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J. Lehde

27-m reinforced-concrete girder for chairlift

Figure: J. Lehde

The giant is brought into position on the construction site

Figure: J. Lehde

Wintersport-Arena Sauerland secured the support of J. Lehde GmbH based in Soest as part of its preparations for the coming skiing season: a new six-person chairlift has just been completed on the Büre-Herrloh hill near Winterberg, replacing an older, smaller lift. For the new valley station building, J. Lehde supplied and installed the 615-m^² roof, which consists of a total of 30 precast reinforced-concrete girders. Boasting a length of 27 m and weighing some 64 t, one of the girders supplied by Lehde has broken all previous company records. The massive design of the special structural element...

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