In the world of heavy lifting and engineered transport, Sarens has established itself as a global leader. The company’s success can be attributed to a combination of cutting-edge design tools, a massive inventory of cranes, transporters and specialist rigging equipment, and a team of highly qualified professionals.
It is an exciting time for Sarens, locally and globally, with a strong team of experienced heavy lift professionals helping support its focus on strengthening its presence within the region.
Regional Manager for Oceania Isabella Burke stated “Sarens is making investments in its people and equipment within the region to ensure we can provide the best solutions for our clients. Our engineering and operational team’s detailed planning and precise engineering calculations have allowed us to minimise risk and meet our clients’ timelines in key civil and mining projects across Australia.”
Sarens recently completed works on the Sydney Gateway Project, for the John Holland Seymour Whyte Joint Venture in conjunction with Transport for New South Wales. This project involved the installation of girders for several new bridges that will connect the Sydney Motorway Network with the Sydney Airport and Port Botany precinct. This was a complex project due to the proximity to the Airport, height restrictions were imposed, and there several site constraints during the transport and installation manoeuvres. The most complex installation was conducted across Alexandra Canal located besides the Sydney Airport.
Main bridge sections were approximately 120m long, 20m wide and weighed approx 700 metric tonnes as a final weight. Operations design led to an extensive and collaborated engineering design between Sarens and the client. A key design detail addressed during the planning phase was the challenge involved when handling the bridge sections without inducing significant stresses. At the same time, the bridge transport operation involved crossing over a public bridge and roads, where special care to ground loads applied by Sarens equipment had to be considered and determined.
The equipment selected for this project were the Kamag K2400ST self-propelled modular trailers (SPMT) for transport, an in-house developed jacking system, the Sarens CS250 as well as additional support structure and a hydraulic gantry, the Enerpac SBL1100 as a secondary installation method. Sarens overcame very challenging and narrow time frames for the bridge installation as the operations had to adhere to strict permits and restrictions.
On the other side of the country, Western Australia has always been a strong base for Sarens, with over 15 years experience in the mining and gas projects locally. Strong relationships have been built with clients during these years. Their focus on collaborating with their clients over the years has allowed Sarens to provide end-to-end engineering solutions that will help clients carry out the construction, maintenance, repairs, refurbishment and extensions on all types of projects, no matter the size.
One such collaboration is occurring at a cement plant expansion in Kwinana for SIMPEC. Sarens worked closely with SIMPEC throughout the year, supplying several heavy lift cranes and engineering support for its lifting requirements. The fleet of cranes Sarens has onsite include a CC2800, LR1350 in superlift configuration, two SCX 2800s and a variety of all-terrain cranes.
“These specialised cranes are rigged with various configurations ie. luffer, superlift and fixed fly, to accommodate our clients numerous requirements to install materials at various heights and radiuses” Isabella said.
“Our engineering team has supplied solutions for challenges that our client has encountered during the various stages of the plant construction and installation.
“Sarens is well positioned to provide engineered solutions to clients in the current civil and infrastructure boom across Australia. This is expected to continue into the future and looking towards 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Sarens experience in the construction industry and the proofed expertise of our engineers, will ensure that Sarens can help clients delivery on their projects for the Olympics and beyond,” said Isabella.
Looking to the future, with benefits beyond 2032, Australia has committed to clean energy – and offshore wind is an integral part of Australia’s energy future.
As global green energy faces bigger and bigger challenges, the realisation has come that critical infrastructure relies on the timely delivery of these massive projects, and that’s where Sarens comes in.Globally Sarens is powering tomorrows world through its ability to deliver critical transport, construction and installation solutions.
Whether it be loading gravity based foundations or transporting wind farm jackets, Sarens has the equipment that can make it happen.
Sarens is committed to the green energy transition. Sarens Senior Offshore Wind Advisor Dirk Verwimp was a keynote speaker at the Australian Wind Energy Conference in Melbourne in July 2023, sharing Sarens global experiences in offshore wind and marshalling activities in ports & marshalling yards.
Sarens Technical Solutions Sales Manager, Michiel De Bodt, said it was a wonderful opportunity.
“It was great to engage with key stakeholders as Australia moves progressively towards further developing the offshore wind market, in Australia” he said.
“With our global experience in offshore wind generation we want to share our knowledge and work with our customers to create similar successes.”
“Sarens are a one-stop solution for everything offshore. Our extensive fleet of SPMTs can deliver precision transport for truly enormous loads. We operate a world-leading selection of cranes, gantries, and climbing, jacking, and skidding systems. By combining equipment and services, Sarens has the capability to execute even the most complex of projects – from onshore logistics to offshore installations, handling massive concrete foundations and installing the latest generation of wind turbines on floating structures, ready for load-out.”
“We know our world depends on new sources of energy, and we will do everything we can to be a key part of the journey that will take us into a bright future. Sarens is proud of its decades of heavy lifting experience, and even more proud of its vision into centuries still to come,” said Michiel.
Overall, Sarens success can be attributed to its focus on innovation, expertise, and quality. By combining the latest design tools with a massive inventory of equipment and a team of highly skilled professionals, the company has established itself as the global leader in the heavy lifting and engineered transport industry. Sarens is committed to excellence in everything it does.
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