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HEAVYWEIGHT HAMMER HIRE

HEAVYWEIGHT HAMMER HIRE

We are very excited to have achieved the first Watson & Hillhouse hire of a PVE 200M. This heavyweight hammer is the biggest vibratory hammer we have ever hired in the UK, weighing in at 38,000 kgs with a static line pull of 1800 kN.

Published in Company News, Plant News on April 21, 2017 by Neil

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INVESTMENTS INCREASE RENTAL FLEET

INVESTMENTS INCREASE RENTAL FLEET

Following a very successful 2015 Watson & Hillhouse has recently made significant investments in new piling equipment. On the shopping list: Two new crane suspended vibratory hammers, three Still Workers, and two hydraulic drop hammers - all of which…

Published in Company News, Plant News on March 7, 2016 by Neil

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IMPROVED ROTARY CASING HANDLING

IMPROVED ROTARY CASING HANDLING

Since November last year our Operations Director, Paul Lee, has been working with one of the UK’s largest foundation contractors to design and fabricate dedicated casing handling brackets - specifically for rotary bored pile temporary casings.

Published in Plant News, Solutions on April 30, 2015 by Neil

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NEW FLEET EMV’S

NEW FLEET EMV’S

After a successful run of sales; five units sold in the past 6 weeks, we have recently taken delivery of three brand new Özkanlar excavator mounted vibratory hammers to replace rental fleet units. One, an OVR S-60, is the first of this size in our…

Published in Company News, Plant News on July 24, 2014 by Neil

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