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<p><strong>PROJECT: Airport Link Box Jacking</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: TJH Thiess John Holland</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> EA Hire Equipment in-conjunction with sister company, SU Underground have been contracted by Thiess John Holland to carry out the largest box jacking project every performed in the Southern Hemisphere at Brisbane's Airport Link.</p> <p>A total of 8 "jack in the boxes" each containing a 5 tonne excavator has been lowered into the tunnel at the Turnbull section of the link and placed in a configuration 2 rows of 3 boxes across and finishing with 2 boxes at the top. Each excavator operates within the framework of the box working in sequence to remove the ground in front and then continue on pushing forward until the tunnel is completed.</p> <p>Construction began this month, and it is estimated that the 8 "jack in the boxes"will take our team 3 months to remove the few hundred metres of soil, dirt and rock in this section of the link.</p>

<p><strong><span>PROJECT: Bonville Bypass, NSW</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>CLIENT: Abigroup</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>SERVICE:</span></strong> <span>Wet hire contract which incorporated a significant hammering component as blasting was not a viable option with residents within close radius.</span></p> <p><span>Up to 4 hammers were in use at anyone time during the project including the largest and most powerful hammers available for hire our 7 tonne HB hydraulic hammers, nicknamed Armageddon.</span></p> <p><span>Also provided to the project was a range of heavy equipment and operators including excavators equipped with the latest in 3D GPS technology, dozers and a moxy operating service.</span></p> <p><span>The new bypass</span> <span>has provided improved safety and travel efficiency along this section of the Pacific Highway.</span></p>

<p><strong><span>PROJECT: Bonville Bypass, NSW</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>CLIENT: Abigroup</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>WORKS:</span></strong> <span>The world's largest silenced hydraulic production hammer a 7 tonne Armageddon breaking hard rock to create the Bonville Upgrade.</span></p> <p><span>The Armageddon</span> <span>was deployed to the site and was responsible for hammering the 1.8 kilometre cut through and clearing more than 3000 metres of solid volcanic rock.</span></p> <p><span>Alan Anthony, Abigroup's Earthworks Supervisor on the project</span> <span>said that using the Armageddon was not only the most cost effective option for the work involved but provided a positive outcome for residents as both noise and impact during works was kept to a minimum.</span></p>

<p><strong><span>PROJECT: Bonville Bypass, NSW</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>CLIENT: Abigroup</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span>WORKS:</span></strong> <span>Crew member operating the 3D GPS System to pin point exact positioning for digging works.</span></p> <p>EA Hire Equipment provided both operators and a range of excavators from 23 to 120 tonne many equipped with the latest in 3D GPS technology to ensure complete accuracy.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Marulan Mine, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: Boral</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> Bulk earthworks contract at Blue Circle Mine, NSW to excavate, transport and dispose of over 1,580,000 cubic metres of overburden at the Marulan site.</p> <p>Machines and operators provided to the project included the use of the 120 tonne excavators, a fleet of 50 tonne dump trucks, graders, bulldozers and water truck.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Marulan Mine, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: Boral</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> Fleet of 50 tonne dump trucks worked on rotation to remove overburden from the Marulan Mine site.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: BHP STEEL WORKS, Newcastle, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: BMD Group</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> Wet hire contract to remove concrete footings 14 metres wide by 2.5 metres high and over 1 metre thick as part of the demolition and remediation of the BHP Steel Works in Newcastle.</p> <p>The works which until recently could only be achieved through multiple machines slowly hammering away was completed with relative ease using the 7 tonne hammer, nicknamed the Armageddon.</p> <p>Attached to an 85 tinne excavator, the hammer was able to break through the 80 year old concrete footings at a record rate. By the end of the project, the Armageddon had broken and crushed over 30,000 cubic metres of concrete at the site.</p> <p>NSW General Manager for BMD Group, Terry Watterson said he was most impressed with the hammer's power and force in breaking up material which in some cases was up to a metre thick and heavily reinforced.</p> <p>The high productivity of the hammer had enormous benefits in not only output but it eliminated the need for multiple machines thereby making the site more manageable, Mr Watterson said.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Eastlink Freeway, VIC</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: TJH Thiess John Holland</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> Customised tungsten saw cutting hard rock channels for the Eastlink freeway, Victoria.</p>

<p><strong>Project: Lane Cove Tunnel, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: TJH Thiess John Holland</strong></p> <p><strong>SERVICE:</strong> Provided a package for Contracted Underground tunnelling works as well as above ground civil works at the Lane Cove Tunnel, Sydney.</p> <p>Wet hire operators from both EA Hire Equipment inconjunction with our sister company SU Underground Equipment Hire was responsible for hammering walls for the tunnel and preparing the road surface above ground and into the tunnel.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Cross City Tunnel, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: Baulderstone Hornibrook Bilfinger Berger</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> Diamond Saw custom attachment mounted on a 85 tonne excavator working at night to prepare the walls into Sydney's Cross City Tunnel.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Shannon Creek Dam, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: Leighton Contractors</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> EA Hire Equipment was awarded the principle earthworks contract in the excavation and construction of the Shannon Creek Storage facility. Leighton Contractors were engaged by the Clarence Valley Council to construct the storage facility and associated works, completing the final stage of the construction of the Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour Regional Water Supply project.</p> <p>Over the duration of the project EA Hire supplied more machines and operators to the Shannon Creek site than any other project in the company's history. Over 40 machines consisting of excavators, dump trucks, dozers and graders worked on the 12 kilometre road realignment into the site, trench excavation and footings.</p> <p>Contract works that including a broad of machinery such as our fleet of articulated dump trucks working in rotation to remove soil material from site.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Shannon Creek Dam, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: Leighton Contractors</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> Fleet of articulated dump trucks and excavators worked in tandem to clear excess soil. It is estimated that more than 1.6million cubic metres of clay, earth and sand was excavated during construction.</p> <p>A range of excavators from 8,12,21,22,23,25,35,45 and 87 tonne were assigned to the project along with other items of equipment with operators including 12 x dump trucks from 30 to 50 tonne backhoe, graders, twin header, tungsten saws, and dozers D6-D10.</p> <p>With our own heavy haulage fleet able to float in and out machines at a competitive rate we were able to shrink and expand machine numbers to accommodate the type of work being undertaken at various stages throughout the project.</p> <p>This provided Leighton Contractors with the flexibility to downsize and upscale saving considerable costs on transportation and wet hire.</p>

<p><strong>PROJECT: Shannon Creek Dam, NSW</strong></p> <p><strong>CLIENT: Leighton Contractors</strong></p> <p><strong>WORKS:</strong> In addition to road excavation, trenching and moving of earth for the construction of the dam wall, EA Hire's team used a number of the company's specialised attachments such as rock grinders to trim the batter walls, rock saws to cut the footings and twin headers to prepare wall surfaces.</p> <p>The project was a challenging one not just for the sheer number of machines and operators working within a confinded area but the additional requirements that needed to be managed working within a highly sensitive environmental area. To prevent the spread of Phytophthora cinnamomi, a soil borne fungus, temporary wash bays were set-up to ensure every machine leaving the site was thoroughly washed down and disinfected.</p>