Despite battling against the unforgiving Scottish weather, Bachy Soletanche has started piling at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow in preparation for a new Multi-Storey Car Park. Known to be a potentially problematic site due to the positioning over a former dock that was filled in with unknown matter during the 1950s, main contractor SCC, Design Build Contractor, has employed the piling and ground-engineering specialists to install the piles during the seven week £750k contract.
Read MoreSpecialist geotechnical contractor, Bachy Soletanche, has finished work on the third phase of its piling contract in Reading, for BAM Nuttall working on behalf of Network Rail. Working to widen the railway line and construct three bridges to deliver rail track improvements for Reading Station, the developments at the heart of the huge commuter area will help it cope with the increasing passenger volumes.
Read MoreWith the continuing global financial difficulties and constraints on government spending there has been and will continue to be a gradual reduction in road schemes over the coming years. However this has been matched by a welcome increase in rail and light rail projects. We are also seeing a geographical change in workload towards the South. With the continuing drive for further savings on both road and rail schemes, better delivery could be achieved through Early Contractor Involvement being extended to specialist contractors.
Read MoreContinuous Flight Auger Piling or C.F.A. piling is now one of the most popular and widely used piling technique for bored pile foundations and bored pile walls. CFA piles can offer a low vibration, low noise, high productivity, safe, cost effective, innovative, high quality bored pile foundation solution, without the need for casing or support fluids in weak or water bearing soils. This can be for both bearing piles and bored pile walls.
Find Out MoreBachy Soletanche is a leader in piling solutions, providing a myriad of techniques and using a vast range of specialist rigs for the majority of sectors in the industry.
Henderson House
Langley Place
Higgins Lane
Burscough
Lancashire
L40 8JS
Tel: 01704 895686
Fax: 01704 895581
Contact: Mike Cooper
Prospect Place
Mill Lane
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 2SX
Tel: 01420 594700
Fax: 01420 86971
Contact: Paul Hodgson
Unit 7, Calder Close
Peel Avenue
Calder Park
Wakefield
WF4 3BA
Tel: 01924 248770
Fax: 01924 256622
Contact: Richard Piggin
BallyRichard
Carrigtwohill
Co. Cork
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)21 4613131
Fax: +353 (0)21 4613166
Contact: Liam O'Brien
Unit 22
Biggar Road Industrial Estate
Biggar Road
Cleland
Motherwell
ML1 5PB
Tel: 01698 863419
Fax: 01698 862047
Contact: Paul Doyle