Controlled Modulus Columns

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 [...]

OWNER: MCI Developments ENGINEER:  Coopers Chartered Consulting Engineers GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  N/A MAIN FIGURES:  c.4,100 CMC/BMCs & c.100 VSCs Project Details MCI Developments' original strategy was to dig out the Made Ground and Engineer back in which would be slow and expensive. IGE Consulting approached Menard to find a [...]

OWNER: Rochdale Spring Company Holdings Limited ENGINEER:  Tier Consulting Group GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd MAIN FIGURES:  c.900 CMCs Project Details Initially, Tier Consulting Group approached Menard to develop a cost effective foundation solution for the proposed townhouse development in Rochdale. The site has a complex history, [...]

OWNER: Sainsbury's ENGINEER:  Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson GENERAL CONTRACTOR:  Base Build Services Ltd MAIN FIGURES:  c.150 CMCs Project Details The construction of a new 4,300 sq ft Sainsbury’s Local store at Millers Quay was proposed to serve the growing residential community at Wirral Waters. Located on the corner of [...]