16/09/2026
Grain Drier Rebuild | Part 1 🏗️
A challenging project for one of our maltster customers, repairing a damaged section of one of their grain driers.
First challenge.. getting it out!
With very little existing information available on the drier, we first had to assess the structure, identify suitable lifting points and develop a safe lifting arrangement for removing the damaged sections.
With each section calculated to weigh up to 6 tonnes, careful planning of the lift and rigging arrangement was essential.
The drier was housed inside the existing building, meaning each section then had to be carefully lifted and manoeuvred out with clearances as tight as just 20mm in places.
An impressive rigging arrangement was developed around a 160-tonne crane supplied by Forsyth of Denny, allowing the sections to be safely removed through the existing building structure
Patterson Engineering was appointed as Principal Contractor for the works under CDM 2015, coordinating the project, contractors and lifting operations from planning through to ex*****on.
The lifting apparatus and associated structural steelwork were designed by Craik, working alongside our team to develop a workable solution for the lift.
And getting it out was only half the job… 👀
Part 2 coming up, stay tuned! 🔧🏗️