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Foamed concrete reaches the Pinnacle
Some 380m3 of foamed concrete from Propump Engineering has been used to fill three Victorian arched sub-pavement vaults as part of the foundation works at the £575 million Pinnacle Tower.
The world’s largest foamed concrete pour
Thought to be the world’s largest single use of foamed concrete, Propump Engineering has helped pump a mammoth 600,000m3 underground to stabilise approximately 40 acres of historic stone mines in
An introduction to foamed concrete
Established in 1991, Propump Engineering was the UK’s first ‘foamed concrete’ specialists, at a time when the construction industry barely knew what foamed concrete was. Twenty years on and still
Propump delivers the goods at Sainsbury’s Distribution Centre
Propump Engineering’s foamed concrete was top of the list for the stabilisation of a new two-lane access road when Sainsbury’s converted its 670,000 sq ft bonded warehouse in Dartford, Kent,
Houseboat conversion is plain sailing with foamed concrete
Foamed concrete is not the first thing you think of when converting an old dredging barge into a luxury private houseboat – but the owners have proved that this is
Propump gets Station Road Bridge back on track
Propump Engineering has pumped around 450m3 of foamed concrete to strengthen and stabilise a road bridge on Station Road in Derbyshire. Derbyshire County Council needed an ultra-lightweight concrete – with
Propump protects pipework at £500 million power station
Propump Engineering Ltd has encapsulated 900 linear metres of pipework at the new £500 million combined heat and power (CHP) station on the Isle of the Grain, Kent. One of
Foamed concrete fills the voids at Southern Water’s highest CCS rated scheme
Foamed concrete is playing a crucial role in bringing cleaner seas to Sussex. An 11 kilometre sewer is currently being constructed between Brighton Marina and Peacehaven, where a new wastewater
Fast track foamed concrete solution
When a cavity appeared overnight beneath the tracks on a major rail commuter route at Dartford railway station, contractor B&M McHugh needed a super-quick solution. Propump Engineering reacted fast, attending
Propump helps stabilise sinking neighbourhood
Propump Engineering has stabilised the grounds on the site of a major chalk mine collapse in Reading. The firm, which specialises in foamed concrete, pumped some 250 cubic metres of
