2018 May June Marina World

PLA buys bigger hoist
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has recently taken delivery of a new Roodberg PHA100 boat hoist for use at its
Denton Wharf facility. The machine, which was supplied via The Pontoon and Dock Company of the UK, is the second
Roodberg machine at the site, complementing an RBT30 hydraulic boat mover.
The PLA selected the hoist
to replace a smaller capacity
machine. As well as being
able to lift larger vessels, the
PHA is more fuel-efficient
– with stop-start technology -
eco-friendly and much more
manoeuvrable. This means
the PLA Marine Services
team can lift the majority of
the 40 or so PLA vessels out
of the Thames and also deal
with a wider variety of thirdparty
Thames boats.
“Replacing our boat lift with
a new, higher capacity one
underlines how important this
operation has become, both to the PLA
and the wider Thames community,” said
PLA marine operations director, Peter
Steen. “Over the past ten years we
have invested more than £10 million in
creating at Denton the well-equipped
boat yard and load out facility it is today.
Bringing in a higher capacity boat lift,
with greater functionality,
means we’re well set for the
future.”
PLA mechanical and
electrical engineer Dave
Fallows added: “This new
equipment is able to deal
with all our heavier vessels,
with the only exception being
‘London Titan’. It’s much
quieter than the existing
machine, with heavy duty
industrial tyres considerably
reducing the risk of
punctures.”
The machine has been
hard at work since installation
and has lifted the Queen’s Row Barge
‘Gloriana’ amongst many other vessels.
E: info@roodberg.nl
E: sales@pontoonanddock.com
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