Smartfoot® Precast Modular Foundations

Smartfoot® is Van Elle’s high-performance factory-produced precast modular foundation system and is a fast, strong, accurate, safe and sustainable solution for a wide range of applications.  

As a modern method of construction the process, uniquely incorporating post-tensioning technology to connect the beams, uses off-site techniques to speed up delivery, reduce labour costs and eliminate unnecessary waste. It improves quality through the controlled manufacturing processes and standardised design which offers an alternative to traditional building techniques.

Van Elle’s Smartfoot® precast modular foundation system offers a versatile high-performance solution for various piled foundation applications. Preferred by major UK house builders, it delivers economic and time-saving benefits over traditional foundations.

Van Elle provides full support, from bespoke design by an in-house team to expert installation and post-tensioning by specialised operatives.

What are the advantages of Smartfoot® Precast Modular Foundations?

  • Smartfoot® is approved by the NHBC and is produced in an ISO accredited factory
  • Fast and cost-effective, with installation rates of more than 300 linear metres a week and immediate handover for follow-on trades
  • Flexible to suit individual design and piling layout
  • Sustainable, as materials use, and waste are minimised
  • ‘Just-in-time’ deliveries

Common Uses

  • Housing
  • Apartments
  • Care Homes
  • Hospitals
  • Temporary Buildings
  • Ideal for overcoming challenging ground conditions, including heavy and contaminated soils

Smartfoot® is a high-performance foundation system that has unique features to ensure it is simple and quick to install.

The precast modular concrete beams are post-tensioned on site to create a rigid foundation. Beams can be installed with or without piles. The Smartfoot® beams are highly efficient and contain significantly less material than other traditional in-situ foundation solutions and alternative modular systems. As such, excavation is reduced, and material use, and waste are
minimised.

Post-tensioning the system ensures the beams act as a single high-performance unit, providing enhanced moment capacity and allowing standard pile tolerances to be accommodated. Once the system has been post-tensioned and final alignment checks been completed an immediate handover for follow on trades can be completed – there is no need to wait for concrete or other materials to cure.

Beams are manufactured under factory conditions and can be delivered to site ‘just-in-time’, so there is less on-site storage of plant and materials.

Van Elle Smartfoot Foundations