IN FOCUS / GROVE ALL TERRAINS AND TBHL&S NT
TBHL&S NT run seven Groves and it is waiting on the delivery of two more: a Grove GMK5250XL-1 and the Grove GMK6400.
NEW GROVES HEADED TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Two new Groves are about to be added to the fleet of the Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift Northern Territory (TBHL&S NT) operation. Wayne Morris is the Northern Territory state manager for TBHL&S NT and explains why a Grove GMK5250XL-1 and a Grove GMK6400 are being added and the depth of the relationship the NT operation has with the team at Grove.
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TBHL&S NT OPERATES OUT OF THE DARWIN suburb of Berrimah. Morris discussed the approach his team takes to the challenges it faces. “Our Northern Territory operation is very motivated and has a fanatical ‘can-do’ attitude,” said Morris. “One day we can find ourselves lifting and constructing a 90-tonne capacity shovel excavator at a new lithium mine and the next we will be transporting a 55t offshore module which has been sent from the Netherlands. The work is varied and challenging, which helps to keep the team on their toes and motivated. “The more complicated the projects and the lifts, the more we rise to the occasion, developing the safest and most commercially viable solution for the customer,” he said. The majority of staff have been with the TBHL&S NT operation for many years, and some have over 40 years of experience with the business.
“The roots of the TBHL&S NT operation date back almost 60 years. The operation was originally opened in Darwin by Brambles in the mid 1960s. It was purchased by Tat Hong in 2003 and a later name change saw it become Tutt Bryant Heavy Lift & Shift,” explained Morris. “Our team comprises of six office staff, five crane technicians, and 17 crane and truck operators, so it is a significant operation for this part of the world. We service all of the Northern Territory from top to bottom, east to west. We also service the Central Queensland coal fields and the Western Australian iron ore mines. “Our operation services a wide variety of industries, which include oil and gas, construction, and mining. In these industry sectors we service ‘Blue Chip’ customers including Inpex, Qube, Shell, Toll Logistics and McConnell Dowell. In terms of general hire, we can be lifting anything from containers for mums and dads, or putting in a pool, through www.cranesandlifting.com.au
