One of Largest UK Retaining Structures Installed on Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor

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Esh Construction, Aarsleff Ground Engineering and Sunderland City Council have worked in collaboration to deliver four significant retaining structures in a geotechnical engineering feat on Phase 3 of the Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor, located in England. In just over 12 months, a soil nail wall formed at a 70 degree angle up to 12 meters high and 250 meters in length, a large kingpost retaining wall 250 meters in length, 85 meters of contiguous bored pile reinforced concrete retaining wall, and a 65-meter reinforced concrete L-shaped wall supported on continuous flight auger-piled foundations, have been installed. The £40m SSTC3 project … Read more

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BAM Construction Helps Create Forest School at UK Local Primary

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A team from BAM Construction has helped Heath Primary School to create an engaging forest school learning environment in Hemel Hempstead, in the UK. The volunteers worked to deliver an inspiring outdoor education space for the school, and donated over £1700 of equipment and materials. Working alongside teachers and pupils from the school, the team from BAM set about busily transforming the outside space, clearing undergrowth, building outdoor storage boxes, laying weed liner and putting down woodchip. Matthew Garnett, construction manager for the general contractor, said: “As construction professionals, we’re used to working in local communities, and we have a … Read more

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Balfour Beatty Completes £63M Rossall Coastal Defense Scheme

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Balfour Beatty has successfully completed the £63-million Rossall coastal defense scheme for Wyre Council in partnership with the Environment Agency. The scheme, located in Lancashire, England, forms part of the largest-single investment in coastal flood defense by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The scheme will protect the town’s tramway, hospital and schools whilst reducing flood risk to 7,500 nearby residential properties through two kilometres of sea defenses. To successfully complete the Rossall project, over 10,000 specially manufactured precast concrete units were lifted into position, alongside 86,342 tons of rock underlayer and 241,000 tons of rock armor sourced … Read more

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