Global heavy lift specialists Sarens have supplied emergency equipment to aid John Holland on the Botany Rail Duplication Project.
Receiving the call at 4pm on Friday, June 9, Sarens Australia were asked to mobilise both personnel and equipment to the job site by 7am on Monday, June 12 to help lift two large concrete girders.
“Projects like these normally require a few weeks of preparation,” said Technical Solutions Sales Manager Michiel de Bodt. “However, we knew what we had to do and had the trust of our client to safely execute this job. If we hadn’t delivered, our client would have suffered major delays on their project, and we weren’t going to let them down.”
John Holland needed to make some last-minute changes due to unforeseen problems, and adapted accordingly by employing the services of Sarens to shift two concrete bridge girders 800 metres along a public road.
With the girders weighing 160 tonnes and 140 tonnes respectively, the Sarens team – who worked double shifts across the weekend in three 12-hour shifts – were able to use 30 axle lines of K24 SPMTs, a powerpack unit, and an Enerpac SBL1100 gantry system to move the two girders.
Operating in a tight area under near the Sydney airport, the team deployed the 1.000-tonne capacity gantry to safely lift the beams up and drive the SPMTs underneath. The beams were then lashed down and transported to their final destination, staying under the required 8-metre height restriction.
“We greatly appreciate the Sarens team’s hard work and effort over the last week,” said John Holland construction manager Jarod Wakefield. “Truly amazing effort. Very happy with the performance of Sarens over the last week.”