Pile Driving Contractors or Equipment

Pile driving contractors carry out a wide range of piling, including: bored piles, blind shaft sinking, CFA piles, displacement piles, driven piles, marine piles. In addition to pile driving services, some piling contractors will also supply or lease out piling equipment; including pile driver rigs, drills and extractors.

A pile driver is a mechanical device used to drive piles into soil or rock, in order to provide foundation support for buildings and other structures. Materials used for piles are dependent on the purpose of the pile, for example concrete, steel, plastic, and timber can all be used.

Pile driving contractors perform a range of piling activities, including driving, drilling, maintenance, underpinning and installation of piles for marine, commercial, mining and residential construction. Pile driving contractors use a range of equipment, depending on the nature of the work at hand. Excavators are used to clear ground, vibrating hammers and screw drills and extractors can be used to both drive the piles themselves and to clear drilled earth and rock. Pile Driving Contractors will also have workshops where they carry out repairs and maintenance of their equipment. As pile driving and construction technology improves, piles rather than excavated foundations are more and more being used to support even very tall buildings.