First new model NCB FD45 midi CFA rig sold in the UK. The machine has 4.5 ton metres of torque and can drill 600 mm diameter up to 12 m depth, and weighs just 15 tons. Contact us for further information and pricing.

Handing over the key to their second new RTG RG21T telescopic leader rig with MR150AVM vibrator and DKS 50/100 twin rotary head at #Bauma2019 to Simon King and Andy King of Ivor King Piling. Stay tuned for photos of the machine in action!

One of our Giken F301 silent pilers is installing an egg shaped cofferdam as part of a development scheme along the banks of the river Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire.

The 14.5 m long AZ42 sheet piles have been installed for Knights Brown and their Bid Manager Nick Gibb commented "It's great to have a project where we have the opportunity to use the Giken silent piler, this provided so many advantages over traditional piling, not least the complex temporary works we would have needed to accommodate the oval shape".

Do you have silent piling requirements? Hard soils, odd shaped cofferdams, restricted access. No matter how difficult the challenge. AGD and our skilled operators have the solution.

We've been busy over the past few weeks and weekends for Universal Piling at Langley station, near Slough in Berkshire. The task was to install a line of 8 m long L606 'U' profile sheet piles alongside a railway line through tough soil conditions in extremely restricted access.

The equipment selected for the task was:

Giken F201 silent piler with EU300 stage 4 power pack mounted on UR1 unit runner (to facilitate the power pack travelling on top of the previously installed sheet piles as there is no space for it to track alongside)

Giken CB2-5 7 tons capacity clamp crane (the crane "walks" along the previously installed sheet piles behind the Giken F201 once again due to lack of access for a standard crawler crane to work).

Giken AT120 water jet pump and tank

Giken JR22 super jet reel (water jetting equipment required to assist with penetrating the tough soils to suceed in installing the piles to the required level)

The first hurdle was to lift the equipment into the site from a compound over the station perimeter fence. This had to be done during possession hours on Saturday nights. Once in to site the Giken F201 installed the first few piles using a mobile crane to pitch the piles, and then the clamp crane was lifted in and continued along the line behind the silent piler until the job was completed. Once the last pile was in the clamp crane and F201 silent piler "walked back" along the previously installed piles and were lifted back out during another weekend possession.

All in a days (and nights) work for the AGD team!

If you have a sheet piling project with access problems or hard soils, Giken offers the right solution. Contact us for sales or rental enquiries.

The NCB FD200 CFA rig has a 20 ton metre torque rotary head, can drill a max diameter of 900 mm up to 24 m deep, 360 degrees around the tracks, is equipped with a pull down winch of 5.5 tons, a powerful 400 hp engine, and weighs 59 tons.

It is pictured here working in Stratford, east London installing 350 mm diameter displacement piles to approx. 8 m depth through dense soils and producing outputs of up to 100 columns per day.

Click on the link below to see a video of it in action.

AGD 'Flying Squad' arrives with a brand new Marchetti Sherpina 25 tons telescopic crawler crane at New Scotland Yard basement site for Keltbray

This extremely compact and lightweight machine was specified for its ability to be lifted into the basement with the smallest crane possible.

It was delivered and lifted into place early on a Saturday morning and went straight to work. Within 2 days of being on site and having shown its versatility a second unit was ordered and delivered the following Thursday.

These cranes are proving so popular up and downthe UK we've ordered more. The next one arrives shortly. Watch our news section and subscribe to our Social Media channels for further updates.

You can view a video of the machine being lifted into site by clicking on the link below.

Today we are celebrating 60 years since we bought our first crawler crane. The 10RB in the top picture shows where it all started in 1958. Then we have the ubiquitous 22RB. These cranes were our meat and gravy for 20 years. This one is on a site in Nottingham in 1971. Then we show off our first telescopic crawler crane. The IHI CCH300T entered our fleet in 1996 and also delivered loyal service for 20 years until being replaced in 2016 by the Sennebogen 643R. These and the Marchetti Sherpina models now make up the meat and gravy in our rental fleet of more than 60 cranes.

And so as times change many things remain the same. AGD have always been at the forefront of technology continually investing in equipment, purpose built premises and staff.

If you are looking to hire or buy your next crawler crane why not contact AGD? We've been doing them for 60 years and are proud of your heritage. #OrangeCranes #Longevity #Reliability

You may also download some brochures from our archives below to learn more about our heritage:

General brochure from 1975

General brochure from 1996

Rental brochure from 2000

General brochure from 2018

Flashback Friday! Photos of one of our IHI CCH300T telescopic crawler cranes on a site in Belper, Derbyshire in 1996 for Ivor King Piling. As you can see we were no strangers then to supplying sheet piling equipment and crawler cranes to restricted access sites. The hydraulic retractable undercarriage on this machine really coming into its own when accessing the site. In those days this was truly pioneering especially being a telescopic machine rather than a traditional lattice boom crawler crane.

You may also note that the vibratory hammer was piped up to be powered by the crane. This was pure innovation. Saving on the need for a separate power pack and the crane operator could handle both machines resulting in labour savings too.

Lastly and by no means least this bit of history also demonstrates the strength and depth of our relationships. We have been doing business with Ivor King Piling for 25 years and this is reinforced today by the number of machines we have sold them. No less than 17 machines, including crawler cranes, silent pilers, CFA piling rigs and telescopic leader rigs have been supplied over the years. A truly remarkable journey and one we will never forget. We are proud of our heritage.

We have recentled added a brand new Giken F301 silent piler to our rental fleet. With a pressing force of 100 tons this machine weighs just 12 tons and can install single U profile sheet piles 600, 700 and 750 mm wide and single Z profile sheet piles from 508 mm to 700 mm wide.

It may also be supplied with a water jet pump, super jet reel or supercrush equipment for harder soils including rock.

Pictured here working in Almere, the Netherlands for Sterk Heiwerken installing Z section sheet piles underneath a viaduct to allow for the road to be widened and reduced in height to take larger vehicles.

Available for hire Europe wide with experienced operators. Call for further info or rates.

We are celebrating the sale of the 6th Giken silent piler to our esteemed customer Ivor King Piling. This particular model is a Giken ECO700S super crush piler and is pictured here working at Minworth Sewage Treatment Works in Birmingham. The machine is installing 750 linear metres of sheet piles up to 11 m long in tough soil conditions.

Further involvement in the project from AGD includes the supply of all the cranes required for the job. The 70 tons IHI DCH700 crawler crane was actually the first machine ever sold by us to Ivor King and helped us to develop a relationship that has extended over 25 years. 

We also hired a 25 tons Marchetti Sherpina telescopic crawler crane and Giken CB2-5 7 tons clamp crane. The clamp crane walks along the piles following the Giken as it advances making it ideal for working in restricted access sites. In this case the restriction was working weight so the telescopic crawler crane was switched to the clamp crane as the works progressed.

Click here to read a case study and click on the link below to watch a video of the project.

Whatever your crawler crane and piling equipment requirements - call AGD. The only number you need.