We recently completed a successful rental project in Bayonne, France where a Giken ECO700S silent piler was required to work within very close proximity of the existing walls of a school. The U profile sheet piles ranged from 10-14 m long and were being installed as part of a flood alleviation scheme. As you can see from the photo below there wasn't much room for error but our operator managed very well.

The machine was rented through our French dealer Pajot SA

Following their experience of renting a Giken ECO700S Super Crush Piler from us at their project at Vaizey's Wharf in London, King Piling have invested in a brand new Giken ECO700 silent piler suitable for installing Z profile sheet piles up to 700 mm wide and U profile sheet piles up to 750 mm wide.

The machine was also supplied with a Giken JR22 super jet reel and Giken PJ3 crawler mounted water jet pump which is powered by the power pack of the silent piler, saving fuel and operator costs.

Pictured here on its first job in Lincolnshire pressing 14 m long Z profile piles 700 mm wide for a flood alleviation scheme, the machine performed very well and the job was completed to the clients satisfaction.

Click here to see a video of the machine in action.

One of our RTG RG16T telescopic leader rigs has just finished installing 100 linear metres of sheet piling on a site for a new Morrison Store in Middlewich, Cheshire for sheet piling specialists DWM.

The machine had to work within the confines of an existing building, and was able to do so as can be seen in the photograph.

The sheet pile retaining wall was installed utilising 5.5 m - 8.5 m long L602 sheet piles through medium dense sands, with a 105 tons resonance free variable moment vibrator.

Specialist sheet piling contractor King Piling recently hired from us a Giken ECO700S Super Crush silent piling system to install up to 14.5 m long AZ37-700 single sheet piles through dense gravels and Thanet sands on a very restricted access site along the River Thames in London for the Environment Agency.

Access to the site was very difficult but we suceeded to mobilise one of our 80 tons capacity IHI DCH800 crawler cranes to service the silent piler. The crane was offloaded and rigged in the road at night time and then used to offload all of the delivery lorries and assemble the silent piler.

The patented Giken Super Crush system utilises an auger and casing within the sheet pile to simultanteously auger and press the sheet pile to depth. This system enables sheet piling to be carried out in soil conditions such as these river terrace gravels and Thanet sands where normal pile pressing would not be possible.

The job was carried out to the full satisfaction of the client within the anticipated timescale.

Update! Ivor King were so impressed with the Giken ECO700S, they decided to buy one!

Aerial view of the site below:

AGD were recently called upon to assist with lifting a wind turbine into place on some agricultural land at Snitterfield, Warwickshire, just 2 miles from our Stratford upon Avon facility. The contractor involved wanted a contract lift so we carried out the job through Bromsgrove Crane Hire who were able to supply the necessary Appointed Person, Banksman and insurance.

After a site visit by our Technical Manager Bob Rosindale. the 9 tons capacity Hitachi ZX180LCT telescopic crawler crane was selected as being the ideal machine for the job, owing to it's 13 m long boom and low ground bearing pressure, as the crane had to travel through a field to gain access.

We have just taken delivery of our first Marchetti CW70.42L 70 tons telescopic crawler crane and it is busy on a City of London site carrying out general lifting duties in a basement.

The machine was specially ordered in the famous pink livery of the Cancer Research Charity in memory of one of our founders Josephine Knott.

Another RTG RG16T telescopic leader rig was squeezed into a tight site in Marton, Cheshire this week for sheet piling contractor DWM Plant. The narrow transport width of just 3.0 m was all we had to work with as you can see from the photograph. Once access had been achieved the machine installed 54 number 10 m long L605 sheet piles in just 2 days, with a 105 tons resonance free variable moment vibrator.

The piles are being used as permanent works for a residential basement.  DWM are the specialist sheet piling sub contractor on the job. Click on the link to learn more about their sheet pile solutions.

Photographed here installing sheet piles, the 50 tons crawler crane was supplied on hire with experienced operator to CPC Civils on a flood alleviation scheme in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

During this time the crawler crane was used to handle, pitch and drive the sheet piles with a vibratory hammer and an impact piling hammer was used for back driving.

An RTG RG16T telescopic leader rig was squeezed into a site in Warrington last week for sheet piling contractor DWM Plant. The narrow transport width of just 3.0 m was just about inch perfect for this particular site. Once safely inside the machine installed 250 number 9 m long L604 sheet piles in just one week, with a 105 tons resonance free variable moment vibrator.

The piles are being used as temporary support for an attenuation tank which is being installed as part of a flood alleviation scheme. The main contractor is Harry Fairclough and DWM are their specialist sheet piling sub contractor installing and extracting the piles and carrying out the bulk excavation works.