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A very long time ago!
It seems a very long time ago - 1977 to be precise. Romania had suffered another earthquake, one of many to strike the Balkans over the years. Relief supplies were needed as a matter of urgency and truck capacity was stretched to the absolute limit. Everything from accommodation units to mobile surgeries were urgently needed. Once this phase was underway, Phase 2 started. This comprised heavy duty, civil engineering equipment - mainly to demolish unstable buildings and then start the process of reconstruction.
Mobile cranes were part of the equation and, when speed and cost are paramount, self drive can come into its own. The photograph shows a new Hydrocon crane nearing the end of its journey on what, at the time, was one of the main roads in Romania.
Since then, many weird and wonderful machines have passed through our hands - to destinations as far away as Beirut, Amman and Baghdad. |
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It's big, it's generally yellow, and it's always awkward!
Construction equipment has been and will remain one of STG's largest markets. Whether it is...more > |
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The Port of Linz, Austria
Despite the fact that Austria is "landlocked", water transport (i.e. river) is playing an...more > |
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One New Change, London
Last month we featured the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, this month One New Change in the City...more > |
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The Guggenheim Bilbao
Designed by the American architect Frank O Gehry, the Guggenheim Museum is one of the landmark...more > |
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STG plays its part
Despite the fact that the climate change conference in Copenhagen achieved very little, at...more > |
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Blizzards Anticipated!
The task - to get this tunnelling machine, weighing 75 tons, from the UK to Barcelona as quickly...more > |
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Piccadilly
Piccadilly, stretching from Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus, is one of the world's famous...more > |
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The Port of Santander
When you are moving 5.00m wide loads regularly across Europe, road tolls, together with permit...more > |
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STG are on television - yet again!
Little did Volker realise, when driving north, that he was about to appear on television....more > |
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At STG we are always searching for ......
the ultimate challenge. One destination that comes very close is the Canary Islands and the...more > |
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The Highways & Byways of Europe
Many know that the regulations in Europe vary enormously, from country to country, sometimes...more > |
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Stennis Space Center
Not unexpectedly, the aerospace industry demands the highest possible standards. The photograph...more > |
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From Start to Finish
When British Sugar first envisaged their new biofuel facility at Wissington, one question...more > |
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Rail is the answer
Having started their journey by road, then having continued by sea, these fabrications are...more > |
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Brightlingsea
The small Essex village of Brightlingsea had seen nothing like it before. Here at the start...more > |
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Guadalajara - Mexico
When faced with the task of delivering to the Kodak factory in Guadalajara, speed and economy...more > |
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It's a very, very rare event!
In fact unique. It's not often that cargo comes up the Thames, least of all oversize and fragile...more > |
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Why struggle?
Why struggle, when it is possible to make things so much easier! AT STG we are impartial,...more > |
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