Heavy-duty pile foundations can cope with industrial projects
A rapid rise in industrial construction project starts could have demand at a recent high for heavy-duty pile foundations capable of bearing substantial loads.
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show a significant growth in private industrial new work in the first quarter of 2012.
With the overall construction sector up by 4.6% over the previous three-month reporting period, private industrial contracts grew by more than ten times that amount.
The 57.9% increase in industrial work is likely to have seen heavy-duty pile foundations under renewed demand, while private commercial new work also rose by 27.8% over the same period.
In respect of the long term, new orders remain relatively subdued, but the ONS admits that the recent data form a “volatile series” with sizeable short-term changes.
When such volatility leads to rapid increases in orders in a specific segment of the sector, pile driving contractors are quick to respond in order to ensure that piling rigs are available where they are needed.
By providing piling rigs for industrial-scale projects, pile driving contractors not only help to keep these projects on track, but also ensure the industry as a whole can sustain any long-term growth.