Soil Stabilisation & Soil Drying

Turning wet and problem soils into re-usable material

How you deal with problem soils that are wet, geotechnically unsuitable and/or contaminated is now the greatest cost differentiator on most projects.

Increases to the lower rate of Landfill Tax are only exacerbating the issue, making it vital that we treat and re-use as much soil as possible within a development.

Our team has spent decades transforming wet or unworkable soils into reusable, compliant material – whether it’s as dug material or stockpiled arisings.

We work closely with regulators, ensuring we always comply with NHBC Chapter 4.6 requirements and Highways Specification.

Why use McAuliffe?

PhD-level stabilisation specialists in-house, with decades of experience in mix design
In-house bench trial capability
Zero ties to using a specific product or additive
100% transparent. Our team will create the best mix design to suit your site and share the full design and chemistry.
Engage directly with Regulators and the NHBC on your behalf.
98% of material reused on most McAuliffe sites

Our team can:

Dry your soils

Select the right drying agents specific to the soils on your site, testing them in our own labs. This includes carbon neutral options, depending on specific soil requirements and design required
Reduce moisture content in yours soils to +/- 2% optimum moisture content to enable you to achieve 95% compaction every time.

Improve your soils

Design and deliver piling mats by improving soil performance to provide suitable engineered soils. This prevents aggregates needing to be imported and the disposal of surplus soils offsite
Design and deliver engineered fill to achieve suitable bearing capacities for traditional, cost-effective foundation solutions and fill material for retaining walls
Produce HBM (Hydraulically Bound Material) which is approved for use in Highways as a subbase material

Treat your soils

Treat non-hazardous and hazardous soils so they are suitable to be re-used on site avoiding landfill charges and landfill tax.

Remediation Strategy: Former Airfield, Midlands

McAuliffe was contracted to carry out extensive remediation & earthworks on a former airfield in the Midlands. Runways were still intact and needed clearing for development alongside remaining buildings.

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McAuliffe projects

Remediating a former landfill, Walsall

McAuliffe was contracted to carry out extensive remediation and enabling works on this former landfill, preparing the site for a new Energy from Waste facility that will process up to 436,000t of waste annually and power approx. 90,000 homes.

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Former coated fabrics factory site, Greater Manchester

Our team carried out the phased demolition of all six dilapidated buildings on the site. As part of this, we completed both Licensed and Notifiable Non-Licensed work to remove asbestos.

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Large scale earthworks, Burton upon Trent

Long-time McAuliffe client, Vistry, sought to convert this 41ha site – once home to the former Drakelow Power station – into Dracan Village, a 1,200-home development.

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Contact us to discuss your project

Speak to our team for more information on our end-to-end brownfield remediation and enabling works services.