Page Macrae Engineering have been awarded a contract to construct two new storage tanks and associated piping works by Downer Major Projects for the Auckland Airport Fuel Terminal also known as JUHI.

We are working closely with Downers, who are the head contractor, to achieve the project completion date by mid 2013.

Construction of the two storage tanks is underway and terminal pipe work is currently being installed.

Page Macrae Engineering were engaged by BOPDHB to remove the second of the Tauranga Hospitals Boiler/Generator chimneys last weekend. After the successful removal of the concrete chimney in 2010,the focus has now turned to the remaining steel chimney which is 1.350m in diameter and 32m tall.  

The structural integrity of the steel was unknown, so a designed lifting sleeve was installed to each half of the chimney and attached to McLeod Cranes 170T crane with our guys working out of a man cage from McLeod’s 50T crane. The top 12m section was removed and then the remaining 20m section which penetrated the building roof by 5m, was also removed.    

The removal of the chimney now makes way for the second stage of the new exhaust system for the hospitals 800 Kva generator which Page Macrae Engineering will also install.  

Congratulations to our very own Fiona Wilson!

Fiona has been chosen to represent New Zealand in the ladies singles and skip the ladies pairs in indoor bowls.  This is a fantastic achievement, one which we are very proud of her for. 

Fiona has retained the positions she held last year for the New Zealand team after competing against hot competition for these places.

Her first competition will be the 2013 Trans Tasman Indoor Bowls International Match, to be held at Morayfield, Queensland, Australia between 16th to 18th May 2013.

Click this link to view the full Media Release.   

Hon Simon Bridges recently visited Page Macrae Engineering, and was taken on a tour through our workshops by General Manager, Mike Lehan. The main focus of discussions was around the manufacturing industry in Tauranga and New Zealand as a whole, alongside the importance of innovation and diversification in a difficult economic climate.

We are proud to announce that in June of this year Page Macrae Engineering were awarded the geothermal piping construction contract by ORMAT  for Mighty River Power’s new 82MW Ngatamariki Binary Power Station, currently being built near Taupo. 

This project is the fourth geothermal power station that Page Macrae Engineering have had a major involvement in since 2007 (Kawerau, Nga Awa Purua and Te Mihi, which is still under construction). We have also been involved with several other related projects in the central north island geothermal basin with both Contact Energy and Mighty River Power.
 
Click here for further information on the Ngatamariki Geothermal Power Station project

Approximately 3 years ago, CHH discussed the idea of a New #4 White Liquor Clarifier at their Kinleith Mill in Tokoroa. Page Macrae had been  involved in numerous repairs on this particular Clarifier  over previous years but the Clarifier materials were in a sad state of repair. A new Clarifier made from 2304 Duplex Stainless Steel was proposed instead of the current carbon steel material.

The challenge for CHH was the window to replace the Clarifier and where to build it. It was not viable to build it elsewhere and transport it due to its size and the fact that they needed to reuse the existing concrete base. Our suggestion was to build the new Clarifier on the main road inside the Mill adjacent to the existing tank.   This had its own challenges-room to fabricate, services under the road, road closure, transfer of the tank once built, and having a ‘cone down floor’.

The other major challenge they had was the window to swap the new Clarifier over after demolishing the old one- the period for this is only 14 days. The methodology we proposed was to cut the existing Clarifier up in large pieces and crane out in the first days of the September shut down and organize a 450Tonne crane to pick up the new 90 Tonne Clarifier and position on the existing concrete base in a single lift. The balance of the shutdown will be taken up with reconnecting existing services.

Our ability to ‘think outside the square’ to come up with an approved solution along with our reliability based on previous successful projects for this client resulted in us being awarded this contract.  

Despite very testing conditions (-3  to -5 Deg frosts which necessitate preheating the Duplex plate to enable welding within parameters and days of torrential rain), the guys have completed the annular ring welds and the Sub Arc welding of the floor petals. The process of Sub Arc welding of Duplex Stainless Steel is not a straight forward affair. The time spent in the work shop with test welds has been very worthwhile with substantial time savings on site in the welding process area. All welds have passed their NDT testing and the third and final strakes are in place.  

The construction of the 10 million litre tank for Terminals NZ is nearing completion. All scaffolding is now in place ready for the shrouding and the painting.

Page Macrae is increasingly focussed on developing whole chain bulk handling solutions.  This includes from ship to storage, but also equipment for any handlers of bulk materials that are problematic for dust creation. Our equipment now includes our bulk grabs for ship unloading, while our Enviro-Max hoppers provide a solution for discharging cleanly into trucks and rail cars, with dust control technology ensuring compliance issues are being met. One of the top priorities for companies seeking bulk discharge systems is dust suppression.

Page Macrae’s recent delivery of hoppers to POAGS Port of Darwin (now known as QUBE) and subsequent repeat order for QUBE - Port of Bunbury, are typical examples.

The combined Hopper and Grab package for QUBE is nearing its completion at our Mount Maunganui site on time.

We are pleased to announce we have been awarded the mechanical installation and piping contract together with the installation of the turbine and generator packages for Contact Energy’s new 166MW Te Mihi Geothermal Power Station (comprising of two 83MW Units), currently being built near Taupo.  The Te Mihi Power Station will replace some of the older parts of the Wairakei Power Station, which has been in operation since 1958.

This project is the third geothermal power station that Page Macrae Engineering have had a major involvement in since 2007 (Kawerau and Nga Awa Purua being the first two). We have also recently had heavy involvement with other geothermal related projects in the central north island geothermal basin with both Contact Energy and Mighty River Power.
 
Click here for further information on the Te Mihi Geothermal Power Station project

We are pleased to announce we have been awarded the contract for the fabrication and installation of the new 10 million litre fuel tank at Gull's Mount Maunganui storage terminal. Fabrication for this project (T5) is underway.

See attached press release for further information.

Page Macrae Engineering have been heavily involved with a project for Mighty River Power at their Kawerau Geothermal Plant. The project involved additions and modifications to the HP and LP Brine Line, including sections of the line being replaced.  Page Macrae Engineering’s responsibilities were the engineering, project management and shut planning, health and safety, quality and environmental systems and process outcomes, mechanical works, control of electrical works, civil, structural and architectural works.  The HP Brine Line piping to the LP Separators were manufactured from Carbon Steel and Super Duplex SS.  The project also included the installation of isolation valves on the LP steam and brine lines and the installation of a Rupture Disk Station and access platform.

This project was completed last week on schedule due to the high level of planning and organization, allowing Mighty River Power to get back online on time.  The joint team effort of Page Macrae and Mighty River Power staff was a huge factor in the successful outcome of this project.

Page Macrae Engineering are very proud of their involvement with this and are pleased to have been able to produce such a pleasing outcome for our customer, exceeding their expectations.           

Page Macrae Engineering are proud to have been involved with Blue Pacific Minerals recent kiln upgrade project. The project involved us manufacturing a new larger kiln to replace the existing kiln in their Tokoroa plant.

Portions of the roof were removed to allow us to install this new larger kiln in place which required precise planning as there was limited work area and no room for error.

For further details on this project, visit Blue Pacific Minerals

Page Macrae will be showcasing our Skate Table®, Dust Controlled Hoppers and DCL Dust Controlled Loading Spouts.  Visit us at stand 233 to see these in action!  

Page Macrae Engineering’s Skate Table® is an ideal solution for improving productivity and reducing handling issues. High cycle times can put pressure on delivering goods to the customer and often leads to over handling and people taking short cuts, which can cause damage.

Bulk cargo operators require equipment, solutions and expertise to help reduce dust emissions at discharge, whilst maintaining maximum unloading productivity. Page Macrae provides that technology and expertise. Page Macrae’s Hoppers have been designed and built in conjunction with clients to combine these existing and new technologies, arriving at a solution that will satisfy environmental, client and port stakeholders. Complimenting this hopper technology are the DCL Loading Spouts which are designed to effectively handle all types of products – fine, granular, lumpy, abrasive and corrosive – and difficult dusty or sanitary applications.  

Visit our stand to see both the DCL Dust Controlled Loading Spout and the Page Macrae Skate Table® Model in action.

ASB Showgrounds, Auckland 21st and 22nd September 2011  

Page Macrae Engineering has taken out a top award for our bulk grabs at a major competition held in Australia this month, sponsored by Australia's bulk cargo magazine Australian Bulk Handling Review.

Our cargo handling division's, PM Grabs, was voted the winner in the tightly contested Innovative Technology category at the annual Australian Bulk Handling Awards, held in Brisbane on the 11th November.

PM Grabs’ latest diesel-hydraulic grabs were entered in the category that included entries across a wide range of Australian specialist bulk cargo handling equipment suppliers. Operated via remote control by the ships crane operator, the grabs are designed for discharging large volumes of bulk material from ship’s holds, capable of carrying up to 20t of material at a time.

Customers including ports and stevedores are all under increasing pressure to reduce their operations’ environmental footprint without compromising their productivity. The design of the grabs that appealed to the judges was the manner in which we managed to reduce the noise and dust emissions, whilst incorporating some innovative features that make these grabs class leaders for discharge productivity.

The judges were impressed by the innovative features on PM Grabs’ range of diesel-hydraulic grabs and the great potential for the range in Australia and internationally. The novel features on the grabs should minimise downtime while reducing product run out and spillage.

The Innovative Technology section is one of the most highly contested awards and this year was no exception. We faced some very tough Aussie competition, so winning this award on their home turf was even more exceptional!