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Quayside cranes brought down by explosives experts

For Immediate Release - 28 April, 2008

A wide exclusion zone was imposed by police at the Port of Liverpool as explosives experts demolished two large quayside cranes.

View slideshow of larger images (1/5)Demolition sequence: the Cavendish Quay cranes.

The 150ft tall gooseneck cranes at Cavendish Quay, Birkenhead Docks, were brought down early on Sunday morning (27th April) behind a wide safety cordon strictly imposed by Port of Liverpool Police and County Police.

Each weighing 320 tonnes, the cranes were erected in 1964 and had spent most of their working lives discharging dry bulk cargoes from ships.

Main contractor Technical Demolition Services (TDS) of Birkenhead and explosives experts Controlled Group of Wakefield, ensured that the two redundant cranes, located close to modern warehousing, safely "bit the dust".

The demolition was undertaken for port operator, the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company - part of Peel Ports Group - to allow better use of the quayside the cranes occupied. Engineering Services Manager Ben Stafford said: "It was a text book operation. Everything went according to plan."

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