Mabey footbridge centre-piece in a major Manchester regeneration project

Greengate is a key site in a redevelopment of Salford, where 13 hectares of neglected and derelict brownfield land are being reclaimed. The regeneration project will see this site transformed into a thriving residential, retail and business area which will reconnect Salford to Manchester’s Deansgate. Central to this development is the design and installation of a new footbridge.

Mabey Hire helps move the largest cyclone head in Europe

A 475 tonne cyclone head for Essar Oil Refinery in Stanlow, Ellesmere Port, recently needed moving. The head is the largest of its kind in Europe, yet it was transported in record time with our Quickbridge system.

Mabey Inc.’s matting installation protects a sensitive wetlands area

Lake Gaston, a 40 ft. deep hydroelectric reservoir, needed its wooden power line supports updated to modern steel structures. Our matting installation allowed us to support the power company’s renewal of the poles by building a temporary road over the surrounding wetlands area and a floating platform across the lake.

UK's First Training Academy

Recognising the need for customers to receive competency training in the use of non-mechanical plant under real conditions, Mabey Hire established the MHS Training Academy in March 2011. A free of charge facility, it provides an outdoor classroom environment for on-site project management and product know-how, addressing health and safety requirements and minimising downtime.

Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief

Prior to the construction of the new bridge, residents had to cross the river by means of a canoe or small boat, a hazardous undertaking, which had resulted in several life-threatening incidents..

Mabey Inc. helps restore one of the world’s most infamous landmarks

We recently took on one of our most challenging structural shoring jobs ever – assisting with the restoration of a famous historical landmark, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco. Making the prison structurally sound, while respecting its history, has proven to be fine balancing act for the National Park Service - but our modular System 160 Light Duty Structural Shoring inventory has been ideal for a project of this scale.