# GH Cranes delivers first overhead crane to Sheffield Forgemasters' new machine shop

GH Cranes has delivered the first of 11 overhead cranes to Sheffield Forgemasters' new machine shop in Sheffield, UK, as part of the company's £1.3 billion recapitalisation programme. The crane package includes units up to 250t capacity and a 400t tandem lifting beam.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-08-13
- Where: Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Status: under construction
- Products: overhead cranes, tandem lifting beam
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Sheffield Forgemasters](https://endata.com/companies/18047.md) (customer)
- [GH Cranes](https://endata.com/companies/83039.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [hoistmagazine.com](https://www.hoistmagazine.com/news/first-crane-delivered-sheffield-forgemasters/), 2026-08-13: "The cranes are the first working elements of the new machine shop following installation of crane rails and electricity feeds and will be operational and in use as we work to assemble the new machines when they arrive."

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