Skybrokers de-installed the Reuters teleport with 5 large Earth Station Antennas in New York City USA

Skybrokers de-installed the Reuters teleport in New York City USA
In April 2016 Skybrokers was contracted to dismantle and remove five large Earth Station antennas (VertexRSI 6.1m, VertexRSI 7.2m, Andrew 7.3m, VertexRSI 9.0m and a RSI 9.2m) at the Reuters teleport facility in Hauppauge on Long Island close to New York City, USA.
Over the course of three weeks Skybrokers technicians de-installed the antennas and loaded them into ocean going containers and the site was cleaned up. This project was subject to detailed planning and logistics. We could not have done this without the help of our logistic partners and local help. Special thanks to John Knight of CTS Media who made this project happen.
The antennas were transported to our antenna facility in Europe for refurbishment. The majority of the antennas found a new home in Greenland, Italy, UK and Cyprus.
Reuters is an international news agency owned by Thomson Reuters and is one of the largest news agencies in the world. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide.
The agency was established in London in the UK in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter. It was acquired by the Thomson Corporation in 2008 and now makes up the media division of Thomson Reuters.
- A Teleport with 5 antennas had to be removed.
- Located on Long Island New York USA.
- The team started with preparing the antenna for lifting.
- With cherry pickers all de-icing was removed.
- Andrew 7.3m antenna being de-installed.
- The de-icing enclosures were disposed of due to its bad condition.
- VertexRSI 7.2m de-icing enclosure removed.
- VertexRSI 6.1m de-icing enclosure removed.
- VertexRSI 7.2m made ready for lifting.
- VertexRSI 6.1m and 7.2m ready for lifting.
- RSI 9.2m being de-installed.
- All antennas are prepared for lifting in one sequence.
- All reflectors and mounts de-installed from foundations.
- Disassembly of the main reflector starts.
- Sub-reflecor assemblies de-installed.
- Vertex antenna being disassembled.
- Andrew 7.3m C-band being dismantled.
- Work in progress, we spend 2,5 weeks to finish.
- Containers are delivered for loading.
- RSI 9.2m dismantled.
- The majority of the parts are loaded.
- Loading at the parking lot.
- Containers loaded and shipped to Europe.
- Site cleaned after 2.5 weeks.