World’s largest luffing tower crane returning to Hinkley Point

Marr Contracting has been awarded a contract to continue working on Hinkley Point C (HPC), where they will install their M2480D luffing tower crane, the largest capacity crane of its kind, within the unit 2 turbine hall.

Marr Contracting had previously been contracted to work at Hinkley Point, having previously worked on the Tunnelling and Marine Project.

HPC is a nuclear power plant under construction at Hinkley Point, UK, and will be the first nuclear power station constructed in the UK since 1995. They recently stated that costs for the plant could raise to £35bn.