Tag Archives: Barnhart

Thousand-Mile Trip Takes Less Than Three Minutes

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was hired to move a water runner over 1,1000 miles from New Orleans to a hydroelectric facility in Ludington, Michigan. The piece measured 28’ 2” in circumference, was 15’ tall and weighed over 610,000 lbs. The project was captured … Continue reading →

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PLANNING RESULTS IN SUCCESSFUL WATER TANK REMOVAL

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Planning and experience combined for a successful Barnhart job last week that removed an 80-year old deteriorating water tank and steel tower in East Hampton, Conn. The project was part of a seven-year effort to have the tank and tower … Continue reading →

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GEARBOX REMOVAL POSES UNUSUAL CHALLENGE

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was contracted to provide turnkey service for the removal and replacement of five wind turbine gearboxes on 80m hub height wind turbines. The site had several constraints in that the Bureau of Land Management owned the land on which … Continue reading →

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BARNHART WINS THREE SC&RA JOB OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart took home three of seven SC&RA Job of the Year Awards at the SC&RA Annual Conference April 14-18 at the La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. The awards recognize projects that successfully meet professional challenges in rigging … Continue reading →

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UNIQUE SERVICE OFFERS NEW TRANSPORT OPTIONS

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart, in a partnership with a leading barge company, is offering customers a unique service called the River Train along the navigable U.S. river systems. Using a fleet of 3000 hopper barges, Barnhart can transport nearly any oversized project cargo of … Continue reading →

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EXCHANGER BUNDLE REPLACEMENT DURING TURNAROUND A CHALLENGE FOR BARNHART

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Meredith Portman

During a spring turnaround at a petroleum refinery in Illinois, Barnhart was asked to remove and replace eight heat exchanger bundles. Four were located on the second level and four were on the third level of the unit. The challenge … Continue reading →

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VIDEO CASE STUDY: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OUTAGE

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Meredith Portman

Barnhart was hired by a Wisconsin nuclear power plant to remove and replace four feedwater heaters, a condensate cooler, and two main feed pump motor skids during a spring outage. They then repeated the process in a fall outage in … Continue reading →

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HERO CATS, MUTANT SPIDERS AND ICE BUCKET MIRACLES

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Meredith Portman

There’s a long list of contenders for the year’s top viral videos.  But you can always count on anything with kids and animals to be near the top. There was Tara the hero cat, whose brave assault on a dog … Continue reading →

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DIRTY JOBS AND THE WAR ON WORK

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Meredith Portman

“Work is not something you do to afford to do the good stuff in life. Work is part of the good stuff.” This was the message of Barnhart president and CEO Alan Barnhart in his keynote speech which celebrated work … Continue reading →

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BARNHART TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT WORLD CRANE AND TRANSPORT SUMMIT

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Meredith Portman

Alan Barnhart, Barnhart owner and president, will be the keynote speaker at the fourth World Crane and Transport Summit at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami Nov. 12-13. The top-level, two-day conference and gala dinner, organized by KHL Group, has become … Continue reading →

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