Tower cranes in the city centre of Paris

Flat-top and high-top cranes are helping with the construction of the new "La Canopée" building in the centre of Paris. The project is part of the modernisation work in the "Les Halles" area of the city.

This project centres around two 380 EC-B 16 Litronic flat-top cranes and one 280 EC-H 12 Litronic. Both of the flat-top cranes are being used with a 50-m boom each, the first with a hook height of 30 m and the second with a hook height of 40 m. The 280 EC H 12 Litronic top-slewing crane is being used with a 60-m boom and a hook height of 80 m. The assembly weights of the EC-B header can be simply reduced by the easily divided modules. This allows for the use of small mobile cranes for assembly and saves costs during assembly and disassembly. The use of a smaller mobile crane is also a great benefit in cramped inner-city construction sites, as here in Paris. Quick-action connections are used to assemble these cranes quickly and safely.

Both 380 EC-B 16 Litronic flat-top cranes are being used for concrete work and the assembly of structural steel works. One of the two cranes was assembled on the roof of the underground line. In order to distribute the forces on a large scale, a special steel construction was assembled under the new 6 m x 6 m cross base.

The 280 EC H 12 Litronic tower crane acts as a classic feeder crane, which lifts material into the construction site.

The construction work for "La Canopée" started in May 2012 and should be completed by the end of 2013. The customer is the city of Paris, which is investing a total of approximately €200 million for this sub-project.

Tower cranes in the city centre of Paris