Bachy Soletanche, the leading geotechnical specialist, has recently completed two separate projects in the historic city of Lancaster, providing piling solutions for a new office complex and a new luxury apartment development. Working simultaneously on the two projects, the Bachy Soletanche teams were less than two miles apart during the work.
Read MoreLeading geotechnical specialist Bachy Soletanche has completed piling work to support a new bridge over the river Avon, which will form a key component of the new A429 Barford Bypass. The £210,000 contract involved the construction of one hundred and four piles to support two abutments and three piers that will carry the weight of the new bridge from the banks of the river.
Read MoreWhen facing the second phase of large-diameter auger (LDA) piling at 1, Aldgate Union, leading geotechnical specialist Bachy Soletanche faced a unique question; How can a one hundred tonne piling rig be mobilised onto a site that has an underground shopping centre directly underneath? Without extra support, the ceiling of the disused Aldgate Union Shopping Centre risked collapse when the weighty Bachy Soletanche rig sat directly above, constructing LDA piles up to thirty-five metres deep.
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