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Together,WORLDWIDE
we are Smarter,
HEAVYSafer, Stronger AND LIFTING
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Together, we are... CONTENTS
04 Introduction
Smarter
06 Front End Engineering & Design (FEED)
At the heart of ALEs business are our people: dedicated professionals who work
with our clients to achieve the very best results. We employ imaginative people at 08 Health, Safety, Quality
all levels within the company, who focus on developing innovative solutions for the & Environment (HSQE)
most complex projects. We challenge conventional thinking, aspire beyond accepted
limitations, and dont stop until we have the smartest, most effective solution to each 10 Buildings
and every challenge. Our Innovation Series is just one example of our insistence on 17 Bridges Installed with Barges
pushing the boundaries to create solutions that work best for our clients.
20 Bridge Jacking
23 Bridge Launching
Safer
31 Bridge Skidding
ALE is a responsible business with a strong moral core, so the safety and well-being of
the individuals we work with and the clients we work for is our single most important 32 Lifting Central Bridge Spans
consideration. Minimising risk to our staff, our clients and members of the local
community is a priority at the highest level of the company, and an ethos that 35 Tilting of Bridge Arches
permeates every aspect of our business. 37 Transport of Bridge Sections
with SPMT
40 Tunnel Boring Machine
Stronger We havent become one of the worlds foremost experts in heavy transportation and 42 Bespoke Solutions
lifting by thinking small. By investing in the latest technologies and employing the 44 Sectors
best people in the business, weve grown over more than 30 years into a global leader
with a presence across a breadth of sectors and markets. Our flexible approach suits 45 Services
any project, whatever its size or scale, and our clients know they can rely on us for
commitment, innovation, delivery, service and an agile, proactive approach that 46 Equipment
gets results. 47 Innovation Series
ALE is actively participating in most of the biggest civil investments all over the
world; through innovation and first class engineering we enable clients to push the
boundaries of construction methods.
In other market sectors ALE is actively involved in the FEED process. Over the years weve added to
our world-class engineering skills-base through the acquisition of several successful specialist
companies, and now we have more than 200 highly qualified engineers working at locations across the
globe. This experience means were well equipped to support the full FEED process, working through
complex technical and logistical issues at an early stage to eliminate expensive changes later on.
Our FEED capabilities form a crucial part of the service we offer. ALE has contributed to many high
profile projects that have been right at the forefront of global trends in their sector. We are able to
adapt to ever-changing industry requirements, evolving safety standards and scope changes as the
project gathers definition during the design process, while at the same time providing solutions which
are as cost-effective and safe as possible. As a result, were able to work closely with our clients from
an early stage to establish whats required and provide practical engineering advice. This advice can
lead to savings later, either in time or cost, as the changes are included in the design phase, instead of
modifications later.
3. 4.
Some of our FEED services typically include, but are not limited to, the items below:
Physical route surveys to determine maximum practical equipment Selection of optimum shipping methods and identification of
weight and dimension information suitable vessels or barges
Investigation of environmental conditions affecting the heavy lifting Logistical studies to ensure that transportation and installation
and transport discipline scope support the project schedule
Road layout and route improvement studies Design and input to design of transportation support steel and
Advice on local regulatory issues relating to the movement of large lifting and lashing/securing points
and indivisible loads to the job site Assistance in modularisation studies to determine the maximum
Equipment lifting and installation studies to determine the most cost practical extent that man hours can be removed from the job site
and schedule effective methods of sizing and placing equipment Assistance in modularisation studies to determine the maximum
Design of rigging and lifting equipment practical extent man hours can be removed from the job site
Outline design of new build site construction jetties
ALE is cemented in a context of over 30 years of evolving Risk Management though maturing
legislation, international standards and client requirements. We as ALE see the value in a safer
working environment for all and we want to capitalise on our history and better mitigate industry risks.
By investing in our constantly evolving internal infrastructure, we are able to maintain our competitive
advantage with industry leading initiatives that allow us to implement and use breakthrough tools to
identify, assess and act upon all levels of risk to our people, environments and assets. This has given
us the ability to identify areas that require attention as well as nominate single areas of concern to
target resources.
ALE are committed to lead the industry and influence all of our clients and subcontractors in a united
approach to achieving an incident and injury-free mindset. In order to achieve this, we have developed
and adopted many of the leading systems and processes that are seen as industry best practice and
available techniques.
We have ensured that our core systems which shape the way we operate are certified and proven
to comply with ISO 9001, 18001 and 14001. ALE know that it is imperative to not only attain the
certification but to also have a robust assurance process in place to ensure that the standards are met
and maintained.
At ALE, we realise that this journey is not to be taken in isolation, therefore we stand by the fact that
together we are safer.
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OVERVIEW: ALE has completed the jacking of roof sections for the stockpile building
in the Pascua-Lama mine at the Chilean Argentina border. This was the first time
ALEs Mega Jack was used.
SERVICES REQUIRED: The stockpile roof was located at 4,200m altitude and within
an earthquake area, making the environmental conditions extremely harsh and
challenging, including high wind speeds, temperatures ranging from -30 to +20 and
air pressure as little as 0.6 bar. As a result, all of the girders were pre-assembled into
40t heavy truss sections near San Juan at normal altitude and transported to the
installation site. The method used to construct the roof of the building was also a first.
ALE then used the Mega Jack System to raise the roof in three sections weighing
1,500t each. Due to the unique way in which the roof was to be installed, ALE utilised
four towers of the Mega Jack System with a total capacity of 20,000t and ten 90t
capacity hydraulic skid shoes. With possible wind speeds of up to 150km/hr ALE took
additional precautions by installing a guy wire system consisting of four 200t strand
jacks at each end of the building to withstand high winds.
The roof of the building was positioned in three sections above the ground on
temporary stands. A hydraulic skidding system was used to support and move the
side girders inwards. ALE positioned the skid systems at each end of the building
while the main inner section of the building was lifted 18m to the final position by
the Mega Jack. As an extra precaution against the extremely strong wind, eight 200t
strand jacks were installed cross wise at each side of the stockpile building.
The jack-up operation, which consisted of 22 layers of beams, was completed inless
than six hours. Once complete the three sections created an A-frame shaped building.
OVERVIEW: ALE completed the move of an office OVERVIEW: ALE completed the lowering
module at Terminal 2, Heathrow Airport. of the roof structure at the Arena
Corinthians, Brazil.
The scope of work was to transport the module
weighing 1,100te over 2km across the airport firstly SERVICES REQUIRED: The first stage of
to a temporary storage location before finally the project saw ALE install and utilise two
moving to its new permanent position.
strand jacks, of 70t capacity, side by side
SERVICES REQUIRED: The dimensions of the to create a tensioning system.
accommodation module were 54m x 24m x 11m. To This system allowed the cable section
manoeuvre a piece of this size, ALE used 108 axle to be manufactured and installed. ALE
lines of SPMT to navigate the route. were then required to use ten jacks,
Due to the construction of the building ALE had
ranging from 300t 500t capacity, to
to ensure that the deflection of the module base lower the north and south sides of the
was within + or 50mm over the 54m length of stadium to complete the installation.
the structure. This was completed through close The interim towers were then able to
monitoring during the move. be removed.
WITH BARGES
Torun, Poland
OVERVIEW: ALE has successfully lifted
the first section of roof for the new OVERVIEW: ALE was contracted to complete the
market Els Encants to its final elevation skidding, assembly and float installation of 2,700t
in Barcelona, Spain. arches over the 500m wide river Wisa, in Toru,
which will become a traffic bridge and is a major
SERVICES REQUIRED: The total weight investment in the region.
of the completed roof was 1,226t, which
posed a challenge for elevation. SERVICES REQUIRED: ALE began by jacking up the
two sections of the first arch from the fabrication
Due to assembly issues, the lifting of the roof supports using eight 500t capacity climbing jacks
was divided into eight sections with six of which were placed on skid beams; the sections
the eight involving gradual lifting in stages were then skidded towards each other and
using hydraulic lifting units installed over each connected with two centre hinges. A 55m high
supporting pillar. ALE gantry system was built up over the arch
sections. The 1,350t capacity gantry utilised four
The final two sections were lifted into place 500t strand jacks connected with the anchor heads
using mobile cranes. By elevating this way, the to the hinge point of the bridge. Four barges were
roof can be completed on the ground. used for supporting the bridge in sets of two; each
contained a support structure of approximately
Once each section was lifted and installed, the 12m in height. On top of this support structure the
system was removed and reinstalled over the ALE jacking towers were installed, with a capacity
next set of supporting pillars, enabling each of 1,600t per barge set.
section to be lifted individually.
Throughout the operation careful monitoring
The first section lifted was 115m long, lifted was carried out as the river is well known for
10.8m high and required fourteen lifting units unpredictable water height and high water speed.
for elevation. Thirteen strand jack-lifting units Multiple hydraulic winches were used to rotate the
(HLS700) and one HLS2000 unit were bridge, and float it to its jacking position. On the
also utilised. second day ALE jacked-up the arch 14m to its final
installation height on the abutments. The jacking
The operation was completed in less than three operation was executed simultaneously with the
hours and the remaining roof sections will be jacking towers and all bracing strand jacks. From
lifted when they have been built. here ALE followed an identical process to install
the second bridge arch.
OVERVIEW: ALE launched a 1,100t railway OVERVIEW: ALE were contracted to launch
bridge over the Oder Havel Canal in a bridge in the city of Zaragoza to enable
Hennigsdorf, Germany in a complex visitors access from the city to the
installation that included a combination exhibition facility.
of land, rail and water transport.
SERVICES REQUIRED: The total weight of the
bridge was 2,400t and was created with an
SERVICES REQUIRED: In the first phase of
asymmetrical design meaning that the bridge
the transport, the 101m bridge structure
itself was able to bend in various directions,
was lifted 10m using four gantries, each
this was a variant taken into account when
with a 500t stand jack. The bridge was
the engineering solution was designed
then skidded transversely 24m over
by ALE.
railroads tracks. In order to support the
skid ways, ALE installed bridging beams, ALE utilised skidding systems, jacking and
supported by jacks, to compensate for the pulling mast systems to execute the launch
expected settlement in the foundations. and pull of the bridge across the river.
Once the bridge was centred on the rail
tracks, it was jacked down 1.5m onto the
32 rail bogies. The bridge then needed to
be transported the 500m to the quayside
by rail.
BRIDGE SPANS
sections, Spain
OVERVIEW: The 500t Vicaria Bridge in
OVERVIEW: ALE performed the installation Albacete, Spain was lifted by ALE over
of two 60m long bridge sections each the course of one day.
weighing 210t over the Pisuerga River
in Valladolid, Spain. The bridge adds SERVICES REQUIRED: Using an auxiliary
pedestrian and bike paths to each direction steel structure and four HLS200 strand-
of traffic. lifting units each with a capacity to lift
200t, ALE successfully lifted the Vicaria
SERVICES REQUIRED: ALE used a CC2800 bridge in Albacete, Spain.
crane with 280t of counter load to lift
the bridge sections and place them on The bridge was elevated to a height
a flotation platform. The bridge sections of 40m.
were then navigated below the bridge
abutments, and the final lift was completed
using HLS700 strandlift units located on the
bridge abutments. The two sections were
lifted separately over two consecutive days.
BRIDGE ARCHES
Tera River, Spain.
OVERVIEW: As part of the Olympic Park
transformation, ALE completed the first bridge and OVERVIEW: ALE has completed the
portal removal for this project. tilting of two steel semi-arches, P2 and
P3, for the viaduct over the Tera River
SERVICES REQUIRED: The Gottwald AK912-1 fitted
in Zamora, Spain.
with a 77m Maxi Boom and 400t Maxi Lift Ballast
removed the T12 bridge, which was the main link
SERVICES REQUIRED: P2, which formed
between the Stratford coach park and drop off
part of the bridges central deck section,
point into the Olympic Park.
weighed 303t and measured 84m in
The bridge and portals were removed on three length. P3 weighed 272t and measured
consecutive days. ALE engineered a solution to 81m in length. In order to perform the
allow the portals, which were erected in three tilting, two hydraulic units of 500t each
sections, to be removed as one piece using the were used per semi-arch, along with
AK912-1. a pair of auxiliary telescopic jacks to
start the operation and to break the
initial arches balance.
BRIDGE SECTIONS
OVERVIEW: ALE was appointed to assist Viaduct, Spain
with the construction of a viaduct on
La Plata highway over the Tajo River. OVERVIEW: ALE has completed the arch
SERVICES REQUIRED: Utilising a steel SERVICES REQUIRED: The project was carried
structure and a skidding system of 150t out in phases, firstly the frontal shield was
capacity plus two 500t lifting units for skidded 15m by means of skidding gantry to
the lifting operation and four 70t lifting reach the hatch. The shield was then lowered
units for tilting. The project ran smoothly 200m into the hatch, the lowering was
and to plan. monitored by cameras and water levels to
ensure the piece would not be damaged.
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