31.08.2008

Cranes and Base Jumping

NMT, the UK based crane rental company has often been criticised for allowing its cranes to be used for non essential entertainment type activities. However instead of running away from the activity, it has chose to perfect its skills and experience and has become a regular partner of UK Pro Base the base jumping company.

It has honed its risk analysis and safety skills and so far has seen over 1,000 safe and successful jumps form its cranes.
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NMT's Terex-Demag AC200 takes jumpers to 90 metres

NMT and UK Pro Base have participated in two rounds of the “Who’s the Daddy?” championship series in July and August, using NMT’s Terex Demag AC200 and its new AC-250, the latter of which offers the parachutists over 100 metres of altitude, while an increased lifting capacity allows more jumpers on each lift.
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Up they go

The idea is that the participants jump from the platform at the top of the boom and jib, immediately releasing their parachutes and then aiming to land on a target the size of a tennis ball.

Dave Moores, a director at UK Pro BASE said: “We always understood the industry’s reluctance to get involved with anything as unusual as our sport, and found very few people willing to even listen to our plans and proposals. NMT were different in that they were happy to give us the time to explain our methods and procedures, and then work with us to establish good working practices to allow the events to go ahead safely.”
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The Jump

Mark Ambridge, managing director of NMT said “We have a long association with the film and TV industries, often providing lifting equipment in unusual situations and places, so we are happy to consider challenging work.”
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The parachute open the jumper aims for the target

Andy Williams the operator of NMT’s AC200 has become the companies most experienced at handling base jumpers, when asked if he would like to have a go at the jumping said: “Ah, I’d love to, obviously, but then who would operate the crane?”

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