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 [...]
Bexhill to Hastings Link Road, East Sussex
laurengrimes2023-08-09T15:42:15+02:00OWNER: 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 [...]
Translink Transport Maintenance Depot, Belfast
laurengrimes2023-08-09T12:33:06+02:00OWNER: 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 [...]
Lidl Regional Distribution Centre, Avonmouth
laurengrimes2023-08-17T12:34:52+02:00OWNER: 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 regional distribution [...]
Aldi Store and Car Park in Kenmare, Republic of Ireland
laurengrimes2023-08-17T12:24:54+02:00OWNER: 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 [...]
Yeadon Way Railway Embankment, Blackpool
laurengrimes2023-08-09T15:42:16+02:00OWNER: 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 [...]
Fife Energy from Waste Facility, Westfield
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:24:09+02:00OWNER: 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 [...]
Innovation Park, Newport
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:47:38+02:00OWNER: Telford & Wrekin Council ENGINEER: ABA Consulting GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Morris Property Limited MAIN FIGURES: 674 Vibro Stone Columns (VSC) Project Details Morris Property Limited approached Menard for a Vibro Stone Column (VSC) quotation, and the works were subsequently awarded as a result of competitive tendering. The scheme [...]
Multi-use Development at 331 Wick Road, Hackney Wick
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:23:11+02:00OWNER: Bloom Developments ENGINEER: Jackson Purdue Lever GENERAL CONTRACTOR: TanRo MAIN FIGURES: 216 Controlled Modulus Columns Project Details TanRo approached Menard to find a cost-effective alternative foundation solution for a development by Bloom of two industrial units totalling 600 m² of ground floor in a prime location in [...]
Units 1,2 and 3 at Hinkley Park, Leiceistershire
laurengrimes2023-08-23T16:22:11+02:00OWNER: IM Properties ENGINEER: Fairhurst GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Winvic Construction MAIN FIGURES: 2,114 Dynamic Replacement pillars Project Details Following the successful completion of ground improvement works on the previous phase of this Hinckley Park (Leiceistershire) logistics development in 2019, Winvic approached Menard to find a cost-effective foundation solution for [...]