Welcome to ScrewFast Foundations

Leaders in design, manufacture, supply and installation of helical piles and steel foundation solutions

 

ScrewFast Foundations, part of the Van Elle Group, is a leader in steel piling innovation.

Since 2000, we’ve pioneered the use of large-diameter helical piles in UK infrastructure, providing adaptable solutions for all ground conditions, from soft soils to rock.

As the leading steel foundation specialist, we offer a wide range of solutions, delivering piles for any ground conditions, from low Standard Penetration Test (SPT) values to rock.

ScrewFast provides complete turn-key foundation solutions, including site investigation, geotechnical and structural design, manufacture, supply, installation, monitoring, and testing. We also offer BIM modelling and structural design of modular foundations.

We excel in ground engineering, with all modular foundations produced off site for efficiency. Our expertise extend beyond traditional concrete solutions, reaching areas where concrete cant.

At the end of a project, we can often remove piles, while concrete must remain in place. This unique capability delivers cost-effective, sustainable, and superior life-cycle benefits.

Our solutions are recyclable, environmentally friendly, and offer significant carbon reduction advantages.

Minimising temporary works through a design-led approach

Our approach is focused on design, which means we prioritise integrating design considerations in the early stages of project planning. This leads to more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable outcomes, ultimately reducing or eliminating our customers’ requirements.

By adopting a design-led approach, we can eliminate or minimise temporary works while also bringing about a range of benefits, including improved project timelines, increased safety measures, and significant reductions in carbon emissions.

Design-Led Approach

Our design-led approach ensures the early integration of key considerations, resulting in more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions, ultimately reducing or eliminating our clients’ requirements.

By adopting a design-led approach, we can eliminate or minimise temporary works whilst also generating a range of benefits including improved project timelines and global project costs, increased safety measures and significant reductions in carbon emissions.

Programme Efficiency

By adopting modern methods of construction (MMC), we minimise on-site time. Manufacturing piles and grillages off-site allows for just-in-time installation, eliminating extensive excavation and the need for additional trades for reinforcement and concrete pouring, streamlining the construction process.

Enhanced Safety

The design-led approach and use of MMC reduce on-site activities such as large excavations and concrete pouring, improving overall safety.  Minimising on-site time lowers the risk of hazards, creating a safer construction environment.

 

 

 

Reduced Carbon Footprint

Our design-led method significantly reduces carbon emissions, with a 67% decrease in carbon (tCO2e) compared to traditional piling methods. This supports environmental sustainability and helps meet broader carbon reduction goals

FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS

Helical Piling

Large Diameter, High Capacity Helical Piles

GRIP® Piling

ALL SECTORS CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM NUMEROUS ADVANTAGES OF OUR FOUNDATION SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING:

  • Faster project timelines and global cost savings
  • Minimal environmental impact and reduced carbon footprint
  • Easy installation with fewer workers and lower risk
  • Access to remote locations
  • Immediate load-bearing capacity and easy removal

Our core markets

Spanning across major infrastructure sectors, steel-based foundations have grown to be recognised and accepted as a preferred option for a wide spectrum of applications, including highways and rail structures, electrification and energy structures, telecommunication masts, marine-based construction, eco-friendly building, and various other industry applications.

Road

Road

Helical piles provide a quick, reliable solution for the highways sector, offering versatility in tight spaces, uneven terrain, and near existing obstructions / services. They minimise distribution to public activities.

Common uses include: Gantries, VMS, Road Signs, Lighting Columns, Traffic Lights, Fences, CCTV and Modular Equipment Platforms.

Rail

Rail

Since 2003, helical piles have been the most cost-effective foundation method for rail structures. They reduce possession time and costs, becoming a reliable solution for both permanent and temporary foundations.

Common uses include: OLE’s, Signals, Gantries, LOC Platforms, Track Stabilisation and Platform Extensions.

Energy and Power

Energy and Power

ScrewFast provides modular helical piles and steel grillage solutions for the energy sector, offering strong support in compression, tension and shear.
They reduce environmental impact and concrete use, with common applications in substations, increasing capacity with minimal disruption.

Common uses include: Substation Equipment, Transmission Towers, Transformer Bunds, Gantries, and more, providing essential structural support for energy structures.

Water

Water

ScrewFast provides helical piles for water and wastewater treatment facilities, offering strong support for walkways, tanks, pipelines, and more. Ideal for areas with limited access, they require minimal equipment and cause less disruption.
Their modular design adapts to varying ground conditions and reduces the need for heavy machinery, minimising environmental impact.

Common uses include: Bridges, Flood Defences, Retaining Walls, Marine Structures, Walkways, and both temporary and permanent buildings.

Civils

Civils

Screwfast offers cost-effective, fast screw piling and steel foundation solutions across civil engineering sectors. They reduce installation time, machinery, and labour, offering significant savings and project efficiency.

Common uses include: Footbridges, Temporary Seating, Sport Venues, Schools, Datacentres and Hospitals.

Telecoms

Telecoms

Helical piles offer reliable foundations for telecom masts and poles, with high axail, uplift and shear capacity. They reduce or eliminate concrete use and minimise disruption, making them ideal for agricultural and open-field installations.

Common uses include: Monopole, Lattice Towers, Mobile Phone Masts including 5G upgrades to existing foundations.

Our Accreditations

At ScrewFast, we are committed to continual improvement and professional development. We are a member of several professional organisations and awarding bodies.

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Our recent work

ScrewFast Foundations supply a wide range of foundation solutions to meet the requirements of your individual project. All of our foundations are certified to be used across all industries and are used extensively within many sectors of construction. Read some of our case studies here.

Bicker Fen 400kV Substation

Bicker Fen 400kV Substation

Project Background Our client, Linxon, secured the programme to deliver extension work for the National Grid Bicker Fen 400 kV substation, to facilitate its connection with the Viking Link interconnector. The interconnector and the substation works, which are due for completion in October 2022, will allow Britain and Denmark to make more effective use of renewable…

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

ScrewFast helical piles deliver strong, temporary foundations for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Helical piles, manufactured specifically to overcome challenging ground and tropical weather conditions in Tokyo, Japan, provided strong, reliable foundations for the ballistic nets within the temporary 2020 Olympic Games shooting ranges. Project Background ScrewFast designed, manufactured and transported helical piles, along with the…

WHP Telecoms

WHP Telecoms

ScrewFast helical piles installed on five sites in just five days ScrewFast offered client WHP Telecoms a full turnkey solution, providing GI, design, manufacture, delivery and installation of helical piles and steel grillages across five UK locations in just five days. Project Background To support the erection of 5G telecoms masts in Birmingham (two locations),…

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Our Vision - To be the leading, most trusted provider of total foundation solutions

Our Mission

Developing trusted partnerships

Deploying the best people and assets

Achieving perfect delivery on our projects

Zero harm

Right first time

On-time and budget

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Our Values

SafetyAlways put health and safety first

IntegrityOpen, honest and straightforward, delivering on our promises

TeamworkA 'can do' approach, working together to exceed customer expectations

ExcellenceKeen to impress our customers, always do a great job and keep improving what we do