NI Firm Completes London Tunnel Project

A Northern Ireland construction company has completed a £2.7 tunnel project in London.

FK Lowry Piling installed 91 linear metres of hard secant bored pile walls with 880mm diameter temporary casings to form a 30m diameter shaft for the west section drive of the Thames Tideway Tunnel.

A range of CFA and Rotary Bored piles were also installed, ranging from 750mm, 900mm and 1180mm diameter with 2 No. dual purpose Soilmec SR-75 and SR-95 Piling Rigs.


Niall McGill, FK Lowry Piling Director commented: "We at FK Lowry Piling were delighted to be involved in the successful delivery of Carnwath Road which is an integral part of one of the most prestigious Civil Engineering Projects that the UK has seen in many years. With our dedicated team and state-of-the-art Piling Rigs, we delivered this project with the highest safety standards, within programme and cost requirements. We at FK Lowry Piling continue to deliver on the Thames Tideway Tunnel Project with award of repeat business on the Hammersmith Pumping Station and Dormay Street projects."

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