Bristol contractor brings out the big guns to tackle heavy hospital breaking.
The redevelopment of Bristol’s Southmead Hospital is entering its final phase with the demolition of the last few buildings.
The former hospital buildings were clearly built to last. Indeed, some of the boulder-sized concrete sections removed from the base would look more at home in a quarry. Which is why Churngold turned to local demolition attachment specialist Plantforce for some additional fire-power.
That fire-power came in the shape of a seven tonne NPK hydraulic hammer that is beating the hospital foundations into submission.
Mounted on a 50 tonne class Hyundai 520LC-9 excavator, the 6.9 tonne NPK GH-40 is the largest model in the comprehensive NPK range. Suitable for carriers in the 50 to 93 tonne operating weight range, the unit’s combination of high impact power and low impact frequency makes (relatively) light work of even the toughest concrete base.
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