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Lifting and installation plant hire field guide
CONTROL THE LIFT PATH

Lifting and installation

A lift is the load, radius, ground, rigging, access and schedule considered together. Define the heaviest and furthest lift, then test crane setup, exclusion zones and transport before discussing availability.

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A lift is the load, radius, ground, rigging, access and schedule considered together. Define the heaviest and furthest lift, then test crane setup, exclusion zones and transport before discussing availability. The useful starting point is the outcome: what must be moved, lifted, compacted, reached, powered or supported, and by when. Equipment class follows that outcome—not the other way around.

Share the exact site location, access dimensions, ground information, programme and expected working hours. Photos, drawings and quantities help a supplier test the proposed configuration against the real task. Ask where the equipment will mobilise from and what is included in the quoted basis.

Availability and site conditions change. Use this guide as a briefing framework, then confirm machine specification, attachments, operator model, transport, documentation, support and current commercial terms directly with the supplier.

FIELD SIGNAL / 01Load data
FIELD SIGNAL / 02Maximum radius
FIELD SIGNAL / 03Ground bearing
FIELD SIGNAL / 04Rigging and permits
ASK BEFORE ALLOCATION

Three questions that expose the gaps.

  1. Is the load weight verified?
  2. Where can the crane establish?
  3. Who controls the lift plan?