Project snapshot
Client: Fakensw
Location: Newcastle CBD, NSW
Scope: Full cranage package for a mid‑rise commercial build, including structural steel, precast panels, façade glazing and rooftop services
Duration: 16 weeks of staged crane support
Fleet deployed: 250 tonne all terrain, 130 tonne all terrain, 100 tonne all terrain (four‑axle), and Franna pick‑and‑carry
Key metrics: 340 lifts completed up to 22 tonnes; zero incidents; delivered 10 days ahead of programme
Challenge
Tight CBD footprint with limited laydown, low clearances and live pedestrian interfaces
Long‑reach lifts for heavy rooftop plant over a protected heritage frontage
Strict council traffic conditions and wind‑exposed work at height
Our approach
Developed a staged cranage plan with detailed lift studies, ground bearing calculations and pre‑lift strategies for each phase
Coordinated traffic management and night works permits with Council to minimise disruption on arterial routes
Sequenced structural, precast and MEP lifts to compress programme and reduce double handling
Implemented comprehensive WHS: SWMS for every lift, daily pre‑starts, exclusion zones, wind monitoring and third‑party engineering review
Execution highlights
Rooftop plant: Used our 250 tonne all terrain crane with luffing fly to place an 18‑tonne chiller at a 65 metre radius, clearing the heritage façade without dismantling temporary works
Structural steel: The 130 tonne all terrain managed multi‑pick tr
