IN FOCUS / KOBELCO TELESCOPIC CRAWLERS
Wagstaff Piling recently took delivery of two brand new Kobelco TK750GFS models.
NEW KOBELCOS TO WAGSTAFF PILING Wagstaff Piling recently took delivery of two new Kobelco 75t capacity telescopic crawlers. The decision to purchase the new cranes was firmly based on the performance of Kobelco’s already operating in the fleet and the relationship with local distributor TRT Australia. WAGSTAFF PILING IS A FOUNDATION specialist and wholly owned Australian business founded by John Wagstaff in 1980. The vision of Wagstaff and his team is to provide clients with professional and experienced staff at all levels, and to offer the best foundation systems available to its clients. Wagstaff Piling operates throughout Australia with the most advanced piling equipment available, says Wagstaff. “We manage projects from a range of piles including pre-cast, bored piles and CFA piles. We also manage a significant www.cranesandlifting.com.au
number of projects in basement construction including diaphragm walls, secant piles and continuous piles. We’ve been in business since 1980, so that’s 40 plus years and in that time, we’ve completed between 6500 and 7000 contracts, around Australia,” he said. Wagstaff goes on to discuss the mix of the fleet run by the organisation. “Primarily, we have a fleet of specialised foundation equipment from various manufacturers from around the world. These include Soilmec, Bauer
and Casagrande. We run 12 driven piling machines and between 50 and 60 drilling machines. “But we also utilise cranes in our fleet, mainly as support machines, and these include Kobelco’s. We bought our first Kobelco crane back in 1983, a second in 1986 and a third in 1987. We still have two of them in daily use, both having had a full rebuild at 25 years,” said Wagstaff. Wagstaff has been working with Troy Hand Crane Sales & Pacific Islands Manager November 2021 CAL / 77
