OWNER: Taylor Wimpey ENGINEER: Whitby Bird GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Sirius Group MAIN FIGURES: 8,000 sq/metres Dynamic Replacement (DR) 15,000 sq/metres Dynamic Compaction (DC) Project Details Menard completed Dynamic Compaction/Dynamic Replacement (DC/DR) works beneath 106 housing plots and associated roads, retaining walls and gardens for a new residential development at [...]
New Entrance Facility at London Stadium (ex Olympic Stadium)
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:40:44+02:00OWNER: E20 Stadium LLP ENGINEER: JDL Consultants GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Modulek MAIN FIGURES: 44 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) installed Project Details Modulek approached Vibro Menard to find an alternative efficient foundation solution for the development of a new entrance facility at the London Stadium (ex Olympic Stadium). This new [...]
Yiewsley & West Drayton Leisure Centre
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:41:09+02:00OWNER: Hillingdon Council ENGINEER: Buro Happold GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Buckingham Group Contracting MAIN FIGURES: 541 Vibro Stone Columns (VSC) installed Project Details Following successful collaboration on a previous similar scheme, Buckingham Group approached Menard to find an alternative efficient foundation solution for the development of a new leisure complex [...]
157 Homes on Lily Street Farm Development, Alfreton
laurengrimes2023-08-17T12:23:22+02:00OWNER: Peveril Homes ENGINEER: Heathcote & Associates GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Bridge Bank Ltd MAIN FIGURES: 2,004 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) installed 4,821 Vibro Stone Columns (VSC) installed Project Details The project consisted in a new residential development comprising 157 plots of single to double storey houses in Alfreton, Derbyshire. [...]
4 Warehouses at Wyvern Retail Park, Derby Triangle
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:42:13+02:00OWNER: St Mowden ENGINEER: Rodgers Leask GENERAL CONTRACTOR: WINVIC MAIN FIGURES: 1,253 units of Dynamic Replacement (DR) Pillars Project Details Winvic approached Menard to find a cost-effective foundation solution for the development of four warehouses at Wyvern retail Park in Derby: Units A1 (4,633 m²), A2 (3,394 m²), [...]
Premier Inn Hotel Development, Swindon
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:42:37+02:00OWNER: Premier Inn Hotels ENGINEER: Simpson Engineering GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Carter Lauren Construction MAIN FIGURES: 700 Vibro Stone Columns (VSC), totalling 2,300 sq/metres Project Details Following detailed technical advice during the design stages concerning the optimum cost-effective ground treatment solution for a proposed 3- 4 storey Premier Inn development [...]
Lee Valley Ice Centre, Leyton, London
laurengrimes2024-01-25T16:39:17+01:00OWNER: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority ENGINEER: Ramboll GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Buckingham Group MAIN FIGURES: 1,234 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) installed Project Details Following successful collaboration on previous similar schemes, Buckingham Group approached Menard to find an alternative efficient foundation solution for the redevelopment of the Lee Valley Ice [...]
Medway Valley Crossing, Holborough
laurengrimes2023-08-17T12:36:21+02:00OWNER: Trenport ENGINEER: WSP GENERAL CONTRACTOR: BAM Nuttall MAIN FIGURES: 1,044 Controlled Modulus Columns (CMC) to depths of 11.5-14.5 metres 18,511 Vertical Drains installed to an average depth of 7.3 metres Project Details The works consisted of the construction of a new access road and bridge across the [...]
Michelin Tyres Factory Extension, Dundee
laurengrimes2023-08-17T12:36:55+02:00OWNER: Michelin Tyre Ltd ENGINEER: Cundall Partnership GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Barr Construction MAIN FIGURES: 3,980 Vibro Stone Columns to depths of 5.0 metres Project Details Barr Construction were contracted to build a new factory for Michelin Tyres at their existing facility in Dundee. The new building was to be constructed [...]
Network Rail Embankment Widening, Avonmouth
laurengrimes2023-08-09T15:42:13+02:00OWNER: SITA ENGINEER: Earth Science Partnership GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Balfour Beatty Rail MAIN FIGURES: 1,678 Vertical Drains installed to depths between 7-11 metres Project Details As part of the construction of the Severn Energy Recovery Centre (SERC) for SITA, the existing rail network required upgrading. The existing rail link [...]