Heavy Lifting
EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE
Timelines, certainty, safety. When a railway bridge is closed, the trains can’t run. Before a nuclear plant comes on line, we’re still burning fossil fuels. Specialised heavy lift keeps those drivers firmly in mind. With a dedicated lifting team, we guarantee supply surety for heavy lift projects, with a large inventory of owner-operated equipment that’s supported by in-house project management and engineering expertise.
From motorway bridges that are lifted and installed as single components, to wind turbines, locomotives and civils of all sizes, our heavy lift team’s experience makes a difference. Add end-to-end engineering, project management and a full range of technical solutions – jacks, gantries, skids – and you can be sure that Osprey is the right partner.
FULL RANGE OF LIFT SOLUTIONS
Having the right inventory makes a difference. We’ve invested heavily in our SPMTs, heavy lift cranes and barges, ensuring supply surety with mobile cranes, crawler cranes, lift systems, jacks and skids all available at the right time:
This means we can propose complex, fully-engineered heavy lifting and installation solutions and also, innovate on site, adapting to overcome challenges quickly.
CASE STUDY
5200te RAIL BRIDGE
Our dedicated heavy lift team created a fully-engineered solution to move this single-span, 5200te rail bridge – using a 144-axle self-propelled modular transport (SPMT) with 576 wheels and an innovative arrangement of hydraulic jacks and longitudinal beams.
HEAVY LIFT TEAM
Supported by naval architects, structural, marine and civil engineers, our heavy lift team is dedicated to providing a smooth, safe lift for every asset. Gathering insights from every project, we build on our experience and the value we can deliver.
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Case studies
NETWORK RAIL, WHALEY BRIDGE
Turntables and SPMTs overcome challenges.
When the space available is less than ideal, we find a new way to move the heaviest loads.
Find out moreUPGRADING M4 MOTORWAY BRIDGES
Reducing possession times.
Getting involved early and having the in-house heavy lift equipment to guarantee supply surety – it all makes a difference for projects of this scale.
Find out moreINNOVATIVE SHIPBUILDING SOLUTION
An ingenious solution for an everyday challenge.
When existing transport can’t ship our heavy lift cranes (our LTM1800 and LG1550), we still find a way to reach the site.
Find out moreHPC LOGISTICS: TUNNEL BORING MACHINES
Port-to-site logistics for nuclear construction.
Tunnel boring machine logistics provided valuable learnings – not only for HPC, but also for other clients needing port-to-site transport on this scale.
Find out moreEdgcott Road: 112-Metre Road Bridge
HS2 will build over 11 miles of viaducts and bridges. The Osprey CC-3800 was deployed with a 54-metre boom to provide contract lift services on bridges at Edgcott Road.
Find out moreHPC – RPV installation
RPV DELIVERY – A STATIC, DYNAMIC SOLUTION
At Hinkley Point C, we've developed a RORO solution that delivers oversized assets to site in a new way – increasing productivity across the construction site.
Find out moreTintagel Bridge installation
Award-winning assets, innovation in action
The new English Heritage walkway at Tintagel is an award-winning installation. Our solution overcame many obstacles associated with overland delivery to this outlying location.
Find out moreProblem-solving for Petrochem
Problem-solving for Petrochem
Minimal downtime for a petrochemical site is critical and our approach kept our operations down to a minimum.
Find out morePRIORITISING QHSE IN LOGISTICS
Osprey's QHSE team guides all we do
Ellie, one of our QHSE Officers, works specifically on specialist logistics for Hinkley Point C. This puts her at the heart of delivering nuclear success.
Find out moreRESPONSIVE, RELIABLE PORT SERVICES
Vessel owners trust for Port Services.
RORO, breakbulk, containers, oversized cargoes – along with all the documentation, negotiable Bills of Lading, inventory-linked and non-inventory linked customs entries and supporting services.
Find out moreRESPONSIVE CABLE SERVICES
Safely accelerating offshore project schedules
Knowing our equipment, having in-house expertise, if we can reduce the time taken to deliver a project – we will.
Find out moreNETWORK RAIL, BEWSEY STREET
Jacked lifting solves location problems.
Rail bridges are often in challenging locations. See how we deployed our Enerpac JS250 system to overcome these problems.
Find out moreHPC POLAR CRANE DELIVERY
Collaboration reduces risks and costs.
We bring multiple specialist logistics' partners together – a great example of this can be seen in the delivery of two Polar Crane Beams in to HPC.
Find out moreHPC WORLD’S LARGEST STEAM TURBINE
Early planning builds efficiencies into logistics.
Through early contractor engagement and our repeatable Shared Services model, we reduce risks and costs in the delivery of critical assets to large sites.
Find out moreUNIQUE TIDAL TURBINE LOGISTICS
Our transferable skills and marine heritage inspire unique solutions.
Such as this end-to-end project plan to load-out Orbital's 02 – the world's most powerful tidal turbine.
Find out moreNETWORK RAIL, RIVER STOUR
Reducing risk and rail possession times.
Our teams have pioneered installation techniques that reduce risk for other suppliers, and possession times for clients.
Find out moreDELIVERING ULTIMATE DIESEL GENERATORS
Supply chain complexity is never a problem.
Working with overseas partners, we mitigate the risks for transporting critical infrastructure to the UK – in this case, to Hinkley Point C.
Find out moreSEACOMBE FERRY TERMINAL
Unique lift using floating crane barge.
Tidal phases made this challenging, but this is where our in-house marine, heavy lift and civil engineering expertise come to the fore.
Find out moreNETWORK RAIL, WARRINGTON BRIDGE
Flexibility overcomes unexpected challenges.
Collaborative working lets us use different approaches to handle problems – things like adopting mechanical aids during the pandemic.
Find out moreNETWORK RAIL, PENSTONE BRIDGE
Identifying a turntable lift saves time.
This approach is just one of the ways we seek to reduce possession times, overcoming the challenges of confined spaces for heavy lifts.
Find out moreMARINE ENGINEERING INNOVATION
Innovation? Sometimes the best solution is the simplest.
We use our marine engineering insights to find the best way of moving and installing assets.
Find out moreUPGRADING UK RAIL
Joined-up heavy lifting ensures on-time delivery.
Manufactured overseas, our client's locomotives couldn't be transported by rail. We engineered a safe, heavy lift that ensured an on-time delivery.
Find out moreJLR CABLE-SPAN BRIDGE
Early involvement means we can deliver in-built efficiency.
Jacking, moving and installing this cable-span bridge at the JLR works is a great example of the Osprey Way of Working…
Find out moreMANCHESTER AIRPORT BRIDGE INSTALLATION
Early planning is essential
Our collaborative approach factors in unusual considerations, such as flight paths and radar…
Find out moreCable movements
Problem solving for safe cable movements
Moving a full inventory of array cables from the UK to a new storage facility in the Netherlands.
Find out moreNETWORK RAIL, GYPSY PATCH LANE
Reducing risk and rail possession times.
Our teams have pioneered installation techniques that reduce risk for other suppliers, and possession times for clients.
Find out moreEND-TO-END TOWHEAD LOGISTICS
Overcoming challenges for end-to-end towhead logistics.
Our client needed several towheads shipping out, and our fully-engineered solution solved several problems.
Find out moreBahr Essalam Barge Support
End-to-end barge services
Fully supported with rapid, bespoke fastenings' design, vessels, crews, comms and documentation….
Find out moreDUMBARTON RAIL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Delivering rail infrastructure safely and efficiently.
We invented a way to remove and replace railway bridges faster and safer – reducing the usual installation time for projects of this kind.
Find out moreSUPPORTING NATIONAL GRID
Better logistics – delivered by sea, not road.
Our equipment and engineers make innovative logistics possible, and we work in partnership to reduce costs and timeframes.
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