During the summer of 2012 Cousssens were involved in many projects which formed part of the preparations for the London 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. One such project was the installation of The London Dresser. The piece, which was one of a number of specially selected architectural pavilions created for the Olympic year, contains a coffee […]

In July 2012 Coussens provided transport and cranes for the installation of an exhibit by artist Richard Wilson on the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, in which a coach teeters on the roof of the building. Coussens’ Terex Demag AC120-1 was used for the final lift to lift the exhibit itself, into position, as […]

2012 Brighton Festival saw the appearance of a giant steel figure on the Brighton skyline. Known as ‘Omni’, it plays the central role in the show ‘Waterlitz’, commissioned by the European Zone of Artistic Projects and performed by world renowned French theatrical company Generik Vapeur. Coussens new Tadano Faun HK60 was used to construct Omni […]

Channel 4’s ‘Big 4’ logo outside their headquarters in London was transformed ahead of the London 2012 Paralympics, to incorporate an iconic design depicting a paralymic athlete in action. Coussens provided a contract lift using our Kato MR-220SP to lift the sections of the structure into position. This compact 25 tonne capacity city crane is […]

Throughout our history we have been privilaged to provide cranes and access equipment for restoration and maintainance work on many for the beautiful windmills of the south east. Over the past year Coussens have provided contract lifts using our cranes and access equipment for work on West Blatchington Windmill and Hogg Hill Windmill in Sussex […]

In March 2012 Coussens installed a range of stone sculptures by Japanese artist Atsuo Okamoto at the University of Warwick. The works, which were created using a stone carving technique known as ‘wari modoshi’ were safely layed in place as part of a CPA contract lift. Click here to find out more about the sculptures.

In November 2011 Coussens had the privilege of providing our Spierings SK345-AT3 mobile tower crane to lift a hot tub as part of a home makeover for Red Cross volunteer John Drudge. The secret makeover was organised as part of the Channel 4 series ‘You Deserve This House’. You can watch the makeover on Friday […]

December 2011 saw the arrival of the Room for London at the Southbank in London. Coussens have been able to provide haulage, machinery moving and contract lifting services throughout its construction up to its final positioning on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall. After being carried from West Sussex by lorries from Coussens’ haulage division, […]

In October 2011 Coussens were given the contract to supply all transport and craneage to erect a 50m high ferris wheel, the Brighton Big Wheel, at Madeira Drive, Brighton. Our Terex AC120-1 was the crane used for contract lifting for the majority of the erection process. The Big Wheel stands as a spectacular landmark on the […]

During 2010 – 2011 Coussens have been involved in a sea defence project. Coussens involvement has been to unload in excess of 40,000 tonnes of precast concrete from ships birthed at Rye harbour, each holding loads of 2,200 tonnes. Each of these loads were discharged by crane onto Coussens lorries and discharged again to a […]