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The latest edition of SPEEDECK Raft and Report is here!

In this quarter’s newsletter, we’re looking back at recently finished projects including Cheshunt Park Farm, Chadwell Road and Templars Green, sharing insights from the ground up, and catching up with a few things happening away from … more

MYTH vs FACT: Strip foundations are always the cheapest option.

They’re traditional. They’re familiar. And they’re still the right solution for plenty of developments. But traditional doesn’t automatically mean most economical.

When ground conditions become more complicated, the cost of a strip foundation can start to … more

Phase 1 is underway at Britannia Works in Atherstone, Warwickshire.

We’ve started piling as part of the regeneration of the historic Britannia Mill site, which will transform the former 19th-century hat factory (believed to have manufactured comedian Tommy Cooper’s iconic fez) into 70 affordable extra care … more

We’ve just wrapped up Phase 5 at Meadowbridge for @Kitewood Group, and we couldn’t resist sharing how good these completed slabs look in the sun! ☀️

The phase forms part of the wider 180-home residential development in Herne Bay, Kent, where we’ve been busy delivering the foundations for these new homes.

Foundations might not be the most exciting part of a new … more

Raft or strip foundation?

It isn’t simply a case of choosing the cheaper option. Both can be effective foundation solutions, but they behave very differently and the ground conditions can make one much more suitable than the other.

Ground conditions, … more

We’re hiring: Site Engineer

We’re growing our delivery team and looking for a Site Engineer to join SPEEDECK, working across projects in the South M25 region.

You’ll take ownership of projects on site, working closely with our design and operations … more

Why not see what piled raft foundations look like in practice?

From challenging ground conditions and restricted sites to programme pressures and different foundation requirements, every project brings its own engineering considerations.

We’ve been adding a number of recent projects to the SPEEDECK website, showing how our … more

Clay and mudstone don’t automatically dictate a foundation solution. The important question is how the ground is expected to behave and what that means for the foundation design.

We’ve revised our article on foundations for clay and mudstone to look more closely at the engineering behind these conditions, including shrink-swell behaviour, tree influence, heave, groundwater and more.

Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3V5QS2c

#GeotechnicalEngineering #FoundationDesign … more