Customer Stories
We take immense pride in seeing our Hydraulic Solutions excel under challenging conditions! Browse for inspiration through our Powering Innovation success stories for Lifting, Heavy Lifting and Transportation, Rerailing, Cutting and Service, shared by our Customers.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Lifting and securing a soccer stadium roof
Lifting and securing the roof of the Rhein stadium in Dusseldorf for repair work. Commissioned by Verwater, Holmatro supplied 250 ton locknut cylinders.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Lifting construction at 80 meters height
Lifting a bridge construction at 80 meters height with a lifting force of 1200 tonnes to replace bridge bearings. Commissioned by Bechtel-Enka, Holmatro supplied 100 tonnes single-acting locknut cylinders.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Jacking up the A12 viaduct
Lifting a viaduct over the A12 highway to replace the bearing pads under the box girders. Commissioned by Spanbeton, Holmatro supplied 150 tonnes locknut cylinders.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Jacking up office tower foundation
Jacking of the outer columns of a 130 meter high office tower due to uneven settlement caused by weight differences. Commissioned by CT de Boer, Holmatro supplied 400 ton locknut cylinders.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Foundation engineering
Anchoring a quay wall with a retaining height of over 20 metres. Commissioned by Jetmix, Holmatro supplied a 400 ton hollow plunger cylinder.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Lifting a construction shed at great height
Lifting the construction shed, to its position on top of the fourth level of the Erasmus Medical Centre office tower, is a huge job that has to be done with precision. Commissioned by BAM/Ballast Nedam, Holmatro supplied double-action, high tonnage cylinders.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Rail tunnel construction
Special construction techniques are being used for the construction of the Schuman-Josaphat rail tunnel in the centre of Brussels. Commissioned by CEI - De Meyer, Holmatro supplied a PLC-controlled hydraulic Synchronized Positioning System.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Bridge lifting
During the renovation of the Galecopperbrug the bridge will remain open to traffic while it is raised several tens of centimetres. Commissioned by CT de Boer, Holmatro supplied five double-acting lock nut cylinders, each with a capacity of 605 tonnes.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Pushing a bridge deck on pillars
Pushing and supporting a bridge deck from land onto temporary supports built in the river. Commissioned by Victor Buyck, Holmatro supplied 100 tonnes locknut cylinders and Vari pumps.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Lifting a mobile formwork
Raising a formwork construction precisely to the correct height to pour the concrete arch and place the concrete elements. Commissioned by JP van Eesteren, Holmatro supplied 680 tonnes locknut cylinders.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Moving a tunnel
The new Helperzoomtunnel is now in the right place. The operation took about three hours. A tunnel weighing 6,000 tonnes was moved 45 meters to its final location. Holmatro supplied 40 new cylinders at the behest of the general contractor Civiele technieken deBoer.
Civil Engineering & Construction
Positioning pile cap concrete deck
To support the pile cap concrete deck, Holmatro developed 40 double-acting hollow plunger cylinders, each with a capacity of 100 tonnes.