Client: SMC Marine | Location: New Sydney Fish Markets → Glebe Island, Sydney | Project Type: Contaminated Steel Pipe Cleaning – HPWJ & ACM Remediation Silver Raven was engaged by SMC Marine to assist with the decontamination of steel pipe piles extracted from the seabed at the New Sydney Fish…
Client: Drumderg Services | Location: Newcastle Airport | Project Type: Cold Cutting | Date: 16/04/2025 Silver Raven was engaged by Drumderg Services to deliver a highly specialised remote cutting solution during critical excavation works at Newcastle Airport. The team unexpectedly encountered a buried, decommissioned jet fuel tank, posing a major…
Client: John Holland | Location: Newcastle Region, NSW | Project Type: Infrastructure Rectification – Hydro Demolition Silver Raven was engaged by John Holland during critical infrastructure works on the M1 Motorway upgrade in the Newcastle region. The project involved the rectification of multiple incorrectly cast bolt sets embedded within newly…
Client: Fulton Hogan | Location: Chifley Building, Sydney CBD | Concrete Removal – Structural Modifications Silver Raven was engaged by Fulton Hogan to deliver a technically challenging and culturally significant infrastructure enhancement as part of the BR06 bridge upgrade from Newcastle to Jesmond. The project involved the integration of Indigenous…
Client: BUILT | Location: Chifley Building, Sydney CBD | Project Type: Precision Concrete Removal – Structural Modifications Silver Raven was engaged by leading construction firm BUILT to assist with a complex structural modification project at the Chifley Building in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. As part of a broader redevelopment…
GPR and Echo scans conducted by Quickway Constructions Pty Ltd revealed cavities and honeycombing in a concrete wall at Rockdale M6. The compromised concrete required a specialised form of demolition to protect the waterproofing and the integrity of the structural member. Silver Raven was contracted to carefully remove the affected…
Case Study: Emergency Cold-Cutting Response to the Manildra Silo Collapse, Nowra Client: Illawarra Engineering Service: High-Risk Abrasive Water Jet Cold Cutting Silver Raven was engaged by Illawarra Engineering and arrived onsite 8 hours after initial contact, to execute emergency high-risk cold-cutting operations in response to the Manildra silo collapse in…
BlueScope Steel Blast Furnace Iron Skull Cold Cutting Background and Challenge BlueScope Steel faced a challenge during their blast furnace reline project, when a large iron skull formed in the hearth of the furnace. Removing it required a careful approach ruling out explosive demolition to avoid damaging nearby staves. Several…
Recent developments in the NSW region have seen a dramatic increase in the use of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) to deliver large infrastructure network projects. Silver Raven has been regularly engaged to assist in the complex and time-sensitive task of unblocking TBMs when they have become immobile using high-pressure water…
BlueScope Steel Blast Furnace Cold Cutting BlueScope Steel Limited commissioned Silver Raven to execute a highly specialised task: cold-cutting one of their main blast furnaces as part of a decommissioning and upgrade project. With no major access points, the furnace had not been opened or internally inspected for over 20…
