McAuliffe awarded 21ha greenfield project at Beaconside, Staffordshire

A JV between developers, Barratt, and Bovis Homes, has awarded McAuliffe a 32-week earthworks and ground engineering contract on a former Akzo Nobel site in Staffordshire.

The 21ha greenfield site, which is located just off the A34 in Beaconside, will soon be home to a 700-unit residential development, including elderly living facilities, a primary school, and new commercial space.

McAuliffe’s technical team has been involved in the project for 12months now, modelling various cut/fill options to develop the optimum earthworks strategy and foundation solution. This includes ensuring that large parcels of the dual-branded site can be released for early development, boosting production output.

The team has supported consultant, WSP, with initial archaeology investigations, as well as preparing the earthworks specification and carrying out earthworks compaction trials to agree testing strategy and compaction control on site. Compaction control will be carried out using McAuliffe’s 3D GPS-enabled compaction equipment.

McAuliffe’s ongoing programme of works will involve stripping over 65,000m3 of top soil, carrying out the cut/fill of over 250,000m3 material over two phases, and stabilising soil to provide adequate bearing capacity for road boxes and piled plots. All materials movements will be monitored in real-time through McAuliffe’s in-house fleet of intelligent equipment.

John McAuliffe, group managing director or McAuliffe Group, said: “The team has worked hard to find the most cost-effective and compliant ground engineering solution for this site.

“We’re glad to now be putting our plans into action, using our in-house fleet of intelligent plant – and directly-employed and trained operators – to deliver the site efficiently and to the highest quality.”

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