Quality Freight UK acquires Fuchs crane

The company has acquired a Fuchs MHL390 crane through an investment of over £700,000, with the new product capable of handling over 400 metric tonnes per hour on cargoes.

The crane will add to QF UK’s other cranes, which comprise a MHL360 wheeled crane at its Ellesmere Port terminal, a Liebherr 150 crane and an RHL340 tracked crane.

The company’s managing director Sebastian Gardiner said that the further investment in the business will allow the company to boost bulk volumes in the port, enhance customer service through quicker vessel turnaround and permit multi-vessel working.

“We have seen volumes increase by over 20% during the past 12 months and are extremely confident about business prospects moving into 2018,” he said.

“Adding this new Fuchs crane to our fleet was therefore a natural next step, increasing cranage at Ellesmere Port and futureproofing QF UK’s handling capabilities.”

Additionally, the investment allows QF UK, part of the Quality Freight Group (QFG), to maximise the use of its mobile cranes at client sites, with the company’s MHL360 and RHL340 cranes regularly transported at short-notice to locations across England’s north-west.

The new mobile crane service makes up part of the company’s total logistics service.

“Some companies are tapping into our mobile crane capability as a standalone service, while others are choosing to integrate it as part of a much wider logistics solution,” Mr Gardiner said.