Projects
Moving a full brick corner store to enable construction of a multistorey carpark
The Blood Brothers Corner Store was relocated to make room for a multistorey carpark adjacent to the Ringwood Railway Station. The heritage building was installed on a full basement and will be incorporated into the overall development, softening the carpark facade.
The corner store is to be renovated with its original return verandah reinstated for future community use. The building is now returned to the intersection of two major local roads in keeping with the original intent of the building’s siting in its metropolitan environment.
Moving a heritage signal box to make way for a new express train line
The Hornsby Signal Box was the first masonry building to be relocated in one piece on rubber tyres in Australia.
A treasured example of cutting edge technology from the mid 1920’s designed to safely change track points remotely and guide trains through the busy Hornsby interchange.
The functionality of the building resulted in it being positioned directly adjacent to operating track on one side and critical control cables on the other. The entire move occurred within the rail corridor with very limited space for excavation and installation of equipment. All preparation work was undertaken without impact on the operating trains. The building was successfully relocated and preserved by Mammoth, making way for the installation of a new express bypass line around Hornsby Station.
Saving a heritage community building from demolition
The Plenty Church was relocated along the busy Yan Yean Road in Plenty, Melbourne to make way for widening of the arterial road.
Whilst technically a relatively simple move, the team worked against a tight project schedule and limited access to the relocation route to deliver the successful result.
Watch Channel Seven’s abbreviated coverage of the move.
Relocation of the Echuca wharf shed to enable wharf restoration
The Echuca Wharf needed extensive work to ensure it was safe for ongoing access and fostering of Echuca’s busy tourism industry. The Wharf shed (complete with a substantial model display) was relocated along the wharf to enable completion of the wharf restoration works.
Whilst the shed was only 30 tonne, all relocation equipment was installed in the building without machinery to avoid high loads being transferred to the condemned section of the wharf. Support steel was sized to enable installation by hand and additional dollies employed to reduce individual point loads on the wharf deck.
The shed was skewed as it moved along the wharf to match the curved wharf design.
