Restricted Access Piling

If your site has either, or a combination, of restricted load bearing, width or height conditions then Van Elle has the piling solution for you. Our experience of these types of projects coupled with our investment in the latest bespoke rigs, the training of our staff, continuous expansion of our service offering and innovation into new techniques gives our clients a distinct advantage over their competitors at tender stage and helps them to save costs and reduce the programme once on site.

Having undertaken, and successfully completed, some of the UK's largest and most challenging high profile infrastructure projects, we have developed a sound understanding of the specific requirements of Network Rail and the Highways Agency ensuring that there are no programme delays and the schemes run efficiently and safely. Our in-house design team are highly qualified and experienced in designing for such projects and work quickly and proficiently to overcome any unforeseen issues should they arise.

We also regularly work on building projects of all sizes and of varying degrees of access restrictions. Having worked on many of the UK's highest profile projects including Cafe Royal, Tate Modern, Lowesmoor Development, Dalston Western Curve and Birmingham New Street, each with their own challenges and for some of the best known names in the industry, it is clear that our clients feel confident in placing their reputations in the hands of the largest independent geotechnical engineering contractor in the UK and the '2011 Ground Engineering Specialist of the Year'. We even carry out large and demanding schemes for competitors when they lack the expertise, capabilities or resources in-house to successfully carry out the work themselves.

By utilising our vast range of rigs and techniques, we ensure our customers always receive the most cost effective, bespoke solution to meet their foundation and site requirements, assuring them of a professional, no-fuss service from pre-start to completion.

• Purpose built mini rotary/drop hammer rigs to work within 750mm widths and 2.4m headroom, weighing between 1 and 18 tonnes.
• Bespoke rigs that can install up to 600mm diameter bored piles in only 3.75m headroom.
• Drilling rigs capable of installing up to 600mm diameter piles in 5m headroom.
• Precast concrete, driven piling rigs with 6m mast heights and weighing up to 24 tonnes for the smaller restricted sites

Our technical data sheets, movie of our restricted access rigs in action, 'guide to piling' or various case studies can be viewed by clicking on any of these links.

Our restricted access capabilities include:

• Steel cased 75mm to 323mm diameter.
• Vemech® precast concrete 150mm or 200mm square.
• Circular Hollow Section (CHS).

• Sectional Flight Auger (SFA) up to 750mm diameter.
• Approved installers of screwpiles with all leading manufacturers.

• Rotary percussive up to 600mm diameter.
• Duplex rotary percussive up to 660mm diameter.
• Odex rotary percussive up to 275mm diameter.
• Drilled hollow threaded bar systems.

We also carry out open site piling.

For more information on any of our products/services, please call us now on 0845 630 8993 to find out more or email us at marketing@van-elle.co.uk.