Conquering the Deep

Starting with the foundation of MENCK & Hambrock in 1868, our products have been known for quality and reliability. Although we haven’t produced any construction equipment for over 40 years, there are still some MENCK excavators in use.

Through our more than 140 year history, we have hit some major milestones through innovation, company structure and major projects. Below are some of our more notable milestones and projects.

 

 

2009

MENCK MHU 800S with 5.2m pile sleeve adapter for Gunfleet Sands wind farm
  • Gunflleet Sands Wind Park / UK, MHU 800S
  • MHU 100C, MENCK's smallest hydraulic offshore hammer for the conductor market developed
  • MHP 250 ATEX developed - air cooled power pack for zone 2
  • Port Man Bridge Vancouver / Canada, MHU 500T
2008

BC-10 first “back of the boat” operation in deepwater with MENCK & InterMoor
  • BC-10: first Back of the Boat project reaching a world record depth of 1929m (6319ft)
  • Ben C. Gerwick award for innovation & design for Deepwater System
  • Fos-Sur-Mer (Port) / France, MHU 270T
  • Jade-Weser-Port, Wilhelmshaven / Germany, MHU 270T
  • New Deep water operator cabin developed
  • New Oakland Bay Bridge / USA, MHU 1700i & MHU 500T
  • Rhyle Flatts Wind Park / UK, MHU 800S – largest driven pile at 5.10m diameter
2007

MENCK MHU 1900S being set onto pile at the Lynn & Inner Dowsing wind farm.
  • Cape Lambert Iron Ore Loading Facilities, Port Walcott / Australia, MHU
  • Lynn & Inner Dowsing Wind Park / UK, MHU 1900S
  • Q7 Wind Park / Netherlands, MHU 800S & MHU 1900S
2006

Burbo Bank Windfarm, installed with MENCK MHU 800S
  • Burbo Bank Wind Park / UK, MHU 800S
  • Container terminal IV Bremerhaven / Germany, MHU 270T
  • First MHU 1900S available for rental
  • Predöhlkai (Port) Hamburg / Germany, MHU 270T
2005

Port Dampier, MENCK MHU 270T, Iron Ore loading facilities
  • 1600m Water depth reached
  • 20"combi winch for operating lines (hydraulic/air/electrical/dataUmbilical) introduced
  • MHU 135T / MHU 150S - MENCK's smallest hydraulic hammer to date
  • Port Dampier Iron Ore Loading Facilities Dampier / Australia
  • MHU 270 MHP 1600 water cooled power pack developed
2004

MNRS MENCK Noise Reduction Skirt
  • MHC 21 - new MHC monitoring system for MENCK´s hydraulic hammers and power packs
  • MHP 800 air cooled power pack developed
  • North Hoyle Windpark/UK, MHU 600B5,2m Equipment (Pile sleeve, Plate + 3,8m Anvil) ready for mono pile wind market
  • MNRS - MENCK Noise Reduction Skirt for reduction of noise emissions during pile driving developed above water.
2003

Pile driving for the Benicia Martinez Bridge, San Francisco Bay, USA using MENCK MHU 500T
  • Aquired by UWG now the Acteon group (UK)
  • Benicia-Martinez Bridge/USA, MHU 500T
  • 5,2m Equipment (Pile sleeve, Plate + 3,8m Anvil) ready for mono pile wind market
  • MWI DWS 2400m deepwater winch developed




2002

Large pile driving on the Samsø wind park using MENCK MHU 600B
  • DWS with MUP 64 and MHU 500T sold to Herema
  • Headquarters moved to Kaltenkirchen/Germany
  • Samsø Wind Park/Denmark, MHU 600B
  • Woodrow Wilson Bridge/USA, MHU 500T


2001

Rion Antirion Bridge, piles installed with MENCK MHU 200T
  • Rion Antirion Bridge/Greece, MHU 200T
2000

  • Utgrunden – first installed wind park/Sweden, MHU 500T
1996

Tagus Bridge, Lisbon Portugal, piles installed with MENCK MHU 500T
  • Jamuna Bridge/Bangladesh, MHU 1700T
  • Tagus Bridge/Portugal, MHU 500T
  • World Record Depth 4000 ft/1200 m
1995

MENCK Deepwater system umbilical winch
  • DWS Umbilical winch 1550 m
1994

MENCK MHU 1700T hydraulic hammer
  • MHU 1700T hydraulic hammer build

  • First commercial DWS (deepwater system) job with MUP 48

1993

J. Ray McDermott logo
  • Acquired by Jay Ray McDermott (USA)
1992

Black and Yellow MENCK logo
  • Foundation of MENCK GmbH

  • Tokyo Bay Bridge / Japan, MHU 700T


1989

MENCK MHU 400T test with MUP 48
  • MHU 400T Test 1000 m DWS with MUP 48
1987

  • MHU 3000 produced - largest hydraulic hammer MHU in operation
1981

  • First underwater power pack worked with MHU 1700, and thus called MUP
1980

MENCK MHU 1700 slimline hydraulic hammer
  • MHU 1700 – first hydraulic hammer MHU in operation
1977

MENCK MRBU 6000, first hydraulic hammer
  • MRBU 6000 first hydraulic hammer
1976

  • MRBS 12500 (125t) - largest working steam hammer of the world
1972

  • Steam hammer with 70t ram weight
1967

MENCK MRBS 1500 steam hammer
  • First MRBS 1500 with 15t ram weight for offshore projects
1966

MENCK aquired by Koehring, Koehring logo
  • Aquired by Koehring
1936

  • First Diesel hammer
1934

MENCK MRB steam hammer
  • First MRB type steam hammer
1883

MENCK steam hammer
  • First steam hammer introduced
1868

J. A. Menck & A. Hambrock
  • Founded in Hamburg; Manufacturing steam boilers, winches & drop hammers