Suporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Today, Monday 10th May 2021, marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing. The week, which is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, is in its 21st year and runs from 10-16 May. This year, the theme for the week is ‘Nature’. Across the country, people [...]
Geotechnical Collaboration Drives Down Embodied Carbon at EcoPark South
Bachy Soletanche and Vibro Menard have been awarded a contract by Taylor Woodrow, to deliver the geotechnical work on the first phase of the EcoPark South project in Edmonton, London. The scheme, designed to reduce embodied carbon, is part of North London Waste Authority’s £1.2bn programme to create a new waste management hub and Energy Recovery Facility. The environmentally [...]
Bachy Soletanche Reduce Environmental Impact of Piling Rigs
Bachy Soletanche is continuing to drive its sustainability agenda, by using exhaust emission reduction technology to reduce the environmental impact of its piling rigs and equipment. Early in 2020, Bachy Soletanche identified the importance that reducing plant emissions has in contributing to VINCI’s ambitious targets of reducing its impact on the climate and environment. In conjunction with Cybrand AEC [...]
Clif Kettle: A Tribute
As some of you will be aware, one of our former employees, Clif Kettle, sadly passed away after a short illness. Our immediate thoughts are with Clif’s family, friends, colleagues and all those that knew him. Clif joined Bachy Soletanche in 1990, spending three decades within the wider Soletanche Bachy Group where he played a key role in [...]
Thames Tideway Tunnel Team Crowned Community Engagement Champions
The joint venture of Costain, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche, working on the eastern section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, has been awarded Community Engagement Champions at the Ground Engineering Awards 2020. The team, located at Chambers Wharf, was recognised for their approach to engaging neighbouring stakeholders, employment of local people, team volunteering hours, communication methods, STEM activities, and their [...]
Bachy Soletanche to Deliver Foundations for the Preston Western Distributor Road
Bachy Soletanche has been awarded a £5.6m contract by Costain, to deliver geotechnical works on the Preston Western Distributor Road. Scheduled to open early in 2023, the £200m road scheme is the biggest new road programme in the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal. The Preston Western Distributor will link the A583 and the M55 motorway and will [...]
The Future Of Geotechnics: The Next Generation
The Future of Geotechnics: What the industry needs to do to attract the next generation of experts into construction. This is the third in Bachy Soletanche’s series of thought leadership reports exploring the future of geotechnics and the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Our aim for this report is to ignite conversation around the importance of [...]
INSIDER UPDATE: Ana Carvalho, Design Manager
In this blog, Design Manager, Ana Carvalho discusses her journey through the construction industry, highlights some of her favourite projects and provides some advice to young designers starting out. ... What made you choose a career in the construction industry? Ana: To be honest, by the time I had to apply to the university I was not sure which [...]
Bachy Soletanche Awarded Contract On Congleton Link Road Project
Bachy Soletanche has been awarded a £1.9m piling contract by GRAHAM, on the Congleton Link Road project. The 5.5km road will join the A534 Sandbach Road (to the west of Congleton) with the A536 Macclesfield Road (to the north of the town) which, when complete, will significantly reduce town centre traffic congestion, particularly at peak times. Bachy Soletanche’s [...]
Thames Tideway Tunnel Team Wins Coveted Ground Engineering Award 2019
The joint venture of Costain, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche, which is working on the east section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, has been awarded the Brownfield Redevelopment Project of the Year trophy at the Ground Engineering Awards 2019. At the Earl Pumping Station in Lewisham, the project required an innovative solution to successfully deliver the ground engineering element. [...]
Westpile Merged With Bachy Soletanche
Soletanche Bachy has announced that it has consolidated its Westpile business under the Bachy Soletanche name as of 22nd March 2019 in order to simplify its operating structure and add efficiency. Westpile, which started out as West’s Rotinoff Piling Construction Company in 1924, was bought by Bachy in 2003 and merged with Simplex in 2010. According to Bachy Soletanche [...]
INSIDER UPDATE: Dave Parker, Estimating Manager
In this edition, Estimating Manager, David Parker discusses his route into the construction industry, career to date and explains why being good with a calculator isn’t the only skill you need when estimating a project. Editor: What made you choose a career in construction and what route did you take? David Parker: My career choice was a natural [...]