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FK LOWRY NEWS FK LOWRY COMPLETES AWARD WINNING FK LOWRY SECURES £2.3M IN WEST MIDLANDS FK LOWRY NEWS

BASEMENT PROJECT FOR SISK
FK Lowry Piling have secured a £2.3M Piling Project in Stafford, England for Principal Contractor, Amey.

FK Lowry have successfully delivered a Secant Bored
FK Lowry will design and install 741 No. Driven Precast Piles and 842 No. Bored Displacement Piles for the construction of a new road
Pile Retaining Wall Scheme at One Wilton, Dublin for

Principal Contractor Sisk. connecting the A518 Newport Road to the A34 Foregate Street, Stafford.
The Stafford Western Access Route (SWAR) is a £30M Scheme and is part of a growth deal for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. FK Lowry’s
relationship with the project commenced way back in Mid 2016 when they assisted the Client at ECI stage. Since then FK Lowry have
The piling scheme, valued at €1.5M, involved the design and installation of continued to provide the client with a service regards Costs, Programme and Technical Advice.
273 linear metres of Hard/Firm Secant Bored Pile Wall for a Double Storey
Basement for a new Commercial Development for Iput at Wilton Terrace. In early 2016, FK Lowry designed, installed and tested sacrificial Driven Precast Piles. The trial piling operation was required to determine
the suitability of the permanent pile foundations for the Stafford Western Access Route scheme and the Award of the Overall Scheme is
FK Lowry mobilised their Soilmec SR-75 and SR-95 dual purpose piling rigs recognition of their commitment to serving their Client.
to undertake 900mm dia. primary piles to depths of up to 10m and founding
into the underlying Limestone Bedrock. 700mm/600mm Secondary Piles
were then installed to depths of up to 16m including up to 6m of rock
socket.

FK Lowry also designed and installed 91 No. Glass Fibre Reinforced
Polymer (GFRP) Anchors to provide temporary restraint to the hard/firm
secant bored pile wall. This was one of the largest uses of GFRP Anchors
on an individual Basement Project in Dublin City Centre. The Ground FK LOWRY RE-ACCREDITED BY THE House, Pond Park Plant & Manufacturing Facilities and Project sites at
Conditions were described as Made Ground overlying stiff Dublin Black Victoria Terminal 2, Belfast and the A6 Dualling Scheme in Co. Antrim.
Boulder clay before moderately strong to strong Limestone Bedrock was FEDERATION OF PILING SPECIALISTS
encountered. FK Lowry’s Contract Manager Sam Pyper, stated, “We’re
extremely pleased to have demonstrated our HSEQ, Technical and
FK Lowry have recently passed their 3 yearly
Operational Capabilities to the FPS. A lot of preparation went into the
TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19 high standard. The scheme is an outstanding example of the work that we Specialists (FPS). with our own Management Systems and to Industry Standards” TEAMTALK : AUTUMN ‘19
Niall McGill, FK Lowry Director, explains, “We were delighted to have
Audit that required all team members to ensure that we comply fully
Accreditation Audit with the Federation of Piling
secured the One Wilton Scheme for Sisk and to deliver it to an extremely
can deliver, and this was reflected in the Award that we received from the
overall Client, Iput. We share their values regards Quality, Health & Safety
The FPS is the industry body for foundation contractors. Members
above all other issues and Iput & Sisk are the type of client we wish to form
undertake piling and geotechnical works on construction projects and
relationships, with a view to repeat business”
all FPS members are independently and regularly audited to ensure
they represent the best quality in the industry.

checks on their Management Systems and Procedures at Rosemount

8 The FPS spent 3 days with the FK Lowry Team undertaking Audit 9