Bachy Soletanche Limited is one of the UK's leading geotechnical specialists with a reputation for quality and innovation within the field of foundation and underground engineering.
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Bachy Soletanche starts piling at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre
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 MoreBachy Soletanche finishes third phase of Reading Station piling
Specialist 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 MoreGetting specialist contractors in early doors
With 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 MoreFeatured Technique: CFA Piling
Continuous 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 MoreTechniques
Bachy 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.
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