The world’s largest luffing cranes, Marr Contracting’s M2480D, are set to work on HS2 to commence work on Old Oak Common station
Marr Contracting have been awarded the contract to work on Old Oak Common with the M2480D, the world’s largest luffing cranes.
The cranes have previously been awarded contracts to work at Hinkley Point and Lostock Energy Plant.
The contract was awarded by Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA Joint Venture (BBVVSJ) awarded the contract to Marr Contracting, as their cranes aligned with Balfour Beatty’s preferred Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) methodology.
Marr have developed a three-crane solution intended to minimise clutter at the site and mitigate complexity.
The contract will see two M2480D luffing cranes, the world’s largest luffing cranes and capable of lifting 330-tonnes, as well as a M860DX capable of lifting 96-tonnes.
Old Oak Common will be a HS2 station in West London. It will be the 42nd stop on the Elizabeth Line, and is being built in a formerly industrial area.
The below video shows the luffing crane in action in construction of the Sydney Metro Martin Place tunnel.
The world’s largest luffing cranes provide a greater reach
Simon Marr, the managing director of Marr, said: “Drawing on Marr’s experience in successfully delivering similar projects in Australia, we have demonstrated that there is an alternative approach to projects of this scale that is safer and more efficient. We are excited to introduce our technology, which has only recently become readily available in the UK, to this project” said Steve Ryder, general manager – International, Marr Contracting.
“Key to the successes we have achieved for end-clients like Sydney Metro and Cross River Rail in Australia has been the willingness of project teams to engage us early in the planning stages. Similarly, BBVSJV’s innovative thinking about how cranage solutions can be procured and delivered is a potentially game-changing approach for this important infrastructure project.”
