ABI EQUIPMENT LIMITED

The M25 Junction 10 with the A3 at Wisley in Surrey is the busiest section of the motorway with more than 300,000 vehicles passing through it each day. The junction is currently being upgraded to improve traffic flow, reduce congestion, and improve safety. Ivor King - The Piling People have been working on site undertaking sheet piling work using one of our ABI TM20 Mobilrams. Ground conditions on site have meant that the pile line has required pre-augering using an Ø600mm CFA auger string to a depth of 8 meters. The 11m long AZ26-700 king piles, and AZ12-770 sheet pile pairs were then installed to the required depth using the TM20’s state-of-the-art MRZV36VV variable static moment, variable frequency vibrator. Switching between pre-auger work and pile installation takes only a matter of minutes thanks to the rigs D6 Rapid Docking System. This is not only very fast, but it also avoids any working at height issues and ensures correct/clean connection to the rig’s electro-hydraulic systems. With this added time saving functionality the piling crew can tackle the pre-auger works in relatively short runs at a time, switching between auger works and vibrator works more frequently without any real loss of production time. This approach has considerable advantages over simply pre-augering the entire pile line in one go: · Firstly, the pre-augered hole positions will better match the actual interlock spacings of the sheet pile pairs as this dimension tends to increase/decrease a little from theoretical as each pile pair is installed into the ground; in fact pre-augering too much of the pile line in one go can actually hinder the installation process rather than aiding it because the drilled positions and interlock spacings become misaligned as pile installation progresses. · Secondly, in certain ground conditions the soil in the pre-augered holes can reconsolidate when subjected to ground transmitted vibrations. Drilling too far ahead of the installed pile line can therefore become wasted effort. The TM20 Mobilram was required to work in a very narrow corridor alongside the M25 which necessitated more tracking movement and careful slewing control. Despite these constraints the rig achieved excellent pile production and installation quality as can been seen in these pictures. This Mobilram was built with all the very latest technology on-board including ABI’s unique Efficiency Drive System which delivered significant reductions in both fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. Excellent news for Ivor King, his client, and the planet! #sheetpiling #pilingrig #motorwaywork #M25 #Mobilram

Meet the ABI Service Team – Keeping Our Mobilram and Delmag Rigs Ready for Action At ABI Equipment Ltd, we understand that reliability is key to the success of any piling project.  As such we take the preparedness of our customer equipment and our own hire fleet extremely seriously.  Over the past 17 years we have built an enviable reputation of delivering excellent customer service, thanks in part to our high first-time fix rate, but this would not be possible without the dedication and hard work of our service team. ABI’s in house service team is headed up by our Service Manager, Ash Soliman, who is a time served, qualified service technician himself with many years of experience working with ABI Group piling rigs and equipment. Ash together with field service technicians like Nathan Gardner and Dave Denton offer a wealth of experience to our customers and are more than up to the task of ensuring that our equipment is maintained to the very highest standards and ‘ready for action’. They are the ‘go to’ members of the service team that our customers call upon when they need help or support. Both Nathan and Dave are on hand during the day taking calls from customers, whether that’s answering technical queries or trouble shooting issues over the phone. Should a site visit be required they will attend promptly with the aim of getting the customer back up and running as quickly as possible. To help them with this, our facility in Northampton also carries a significant stock of OEM spare parts giving them every chance of maximising customer equipment uptime. Our yard-based welder Darius Bartkowiak is also on hand to undertake equipment fabrication, modification, repairs and routine maintenance particularly with items like drilling tools and Kelly bars. He has the skill and knowledge to make it happen. All rigs and equipment in our UK based hire fleet go through extensive checks and routine maintenance before they go out on hire and again when they are returned to us. These processes ensure we stay on top of equipment servicing and help us to identify and correct any potential issues before they develop into problems when on site. When we hire out one of our Delmag drilling rigs a member of our service team usually attends site to assist with equipment rigging and derigging. In the case where the rig is provided on a self-drive basis they will also conduct formal handover procedures at the start and end of the hire period which may also include operator familiarisation training. With the wide variety of work our rigs undertake, it’s our team’s mission to ensure they’re always ready for the next challenge! Need support or advice for your rig? We’re just a phone call away. Contact us today on 01604 589690. #ABIServices #PilingRigs #Mobilram #Delmag #ConstructionSupport #EngineeringExcellence #OnSiteTraining #EquipmentMaintenance #AlwaysBetterInnovations

New Case Study - Associated British Ports Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility. We have a new case study available on our website detailing the use of ABI Mobilrams in the major infrastructure upgrades at the Port of Lowestoft, a key project supporting the UK’s offshore energy industry. McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd, used an ABI TM20 and TM22 Mobilram to install steel tubular piles and anchor piles for the new berths and reclamation area at ABP's Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). The rigs delivered exceptional precision, efficiency, and safety, even when faced with challenging marine environments. Their versatility, including subterranean piling capabilities, ensured the project’s success. Read the full case study on our website: https://lnkd.in/dFKYpXy #PilingRigs #Construction #OffshoreEnergy #Lowestoft #Engineering #Infrastructure #ABIRigs #McLaughlinAndHarvey #MarineConstruction #LEEF

If you’ve travelled along the M3 recently you may have spotted an ABI TM22 Mobilram undertaking sheet piling work with DAWSON WAM. Some nice pictures here of the rig in action utilising its powerful MRZV 36VV vibrator to install pairs of AZ14-700 steel sheet pile pairs into stiff clays and weak weathered mudstone. The pile line was pre-augered using an ABI MDBA7000-2 Auger Drive and a string of heavy duty OD450mm CFA augers to help break-up the mudstone ahead of pile installation. Even though the TM22 is one of the largest Mobilrams available from ABI this motorway work highlights perfectly just how little operational space the Mobilram concept requires thanks to its unique design features. Pictures compliments of our technical sales manager, Andy Dakers, taken during his recent site visit. #sheetpiling #sheetpiles #mobilram #auguring #preauger 

Our newest ABI TM13 Mobilram arrived in June this year and went straight out to work on key infrastructure projects around the UK for our friends at DAWSON WAM. This model of telescopic leader rig is incredibly powerful but also super compact. It provides excellent vibrator performance, high crowd/pull forces, great torsional & lateral mast stiffness and amazing fuel efficiency with ultra-low engine emissions. Transport weight is only 40-tonnes with a 2.9m x 9.0m footprint on the truck. Quick to off-load and set-up with its rapid docking system. Perfect for operating on tight site locations (as pictured here where the sheet piles are having to be extracted alongside a new structure) or with difficult/busy access locations. If you would like to discuss your piling project or need some help with equipment selection please contact us by calling 01604 586960 or email sales@abi-eqp.com #ABI #Mobilram #SheetPiling 

Our TM17 Mobilram has been on site recently working with VIBRO Ground Improvement Specialists at Port Sunlight undertaking rigid inclusion work. The rig was equipped with one of our VDW10050 double auger drives which develops 150 kNm, of torque in combined single drive mode. The rig has been achieving on average 90No x Ø280mm columns per day with somewhat limited concrete deliveries working to an average depth of between 8.5 – 9m. Maximum column depth in some locations across the site has been 14m. Ground conditions are soft clays gradually entering sandstone for the last 0.5m of column penetration. Equipped with a 470kW EU Stage V low emission diesel engine and ABI’s unique Efficiency Drive System the rig has routinely been returning a fuel consumption of only 400 litres per day. Mark Henry, Operations Director, and joint founder of Vibro Ground Improvement Specialists commented that “This is the second time that we have used an ABI Mobilram for this type of work. The TM17 made light work of installing the columns and we have again been impressed with the performance of the Mobilram. We achieved good daily production rates and have been pleased with the reliability and operational efficiency of the rig.”     #Mobilram  #RigidInclusions #GroundImprovement

We’re Hiring! We’re looking for the best of the best to join our highly respected team of piling and drilling rig operators. You will be operating the very latest piling rig technology, designed and manufactured by our parent company in Germany, ABI Group. If you like being at the centre of the action you could be just the person that we are looking for. Our ever expanding UK rig hire fleet now requires the addition of two rig operators: one to operate our fleet of ABI Mobilrams (telescopic leader rigs); the other to operate our fleet of Delmag drilling rigs. You will be responsible for operating and maintaining our equipment to the very highest standards at all times, supported by our own service support and management teams based out of Northampton. Training will be provided for the right candidates so we are interested to hear from operators that are familiar with other brands of piling equipment or from operators that perhaps wish to step-up from ‘side grip’ vibrator operation, for example. You should be comfortable working within a team or on your own. You will need good communication skills and be adept at dealing with people. Skills/Qualifications ⚫ CPCS Competent Operator with appropriate Driven/Bored Piling catagories. ⚫ Proven track record of undertaking driven steel sheet piling and/or rotary bored piling works. ⚫ Knowledge and experience of different piling and drilling techniques. ⚫ Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills. ⚫ Strong attention to detail and adherence to safety protocols. ⚫ Clean driving license. ⚫ Proof of right to work in the UK. The life of a rig operator working with hired piling rigs is varied, challenging and rewarding. You will be travelling the length and breadth of the country to work on a wide range of different piling applications for some of the UK’s leading piling contractors. In return, we offer excellent rates of pay and benefits including: ⚫ 25-days paid annual leave plus Bank holidays ⚫ Company van and fuel ⚫ Company credit card ⚫ Lodge & travel ⚫ Sick Pay ⚫ Pension ⚫ Death in service insurance To apply please send your CV and covering letter to abi.applications@abi-eqp.com #We’reHiring #JoinOurTeam #PilingRigOperator #DrillingRigOperator #ABIEquipment #Mobilram #Delmag

There is no doubt that our Delmag RH44 is a beast of a machine. It is equipped with a powerful 563KW, EU Stage V engine and a BT440 Rotary Drive which delivers 440kNm of torque. It is a big machine but can operate with a relatively compact footprint once on a job site. Often the challenge is getting such a large machine to/from the job site with weight restrictions or dimensional constraints being imposed on access roads and bridges around the country. This is where the RH44 has a trick or two up its sleeve. The RH44 has a ‘Quick Release Mechanism’ between the main boom and leader mast which permits the whole leader mast to be quickly detached from the carrier. The top section of mast also folds sideways hydraulically for transport, thereby reducing its transport length. Using this feature, the transport weight of the whole rig can be quickly reduced by 33-tonnes. The counterweights and tracks can also be removed from the carrier offering a further weight saving of 21.5-tonnes and 19-tonnes, respectively. This ability to break the machine down into smaller items also means the rig can be taken into job sites with specific access challenges – working below ground level inside a cofferdam for example. The leader mast is equipped with a full rope crowd system offering numerous configurations. Currently, we have it set-up for either a 14m or 20m stroke. Two 2.5m mast sections can be added, thereby increasing the rope crowd stroke to 25m. It is also possible to add a lattice extension to the top of the mast to achieve 32m CFA drill depth (when used in conjunction with Kelly extension). The ‘free diameter’ around the drill axis is Ø2400mm with a standard maximum reach of 5.2m from the centre of the slew ring. Since its arrival with us in 2023 the Delmag RH 44 has been used on a variety of projects including HS2. For more information on the Delmag RH 44 please call the team on 01604 586960 or visit the hire fleet section of our website https://lnkd.in/dj2PjTe #DelmagRH44 #DrillingRig #PilingRig

Our ABI TM20 Mobilram is pictured here working in Blisworth, Northamptonshire recently for Murphy Ground Engineering installing steel sheet piles to provide slope stability for a railway embankment. Ground conditions on site were made ground over mudstone which necessitated pre-augering of the pile line ahead of sheet pile installation using one of our MDBA 7000-2 Auger drives and a string of ØD450mm CFA. This was no issue for our TM20 Mobilram as it is equipped with a D6 Rapid Docking System permitting super quick exchange of vibrator and auger equipment. This meant the site team were able to auger the pile line in the morning, quickly exchange this with the rigs vibrator then be installing piles in the afternoon. The switch over between the two disciplines taking less than 20-minutes, including auger fitting and bottom guide foot attachment. For the installation of the sheet piles, the TM20 was equipped with its MRZV36 VV variable static moment, variable frequency vibrator. The 455No EZ26 – 700 sheet pile wall comprised of 10m long welded pairs and a 4m long single. The 4m long single was installed between each pair of 10m long sheets to permit ground water to drain away. In areas across the project where the ground was particularly tough a DELMAG D19-52 diesel Impact hammer was fitted to the TM20 to finish back-driving any upstanding piles to final level. #pilingrig #auger #ABIMobilram 

It was nice to be able to have a company get together to celebrate the retirement of Mark Hatch one of our highly skilled Delmag rig operators. We enjoyed a lovely evening at Northamptonshire County Cricket ground for the T20 Blast match against Warwickshire. Not only did the rain hold off but Northamptonshire won by 11 runs. During his 10-years working with ABI Mark has become a much valued and respected rig operator. His ability to build relationships with our clients meant that he often became a trusted member of their own teams whenever he was working on site. For one or two of our clients he became their ‘go to operator’ which is a testament to his knowledge and experience. Mark has worked on a variety of interesting, challenging and high-profile projects during his time with us including Liverpool 2, Dawlish Sea Defences, Thames Tideway, Pembroke Dock and the new Wear Bridge to name just a few. We would like to thank Mark for all his hard work and commitment over the years and to wish him a very happy retirement. We will miss you! #Retirement #ThankYou #RigOperator #pilingrig