PROJECTS & OTHER NEWS
THE ULTIMATE OCEAN CRUISING MACHINE GETS A LIFT
NZ Crane assisted and supported the team from Rapido boat builders as they successfully launch one of its amazing new trimarans in Auckland recently. While conditions were not ideal, using a 170 tonne Grove All-Terrain Crane the nine tonne Rapido 60 was lifted and...
EASTERN BUSWAY
NZ Cranes has been contracted to lift and install all 136 Super T Bridge Beams, weighing up to 82 tonnes each to construct the Rā Hihi flyover on the Eastern Busway project in Auckland.
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For this project we utilised a combination of tandem lifts with our Liebherr LTM1450 and Terex AC250 and single crane lifts with just the Liebherr LTM1450.
SH1 PAPAKURA TO DRURY GANTRIES
As part of the first stage of the SH1 Papakura to Drury project, NZ Cranes has successfully completed the lifting of five gantries above the SH1 Southern Motorway.
CCNZ AUCKLAND HYNDS CONSTRUCTION AWARDS
NZ Cranes was proud and honoured to sponsor the 2023 CCNZ Auckland Hynds Construction Awards held recently.
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Congratulations to our customer Groundfix who won the Project Category A award for their impressive work on the Stanley Point Road Slip Repair.
It was a great night celebrating the people, projects, innovations, and technologies that make up Auckland’s impressive civil construction industry.
NEW KAEO RIVER BRIDGE
The SH10 Kāeo Bridge upgrade project includes a new two-lane bridge and roundabout at the intersection of SH10 and Whangaroa Road that will improve safety and traffic flow.
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NZ Cranes mobilised its Liebherr LTM1450 in luffing fly jib configuration to lift and place the bridge beams that span over the Kāeo River.
Click through to watch a beam being lifted.
NZ CRANES CELEBRATE 30-YEAR SPONSORSHIP OF WESTPAC HELICOPTER
NZ Cranes is a proud corporate sponsor of Westpac Helicopter for over 30 years. Westpac Helicopter does amazing work attending to accidents and emergencies across New Zealand.
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At NZ Cranes we are all about safety, hence why we are so passionate about this sponsorship. We truly believe in the support that our sponsorship offers in helping to resolve where emergencies and accidents have happened in our local region. We are excited to continue this sponsorship and play our part in helping ensure the safety of New Zealanders.
NZ CRANES LIFTS NEW AC40 INTO THE WATER
NZ Cranes is proud to announce that we lifted the brand new AC40 and ‘Chase Zero’ into the water in Auckland harbour for its initial launch and unveling.
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Christened by Emirates Team New Zealand designer Elise Beavis at the team’s new base on Wynyard Point, the AC40 was launched and towed out to Auckland’s upper harbour by ‘Chase Zero’ the teams hydrogen powered foiling chase boat.
The AC40 will be used to pave the way for women and youth into the America’s cup. The commissioning continued into the afternoon with the rig being stepped to check the rigging and sails. The forecast in the coming days was favourable to take the AC40 for its first maiden sail to continue ticking the boxes for the overall commissioning process.
NZ CRANES ACHIEVES 100% SITEWISE SCORE
NZ Cranes are honoured to announce we have been awarded SiteWise Gold in recognition of our high quality health and safety systems, with an assessment score of 100%.
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The SiteWise assessment covers all areas of a contractor’s health and safety systems, including:
- Insurance policy information
- Site Specific Safety Plans
- Accident/incident reporting and investigation
- Hazard management
- Training
- Employee and subcontractor engagement
- Health monitoring and performance
This achievement continues NZ Cranes’ success, marking our third year with a 100% score, and demonstrates our commitment to leading the industry in workplace safety.
For more information about our health and safety policy, visit our Safety page.
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NZ Crane Hire took part in a nine-hour crane operation during the night to move the first two of seven mature Pohutukawa trees back to Quay Street.
Watch the video of the tree move here
Read more about the background to the project here
NZ CRANES ENABLES PROGRESS ON PUHOI TO WARKWORTH PROJECT
NZ Cranes is proud to have supplied our cranes, equipment and expertise to enable the Northern Express Group and the Government to hit a major milestone in the Pūhoi to Warkworth project.
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This is the first stage of the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Wellsford project, which will create a four-lane dual carriageway bypassing Warkworth on the western side. The first stage extends the Northern Motorway (SH1) 18.5km from the Johnstones Hill Tunnels to just north of Warkworth.
Though originally slated for completion at the end of 2021, the COVID -19 Alert Level 4 lockdown in April 2020 combined with strict health and safety protocols under Alert Level 3 have pushed completion back to May 2022. Through these challenging times, NZ Cranes has continued to contribute to the project providing equipment, safety and expertise.
On Tuesday 30 March, the project team lifted the last of the bridge’s precast concrete beams using NZ Cranes. Project Director Robert Jones extended his thanks to the NZ Cranes team:
“I want to thank the NZ Cranes team for their contribution to this milestone and also the way your team has worked with us through some challenging times and complex lifts.
Cranes and Lifting is one of the 9 Critical Risks we focus on as an activity that has a high potential for injury. My H&S and Temporary Works teams give me regular positive feedback on the performance of your organisation, particularly on the rigour and planning that is undertaken before every lift.
This has helped my team upskill in their own understanding of lifting operations, which fits well with our project value of “Teach & Learn”. Everyone, particularly our site engineers and foremen, leave the project with greater knowledge and competence as a result of working here.
Please pass on my thanks and congratulations to your team for a job well done. I look forward to completing the project with the continued contribution from NZ Cranes and your team.”
We are proud to be part of the Ara Tūhono project and look forward to future opportunities to support the Northern Express Group and the Government.
WATCH THE SKYCITY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE BEING LIFTED INTO PLACE
We are proud of the quality workmanship that our team displayed as we see the result of the 30 metre-long pedestrian bridge being lifted into place over Hosbon Street.
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This covered walkway is suspended 11m above road level and will link the SkyCity convention center’s new 303-bed Horizon Hotel with the casino (on the opposite side of the road).
LIFTING THE WEIGHT OF 4 DOUBLE DECKER BUSES
As part of the improvements to Auckland’s roads and cycleways, a new pedestrian bridge was lifted and placed on the northern (sea) side of the existing Point Resolution Estuary Bridge.
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Lifting the two 60-tonne beams onto the new pedestrian bridge extension was the job for our biggest 450-tonne crane. With each beam weighing around the same as four double-decker buses this lift took a lot of planning. However, as AT Project Director, David Nelson said ‘good planning and good weather meant the job was completed much quicker than anticipated’.
Another successful lift for our 450.
THE ULTIMATE OCEAN CRUISING MACHINE GETS A LIFT
NZ Crane assisted and supported the team from Rapido boat builders as they successfully launch one of its amazing new trimarans in Auckland recently.
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While conditions were not ideal, using a 170 tonne Grove All-Terrain Crane the nine tonne Rapido 60 was lifted and moved at a low height across the wharf to keep it out of the wind before lowering it into the water.
The Rapido 60 is designed and constructed as a powerful ocean cruising trimaran but with a luxurious and spacious living area.
Watch the video of this launch by clicking here