Bespoke drum handling
Providing a key piece of equipment to a large-scale transfer flask project in Gloucestershire, forklift attachments specialist Contact Attachments has worked with Aquila Nuclear Engineering and provided one of its fully automatic Drum Tongs.
Gary Butler, mechanical engineer at Aquila, says: “We called upon Contact Attachments to provide us with a bespoke drum handling solution which was a vital part of the works we were undertaking. During the course of the contract, the team was extremely flexible and demonstrated a real ‘can do’ attitude with our repeated requests to amend the product’s specifications, and it arrived in an excellent condition.”
Jason Cadman, technical sales director at Contact Attachments, adds: “The unit we provided was fitted to an overhead crane hoist, and then lowered 30 metres below ground level to lift drums of nuclear decommissioning waste remotely.
“Our Drum Tongs are designed to meet client’s precise specifications, and can handle drums of up to 100cm in diameter.
