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Jobs we delivered under pressure

Power, transport, lifting and cleared access, run to the deadline on the ground. A few jobs that show how we mobilize across the emirates when the window is tight.

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Energy · Remote camp

Al Ain to Liwa

01Midnight power run to Liwa

نقل الطاقة إلى ليوا عند منتصف الليل

A remote operations camp deep in the Liwa crescent lost its standby power days before a critical phase. Two 1250 kVA gensets had to be on site and synchronized before the morning shift. A midnight departure from Al Ain was the only window that cleared the daytime heat and traffic and still met the deadline on site.

How we ran it

  1. 1Loaded two 1250 kVA silent gensets onto lowbeds at the Al Ain yard and rolled out at 23:40 to cross the desert corridor in the cool of night.
  2. 2Ran a lead and chase escort across roughly 220 km of highway and graded track into the dune belt.
  3. 3Set both units on prepared bases, paralleled them for 2.5 MW of continuous capacity with one unit held as live standby, and handed over before the 06:00 shift.
  4. 4Stood up a fuel plan with a bowser and scheduled top ups so the camp never dropped below a safe reserve.
  5. 5Arranged accommodation and messing for the install and standby crew so the team stayed on site through commissioning.
  6. 6In the weeks after, arranged flatbeds and transport for follow on plant and consumables as the camp scaled.

Outcome

Power was live before sunrise and the camp lost no shifts. The follow on transport work turned a one off mobilization into a standing supply line.

By the numbers

2 × 1250

kVA gensets

2.5 MW

paralleled output

220 km

overnight corridor

0

shifts lost

Equipment and crew

1250 kVA silent gensetsLowbed trailersFuel bowserEscort vehicles
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Defence · Manpower movement

Abu Dhabi exercise area

02Crew transport for a French military contingent

نقل الأفراد لوحدة عسكرية فرنسية

A visiting French military contingent on a joint exercise needed reliable daily movement of personnel between their accommodation, a staging base and a remote training range. The schedule was fixed, the manifests changed by the day, and every driver and vehicle had to clear strict access and security paperwork.

How we ran it

  1. 1Supplied a fleet of coaches and mini buses sized to each daily manifest, from full personnel moves to small detail runs.
  2. 2Assigned vetted drivers briefed on the access protocol, with backup vehicles held on standby for any change to the plan.
  3. 3Coordinated timings and gate access with the base liaison so every run cleared on schedule.
  4. 4Held maintenance and fuel in house so fleet availability stayed above the contracted level for the full deployment.

Outcome

Every manifest moved on time across the exercise with no missed rotations. The contingent extended the contract to cover its demobilization phase.

By the numbers

14

coaches and mini buses

100%

on time runs

Vetted

drivers and escorts

24/7

standby cover

Equipment and crew

50 seat coachesMini busesStandby vehiclesVetted driver pool
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Data infrastructure · Restricted access

Restricted VIP zone, UAE

03Relocating a Bitcoin mining facility with hydro cooling

نقل منشأة تعدين بتكوين مع التبريد المائي

A client relocating a containerized Bitcoin mining facility needed its hydro cooling containers and high value immersion units moved into a restricted VIP zone. Access is gated, any convoy through the area runs under escort, and the whole move had to land inside one tight time slot with strict noise and timing rules.

How we ran it

  1. 1Planned the lift and route for the hydro cooling containers and immersion units, mapping crane positions and turning circles inside the restricted plot.
  2. 2Moved the containers on lowbeds under a lead and chase escort, clearing each checkpoint to the agreed slot.
  3. 3Craned each unit onto its pad and set the hydro cooling containers level and square for connection.
  4. 4Held the schedule to the zone's noise and timing rules so all work stayed inside the permitted window.

Outcome

The facility was in place inside the access window with no security exceptions raised. Clean coordination inside the VIP zone opened the door to further work on the same estate.

By the numbers

18

containers and units

VIP zone

escorted convoy

1 slot

single access window

0

security exceptions

Equipment and crew

All terrain craneLowbed trailersEscort detailImmersion and hydro cooling containers
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Oil and gas · CICPA cleared

Onshore field, Abu Dhabi

04Turbine swap inside a shutdown window

استبدال توربين خلال نافذة الإيقاف

An operator on a CICPA cleared field had a failed gas turbine and a fixed shutdown window to swap it. Miss the window and the plant stays down. The lift sat inside congested live infrastructure, which meant a tandem crane plan and full access clearance before a single wheel turned.

How we ran it

  1. 1Mobilized an all terrain crane and a crawler for a tandem lift, with a full lift study and RAMS pack for the confined plot.
  2. 2Cleared crews and vehicles through CICPA in advance so nothing waited at the gate.
  3. 3Lifted out the failed unit and set the replacement on its skid inside the booked window.
  4. 4Transported the failed turbine off site on a modular trailer to the operator's overhaul vendor.

Outcome

The swap closed inside the shutdown window and the plant came back on schedule. Pre cleared access removed the gate delays that usually eat into a window like this.

By the numbers

800 T

crawler in tandem

Tandem

engineered lift

CICPA

cleared in advance

On time

window held

Equipment and crew

800 T crawler craneAll terrain craneModular trailerLift study and RAMS
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Media · Off grid production

Liwa dunes

05Powering a desert film production

تشغيل إنتاج سينمائي في الصحراء

An international production shooting in the Liwa dunes needed silent power for camera, lighting and a base camp far from any grid, plus transport for crew and rigging across soft sand. The schedule was set by the light, so nothing could stop for fuel or a stuck vehicle.

How we ran it

  1. 1Delivered silent gensets sized for the lighting and base camp load, positioned far enough back to keep the sound rolls clean.
  2. 2Ran fuel and scheduled top ups so the generators held through long night shoots.
  3. 3Supplied 4x4 transport and a crane for camera platforms and rigging across the dune field.
  4. 4Set up accommodation and messing logistics for cast and crew at the desert base.

Outcome

Every shoot day was powered and supplied with no fuel or transport stoppage. The production used the same base setup for a second unit later in the schedule.

By the numbers

Silent

power on set

Off grid

desert base camp

4x4

soft sand transport

0

stoppages

Equipment and crew

Silent gensetsFuel bowser4x4 transportCamera platform crane
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