Sennebogen takes down 100-year-old steel building

From October to December 2018, Sauer Construction and Project Development GmbH, based in Starnberg, Germany, demolished a 16,000-square-meter (172,223-square-foot) steel construction hall in Nuremberg, Germany. Sennebogen, based in Straubing, Germany, says Sauer used the Sennebogen Longfront Demolition Material Handler 870 E to take down the near-100-year-old building in a controlled manner.

The new demolition version of the Sennebogen 870 E reaches a height of 33 meters and a load capacity of 4 tons. The demolition handler had to grasp individual facade elements and entire building structures accurately and precisely with the demolition shears, or grab and bring the components safely to the ground. At the same time, the material handler was able to shred and load the material on site with flexible change options between sorting grabs, concrete or scrap shears.

"Thanks to the cab's tilt and elevation, I have a good overview of my working area even when we have to operate on very high buildings, and at the same time I am protected from falling objects by safety grids on the roof and windshield," says Martin Sturm, who drove the handler during the project, in a press release.

According to Sturm, a further advantage for the machine on the construction site was the simple commissioning of the demolition handler. Since the machine can be set up and dismantled by itself without external assistance, no additional auxiliary crane is required.

"The demolition in Nuremberg was now the fifth construction site that we have successfully completed since we purchased our 870. We are particularly pleased to always have a reliable service and contact partner at our side in IBS GmbH," says Florian Trinkl, the managing director of Sauer.