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Design-build contractor Black & Veatch is using modular shoring equipment together with a new quick-hitch device, and a range of site safety equipment from Groundforce companies (Groundforce Shorco and Piletec), on a major multi-million overhaul of a water treatment works upgrade for Yorkshire Water.

Specialist pump rental provider Shorflo, a division of Groundforce, will be exhibiting their latest range of pumping equipment alongside manufacturer Hidrostal, at this year’s Hillhead international quarrying and recycling exhibition.

U Mole has over the past 10 years established a reputation for providing efficient, time-saving and cost-effective Suction Excavation systems across the utilities and highways industries. The company is also able to offer these systems in support of numerous operations undertaken by railway engineers.

U Mole recently delivered a new MTS DINO3 Suction Excavation unit mounted to MAN chassis to Pier UK. The unit, the fifth in the Wigan based Civil Engineering Contractor’s fleet of operated rental units, benefits from the latest design additions that include several operational capabilities not previously available on these systems.

An ICE1423 vibrating piling hammer from specialist equipment hirer Piletec is helping Miller Piling install approximately 1,100 concrete piles on what will be one of the Europe’s most prestigious residential developments: One Tower Bridge.

U Mole recently introduced to the UK market an MTS Suction Excavation option that extends the potential for the use of the equipment beyond that which is normally expected of the technology, the facility to perform at a distance from the main rig.

U Mole recently supplied the first Vac-Tron LPAIR vacuum excavation unit in the UK to client Geotron UK Ltd.

Piletec, a division of equipment hire specialist Groundforce, has developed a unique adapter designed specifically to allow the safe attachment of vibratory piling hammers to excavators via quick-hitch couplers.

As far as Groundforce are concerned another national award event equals another nomination, and this time they have been shortlisted in the Ground Engineering category of the Construction News ‘Specialists Awards.’

U Mole has expanded its range of trenchless installation equipment with the introduction of the new KOBUS Pipe Puller, which will allow utility contractors and water companies the opportunity to significantly reduce their costs when replacing lead, copper and old PE water supply pipes.

U Mole recently held consecutive and highly successful Trenchless Equipment Training and Demonstration Opens Days at its site in Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire. Nothing unusual there given that the company is a widely recognised sales provider and hire specialist for this type of equipment.

The marketing team from Groundforce are celebrating after picking up two awards at the prestigious Construction Marketing awards for “Best Campaign under £25K” and the “Marketer of the Year”

For most practical purposes, a rectangular excavation is the easiest and most cost-effective solution when carrying out construction work below ground. It is easy to dig and supporting the sides is straightforward, however when the structure you are building is of a very irregular shape, the extra digging and muckaway can become costly and time consuming.

Groundforce are proud to announce their presence at the Big 5 exhibition in Dubai. The exhibition runs from 21st to 24th November 2011 and is the largest international building and construction exhibition in the Middle East.

U Mole recently launched the MTS DINO5 TRIDEM suction excavation system into the UK market. Mounted to a MAN TGS.25.480 8x4 Tridem chassis, the equipment offers all of the major advantages of the MTS DINO family range but with a high degree of manoeuvrability for a large 32 tonne system, making it ideal for use on projects where access is difficult.

Groundforce, the specialist shoring, formwork and support division of VP plc has further expanded their range of safety equipment for the Irish construction and environmental sector.

All piling work entails an element of the unknown. In the case of a steel-piled wharf at a historic harbour, underwater obstacles buried in the mud and silt of the harbour floor are often encountered. But even the natural underlying ground conditions can throw up some surprises. Geotechnical information is the only guide the contractor has but this is vital when choosing the piling method and equipment to employ.