Slope Stabilisation Works, Aberdeen

Client: Sanctuary Housing

Main Contractor: Safedem Ltd

Contract Duration: 9 Months

Contract Value: £1.4m

Summary of Albion Works:

  • Installation of 100m long, 5.0m high Gabion Wall Platform
  • Installation of 741No 12.0m long, Dywidag R32-280 Soil Nails
  • Installation of 100No. Anchor Drains by Anchor Systems UK Ltd
  • Installation of 8,000m² of Maccaferri Rock Fall Netting (2 Layers @ 4000m²)
  • Placing of 300mm Layer of Class 6G Stone over an area of 4000m²
  • Installation of 4,000m² of 300mm deep Greenfix Geoweb® soil retention system
  • Placing of 2,415t of topsoil

Technical Difficulties:

  • Asbestos contaminated former paper mill
  • Contaminated Land
  • Working in close proximity to the River Don