Anderson Iron Works is a structural steel fabricator and has been in business since 1961. It is a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) owned by Patricia Grover, the CEO of the company.

The demobilization of the three cranes began on Wednesday, November 18, on West 51st Street, a nighttime job that began at 10 p.m., followed by a second crane demobilized at 123 Washington Street on Saturday, November 21, and a third on 45th Street on Sunday, November 22.

The first crane dismantled was a freestanding, 11-section Favco 220 90’ boom, used at maximum height on West 51st Street. The job site was close to Rockefeller Center, home to television network NBC and the Radio City Music Hall as well as several other commercial towers. ABLE crews had to work at night to minimize the disruption to these businesses. The crane was erected in September 2009 for the fabrication of a concrete superstructure lifting a Max 18K concrete bucket. The crew used a Liebherr LTM 1250, 77K counterweight and a Terex RT 335 second assist to complete the job. The dismantling took 11 hours.

The crane used at the Washington Street site was a Liebherr 540 HC-L 131 boom 100K counterweight erected to maximum height, plus a 700’ external climber, with six external building tie-ins erected to 38 20’ sections (760’). A Liebherr LTM 1250, 159K counterweight, 204 boom, half outriggers and Link-Belt RTC 8040 second assist were used in the demobilization of the crane. The crane was erected in September 2008 for the erection of concrete superstructure exterior curtain wall. The job took 16.5 hours while crews worked in a very restricted space that only allowed the use of half outriggers on both sides of the crane.

At the West 45th Street site, a freestanding Favco 220 105’ Boom erected 35 sections 455’ using a Luffer, externally-tied external climbing unit with four building tie-ins. The crane took 12.5 hrs to take down 3 days to remove all tie ins and 22 sections using a Liebherr LTM 1250, 104K counterweight, 204 Boom and a Link-Belt RTC 8040, second assist. The crane was erected in August 2008 for the erection of a concrete superstructure exterior curtain wall and HVAC units.

The ultimate challenge with these jobs was the logistics. ABLE crews had to move more than 40 trailer loads out of the city with no staging area at any of the three job sites. With all three sites in close proximity to subways, ABLE crews had to carefully monitor the ground loadings put down by the assist crane. They also had to identify subsurface structures and plan supports and mats to minimize ground pressure. The absolute bare minimum counterweight needed in order to keep outrigger loads as low as possible.

ABLE Rigging works as a standalone rigging company and utilized the same crew for all three jumps. Master rigger Robert LaChapelle served as supervisor for all three job sites with a crew of tower crane demobilization specialists led by rigging foreman Vincent J. Bill.
“All that any of us do is run cranes, rig them and disassemble them,” said LaChapelle. “That day in day out experience is the only thing that makes this work safe. Experience, professionalism and preparation were the keys to ABLE Rigging’s ability to execute these three unique and challenging jobs in such a short time frame.”

ABOUT THE ABLE ORGANIZATION
Founded in 1986, The ABLE Organization is a family-owned and certified women-owned business enterprise that includes ABLE Equipment Rental, ABLE Rigging Contractors, and ABLE Power Rental. The ABLE Organization’s dedicated team of specialists provides reliable products and attentive service for construction projects throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Able Equipment Rental. ABLE Equipment Rental, Inc. offers an extensive range of aerial and construction equipment, as well as mechanical equipment applications for facilities critical infrastructure support and contingency planning. In addition to being a premier rental and service department, ABLE Equipment Rental is an authorized sales representative for some of the top equipment manufacturers in the United States, including Sullair, JLG, Genie, Gradall, Lull and Multiquip. For more information on ABLE Equipment Rental, please visit www.ableequipment.com.

Able Rigging Contractors. ABLE Rigging Contractors, Inc. is comprised of rigging service professionals dedicated to the safety and timely completion of specialized rigging projects. ABLE Rigging Contractors’ licensed Master Riggers excel at engineering analysis, millwright contract trades, derrick solutions, tower crane erection, warehousing, elevator shaft rigging, oversized load transport and escort services, permits and trucking. For more information on ABLE Rigging Contractors, please visit www.ablerigging.com.

The Geoje Fixed Link connects the second capital of South Korea, Busan, with the Geoje peninsula, reducing the travel time between the two from 2.5 hours to just 50 minutes. The tunnel is 3.2 kilometres long. For the watertight sealing of pipe penetrations the Dynatite system of Beele Engineering is used.

Prior to the field application, tests were carried out to determine the max. pressure load of this advanced sealing plug. The plug was tested under a pressure load of 1400 kg (14 kN). The pressure test was even continued with higher loads to determine the max. compression of the plug. Even at the extremely high pressure load of more than 18 kN (equalling a pressure of 27.5 bar!) the profiling of the Dynatite plug hadn’t reached bulk modulus and thefore could be compressed even further.

The Dynatite system was developed for applications where a high degree of (instantaneous) tightness is required. The Dynatite plugs are compressible, can easily withstand shock pressure loads of more than 150 psi (10 bar) and will return to their original shape after shock pressure. The dynamic compression of the plug is based on the high-tech rubber grade and the engineered profiling.

Beele Engineering is market leader in the field of sealing solutions for the fire safe and gas and watertight sealing of pipe and cable penetrations. This position is based on the company’s ongoing R&D and innovation, advanced manufacturing technology and first class service. All Beele’s the products are developed and manufactured on the basis of an integrated approach to fire safety. All components are made in the company’s own factory under stringent ISO quality system.

Mergor, a subsidiary of Strukton, is specialised in immersion projects. It’s field of activities includes the engineering and preparations for immersed tunnel projects, as well as their execution and the relevant matching marine activities. All activities are performed by a team of highly qualified specialists, each of whom has a thorough understanding of the importance of a smooth immersion operation.

More information:
Beele Engineering BV
Beunkdijk 11, 7122 NZ Aalten, Holland
Tel. +31 543 461629
Fax + 31 543 461786
E-mail: info@beele.com
Website: www.rise-nofirno.com

Kings County Hospital rented a 1,000KW generator and 3,500 gallon fuel tank from ABLE in April 2009. The hospital needed a back-up generator during its transition from its existing unit to a new unit. In addition to providing the equipment, ABLE technicians were available to perform routine maintenance on an ongoing basis.

In July 2009, ABLE was contracted to provide two 750KW generators and a 3,500 gallon auxiliary fuel tank to Jacobi Hospital. This project was unique in that the hospital’s existing generator had no automatic transfer switch. This restriction required ABLE to work with an electrical switchboard manufacturer to reprogram the back-up generator’s switching panel.
After completion of the initial installation, ABLE continued to monitor the compatibility of the machines through an ongoing maintenance program.

Elmhurst Hospital also called on ABLE when it required a 2,000KW generator on premise with a 6,000 gallon fuel tank. The closest route to the tie-in required running 15,000 feet of cables above the sidewalk, up the sides and over the roof of a building to the generator. ABLE worked with an electrician to ensure the success of this project, and has been monitoring the generator since it was placed in the facility in September 2009.

ABOUT ABLE RENTAL EQUIPMENT, INC.
ABLE Rental Equipment, Inc., a family-owned and certified women-owned business enterprise, has been a leading industry supplier since 1996. ABLE Equipment Rentals, Inc. offers an extensive range of aerial and construction equipment at competitive prices and ABLE Power Rental, Inc. offers electrical and mechanical equipment applications for facilities critical infrastructure support and contingency planning. As well as being a premier rental and service department, ABLE is an authorized sales representative for some of the top equipment manufacturers in the United States, including Sullair, JLG, Genie, Gradall, Lull, and Multiquip. For more information about the ABLE Organization, or to view their extensive product line, visit www.ABLEequipment.com or e-mail info@ableequipment.com.

CONSTRUCTION INTERVENTION follows Charlie Frattini, New York Construction Extraordinaire, and his trusted team of contractors and designers as they find businesses who are in danger of failing due to botched, delayed, or impossible construction jobs and rescue them from their construction woes.

ABLE was involved in the construction process for the installation of a chimney on a commercial building by providing rigging and lift services. In order to keep the tight deadline and the show’s project time line efficiently, the 56-foot chimney was welded together on the ground, then hoisted onto the top of the building by ABLE Rigging. ABLE’s operator then positioned the chimney atop a five-story roof and held it in place as welders anchored it in place. Normally this would have been done piece by piece attaching each together then to the building. This process would have taken 2 days. ABLE did it in an hour.

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