Construction World January 2016

Piling at the MVA head office, Mbabane.

the Franki pile is often at a considerably higher elevation than that necessary for other piling systems. This often results in a significantly more efficient overall solution while pile cap deflections remain within acceptable limits,” says Lalbasanth. Finally, says Lalbasanth, these projects have also provided Frankipile Swaziland with the opportunity of employing local labour which, in turn, facilitated skills transfer and economic upliftment in the area.

land over the past six months is primarily attributable to a committed and motivated workforce, as well as to the utilisation of one of our most highly-favoured products, the world-renowned Franki pile. The Franki pile has been used exten- sively throughout Southern Africa for nearly 60 years, and is still today one of the most popular pile types. With a wide range of pile sizes and the advantages of the enlarged base, the Franki pile is suited to structures that vary

from single storey residential buildings to multi-storey office blocks, stadiums and other such structures. The positive features of the Franki pile are legendary: it is often a very economical system; there is an extensive range of pile sizes; the pile has an excellent load/deflection perfor- mance; noise levels are relatively low; and the pile has excellent tension load capacity. “The main benefit that is gained from these features is that the founding level for

Setting up plant at the ICC and FISH Contracts.

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