Maccaferri: Press Releases
Reinforced Soil, Concrete Panel System ‘First’ for Sadlers Farm Junction, Essex
What is thought to be the first UK installation of a particular type of concrete panel-faced, reinforced soil retaining wall system is close to completion at the new Sadlers Farm Junction in...
Maccaferri Reinforced Soil Solution Brings Environmental, Cost and Engineering Benefits to Scottish Road Construction Project
Contractors building a distributor road serving major housing developments on the outskirts of Inverness, brought in geotechnical and construction specialists Maccaferri to design a...
Maccaferri Reinforced-Soil Retaining Walls - Different Challenges, Different Solutions
Two markedly different reinforced-soil, embankment solutions from geotechnical experts Maccaferri have been used in the construction of a new traffic relief road for the Port of Wicklow in...
Rockfall Mitigation Installation at Pennine Geological Site
A network of rock-fall prevention measures has recently been installed at a site of special geological significance next to the busy A58, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. The measures include...
Rockfall Mitigation - The Gibraltar Experience
In Gibraltar, where the entire population lives on or close to the huge limestone rock that gives the nation its name, the issue of rockfall protection is taken very...
Maccaferri Rockfall Catch Fences Protect Vulnerable Northern Ireland Infrastructure
Rockfall protection barriers from specialist manufacturer Maccaferri have been installed along a section of the main Londonderry to Coleraine coastal road in Northern...
Maccaferri Barrier System Gains Prestigious ETAG 27 Compliance
Maccaferri, the geotechnical and erosion control specialist, has achieved a first with its new CTR range of deformable rock-fall containment barriers. The company states that their system is...
First UK Motorway Car-Share Lane Uses Maccaferri Gabions
Maccaferri gabions have helped in the construction of the UK motorway network’s first car-share lane. Built for the Highways Agency by Balfour Beatty Regional Civil Engineering, it is located...
Scottish Trunk Road Scheme Incorporates Maccaferri Geomac Erosion Protection System
A major new interchange on the A90 trunk road south of Aberdeen has been completed using an innovative slope stabilisation / erosion protection system from geotechnical specialists...
Maccaferri Roadmesh, Pavement Reinforcement Mesh Used On “Floating Road” Trials in the Scottish Highlands
Highway Engineers in the Highlands of Scotland have adopted a novel approach to reinforcing low traffic-volume rural roads in Sutherland. Much of their rural road network is single track...
Maccaferri Roadmesh Asphalt Reinforcement System Proves Long-Term Performance on Scotland’s A75 Trunk Road
Road reinforcement mesh from geotechnical specialists Maccaferri, has proved its value by continuing to perform as intended, after nine years of intensive trafficking on the busy A75 trunk road...
Maccaferri Wins Geogrid Contract for US I-35W Bridge Reconstruction
The US sister company of Oxford-based geotechnical specialists Maccaferri, has won the contract to supply geo-grid soil reinforcement products for use in the reconstruction of the collapsed,...
New MD for Geotechnical Specialists, Maccaferri
Maccaferri, the geotechnical and civil engineering specialists has appointed Philip Staten as Managing Director of its UK operation. He takes up the position in January 2008 following...
Anchor Landmark Retaining Walls Keep Traffic Moving During Northern Ireland's M1 Motorway Reconstruction.
Traffic has been kept moving during the reconstruction of Northern Ireland's busiest motorway thanks to innovative reinforced soil, retaining walls from Anchor Wall Systems. The...
Maccaferri Gabions Chosen for Toll Plaza on New Irish M1
GABION WALL SCREENS OPERATIONAL BUILDINGS Gabions from Maccaferri Ltd, specialists in retaining structures, soil reinforcement and erosion protection, have been specified for one of the...
Maccaferri Provides Solution to Scottish Road Improvement Piling Dilemma
GEOTEXTILE TEMPORARY PILING PLATFORM PROVIDES THE ANSWER A temporary piling platform solution proposed by Maccaferri Ltd, specialist in retaining structures, soil reinforcement and...
Maccaferri Secures Contract for Gabion Walls on Prestigious New Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre
TEST PANELS DEMONSTRATE HIGH QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP DEMANDED BY NATS Maccaferri Construction, specialists in retaining wall construction, was invited to tender for the supply and construction...
Maccaferri's Steelgrid Used to Stabilise Railway Cutting
COMPLEX NATURE OF ROCK FACE REQUIRES SPECIALIST SOLUTION Maccaferri, specialists in retaining structures, soil reinforcement and erosion protection, has recently supplied 4,000 square metres...
Bio-Engineering Products from Maccaferri Help Prevent Erosion at Rockingham Motor Speedway
ENKAMAT USED TO LINE BALANCING LAGOONS IN OUTFIELD Enkamat permanent erosion prevention matting supplied by Maccaferri, specialists in retaining structures, soil reinforcement and...
Maccaferri Wins Major Order to Supply Geogrid for Expansion Programme at Edinburgh Airport.
65,000M² ENKAGRID MAX USED IN CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PARALLEL TAXIWAYS Edinburgh airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the UK. To improve operations at the airport and keep...
Engineered Retaining Wall System from Maccaferri Chosen for Exclusive New Development in the Staffordshire Countryside
MACWALL® USED TO CREATE SWEEPING ENTRANCE TO COPPENHALL HALL AND MEWS Coppenhall Hall and Mews, an exclusive development of just 11 new homes, is built on the site of an old dairy farm...
Maccaferri Provides Dual Product Solution for Road Reconstruction Scheme in Oxford
ENKAGRID TRC AND ROADMESH® USED TO REINFORCE ASPHALT PAVEMENT Oxfordshire County Council Highways has embarked on a major reconstruction of the A4144 Abingdon road in Oxford, one of...
Maccaferri's Green Terramesh® Creates Reinforced Soil Solution for Car Park Extension Adjacent to River
12 METRE EMBANKMENT THE LARGEST STRUCTURE OF ITS TYPE IN IRELAND Moy Park Hatchery on Main Street, Donaghmore in County Tyrone is part of a multi-million pound business supplying...
Maccaferri Gabions Used to Retain Chalk Cuttings
The concept of filling baskets with stones to create 'gabion-like' retaining structures is well established, having been introduced by the Egyptians over 2,000 years ago. Today, Maccaferri...
Maccaferri Products Chosen to Stabilise Steep Sided Cutting
MACMAT™ -R, BIOMAC™, ROCKFALL NETTING AND GABIONS PROVIDE SOIL REINFORCEMENT AND EROSION PROTECTION A range of geosynthetic solutions and gabions from Maccaferri Ltd, specialists...
Maccaferri Gabions Create New Water Course
STREAM DIVERTED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW SIDING AT OXENHOPE STATION Gabions supplied by Maccaferri Ltd, specialists in retaining structures, erosion protection and soil reinforcement, have...
Maccaferri, the Geotechnical and Civil Engineering Specialist, Opens a New Dublin Base
Maccaferri Ltd, the geotechnical and civil engineering specialist, has established a base in Ireland by opening new offices in the Plato Business Park in Damastown, Dublin. The company is...
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