Projects

OWNER: Marbank ENGINEER:  Glanville GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Marbank Construction MAIN FIGURES:  3,382 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) to depths between 4-8m Project Details Marbank Construction were contracted to build two industrial units (13,000 m2) near the banks of the River Stort. The site had been previously occupied by a much [...]

OWNER: Crossrail ENGINEER:  Ove Arup & Partners GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  VINCI Construction UK MAIN FIGURES:  3,426 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) in 230-360mm diameter to depths between 5-10m 16 SFA micro piles in 450mm diameter to depths of 9.6m 519 CFA piles in 600mm diameter to depths between 6.5-11.5m Project [...]

OWNER: Dubai Port World ENGINEER:  CGR (Cullen Grummitt & Roe) GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Laing O'Rourke and Dredging International (Joint Venture) MAIN FIGURES:  4,002 points depths of 20-25 metres, improving 1.3M m3 Project Details The new £1.5bn London Gateway port in the Thames estuary will provide 2.7km of quay (the [...]

OWNER: Peel Ports ENGINEER:  AECOM GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  BAM and Van Oord MAIN FIGURES:  142 Vibro Stone Columns to depths of 20 metres Project Details BAM and Van Oord were constructing a new deep water berth at Bootle Docks in Liverpool for Peel Ports. This required the reclamation of [...]

OWNER: East Sussex County Council ENGINEER:  Mott MacDonald GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Hochtief and Taylor Woodrow (Joint Venture) MAIN FIGURES:  13,000 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC), 360-400mm diameter to depths of 4-16m 4,200 Vertical Drains to depths of 10m Project Details The project of Bexhill to Hastings link road consists of [...]

OWNER: Translink ENGINEER:  Doran Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Henry Brothers MAIN FIGURES:  2,316 Bi-Modulus Columns (BMC), totalling 23,623 linear metres 6 CMC load tests 28 BMC load tests Project Details The development is for the construction of a workshop and associated hard standing for the transport maintenance depot to [...]

OWNER: Lidl ENGINEER:  Jubb Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  TSL Projects MAIN FIGURES:  5,597 Controlled Modulus Columns, totalling 72,970 linear metres 5,235 Vertical Drains, totalling 68,055 linear metres 6 Stress Load Testing zones and 19 CMC Stress Load Testing zones Project Details The development was for a new [...]

OWNER: Aldi ENGINEER:  Downes Associates GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  McDonnel Piling MAIN FIGURES:  912 Vibro Concrete Columns (VCC) with enlarged heads to 8m Project Details MOS Group were contracted to build a new Aldi store and car park. The store and car park were originally designed to be built on [...]

OWNER: Blackpool Borough Council ENGINEER:  Coffey Geotechnical Limited GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Galliford Try MAIN FIGURES:  1,500 Controlled Modulus Columns to depths of up to 15m Project Details The main arterial road into Blackpool uses a 30 year old railway embankment which was constructed on soft alluvial soils. The embankment [...]

OWNER: Brockwell Energy ENGINEER:  Incico GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  HZI MAIN FIGURES:  13,282m² Dynamic Compaction Project Details The project consisted in the construction of a new Energy From Waste facility in Fife, Scotland. Menard has been approached by repeat client HZI to design and implement an alternative ground improvement solution [...]