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When it comes to unusually heavy or abnormal loads of almost any kind, Rawcliffes men have acquired a solid reputation for getting even the trickiest consignment anywhere, on time and in perfect condition.
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For example the companys dedicated modern specialised trailers with amazing 220mm thick decks running only millimetres from the road surface will move high loads down the motorway, shaving off the vital millimetres needed for clearance below each bridge.
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On the other hand, a request for a 28m long by 8m wide delivery is not something that calls for a board meeting in this company. Abnormal loads can be tiny, but incredible heavy or they can be huge but light. Plus they often have awkward shapes that have to be accommodated using a number of methods which we undertake ourselves.
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Planning the correct route is extremely important where clearance and bridge loading are factors and also designing and building the special frames to support different loads.
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Getting a huge incinerator furnace to a site at Ellesmere Port involved skidding the whole load under a complex pipeway with only inches to spare. The alternative was paying Shell a 5 million indemnity and lifting it over by crane.
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These days there is practically nothing that Rawcliffes will not give serious consideration to in this field, and the company is gearing up for greater expansion and have involvement in Europe through a major streamlining operation.
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