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The Falkirk Wheel, Scotland

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Client Amco Giffen
Location Falkirk, Scotland
Completion September 2020
Value £2.7m
Duration 6 Months
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An Iconic Engineering Landmark

Manufactured in Derbyshire in 1998, the Falkirk Wheel is now an iconic Scottish and engineering landmark. It is in fact the only rotating boat lift in the world and connects the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in central Scotland. The wheel consists of two gondolas, one at each side of the axle, that are in turn connected to an aqueduct and a basin via a series of seals and watertight doors.

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We replaced all bearing assemblies, taper locks and door levers
A full re-fitting of the upper hydraulic accumulators
The replacement of the hydraulic cylinders
We installed new bushes and welded new brackets
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The iconic engineering landmark in motion

An Iconic Engineering Landmark

Manufactured in Derbyshire in 1998, the Falkirk Wheel is now an iconic Scottish and engineering landmark. It is in fact the only rotating boat lift in the world and connects the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in central Scotland. The wheel consists of two gondolas, one at each side of the axle, that are in turn connected to an aqueduct and a basin via a series of seals and watertight doors.

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The Falkirk Wheel, Scotland

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