TRADE PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
UNITED KINGDOM: Marr Contracting has returned to Hinkley Point C after being awarded the contract to deliver specialised heavy lifting crane services for the construction of Hinkley Point C’s Unit 2 Turbine Hall.
After previously working with Balfour Beatty on the Hinkley Point C Tunnelling and Marine Project, Marr were approached by EDF to develop a lifting strategy that would deliver improvements to the planned construction strategy.
Following a solution-led selection process, Marr was awarded the lifting contract by joint venture partners, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke (BYLOR) who were awarded the contract to deliver the main civil engineering and construction works on the EDF project in 2017.
Addressing the primary challenge of how to accelerate construction on what is an incredibly complex and congested site, Marr’s unique and simple approach – using a single M2480D heavy lift luffing crane installed centrally within the Unit 2 Turbine Hall – provides the heavy lifting capacity, reach and coverage required while at the same time improving productivity and reducing site congestion.
With the ability to lift in main trusses weighing up to 122 tonnes and the ability to reach all building steel work from a single position, the simplified craneage solution reduced interfaces with the wider project and the need for multi-location rig and de-rigging activities that would have been required using alternative methods.
“Putting the M2480D inside the building means there’s far less disruption to other teams in the vicinity. We previously had to work around the movements of the crawler cranes and during a series of workshops, we identified this solution as one of the biggest things we could improve on, learning from our experiences on Unit 1,” said HPC Project Manager, David Wylie.
The M2480D also provides the flexibility to operate as a high-volume general construction crane while also lifting in 70-tonne pre-cast components as part of a varied cycle of operations.
With the ability to operate in wind speeds of up to 20 meters per second, the M2480D’s significantly higher availability will also address the challenges that comes with the constant risk of high winds due to Hinkley Point C’s coastal location.
“It’s great to be returning to Hinkley Point C with a craneage solution that has significantly reduced complexity and will allow the focus to shift off the crane to productivity on the project,” said Steve Ryder, General Manager – International, Marr Contracting.
Marr’s M2480D working on the project was installed in early April 2024 and is expected to be onsite until 2026.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Simon White
Liz Male Consulting
e: simonw@lizmale.co.uk
t: +44 (0)7935 703293
Marr Contracting are world leaders in the design and delivery of heavy lift luffing tower cranes and heavy lifting services. With almost 100 years’ experience working on large-scale construction projects in Australia and around the world, their expertise spans the large-scale construction, mining, oil and gas, power, nuclear, major transport infrastructure, technology and marine sectors. Not just a crew and cranes for hire, they’re big thinkers and problem solvers who love a challenge with a string of ‘world firsts’ to their name – including the world’s largest capacity tower crane, the 330-tonne capacity Marr 2480D Heavy Lift Luffing (HLL) crane. www.marr.com.au
