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When Fred MacLennan of E.I.C. Associates Inc. of Springfield, NJ needed a more powerful vibro to install AZ box piles he contacted APE northeast. An APE model 200 vibro set up with a caisson beam and clamps with a model 625 power unit was sent to the site, where it out performed the competitor’s machine.

The Minish Park Project along the Passaic Riverfront in Newark NJ is part of a massive undertaking to rebuild the long neglected banks of the river for recreation and commerce.

Please contact Paul Kuzik at 201-400-8356 for more information.

APE, the only pile driving company currently expanding in the Northeast, is set to open a new 1.8 million dollar facility on August 15, 2005. Yes, this is fully owned and operated by APE. No more leasing of property. Our success in the Northeast has paid off with a new state-of-the-art building second to none. The new facility will feature a testing machine for pile hammers and complete training facility for pilebucks. Come visit the newest and most advanced facility in the Northeast. Just one block from ICE’s leased rental yard.

Here is another updated photo of our new faciliy under construction in New Jersey. We plan to have an open house on June 1, 2005. Our new location, just 300 yards from where ICE is leasing a small building and yard space, will outclass all other facilities in the Northeast. We look forward to providing our Northeast customers with a first class location owned and operated by APE. For more information contact John White, President, APE.

APE, Erickson Air Crane, and Overland Contracting of Baltimore, MD are working together on Conectiv Power’s Red Lion to Dover Delaware 230kV transmission line. Due to the marshy site conditions, conventional cranes are not an option. All equipment must be flown in via Erickson’s helicopter.

First, large wooden mats are flown in. Then comes the APE Helicopter Caisson Template, which houses an APE 350 Power Unit. Next comes the APE 150T Vibro with a caisson beam and 2 clamps. The caissons measure 48″ in diameter by 37.5′ long and are 12-sided. The caisson is already clamped to the vibro using an auxilliary power unit in a yard close by, and is then rigged to the vibro as a precaution. As the chopper hovers overhead slowly lowering the pile into the template, the ground crew quickly connects the hydraulic hoses while trying not to get blown away by the huge gusts, and the pile is carefully vibrated in. As soon as the caisson is able to support its own weight and the vibro while staying plumb, the helicopter releases the vibro rigging. The caisson is then driven to elevation, while the air crane flies mats to the next site. The process is then reversed. The air crane later installs the remaining segments of the pole.

The experience of being on the ground while the air crane hovers above is remarkable. It is stressful, chaotic, and intense, but mostly exhilarating. Ultimately one finds him/herself eagerly awating the chopper’s return for the adrenaline rush from rotor wash.

When Napp-Grecco Co. of Newark, NJ needed a powerful, reliable low headroom impact hammer to use with their excavator leader system, Hascal Stockstill called APE/J&M Northeast. The Marion Generating Station PSE&G job in Jersey City NJ required 45′-90′ pipe piles to be driven under low 138kV power lines 45′ high. These lines were de-energized and grounded to a short. The project engineer was concerned that a traditional crane boom could possibly touch the live wires higher up, due to mechanical issues, operator error, etc. At 7 1/2′, APE Model 7.5 Low Headroom Hydraulic Impact Hammer is the shortest on the market, making it the perfect choice for Napp-Grecco’s application. Says 1456 pile driving foreman Vic Ruckstuhl, “The APE 7.5 has been a great hammer for us. It’s the ideal hammer for our leader system.”

Napp-Grecco Co. is a nationally recognized pipeline and underground specialty contractor. Founded 50 years ago, Napp-Grecco’s reputation is based upon getting the most difficult jobs done in the pipeline, petrochemical, and utility construction fields.

When Bob Anttonen and Bob Branston of Simpson & Brown, Cranford, NJ needed to drive 71″ diameter, 2″ wall, 105′ long caissons for IMTT, they called APE Northeast. APE supplied a model 600 Vibro, affectionately dubbed “Super Kong”, with the patented Quad Beam clamping system which grabs the caisson at 90 degree intervals. The configuration successfully drove all 4 cans for this phase of the job in 1 day.

The second phase involved driving 2 84″ diameter 1.5″ wall 110′ long caissons over existing 72″ caissons.

Simpson & Brown traces its roots back to 1671 when the Brown brothers came over from Liverpool. Years of experience make Simpson & Brown one of the most respected pile driving contractors around.

When Tony Cardoso and Tony Alves of Cruz Construction, Holmdel, NJ needed a small vibro to drive 24″ wide flat sheets for a circular cofferdam, APE NE got the call. The APE 50 Vibro was the tool of choice for its power versus weight, as the next phase of the job involves quite a long reach. The Pompton Lakes Dam job is an Army Corps of Engineers flood remediation project.

Mike Mergentime of Merco, Inc. called APE for all of his pile driving equipment needs on the Rt. 202/Washington Ave. Bridge job in Boonton, NJ. An APE 200 Vibro, a D25-32 Diesel Hammer, “King Kong”, and a J&M Model 70 Hydraulic Impact Hammer were all used on this very difficult job.

Ferreira Construction is pictured driving 14″ H-piles with an APE D25-32 diesel impact hammer. The job involves the construction of a new bridge (Rt.1) over Conrail railroad tracks. A GRL representative monitoring the pile driving operation commented on how efficiently the hammer operated.

The APE Model 600 Vibro, affectionately dubbed “Super Kong”, was the tool of choice for T.J. Champion of Atlantic Subsea, Bridgeport NJ on the Deepwater Range Lights job. The piles will support the lights which mark the channel underneath The Delaware Memorial Bridge. The falsework was driven with the APE Model 417 Vibro.