These new articulating booms from Nationwide were craned into position
below ground in the centre of Birmingham for contractors to erect the steelwork for a casino and leisure complex.

K Morris and Company of Kidderminster made full use of the booms 46 feet platform height and articulating features to reach higher levels of the building from the basement.

The AB 46 booms have the further benefit of a 1.5m articulating jib which can be positioned through 140 degrees, enabling the operator to gain better access by manoeuvring the cage into different positions in relation to the boom.

The diesel-powered booms, supplied through Nationwide¹s Birmingham North depot, have four wheel drive which came into its own during the early phase of the contract when the ground was rough before levelling work was carried out.

K Morris and Company are sub contractors on the project to main steelwork contractors Wescol Glosford plc in the construction of the five-storey building for Five Ways Leisure. The main contractors are Carillion.

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