by Platipus Anchors | Sep 12, 2021 | Civil Engineering & Construction
This small but productive fish farm contains around 1,000,000 fish at any one time and damage or loss through hungry predators can be problem. Platipus ground anchors were used to secure the heavy duty netting that was needed to safeguard the growing fish from...
by Platipus Anchors | Sep 10, 2021 | Civil Engineering & Construction
A solution was required to counter uplift for this underground walkway connecting two buildings on opposite sides of a road in Co Derry, Northern Ireland. 12 Platipus Anchors with 120 year design life were installed. The wire tendon was then passed over the walkway,...
by Platipus Anchors | Aug 15, 2021 | Civil Engineering & Construction
Vegetation growing through this 20m dry-stone wall was causing buckling and fracturing, so Platipus Percussion Driven Earth Anchors were driven through the spaces between the stones to reinforce the structure. As this was a public facing structure our recessed bronze...
by Platipus Anchors | Aug 3, 2021 | ARGS® - Anchored Reinforced Grid Solutions, Civil Engineering & Construction
A requirement for the planning permission of this housing development, in Cumbria, was the remediation of this old & unstable retaining wall adjacent to the site. As there were no weep holes in the wall the Platipus anchors were fitted with our Plati-Drains to...
by Platipus Anchors | Aug 3, 2021 | ARGS® - Anchored Reinforced Grid Solutions, Civil Engineering & Construction
Some nice photos of this prestigious 169 unit Barratt Developments plc project overlooking the sea at Honeycombe Beach in Bournemouth. During excavation into the hillside, Platipus ground anchors provided permanent lateral restraint to counteract overturning moments...
by Platipus Anchors | Jul 22, 2021 | Civil Engineering & Construction, Temporary & Permanent Structures
We provide support for many temporary structures from grandstands, seating, staging to film sets. With many ICC cricket fixtures taking place this weekend we thought we would look back at a project we did at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, NZ where Platipus S8 anchor...
