202Te Transformer Delivered to Brinsworth National Grid Substation

Extensive enabling works were completed prior to delivery to facilitate the abnormal load movement and installation within a constrained site environment. These works included site access modifications, road widening, temporary removal of fencing and street furniture and improvements to services access to avoid the Howarth Lane tunnel. Ground preparation works also included full matting around the bund area to reduce ground bearing pressures during offloading operations, supported by detailed engineering design, lift plans and ground bearing calculations.

On arrival at site, our heavy lift team carried out a complex offloading and positioning sequence. The transformer was initially discharged onto steel stools before being jacked down onto a turntable and rotated to suit the restricted working area. It was then jacked up onto skid tracks for the first stage of movement, travelling 14 metres, before being repositioned for a second perpendicular skidding stage of 32 metres into its final installed position on the plinth.

The installation required precise multi-stage jacking and skidding operations within a confined working footprint, with the orientation change and two-directional movement proving critical to achieving the final alignment within site constraints. The project was completed over a tight programme, with whole project being completed over a 6-day period.

This delivery adds to our ongoing work within the power transmission and distribution sector, supporting critical infrastructure projects across the UK in partnership with key stakeholders including National Grid and Hyosung.