Mackley, returning client from Brighton's i360 and Shoreham Seawall projects, entrusted WM Plant Hire with critical restoration support at Birnbeck Pier. Our specialist operator expertly dismantled fragile Victorian structures using a 27m+ long reach excavator from a jack-up barge, deploying hydraulic shears, multiprocessor and selector grab attachments with surgical precision.
As IJUBOA members with extensive marine vessel experience, we provided complete methodology support for this complex structural dismantling challenge. Working from barges and pontoons demands exceptional skill – our operators delivered. This prestigious project reinforces why leading contractors repeatedly choose WM Plant Hire for challenging marine civil engineering works.

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