KOWAN ZU-100 ASSISTS IN NEW WATERWAY PROJECT IN HAMBURG, GERMANY
19-11-2010
Watson & Hillhouse’s ZU-100 Still Worker is currently being used, to install AZ20-700 & AZ37-700 piles ranging from 6 to 17 metres long, in the city of Hamburg, Germany to create a new waterway from the city to Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, which is located south of the city. The piles are being installed through mostly sand with some clay.
In 2013 the International Horticulture Show will take place in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, where the waterway will be used to allow guests to travel downtown by boat and take in the sights.
The Still Worker ZU100 was used because of noise and vibration concerns as the piling was being installed in a residential area and close to a high pressure gas main.
Due to the ZU-100s ability of being able to install piles close to services and 500mm from existing structures, without creating noise or vibration, the contractors could be safe in the knowledge that the Still Worker was the right piece of plant for the job. The Still Worker is also able to install ‘Z’ piles from 559mm to 708mm wide and ‘U’ piles from 600mm to 750mm wide.
Our customer is very pleased with the progress of the Still Worker as the piling is on schedule and due to finish on time.
W&H AND APPLETON PILING COMPLETE RIVER THAMES PROJECT
19-11-2010
Watson and Hillhouse recently hired Appleton Piling a Kowan Still Worker ZU100 for their contract at Greenwich on the River Thames. Here the equipment was used to extract 118no. AZ25 x 12 metre long piles which had been installed to allow a new river wall to be built. The piles had been installed by a vibrator and impact hammer.
The Still Worker was used because the 150 tonne mobile crane, working at 40 metre radius, was unable to provide sufficient extraction pull for conventional extraction methods.
Before extraction could commence the Still Worker ZU100 had to self travel forward, using a walk back device, along the full length of the pile wall. A walk back device is an attachment that is fitted into the Still Worker chuck. It allows the Still Worker to walk back along piles, after pile installation, to within reach of the crane. It also allows the Still Worker to walk forward along already installed piles to the pile extraction commencement point when the crane is unable to lift the Still Worker.
Because of the Still Worker size and attributes, it was perfect for the job. Happily everything went to plan and the extracting job was completed on time.
KOWAN ZU-100 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES PROJECT UNDER BRIDGE IN ARNHEM, HOLLAND
19-11-2010
Watson & Hillhouse’s ZU-100 Still Worker has just completed a job in Arnhem, in Eastern Holland. Piles have been inserted alongside the existing riverbank / quay side side of the lower Rhine, underneath a bridge as part of a project to provide increased stability and a higher flood protection level. The Rhine splits into various estuaries as it nears the sea and these are susceptible to significant flood risks as a result of sever rain or more frequently, a combination of that and melting snow from Switzerland and Southern Germany.
The ground conditions in the area were mainly mud overlying sand and in some places, unstable. This factor, along with the fact the piles needed to be placed underneath a bridge meant that the ZU 100’s vibration free movement was perfect for the job. This also meant that no reaction stand was used at any stage.
The AZ35-700 piles were longer than the original piles at 13 metres in length and have had to be installed in 2 parts due to the height restrictions under the bridge. This meant welding 2 parts together in situ to obtain the correct length of pile.
Everything ran smoothly and the piling was finished a week ahead of schedule.
W&H EXHIBITING AT CONEXPO-CON/AGG MARCH 2011 IN LAS VEGAS
19-11-2010
W&H are pleased to announce their involvement in CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 Exhibition from March 22nd -26th in the Las Vegas Conference Centre, USA.
CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the international gathering place in 2011 for the construction industries. Held every three years, the exhibition showcases the latest equipment, products, services and technologies. Watson & Hillhouse will be located in the UK Pavillion within the Central Hall at the Conference Centre, which is run by the UK Construction Equipment Association (CEA).
Watson and Hillhouse will be promoting the ZU-100 Kowan Still Worker at this exhibition, which is a noise and vibration free hydraulic pile pressing machine. The Kowan Still Worker ZU-100 boasts not only dual pile selection executions i.e. Z’s and U’s, but is also capable of pressing the new wider section sheet piles. It can press ‘Z’ piles from 575mm to 708mm wide and ‘U’ piles from 600mm to 750mm wide. Find out more by contacting us directly or by visiting us at the Exhibition.
For further details on CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011 or to register as a visitor, please follow the link below:
http://www.conexpoconagg.com/Attendees/
W&H EXHIBITING AT INFRATECH 2011 IN ROTTERDAM
19-11-2010
W&H are pleased to annouce their involvment in Infratech's 2011 Exhibition from January 11th to 14th in the Ahoy Rotterdam conference centre.
Infratech is the biennial exhibition for the civil engineering industry. The exhibition is divided into 6 themed areas representing sectors in the industry. All themes are located in their own place on the exhibition floor so supply and demand can find each other easily.
Watson and Hillhouse will be promoting the ZU-100 Kowan Still Worker at this exhibition, which is a noise and vibration free hydraulic pile pressing machine. The Kowan Still Worker ZU-100 boasts not only dual pile selection executions i.e. Z’s and U’s, but is also capable of pressing the new wider section sheet piles. It can press ‘Z’ piles from 575mm to 708mm wide and ‘U’ piles from 600mm to 750mm wide. Find out more by contacting us directly or by visiting us at the Exhibition.
There is no charge for visitors to the exhibition, all you will need to do is register via the Infratech website below:
W&H SECURES FOUNDATION EQUIPMENT AGENCY
19-11-2010
Watson and Hillhouse are pleased to announce our appointment as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Italian manufacturer Enteco, the world renowned producer of drilling, piling and foundation equipment and crawler cranes. Enteco has six main product lines; Drilling Rigs, Piling Rigs, Diaphragm-Walling Rigs, Tunnelling Equipment, HD Foundation Cranes and Tailor Made Equipment. Enteco pride themselves on working closely with their customers to determine each specific need and are able to tailor their equipment to meet their client’s particular requirements. To that end Enteco enjoys many longstanding client relationships around the globe, their products are innovative, well constructed, offer high performance levels, are highly reliable, efficient and meet all EU and UK safety standards.
Enteco manufacture a wide range of equipment for the modern foundation industry. The current range is divided into six main lines:
1. DRILLING RIGS for large diameter bored piles, CFA, Soil Displacement piles, cased piles, DTH and Impact Hammers
2. HD FOUNDATION CRANES Crawler Cranes for HD foundation works from 18 ton to 200 ton capacity.
3. TUNNELLING Forepoling equipment for tunnel consolidation works
4. DIAPHRAGM-WALLING equipment
5. PILING RIGS Crane mounted piling leaders (EPL series) and rigs with hydraulic impact hammers
6. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT Tailor-made equipment specifically made to suit customers specific requirements
Some of the Enteco Foundation and Drilling Equipment product range:
Please visit the Enteco web site for more information www.entecodrill.com or contact Phil Bell at Watson and Hillhouse for a brochure; phil@w-h.co.uk
Enteco will be exhibiting at this year’s GEOFLUID Drilling & Foundations Expo & Conference in Piacenza, Italy from 6th to 9th October 2010 in the outside area stand 11G, where they will have on display an E7060 driven piling rig with a BSP CX110 hammer and an E8018 mini crawler crane.
We hope to see you there! GEOFLUID web site: www.geofluid.it
UK FIRST FOR ZU100 KOWAN STILL WORKER
16-02-2010
First 700mm Pile Installed in the UK with ZU-100 Kowan Still Worker
Contractor J.T. Mackley working for the Environment Agency used a Kowan ZU-100 supplied by Watson & Hillhouse to drive a 48 metre run of AZ28-700, 13 metre long piles.
This is the first time that AZ 700 mm piles have been installed with a pile press in the UK.
The piles were installed 8 metres into: 3 metres of soft clay, 2 metres of medium dense gravel and 3 metres of dense gravel.
The piling was in front of an existing pile wall which was failing with a pile upstand of approximately 5 metres.
Once the piling was completed a walk back device was used to walk the Still Worker back to within reach of the crane.
The Still Worker is able to install 580mm to 708 mm ‘Z’ piles and 600mm to 750mm ‘U’ piles.
The Ram at the back of the ZU-100 assists the unit in self-travelling.