January 24 - JB Rawcliffe & Sons Ltd has handled the transportation of a 63-tonne RCR Energy boiler from Tilbury Docks to Nestl
JB Rawcliffe were contracted to complete a route survey for the boiler, which was shipped in from New Zealand and had the dimensions 15.2 m x 5.3 m x 4.6 m, from the UK port of entry to the delivery site.
The company liaised with the Highways Agency and police to obtain the necessary road permits for the movement.
In conjunction with RCR Energy, JB Rawcliffe assisted in the engineering, design and manufacture of the end suspension bookends, which allowed the boiler to be supported and suspended from bolsters at each end of the Nicolas modular axles on which it was transported to the project site.