Sheffield-based manufacturer, Mechan, is expanding its international presence with the appointment of its very first sales agent in the Middle East. Abu Dhabi’s Liwa Chemicals for Petroleum and Industrial Supplies Est. will be representing Mechan and its handling products across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Liwa approached Mechan at the Innotrans exhibition in Germany last […]
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big winner from train fleet modernisation since the turn of the Millennium has been Siemens Transportation Systems. After gaining a toehold in the UK a decade ago with its Class 332 Heathrow Express stock, Siemens won a series of orders, mostly for Desiro units. A developing trend towards manufacturer servicing at purpose-built depots accelerated in […]
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Mechan is supplying two special jib cranes for installation at a massive liquefied petroleum gas terminal in the Persian Gulf. Jib ArmMechan won the contract to build the cranes at its Sheffield plant through Scottish engineering group Weir. The two jib cranes will be erected on top of high-capacity LPG storage tanks. The cranes were […]
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Specialist heavy-handling equipment for the latest engine test bed at the Rolls-Royce plc aerospace engine facility in Derby has been provided by Sheffield-based Mechan Limited through a £1.6m contract with Cullum Detuners. A Part of the handling scheme Mechan was the chosen supplier of an overhead, automated jet engine transportation system for the new Test […]
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