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Structural Cranes now offers a Helicopter Aerial Crane service, lifting
up to 10 tonne
Where adverse terrain, inaccessible locations or working over water is concerned using a helicopter as an aerial crane is a fast cost effective alternative to our conventional mobile cranes. Structural Cranes has aligned themselves to Heli-Aust who’s 30 Years experience, 20 Turbine Helicopters, specially trained Air and Ground Crew is now at your fingertips and Structural Cranes is pleased to be able to offer their clients this additional service to complement our existing crane service. Heli-Aust’s company policy requires all pilots meet strict safety and operational criteria and crews undergo regular, thorough check and training procedures to maintain high standards that satisfy company and CASA (Civil Aviation Safety Authority) requirements. Safety is always first with Heli-Aust which is in complete alignment with our safety policies. All jobs are site inspected prior to conducting an aerial lifting operation and is subject to individual risk assessment with Safe Work Method Statements supplied as standard practice. Dogger training is mandatory. All crews are OH&S General Construction Induction card certified. Ground crews also receive extensive training in load handling, directing aircraft, safety at heights, emergency procedures and safety briefings. Our new Helicopter Aerial Crane service is definitely a service that should be considered for your difficult access jobs.
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Structural Cranes supplies crane services for the construction of Newcastle’s NEW NCIG Coal Export Terminal – CET on Kooragang Island.
The Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) received approval from the New South Wales Government to build and operate a third coal export terminal in the Port of Newcastle. NCIG has a 35 year lease on the 136-hectare site on Kooragang Island and has begun construction on Stage One of the facilities with capacity to load 30Mtpa. NCIG has development approval for construction of 66Mtpa terminal. The ship loading facilities will be built to the west of the existing Kooragang ship loaders, with the new stockyards and rail facilities to the south-west of the Kooragang Coal Terminal. The Hunter River will also be deepened to allow ships to reach the planned berths to the west of the Kooragang loader. It is expected that when open NCIG CET will create up to 1,000 extra jobs in the Hunter, the Project would increase GDP by $1.5-billion per year, boost exports by $1-billion and generate up to 5,000 jobs across NSW. The Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) was formed in 2004 to address fundamental capacity issues (rail and port) associated with coal handling for regional coal exporters. The members of NCIG are significant coal producers who have sufficient coal reserves and projects to materially increase their aggregate coal production by at least 30 million tonnes during the next five to ten years. Member companies are BHP Billiton (through Hunter Valley Energy Coal) Centennial Coal, Donaldson Coal, Peabody Energy (through Excel Coal), Felix Resources and Whitehaven Coal. Structural Cranes views its association in the expansion of Newcastle’s Coal Export industry and as contributing to the Hunter Regions financial betterment. Structural Cranes hopes to secure the maintenance contract for the NCIG CET and remain part of a team that is dedicated to the growth of Newcastle.
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Structural Cranes working on BHP Billiton’s Hunter River Remediation Project.
BHP Billiton’s Hunter River Remediation Project (HRRP) is an environmental project that will clean up areas of the river bed contaminated by industrial activities related to the former Newcastle Steelworks in New South Wales, Australia. The Newcastle Steelworks began operations in 1915 and for over 70 years produced many millions of tonnes of steel important to the development of the state and national economies of Australia. For much of this time, the stringent environmental standards that are nowadays commonplace did not exist. Over time, some by-products from the steel-making process made their way into the neighbouring Hunter River, settling in the sediment alongside the Steelworks site. When the Newcastle Steelworks closed in 1999, BHP identified the potential for contamination in the river bed adjacent to the Steelworks site and the need for clean up. The New South Wales government supported this position and the early phases of the HRRP were initiated. Since that time, BHP Billiton has focused on demolishing the old infrastructure at the former Newcastle Steelworks site and undertaking the investigations necessary to ensure the river clean up is done right and delivers the best results. The remediation is a requirement of NSW environmental legislation (Contaminated Lands Management Act 1997) and BHP Billiton's Standards. Importantly, it is also about honouring a commitment BHP Billiton made at the time of closure of the Newcastle Steelworks in 1999. Structural Cranes provides mobile cranes and operating crews that are fully compliant with BHP’s stringent safety requirements and is proud to be involved in the largest cleanup project of its kind in the world. Once again working toward the prosperity of Newcastle.
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