One of our customers was having trouble extracting some existing concrete piles. They asked us if we could help and we were only too happy to. We can make pile extraction easier by using crane suspended or excavator mounted vibro extraction or a Kowan Still Worker.
We are very excited about the latest additions which will complement our current range of hammers. A PVE 82M vibro hammer joins our large hammer hire fleet, including BSP CG hydraulic hammers and an ICE1412 crane suspended vibratory hammer.
This is not a type of contract that, to the best of our knowledge, one of our EMV's has ever been involved with before. Due to access issues at this urgent sea wall piling repair job in Shoeburyness, The operator was working blind with the aid of a Banksman.
We are pleased to announce we are now CHAS accredited.
Part of the senior management team consisting of our CEO, Robin Watson; Managing Director, Phil Bell and Director, Marcus Watson, have just returned from a visit to Kowan’s headquarters in Japan where they manufacture the noise and vibration free steel pile press –...
The objective of this project was to increase efficiency and maintain safety standards on site. The resulting handling brackets saves double lifting and enables the vibrator and the casing to be lifted together. The design has been approved by manufacturer...
The course involves theory and hands on tuition and can be undertaken either at our training facility or at your place of work as well as on-site. Toureen’s Piling and Welding Supervisor, Michael Couves, and Operator, Alan Hutson, undertook Still Worker training...
Watson & Hillhouse has, for many years, sent young engineers on leadership skills courses run by the Rotary Club. The course includes presentations, activities, and workshops that cover a variety of topics including: leadership fundamentals and...
The standards, which define the acceptable limits for exhaust emissions, were introduced to protect human health and the environment and affects new non road engines from 2014. The new HP260 power pack was supplied with a BSP CG300 hydraulic drop hammer. The...
One of our customers recently hired a Still Worker and, in order to speed up the job, had it working day and night. Even though it was working in the middle of a busy town, because it presses piles into the ground, it had no affect on the surrounding...