Mitsubishi Canter Pick-up
How do we move our material from site to site or workshop to site? Using the network of motorways now in Ireland we can move material, prefabricated pipe spools, cable drums and any equipment we need to move to anywhere in the country in a matter of hours.
Jones Engineering’ first electric van
Jones Engineering has almost 100 vehicles on the road including 3 no. HGV’s and 14 no. LGVs plus a fleet of every sized van and commercial vehicle, including an electric van. The electric van has the capability of doing almost 200km per day. This is ideal for any site based vehicle and it can be charged overnight for the price of boiling a kettle. Plus the environmental benefits.
30ft curtain slider, one of three HGVs Jones Engineering have on the road
The days of having workshops and compounds on site where everything for a project is fabricated and stored locally are gone. With the use of BIM technology we can prefabricate assemblies for any project from anywhere in the country. Using Just-in-Time delivery methods in workshops in Cork, Carlow, Derry, Kildare and Dublin, material is prefabricated for projects in Ireland and on the continent. Material that is prefabricated ranges from, cable trays, ladders, trunking, pre-cut cable, pipe spools, facility-racks, skids, and bracket set-out packs.
Jones Engineering electrical department cutting cables to length in Kildare facility for projects all over the country
16 tonne gas powered forklift
It is not permitted to use diesel powered vehicles indoors due to fumes. This can lead to issues when lifting or moving heavy objects in workshops, warehouses, etc. To alleviate this issue our Specialist Lifting Department bought a gas powered fork-lift with the capability of lifting up to 16 tonnes. This forks can be used indoors or outdoors and is just one of the array of gas, battery and diesel powered forklifts Jones Engineering have ranging from 2 tonne to this 16 tonne Kalmar.
JCB 540-170
Jones Engineering own 14 no. teleporters consisting of JCB, Manitou and Caterpillar models. These all have a 4 tonne capacity and a reach of up to 18 meters. The machine in the picture above is our latest and was purchased specifically for the New Children’s Hospital in Dublin. The image below shows our Manitou MRT2150 360 based in the Netherlands.
The Geo-Survey department uses high precision equipment, including Icon Stations, Total Stations, Laser Levels and 3D Laser Scanners to set out datum points, co-ordinates etc. on our projects and to check the accuracy of the installations.
Geo-Survey equipment
Department Manager, Rob Hughes tells us,
“High precision Setting Out ensures positional accuracy as the elements of design and build come together in a construction project. Optimal results are achieved through our stringent checking and in-house QA procedures, to ensure locations can be set out in any coordinate system to sub-millimetre accuracies. “
These have been invaluable on several recent pharmaceutical projects where underground, double contained drains were installed. The total stations ensure the flanged POCs at the end of each spool are accurately located in the ground.
Sensitive equipment being moved using air skates
Our Specialist Lift Division have to deal with the lifting and moving of equipment that can sometimes weigh up to 50 tonnes. Some of this equipment can be vibration sensitive and worth millions. This division of the company has gained a reputation of being the best in their field for their reliability, safety, accuracy and for getting the job done. To do all this they have accumulated an arsenal of equipment to face any situation that may arise. Some of these tools are bespoke items they have developed them themselves. The Specialist Lift Division have several sets of air skates. Some of these have a 20 tonne capacity and incorporate a 6 port manifold for multiple hoses with the capability of moving any object with ease.
3 tonne electric hoist
Electric Hoists are often used along with A-Frames to lift and drop heavy vessels and machinery onto plinths or to lower other items through openings in floors.
Bespoke built A-Frames
Orbitalum 180 SW-Orbital Welding plant
Jones Engineering was the first engineering company in Ireland to have an Orbital Welding Division and now has the largest Orbital Welding Division in the country with a huge armament of equipment including the latest hi-tech machines on the market. The Orbimat 180 SW plant comes with sustainable quality management through web-based productivity monitoring and 100% data recording. It also has automatic programming by entering the tube diameter, wall thickness, material and welding gas.
John Deere Gator in The Netherlands.
With sites being so big nowadays the amount of non-productive time spent walking from place to place can be huge. These small site vehicles are ideal for getting personnel around quickly.
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