Job Reports > Pile Breakers > Gold Coast

Gold Coast
Queensland
Type 380 pile breaker

Raptis Group is transforming a two-hectare city block in the heart of Surfers Paradise, the former site of the Chevron Hotel.

The first stage of the Chevron Renaissance, The Chevron Renaissance Shopping Village was opened in October 2000. Work is also complete on the first of three residential-resort apartment towers that will complete the landmark $400 million development.

The 50 level Tower 2 is currently under construction with completion expected in February 2004 and Tower 3 construction is soon to commence. Rapcivic Contractors are the construction arm of Raptis Group and responsible for construction of the Towers.

All 3 of the Chevron Renaissance Skyline Towers are on piles ranging from 900mm to 1500mm in diameter. Rapcivic were attracted to the speed and low noise operation of hydraulic pile breakers given the dense city location of the development. The Type 380 is the largest hydraulic pile breaker available, capable of breaking circular piles from 600mm to 1800mm in diameter.

Raptis Group specified the pile breaker and Gold Coast Earthmoving who was awarded the pile-breaking contract, became the first Australian firm to use a pile breaker of this size on an Australian job.