Controlled Modulus Columns

OWNER: DAERA (Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs) ENGINEER:  Doran Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Graham Construction MAIN FIGURES:  1,585 BMCs & 1,045 CMCs Project Details The new SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary) Inspection Facility at Larne Harbour, which checks agri-food goods, animals, plant and livestock arriving at the harbour, was [...]

OWNER: Renfrewshire Council ENGINEER:  AMEY GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Farrans Construction MAIN FIGURES:  c.390 CMCs, c.680 BMCs and c.200 VSCS Project Details To connect Paisley with the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) and Glasgow Airport, a new £60m road and pedestrian bridge has been constructed over the White Cart [...]

OWNER: DDK Ltd. ENGINEER:  Tunstall Consultants GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  DDK Ltd. MAIN FIGURES:  c.350 CMCs Project Details DDK approached Menard to develop a cost and programme efficient alternative to the original piling solution for the construction of external slabs and sprinkler tanks adjacent to an existing warehouse. The ancillary [...]

OWNER: Western Honda Stirling ENGINEER:  DCF Design & Consult GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  CN Steel Buildings Ltd MAIN FIGURES:  c.120 CMCs Project Details Installation of Controlled Modulus Columns (CMCs) to two adjacent extension areas of a car showroom. Ground Conditions Broadleys Business Park in Stirling has notoriously difficult ground conditions, [...]

OWNER: Prologis ENGINEER:  RPS Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Winvic Construction Limited MAIN FIGURES:  c.3,200 CMCs Project Details Following successful collaboration on a previous projects, Winvic Construction approached Menard to find a cost-effective foundation solution for the development of a warehouse facility intended to be used for a data centre [...]

OWNER: Highways England ENGINEER:  Arup/Mott MacDonald GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Galliford Try MAIN FIGURES:  c.9,350 CMC & 11,300 PVDs Project Details Menard was asked by Galliford Try, working on behalf of Highways England, to provide a robust ground improvement solution as an alternative to piling, to support the embankments of [...]

OWNER: Tungsten Properties ENGINEER:  BCAL Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Winvic Construction Limited MAIN FIGURES:  c.3,250 CMCs Project Details Winvic Construction approached Menard to find a cost-effective alternative foundation solution to the initial piling scheme for the speculative development of a warehouse facility (23,700 m²) located next to the M62 [...]

OWNER: Lidl ENGINEER:  Crossfields/MJM/RSP GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Winvic Construction Limited MAIN FIGURES:  c.1,700 CMCs Project Details Winvic Construction Ltd was employed as the principal contractor to construct a UK regional distribution centre for one of Europe’s largest supermarket chains on a geotechnically complex site at Eurocentral, Motherwell. A 60,000m2 [...]

OWNER: Fix Auto ENGINEER:  Paul Waite Associates GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  MSM Construction MAIN FIGURES:  c.2,700 CMCs Project Details Menard has provided a ground improvement solution for a small but complex site for a new commercial garage facility. This was an alternative to piling which was proposed initially. Ground Conditions [...]

OWNER: Bericote Properties ENGINEER:  Pinnacle Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  ISG MAIN FIGURES:  c.7,600 CMC, 6,000 PVDs, 3,000 m2 of DC Project Details Following successful collaboration on a previous similar scheme, ISG approached Menard to find a cost-effective foundation solution for the development of a major online retailer’s four-storey mega [...]