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Vanguard Dismantles Entire Plant In PE


The project saw Vanguard completing the electrical,
mechanical and structural work

 Heavy lifting and rigging specialist Vanguard has completed a project for Indian-based fibre company, SRF India. The project involved the complete dismantling of a tyre cord dipping plant in Port Elizabeth, extending to the electrical, mechanical and structural work.

The complete plant was purchased by SRF India and is currently being shipped to Chennai, India where it will be re-assembled and add to the company’s operations.

Vanguard director, Andrew Nordengen, says the scope of the project also included the crating and packing of the plant into containers for shipping. “This included 450 tons of machinery and equipment, including six ovens, 20 metres tall, as well as 600 tons of structural steel.
 
“We began by removing all the machinery first. This was followed by the blowers, furnaces and ovens, with the cladding and building structure dismantled last,” says Nordengen.


Vanguard dismantled the building in sections, each
measuring 13 metres high and weighing between 11
and 17 tons

The building was 45 metres long, 20 metres wide and 35 metres high, and included a lift. The structure was removed in sections of 13 metres high, weighing between 11 and 17 tons, and consisting of four to six columns with all bracing and cross beams in place. These were craned down to the ground and dismantled, making the process more efficient. All components and equipment were packed into 120 containers, including general purpose (GP), high cube (HC), open top (OT), and flat racks.

Vanguard created a logistics audit trail for the equipment packing by devising lists and photographs of everything prior and post packing. This ensures that if anything is misplaced during shipping or transport to site, there is extensive documentation to determine in which crate and container it was located, and at what point in the journey it happened.

The project was completed a week under deadline with over 60 people on-site working 12 hours per day, seven days a week. “We had a number of people on-site, including mechanical and structural engineers, packers, riggers, and our subcontractors. We also utilised our 160 ton, 90 ton and 20 ton cranes, as well as a 9 ton pick and carry crane.”