Greater depth up to 10-12m augered piles to be drilled using lightweight hand manoeuvrable wheeled rig
Small diameter (115mm) reduced waste
Increased pile capacity up to 120kN
Shortly afterwards, we designed our Clay pile. An innovative solution for piles driven into clay. They enable the clay to grip a movement sleeve on the outside of the pile. While fully supporting the structure above, any clay can heave and haw as the moisture content changes without gripping onto the pile and adding further pressures.
The Shire Pad has been specifically designed to sit on the surface (or just below if needed) of the ground as a temporary support for cabins, shipping containers and lightweight structures. The innovative 360 degree head set it apart from similar solutions, as well as the backing and support from our engineers that come as standard with all of our products
QuickBase is a multi-award-winning flooring, beam and pile system. A totally unique foundation system for conservatories and lightweight structures, revolutionising conventional construction methods. This pioneering modular system combines the highest quality construction with innovative, technical, environmental benefits as well as cost and time savings. This pioneering modular system is based on helical screw piles, which support lightweight, part-recycled plastic ground beams connected via a series of push-fit joints to form a frame. The ground beam is then filled with a specially formulated non-shrink grout to give a high strength composite beam. The frame carries the load of the building through the piles to suitable bearing strata, uniquely removing the need for mass concrete foundations. It is then fitted with a premanufactured damp proof floor slab onto which the inner wall of the conservatory or extension is built. QuickBase foundations are ideal for other single storey structures such as extensions or modular buildings. Critically, they more than meet the requirements of building control regulations. QuickBase is particularly cost effective when working in confined spaces, where soil conditions would usually require deep excavation, where limited parking restricts the ability to remove the spoil associated with deep excavation and where trees are near the built site. QuickBase systems don’t require wet trade finishing, so labour costs are cheaper and build time is faster. The foundations can be quickly laid by approved QuickBase installers, with full training available to those contractors looking to achieve approved installer status. Unlike traditional foundations, QuickBase is ideal for less than perfect ground. The piles are generally driven to 4m depth (deeper if required), guaranteeing suitable load-bearing strata, and avoiding troublesome tree roots. QuickBase is fully compliant with Building Regulations and designed to meet Local Building Control scrutiny.
The QuickBase Design Engineers work in partnership with both local Authority and Private Building Control to ensure all required standards are delivered. QuickBase works with all roof wall and floor configurations. Design software integrates with most leading conservatory, architecture and modular building design systems. QuickBase is the number one solution for guaranteed, high quality, noncorrosive foundations that give complete peace of mind to the homebuyer.
Designed to gain capacity in both cohesive & granular soils
No concrete
Installation in confined spaces / difficult access
Specified according to loading requirement & ground conditions
The Shire Pile was the product designed and patented by Shire. In 1998, a major insurance company came to us with a challenge of how to provide structural support to houses where access issues cause major challenges with getting in to repair the building without causing more damage by trying to get heavy equipment through a house. What they were finding was the damage caused by carrying out the repair was making the costs unfeasibly high. The Shire Pile was created. Able to be carried by hand, installed using hand held equipment, with minimal soil disruption an no concrete it quickly became the industry standard for what is classed as ‘small’ piling repairs across the country. To quote Frank Russel, Operation & Development Manager for Lloyds Banking Grouo “Shire’s methods saved Insurers £10m in 3 years alone”.
The RootBase D-Range uses the same principles as the RootBase S-Range but is designed specifically for supporting platform legs, posts or ‘legs’ for structures. A narrow hole is dug out to 70cm deep, the product is placed inside the hole, spoil is backfilled into the hole and ground anchors are driven into the ground to secure it. The product can be carried by hand and installed using handheld equipment.
The RootBase S-Range is an innovative product designed to solve the challenges of expensive, labour intensive, traditional concrete foundations. With a range of options & connection details, they are designed to support loads of up to 15 tonnes individually. Given that they can be installed in 15 minutes, they’re now a popular solution for people looking for either temporary or permanent solutions for single storey buildings, temporary structures or even shipping container structures. It can be supplied with a variety of connection heads, including our own QuickBase 360o levelling head. Alternatively, we can design and manufacture most forms of bespoke connection.
The Shire GroundFill Base removes the need for traditional concrete footings. Traditionally to install speed signs or low level signage, a 1m3 hole is dug out, the spoil is carried away (often treated as contaminated waste) and the hole is filled with concrete. In areas that are difficult to access, or where multiple signs are being installed, this can quickly become an expensive, labour intensive option. The GroundFill Base still requires a hole to be dug out, but once the product is placed in the ground, the spoil is placed back inside the hole. The patented structural supports provide lateral stability against forces up to 6kN (the equivalent of very high winds acting upon a 1m x 1m sign). They are installed with hand held equipment, recyclable and reusable.
