Project Description
The Premier Inn at Braintree needed to create a new car park on an existing slope. A Rockbox Gabion wall not only produces a stable slope but also leave the site with an aesthetically pleasing finish.
Finished gabion wall and car park
Technical Requirements:
Designed to facilitate a new car park, over existing slope.
Client / Consultant:
Simpson Associates Consulting Engineers LLP – Henly on Thames
Contractor:
RG Carter Merchant: Travis Perkins – Braintree
“After receiving the go ahead from Simpson Associates to commence the gabion works Geosynthetics Ltd promptly visited site and provided guidance to the installation team to ensure the installation went smoothly and quickly. From the initial calculations done for Simpsons to the assistance on site, the service from Geosynthetics Ltd has been professional and prompt. I would not hesitate to ask for their assistance again.”
Adam Bond, RG Carter Project Manager
Project Highlights
Simpsons Associates contacted Geosynthetics for assistance with a solution enabling a new car park to be built on an existing slope as part of an extension to the Premier Inn in Braintree.
Our own in house engineers produced a drawing of the proposed gabion wall in a short space of time as the contractor RG Cartor were already working on site.
Site preparation before installation
The full solution, complete with cross sections was sent to Simpsons Associates to incorporate into their project files. Before construction began, Geosynthetics liaised directly with contractor. We visited the site to show the installation team personally how to assemble the gabion units using the helical fastenings to speed up the whole installation process. We addressed the contractor’s concerns about the finish between the gabions and the tarmac road surface.
Constructed gabion wall
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