stg http://www.stgtransport.com specialist transport group Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:47:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Brewery Equipment from South Africa http://www.stgtransport.com/brewery-equipment-from-south-africa http://www.stgtransport.com/brewery-equipment-from-south-africa#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:34:39 +0000 stgltd http://www.stgtransport.com/?p=1650 Continue reading →]]> STG have a major project in the sunshine of South Africa. Seen in the photograph is just a small part of a redundant brewery, currently under preparation for shipment from Port Elizabeth to the UK.

Having said that, not everything was smooth sailing. Just a week before the project was due to start, the Eastern Cape suffered the worst floods in centuries, with landslides, bridges collapsing and the main coast road from East London to Port Elizabeth being knocked out of commission. Thankfully, there was a detour, albeit lengthy, involving a long trek inland before returning to the original route.

Early in the New Year, when everything starts to arrive, almost inevitably the weather will continue to play its part in the challenge of moving difficult loads to difficult places.

]]> http://www.stgtransport.com/brewery-equipment-from-south-africa/feed 0 More from The London eye project http://www.stgtransport.com/more-from-the-london-eye-project http://www.stgtransport.com/more-from-the-london-eye-project#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:08:00 +0000 stgltd http://www.stgtransport.com/?p=1599 Continue reading →]]> Lined up and ready to go!
Several of our followers have asked if we have any more photographs of the London eye project. Rather than show more trucks, we thought we would feature the 32 capsules, lined up at Dartford, ready to go up the Thames by barge, for attachment to the wheel. The original plan was to install four capsules a day over eight days. At the last minute this was turned on its head to become eight capsules a day over four days. Allowing for tidal conditions, with two crew, the tugs Mamba & Argonaut worked round the clock to help meet the deadline – 31st December, 1999. When it was all over Pete, who managed the project throughout, was pleased to get some sleep!

]]> http://www.stgtransport.com/more-from-the-london-eye-project/feed 0 Immoveable object, irresistible force paradox http://www.stgtransport.com/immoveable-object-irresistible-force-paradox http://www.stgtransport.com/immoveable-object-irresistible-force-paradox#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:06:14 +0000 stgltd http://www.stgtransport.com/?p=1596 Continue reading →]]> What happens when an immoveable object meets the irresistible force – the result is chaos! Seen tangled up in central France, despite being under police escort, these two convoy exceptional vehicles are struggling to pass one another, causing long delays to other motorists – something we at STG try to avoid at all costs!

]]> http://www.stgtransport.com/immoveable-object-irresistible-force-paradox/feed 0 Sculpture http://www.stgtransport.com/sculpture http://www.stgtransport.com/sculpture#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:03:49 +0000 stgltd http://www.stgtransport.com/?p=1594 Continue reading →]]> Is it a horse? Is it a unicorn? Sometimes, in fact quite frequently, STG are asked to move cargo for which there is no logical description. Collected from Geneva, this sculpture will shortly go on display in central London. If nothing else, it is “thought provoking”

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