Manufacturing Centre

Project Value: £50 million

Service: Structural design

Team 

Contractor: Orion Contracting Company

Architect: Architects United

Description 

A major assembly factory35,000m2,withits own 450-metre long jetty, was Air Liquide’s 3rd manufacturing centre builtworldwide. 

The scheme was developed to introduce innovation in liquid gasstorage technology and address expanding markets in the Middle East.

Project Design 

Kashec was responsible forthe design of the foundations of the assembly factory. The foundation designpresented multiple engineering challenges due to the size of the gantrycranesrequired for moving heavy assembly components. Kashec also carried out the soilimprovement design and supervised the soil improvement works. 

Vibros tonecolumns were used to improve the weak soil as this solution of fereda highlyeconomical and sustainable alternative to piling and deep foundation options