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Travis Perkins to upgrade truck loader cranes
05 September 2023
TRAVIS PERKINS has made a multi-million pound investment in 400 new truck loader cranes.

The HIAB iX.162 HIPRO BSS-2 cranes are the first of their kind and will replace the existing cranes on the Group’s heavy side delivery vehicles in the Travis Perkins merchanting and Keyline Civils Specialist businesses over a three year period.
This version of the HIAB iX.162 crane is around 150kg lighter than the previous model. This allows the truck to increase its payload and lower its fuel consumption. To further reduce carbon emissions, the new cranes have been developed so the engine can be stopped and restarted from the crane remote control. This results in a significant reduction in idle time emissions and noise.
The new 400 HIAB cranes will be rolled out from January 2024
Travis Perkins group HSE & fleet director Richard Byrne, explains: “These new cranes represent a significant investment. They support our plans to innovate and grow, and they cement our place as a leading partner to construction by serving our customers with improved safety and efficiency. All new cranes will come with a maintenance contract, which means they will be maintained to the highest standards by Hiab. They also support our own commitment to net zero and the decarbonisation of our customers’ supply chain; a commitment we share with Hiab, whose values very much align with our own.”
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