Case Study

QuickBase Sloping Sites

The Project

QuickBase is designed and manufactured in the UK and as each project has a bespoke design, we’ve encountered a wide variety of different sites, shapes of extensions and site requirements.  The design can easily overcome any changes in levels on sloping sites and this is taken into account at the design stage.  In this example, an extreme slope was easily overcome with a bit of innovative thinking.  This thinking, along with the use of deep driven piles removing any need for cut and fill on sloping sites, minimises the need for mass excavation.

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