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SARENS
IN THE USA

Sarens entered US Heavy lift and heavy haul space in 2009 by acquiring Rigging International, a company based in California. We officialy changed the name to Sarens USA, INC. in 2012.

Sarens USA, INC has offices in Houston from where we cover the Gulf area, in Wisconsin from where we cover the Midwest, and in Rowesville from where we cover the East coast.

SERVICES

We provide Engineered Heavy Lifting Services

Heavy Lifting

  • We provide Project-based heavy lift services
  • Turnaround maintenance
  • Installation of turbines & generators
  • Erection of steel structures
  • Erection of heat exchangers
  • Installation of mechanical equipment, drums, casing / inlet ducts, vessels, pumps

Heavy Transport Services

  • Out of Gauge and abnormal load transport
  • Project based heavy transport
  • Rental of specialized transport equipment
  • Factory-to-Foundation

Decomissioning and Dismantling Services

Rental Services

  • We provide bare lease as well as operated rentals services
  • Skidding & jacking

OUR
MARKETS

  • New nuclear plant construction
  • Operating nuclear plant
  • Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
  • Decommissioning
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • Government
  • Thermal power plants
  • Oil & Gas
  • Petrochemical
  • Major civil projects including:
    • Airports
    • Bridges
    • Stadia
    • Ports & yards
    • Oversized heavy haul

EQUIPMENT

  • Hydraulic cranes
  • Cranes ranging from 90T to 3200T
  • Hydraulic jacks
  • Strand jacks
  • Self Propelled Modular Trailers
  • Semi trailers
  • Out of Gauge transport

OFFICES

SARENS IN THE USA
10855 John Ralston Rd
Houston, Texas 77044
+ 1 832 536 3669
+ 1 832 615 2678
info.USA@sarens.com

SARENS IN THE USA
9204-A Highway 61
Sorrento, Louisiana 70778
+ 1 225 450 7027info.USA@sarens.com

SARENS IN THE USA
15095 W 42nd St.
Odessa, TX 79764
832-493-5741info.USA@sarens.com

Sarens USA – East
75 N. Haddon Ave Suite 101
Haddonfield, NJ, 08033
+1 856 503 2121
Paul.Fuerneisen@Sarens.com

SARENS USA OFFSHORE WIND DIVISION
75 N. Haddon Ave Suite 101
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
856-873-0473
Paul.Fuerneisen@Sarens.com

SARENS NUCLEAR & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
1430 South Goodland Road
Hartford, WI 53027
+ 1 414 299 0858
nuclear@sarens.com

Major Tunneling Project In The Netherlands
Sarens loads, transports, and lifts concrete dilatation beams in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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January 2023

This past December, Sarens was involved in a major tunneling project in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The project involved the construction of an 11km highway with a 2.2km tunnel. The tunnel was made on the spot and deepened into the landscape. 44 concrete dilatation beams had be placed below groundwater level in the 2.2 km long tunnel floor. Every dilatation beam was prefabricated on two fabrication areas on-site.

Sarens performed the loading, transport on a platform trailer, and triple-lift of 44 individual concrete dilatation beams. Each beam weighed 77T and was 33.1m long, 1m wide, and 57cm high. 

The equipment used for the project were: 

  • 16-axle K25 platform trailer with push-pull truck
  • Customised strong back frame
  • Customised lifting beam with 32 + 16 lifting points
  • AC700 HaSSL with 55.5m main boom and 160T counterweight
  • AC500-2 HaSSL with 42.5m main boom and 180T counterweight
  • Sennebogen 3300-R with 41.1m main boom and 37.7T counterweight
  • Lifting triangle of WLL 250T

The team faced a number of challenges but with precise planning and execution the team was able to address them:

  • The maximum ground pressures of the cranes could not exceed 40kN/m2. Therefore large azobe platforms had to be made for the telescopic cranes with long steel mats on top where finally the crane mats were laid leading to a larger lifting radii.
  • The dilatation beams were very fragile because of their length and small height. During transport and lifting the beams were not allowed to bend more than 18mm. Every beam also had 2.25m wide reinforcement steel sticking out on both sides of the beam, which had to be kept in place both during transport and lifting. Several customised tools were designed for the beams.

Because of the large lifting radius of the AC700, a crawler crane on the other side of the cofferdam had to take over part of the weight to reach the last meters. As a result the tandem lift was modified into a triple lift. 

Finally, the dilatation beams were placed in their final location under water. According to the Sales Manager, Operations, Jeroen Blok, “Our very skilled and dedicated crane drivers executed the complex lifting job under water, in combination with the coordination of the lifting supervisor who had radio-contact with the divers too.” He adds, “The complexity of this project was greatly determined by the dimensions and weight of the prefabricated and vulnerable dilatation beams but our team completed the project with excellence.”