Our client needed to build two large solid concrete foundation pads for installation of pre-manufactured satellite antennas. The framework holding these pads would need to be strong enough to withstand the weight of 100m3 of concrete in a single pour.

N.cole installed ten 900mm in situ piles, designed and built the framework and sourced a bespoke fly-ash concrete to reduce concrete friction heat for the pour. We also coordinated a complex structural hold-down bolt template to receive the six legs of the satellite. These consisted of engineered feet to withstand concrete pressures during the mass pour and an intricate service duct suspended mid-slab. As usual, the works were completed on time and on budget. p