a new sense of enthusiasm to crack on. So if it seems like our lorries are ‘bloomin’ everywhere’, it’s probably because they are! Photos care of Team Southdown.
Fresh look for Komatsu PC55
Contractors and operators of plant who properly look after the mechanical and servicing needs of their equipment and also want to keep it looking tip-top need look no further. Southdown’s talented coachwork team are branching out. It’s a good bit of work to do on one of these machines properly. But we think you’ll agree…