The former Alexandra Pier in Montreal was completely renovated according to a design by the architectural firm Provencher Roy. The building complies with the specifications of the shipping lines and has public areas directly on the harbour.
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The challenge of the installation was the size of the glass elements as well as the weight of the glass panes of over 2000 kg. The viewing platform protrudes from the building and overlooks the harbour. To keep the tower balanced, a pro forma weight had to be lifted out first, which was then replaced by the corresponding glass pane. In Canada, there was no appropriate equipment for this.
By air freight to Canada
Heavydrive provided a suitable solution for the installation of the pulley: a vacuum suction unit LSG 3000 KMH from the supplier was firmly connected to the counter traverse LSG 2000 Konter. The Heavydrive systems are equipped with radio control, with which the 16 glass panes could then be set safely and on time at a height of 60 metres above the water.
Part of the equipment was sent by air freight from Heavydrive's German headquarters to the site in Canada, the other part was delivered by the US subsidiary in Atlanta. The Heavydrive units were in operation for one month.
First project for subsidiary
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The Montreal job was the first project for the newly established Havydrive subsidiary in Montréal QC Canada. The reason for establishing Heavydrive Canada is the increased demand for assembly solutions for very large glass panes overseas.
The company thus offers personal proximity to Canadian customers as well as services and equipment directly on site.
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"With the new subsidiary, we can act even faster and more flexibly in Canada and offer our systems for all kinds of construction projects," says Managing Director Günter Übelacker.
Heavydrive already opened a subsidiary in Atlanta (USA) in 2018 to implement major projects there and in neighbouring states without delays.
