SUCCESS STORIES

Success Stories

AGRIPORT, MAYDON WHARF
AGRIPORT, MAYDON WHARF
A raft foundation of Paralink ™ basal reinforcement was found to be the most cost-effective solution for this problem. Piled foundations would have View
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AVALANCHE MITIGATION FOR MSP 11 NEAR ROHTANG TUNNEL
AVALANCHE MITIGATION FOR MSP 11 NEAR ROHTANG TUNNEL
Based on the prevailing difficult site conditions and short construction window available, flexible snow barriers comprising of snow umbrella (Snow ErView
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AVALANCHE MITIGATION FOR MSP 12 (L) NEAR ROHTANG TUNNEL
AVALANCHE MITIGATION FOR MSP 12 (L) NEAR ROHTANG TUNNEL
Based on the prevailing difficult site conditions and short construction window available, flexible snow barriers comprising of snow umbrella (Snow ErView
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BADGAT ASBESTOS MINE
BADGAT ASBESTOS MINE
The rehabilitation work was aimed at increasing the size of the water course to provide protection against high flow velocities. It was decided thatView
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BAFOKENG CIVIC CENTRE MACWALL
BAFOKENG CIVIC CENTRE MACWALL
In keeping with their tradition of providing innovative, engineered solutions, Maccaferri Africa/African Gabions proposed the use of the MacWall CompaView
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BALESIN ISLAND CLUB RUNWAY
BALESIN ISLAND CLUB RUNWAY
Considering the challenges, Maccaferri engineers coordinated with the Project Consultant (TCGI Engineers) in coming up with an alternative solution. TView
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BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL ROCKFALL PROTECTION
BARAGWANATH HOSPITAL ROCKFALL PROTECTION
Maccaferri Africa was approached by GCS Water and Environmental Consultants to assist with providing a simple rockfall drapery solution, anchored at tView
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BIFURCATION A10/171 ORLEANS
BIFURCATION A10/171 ORLEANS
The reinforced embankments made by Maccaferri formed the return walls of the C1 and C3 abutments of the PSI986 structure. This viaduct connects the A7View
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BLUFF LANDSLIP REPAIR
BLUFF LANDSLIP REPAIR
A 7m high, 20m wide reinforced soil structure was constructed. It comprised of a combination of Terramesh™ and Gabion units. In order to improve tView
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BOOTH ROAD CANALISATION
BOOTH ROAD CANALISATION
A 580m long canal was constructed to handle the 1:50 year flood volume. The 1:1,5 canal side slopes were lined with our AG200 geotextile under 300mm View
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CAMPS BAY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
CAMPS BAY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
A mass gravity, PVC coated gabion retaining wall, 7m high was designed to retain the embankment and support the housing complex. A batter was incorporView
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CAPRICORN PARK LAKE REVETMENT
CAPRICORN PARK LAKE REVETMENT
PVC coated galvanised wire gabions were used to form the toe protection for the revetment. As the ground water level on site is above the top level oView
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CATO MANOR PIPELINE & ROAD PROTECTION
CATO MANOR PIPELINE & ROAD PROTECTION
Maccaferri Africa /African Gabions was asked to propose a structure that would retain the affected road embankment. The proposed structure was a combiView
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CHAPMAN’S PEAK DRIVE
CHAPMAN’S PEAK DRIVE
To ensure the durability of the concrete canopies, a three metre-deep earth fill embankment using a gabion mass gravity wall was selected. CompletionView
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CHARLEROI HOSPITAL
CHARLEROI HOSPITAL
The construction company firstly laid the MacDrain W 1051rolls as indicated by Maccaferri´s technicians to create a drainage layer. After the installView
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CHLOORKOP EASTERN CANAL
CHLOORKOP EASTERN CANAL
The design detailed the construction of an earth canal protected in areas of high velocities with Reno mattresses and gabion retaining walls to stabilView
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CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE  CLUB
CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE  CLUB
A Terramesh™ wall between 1 to 1,5m in height, constructed from Mini Terramesh™ Units 1,3 x 1 x 0,5, was designed to reclaim the land behind the View
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COASTAL PROTECTION WORKS USING GEOTEXTILE TUBES IN KOCHI (PETRONET)
COASTAL PROTECTION WORKS USING GEOTEXTILE TUBES IN KOCHI (PETRONET)
Existing rubble mound breakwater was planned to be extended towards sea by about 500m using geotextile tubes (MacTube). The purpose was to reduce the View
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DIDIPIO MINE ACCESS ROAD
DIDIPIO MINE ACCESS ROAD
The solution proposed by Maccaferri, through its recommended contractor, Infratex Philippines Inc. (IPI), was approved by the customer. The slopeView
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DILMUNIA GRAND CANAL & MARINA (DGCM)
DILMUNIA GRAND CANAL & MARINA (DGCM)
The construction of the Dilmunia canal is the object of an international Tender. The tender design for the waterproofing works has been developed by tView
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DOKOLWANE DAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DOKOLWANE DAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Dokolwane community, together with CSIR, constructed a dam in the Mponwane region. The dam, constructed with gabions, had a 6m base width, 4m creView
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DRIE BRUGGIES
DRIE BRUGGIES
The solution had to be economically efficient, conform to the Minister of Transport’s policy of utilising local labour, and was to be accomplished wView
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EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ALONG GANDAK RIVER BANK, BIHAR
EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ALONG GANDAK RIVER BANK, BIHAR
Maccaferri has proposed the erosion control system consisting of rolled erosion control products (RECP)-MacMat R (Steel reinforced synthetic geomat) aView
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EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT, RAJASTHAN
EROSION CONTROL MEASURES ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENT, RAJASTHAN
To prevent the soil erosion on the embankment slopes, Maccaferri offered different solutions based on the slope height to be protected against erosionView
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FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECT
FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECT
In May 2019, before the flood reached its peak, the city was able to create flood control barriers using FlexMac DT in multiple strategic locations toView
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HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM BERLIN ADLERSHOF
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM BERLIN ADLERSHOF
The company Secon Systems GmbH, partner of Maccaferri for the German market, provided full assistance, proposing a solution with the so-called beaver-View
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INANDA DAM (EAST) ACCESS ROAD
INANDA DAM (EAST) ACCESS ROAD
The initial designs by the consultant entailed a conventional mass gravity gabion structure with a large volume of rock – a quantity exceeding that avView
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INKONGWENI RIVER BANK PROTECTION
INKONGWENI RIVER BANK PROTECTION
The solution entailed the construction of a 2m high gabion structure resting on a 300mm thick Reno mattress, spanning a total length of 160m. The matView
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JACOBS TEMPORARY SLOPE STABILISATION
JACOBS TEMPORARY SLOPE STABILISATION
A temporary ramp was constructed over one of the lanes of the freeway for access to the area adjacent the existing bridge support. The ramp was supporView
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MALINAO-GENERAL LUNA ROAD SIARGAO ROCKFALL PROTECTION
MALINAO-GENERAL LUNA ROAD SIARGAO ROCKFALL PROTECTION
Constructing a slope protection system along these road sections will promote the road's resiliency and is geared to improve the life and well-beiView
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MANILA-CAVITE EXPRESSWAY
MANILA-CAVITE EXPRESSWAY
Considering the size of the rock armors (minimum 0.5 meter in diameter), as well as the particle size of sand deposits and the drop height of rocks duView
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MARIKANA PLATINUM MINE
MARIKANA PLATINUM MINE
A 22,5m high vertical Terramesh™ System wall was proposed. The inherent flexibility of the Terramesh™ System made it an ideal choice. The design wView
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MHLANGA RIVER BRIDGE
MHLANGA RIVER BRIDGE
Galvanised Reno mattresses measuring 6x2x0,3m, with a mesh wire diameter of 2,7mm, were used to line the river bed. A Gabion cut-off wall was conView
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MITIGATION OF LANDSLIDE ZONE AT NH-58, LAMBAGARH
MITIGATION OF LANDSLIDE ZONE AT NH-58, LAMBAGARH
Maccaferri worked in a JV to implement slope stabilization solutions for landslide zone between Km 504.00 to Km 505.00 on NH-58. It included shifting View
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Museum of the Future – GREEN COVERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Museum of the Future – GREEN COVERAGE AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Maccaferri was chosen as the technology provider for the GREEN COVER SYSTEM; thanks to the wide range of products in our portfolio that can achieve thView
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Natural Hazard Mitigation in the Alps
Natural Hazard Mitigation in the Alps
In the present intervention, rockfall barriers RB 2000 with an interception height of 4.0 m were installed in order to protect the road infrastructureView
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NL BERGEN
NL BERGEN
The anti-erosion mat MacMat R020 is reinforced by a polyester geogrid with a tensile strength of 20 kN/m. The MacMat R020 was secured to the slope witView
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NTPC SIDING-GADARWARA PROJECT– BLANKET THICKNESS REDUCTION
NTPC SIDING-GADARWARA PROJECT– BLANKET THICKNESS REDUCTION
Use of geosynthetics solution improves the performance of formation layer, which plays an important role for good performance of track. Also, it helpsView
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OLWAZINI DISCOVERY CENTRE/GOLDEN HORSE CASINO
OLWAZINI DISCOVERY CENTRE/GOLDEN HORSE CASINO
Special L-shaped units were manufactured from woven hexagonal double twisted mesh for placing and lacing together around the rectangular columns. The View
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OOSTERWEEL VERBINDING -LINKEROEVER, K02B+G01
OOSTERWEEL VERBINDING -LINKEROEVER, K02B+G01
Maccaferri´s Corporate Technical Department has supported and is still supporting the main designers step by step from the first preliminary Global aView
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Perilago Path – Reconstruction of Route 82
Perilago Path – Reconstruction of Route 82
The most adequate solution for the needs of the work was the reinforced soil. The structure was designed with TerraMesh™ System, the built wall has View
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PRECOOL COLD STORAGE EXPANSION
PRECOOL COLD STORAGE EXPANSION
Maccaferri Africa provided a proposal for a Mechanically Stabilized Earth Wall (MSEW), varying in height from 1m to 8.4m. The MacRes System comprised View
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RINGFIETSPAD ANTWERP
RINGFIETSPAD ANTWERP
Mainly, four different types of facing inclinations have been used for this project: 27°, 34°, 45° and 60° The main product used is Terramesh GreeView
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ROCKFALL MITIGATION  MEASURES AT SAPTSHRUNGI GAD, NASHIK
ROCKFALL MITIGATION MEASURES AT SAPTSHRUNGI GAD, NASHIK
The rockfall mitigation measures constituted of secured drapery system with Steelgrid MO and High Energy Absorption (HEA) panels and surface anchoringView
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ROMBLON DEO TABLAS CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD
ROMBLON DEO TABLAS CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD
The road is the main thoroughfare of the Tablas Island. In order to protect the road and ensure serviceability after a typhoon, Maccaferri proposed thView
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SMRITIVAN EARTHQUAKE MEMORIAL
SMRITIVAN EARTHQUAKE MEMORIAL
Maccaferri was involved in the supply, design and supervision of double twisted, mechanically woven gabions structures for the project. Gabions designView
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TARLAC-NUEVA ECIJA PROVINCIAL ROAD
TARLAC-NUEVA ECIJA PROVINCIAL ROAD
In this, Maccaferri engineers designed an asphalt reinforcement system using MacGrid ARVG fiberglass geocomposite, which was primarily designed tView
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TERRAMESH RETAINING WALL KORCA-ERSEKA-LOT2 PHASE1
TERRAMESH RETAINING WALL KORCA-ERSEKA-LOT2 PHASE1
Firstly we redesigned the solution using Terramesh units with dimensions 3x3x1x1m. To ensure stability, Terramesh System was reinforced with ParaView
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test sud africa
test sud africa
Se recomendó realizar un muro Terramesh® System PoliMac™ en todo el perimetro trasero, con altura máxima de 9.0m, para evitar problemas futuros. View
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THORNWOOD RAILWAY STATION
THORNWOOD RAILWAY STATION
The most effective solution proposed and accepted was the use of a Mechanically Stabilised Earth Wall was used for the containment of the platform. ThView
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VALLEY TERMINAL
VALLEY TERMINAL
A piling solution to meet the loading requirements was ruled out as to slow and to expensive. A raft foundation of ParaLink™ 300 basal reinforcementView
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VENETIA MINE CUT S64 SIMPLE DRAPERY
VENETIA MINE CUT S64 SIMPLE DRAPERY
Maccaferri Africa were approached by the De Beers to submit a proposal for rockfall protection measures. De Beers indicated that a simple drapery solView
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