The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) has published its second sustainability guide, which is focused on how deep foundations and geotechnical contractors can contribute to the circular economy.
At the 2022 GE Basements and Underground Structures conference, Transport for London (TfL) senior engineer for tunnels Paul Dryden discussed a tricky pile intercept on the Bank Station capacity project.
The UK’s Federation of Piling Specialists has issued guidance for specifying crosshole sonic logging in an effort to reduce harm to site personnel.
Piling works are underway to form the foundations for specialist facilities at a Ministry of Defence (MoD) site for vehicle storage and distribution in Ashchurch, Tewkesbury.
Trevi Group has started laying the foundations for a new 170km long city in the desert that forms part of the $500bn (£414bn) Neom development in Saudi Arabia.
Network Rail’s contractor SPL Powerlines has installed half the foundations to support an electrified railway between Kettering and Wigston as part of the Midland Main Line upgrade.
North American sister companies Nicholson Construction and Berminghammer are collaborating on piling works on a project to build a deep tunnel and new sewer facilities in Alexandria in Virginia, US.
HS2 Ltd’s main works contractor Align JV, working together with Keller and VSL, finished work on the foundations for the UK’s longest railway bridge last week.
High Speed 2’s Euston station construction partner Mace Dragados JV, working with Cementation Skanska, has completed pile load testing ahead of early piling work that will start this spring.
South Korean steel manufacturer Seah Wind has appointed the Bauer and Keller joint venture (BKJV) to install piles for its new £400M offshore wind turbine base factory at the Teesside Freeport.
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