Soil mixing solutions for foundations are being used for the first time by soil stabilisation and ground remediation specialist Deep Soil Mixing Ltd as an alternative to piling on a high quality housing project in St Mary’s Bay, Kent, aiming to prevent extreme settlements from variable ground. These works are
Deep Soil Mixing Ltd, the group remediation and soil stabilization contractor has announced that they have achieved certification of two vital international business standards. These accreditations, the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management and the ISO 14001 for Environmental Management. The company has managed to achieve the ISO accreditations at
A recent soil mixed road project by Deep Soil Mixing Ltd has won the Environmental and Sustainability Award at the Institute of Highways Engineers Mercia Brand Awards. The project was carried out for contractor Kier Living and consulting engineers Patrick Parsons Ltd. The award was presented to the multi-disciplinary consulting
BDC 319 : Aug 2024
Soil mixing solutions for foundations are being used for the first time by soil stabilisation and ground remediation specialist Deep Soil Mixing Ltd as an alternative to piling on a high quality housing project in St Mary’s Bay, Kent, aiming to prevent extreme settlements from variable ground. These works are shaving more than a year off the programme for a conventional ‘Surcharge’ solution as well as providing improved stability behind coastal defences for client Compass Builders Ltd. “In response to a foundation enquiry from the client’s consulting engineers Considine Ltd we put forward various options that soil mixing could provide to deliver a design solution that saved the client time and reduced cost comparable to alternative ground engineering solutions such as dig and cart away and piling. Deep Soil Mixing Ltd always advise getting involved with clients and their designers as early as possible in their development process to create engineered solutions that offer real cost savings for projects including real benefits such as reduced vehicle movements and the efficient use of onsite materials on their projects, which reduces the carbon footprint and offers environmentally friendly sustainable solutions,” said Deep Soil Mixing Ltd’s MD Robert McGall. The site is in an enviable position, close to a beautiful sandy beach with stunning views out across the English Channel and planning permission has been granted by Shepway District Council for the development which will be called ‘The Sands’ on a brownfield site of a former hotel and military base which has been demolished. The scheme will consist of a range of 3, 4 & 5-bedroom houses and 1 & 2-bedroom apartments and will also include a new landscaped coastal park area, car park and children’s play area. The Cutter Soil Mixer was specifically used on the St Mary’s Bay project to overcome some isolated areas of very stiff layers of clay which had softer soils below so it was necessary to mix through the clay into the soils below to enable remediation to take place. The project is due to be completed later this year.
Deep Soil Mixing Ltd, the group remediation and soil stabilization contractor has announced that they have achieved certification of two vital international business standards. These accreditations, the ISO 9001 Standard for Quality Management and the ISO 14001 for Environmental Management. The company has managed to achieve the ISO accreditations at the end of an already fantastic year that has been filled with exciting contracts for the company. These new projects include slope stabilisation works in West Yorkshire as well as a mass mixing soil stabilisation project that has been carried out in Carlisle. An independent assessment that has been carried out for the ISO 9001 and 14001 accreditations has shown that Deep Soil Mixing Ltd’s commitment to customer service and quality as well as ensuring environmental management is at the top of the company’s agenda. The ISO 9001 certification has demonstrated that the company is committed to quality, customers and a willingness to work toward improving their efficiency. The ISO 14001 standard specifies the requirements that have been put in place for an environmental management system that is used in order to enhance company’s environmental performance. The accreditation has allowed Deep Soil Mixing Ltd to recognise and understand their environmental impacts in order to manage their responsibilities as a part of a more organised system, which can therefore contribute to environmental sustainability. The company has expressed their commitment to delivering an excellent service while also focusing on their impact as a company and as individuals. Deep Soil Mixing Ltd uses soil stabilisation and ground remediation solutions for soil mixing which are environmentally friendly and work to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and improve sustainability for all projects that are carried out by the business. The two ISO certifications also help to support Deep Soil Mixing Ltd’s corporate objectives and reinforces a culture for excellence in the business. As the company continues to grow the quality framework that has been put in place will support the company’s growth ambitions while also offering assurance to customers that they will continue to receive the highest quality products and a consistent level of customer service.
A recent soil mixed road project by Deep Soil Mixing Ltd has won the Environmental and Sustainability Award at the Institute of Highways Engineers Mercia Brand Awards. The project was carried out for contractor Kier Living and consulting engineers Patrick Parsons Ltd. The award was presented to the multi-disciplinary consulting engineers Patrick Parsons Ltd for the deep soil mixing works below the adoptable highway at Harrowby Road, Bilston. The site was being redevelop by Kier Living to provide residential properties. However, the landfilled made ground below a section of the road was of such poor quality that CBR values (CBR = California bearing ratio, a test for the mechanical strength of the natural ground) were almost non-existent. Therefore, the local Highways Authority and Severn Trent would not adopt roads due to the low ground quality. Patrick Parsons Ltd and Deep Soil Mixing Ltd provided a suitable ground improvement method using DSM’s double rotational mixing head to soil mix the ground as well as improving the waste classification of excess materials post treatment. By mechanically mixing the existing soil with a cementitious binder, the new geotechnically modified material provides greater ground stability the area can be used for residential properties. Additionally, this method also proved to be much more sustainable and environmental friendly than the previously planned method of removing the low quality ground and replacing it with imported granular fill. Besides that, it also had the advantage of being quicker a more cost effective. Colin Critchlow, Director at Deep Soil Mixing Ltd, comments: “We are very proud that the Harrowby Road project has won the IHE Mercia Award for environmental and sustainability project of the year. That is the ethos of what Deep Soil Mixing Ltd and the solutions we offer is all about, environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions.”
