With more than 50-years of local experience, we are familiar with both the Australian and New Zealand incredible geotechnical diversity, the many challenges they bring as well as local codes and design guidelines.
Our first projects in the region can be traced back to the 1970s. Since then, we have delivered some of the largest ground improvement projects within both public and private sectors in Oceania such as the NSW Pacific Highway upgrade, the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, the Parakariore Sports and Recreation Centre in Christchurch, the Melbourne Metro or the Sydney Gateway.
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1954
1954 - Invention of the pressuremeter
It all started in 1954, when Louis Ménard, a young French Mechanical Engineering student from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, invented the device that was to revolutionize geotechnical work: the pressuremeter.
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1968
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1975
1975 - Dynamic replacement
Development of dynamic replacement for clayey soils
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1988
1988 - Menard Vacuum™
Development of Menard Vacuum™ (atmospheric consolidation system) in France
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1994
1994 - Controlled Modulus Columns
Development of Menard’s CMC technique
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2001
2001 - First Application of Dynamic Replacement in Australia
Brisbane Inner City By Pass
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2004
2004 - First application of CMC in Australia
Burleigh Homespace Shopping Centre for Stocklands, Gold Coast
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2004
2004 - First Slurry Wall in Australia
Tempe Land Remediation
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2005
2005 - First major project in Papua New Guinea
Rock Anchors for the highest suspension bridge in the world, Hegigio Gorge, Southern Highlands, PNG
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2006
2006 - Deepest barrier wall constructed
Mayfield decontamination project, Australia
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2009- 2010
2009 - 2010 - World’s largest Vacuum Consolidation
The world’s largest Vacuum Consolidation project at 93,500m2 (2.1M linear meter of PVDs up to a maximum of 40m deep): Fisherman Island S3B, QLD
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20102011
2010-2011 - Iconic Project: Port Botany Expansion
Australia’s largest ground improvement project at the time: 2 million m3 of onshore and offshore Vibrocompaction and 6 million m3 of Dynamic compaction.
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2010
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20122013
2012-2013 - Iconic Project: Ichthys LNG Development
Dynamic replacement and stone columns works over an area of 350 000m2 to treat intertidal mangrove mud.
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2013
2013 - First mass Soil Mixing project in Australia
Rail Level Crossing Safety Upgrade project: Telegraph Road, Brisbane, QLD
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2014
2014 - Largest Wick Drain project in Australia
Brisbane Airport’s new parallel runway: over 8.2 million linear meters (approx. 8,200 KMs) of prefabricated vertical drains covering 65 hectares with depth varying between 16 and 40m.
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20142016
2014-2016 - Iconic Project: Optus Stadium enabling works
Ground improvement using surcharge, rigid inclusion and dynamic compaction with the 2nd deepest CMC in the world – 60,000m2.
200,000m of CMC in total.
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20142016
2014-2016 - Iconic Project: Melbourne Port Development
Webb Dock Container terminal, VIC: CMC ground improvement under ASC crane beams and container plinths 22,000m2
Webb Dock marine, VIC: ground improvement to pavement area at the rear of wharf structure – 20,000m2
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2016
2016 - Integration of Remea
Remea is a key player in the soil remediation field offering expertise in remediation of polluted sites, management of polluted effluents on construction sites and treatment of industrial ponds and tanks at operating sites.
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20182019
2018-2019 - Iconic Project: Metro Sport Facility – Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre, Christchurch, NZ
New Zealand’s largest Stone Column project designed for liquefaction mitigation to support the largest aquatic and indoor recreation and leisure venue in New Zealand – 28,000 m2
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2019
2019 - First application of CMC technique to support Wind Turbine Foundations in Australia
Granville Harbour Wind Farm Project, TAS: CMC ground improvement to support 27 wind turbines
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20192020
2019-2020 - Iconic Project: Melbourne Metro Tunnel & Station project – Ground treatment
Cross passage ground treatment using jet grouting and rock grouting
