Project preparation and placement
Our Project Preparation department is on hand to offer additional support for big projects. They then visit the building site in advance and coordinate all details with the site construction manager. This includes where the project will start, what delivery sequence we should follow and what preparations are needed beforehand. They use this information to devise a delivery plan to guarantee sound and safe retaining wall delivery.
Preparation
We discuss the delivery preparation with our customer to ensure smooth and satisfactory wall placement on site. Our team gives clear instructions for this. For example, the unloading point must be accessible and easy for transport to drive on. Sound preparation of the substrate is important for correct wall placement and project progress.
Placement options
- Directly placed with truck-mounted crane
- Self with mechanical clamp
- Via telescopic crane and a vacuum lifter
Our retaining walls do not include hoisting elements as standard. We work with regular transporters who deliver the retaining walls. We also work with regular and experienced placement drivers who place the walls from their own mobile crane. The placement driver is your point of contact during delivery and oversees the entire delivery and acceptance up to the last delivery trailer. He holds a valid VCA (SCC) and hoisting certificate. One hour’s placement time is included as standard.
Placement directly from the truck
Placement directly from the truck is the most advantageous as it avoids additional unloading and storage operations and guarantees faster placement. Sound preparation of the substrate is important for correct wall placement, as is the presence of an additional qualified staff member to assist our driver on site. It is important that the unloading site is readily accessible along paved roads and is easily passable for a six-axle truck with a maximum total weight of 50 tonnes and a maximum axle load of 12 tonnes per axle. There must also be sufficient space to extend the mobile crane’s outriggers. This placement method is not suitable for deep placement of retaining walls. In that case, please contact our advisors.
Placement using a clamp
You can place the retaining walls yourself using a clamp. For example, if the site is inaccessible for our truck, or the client wishes to carry out the placement themselves for other reasons. Our retaining walls do not include hoisting elements as standard. You can hire a suitable mechanical clamp, depending on the type and weight of the retaining wall that you wish to place. This clamp is easy to attach to a crane or shovel. It is important that the maximum liftable weight of the clamp and crane matches the weight of the retaining wall. The retaining wall weight is stated on the retaining wall sticker. Responsibility for suitable placement equipment and safety during execution lies with the client. Any damage incurred during placement is at your own expense.
Placement via telescopic crane
For walls higher than 3 meters, the elements are transported sideways due to their dimensions. At the construction site, the retaining walls are tilted and placed. This tilting can take place using our hydraulic vacuum clamp with which the tilting process takes place during the placement itself, saving construction time. A lifting jack or a battery clamp can also be chosen, depending on the situation and type of wall. To ensure safety, professional lifting assistance is always present during each placement. These assistants are responsible for safely and accurately operating the clamps. The assistants can carry out their work only if the client has correctly prepared the substructure in advance. The assistants are under the direction of the general contractor and the construction rules that apply on site.
Planning & Logistics
The Planning & Logistics department takes care of all outgoing transport so that our retaining walls reach our customers in the most efficient way possible. The team also makes delivery arrangements, instructs and supervises drivers and monitors stocks and delivery times. We work with regular and experienced drivers to place our retaining walls.
Our latest projects
Egmond aan Zee Lighthouse Strengthened Sustainably with Retaining Walls
At Vuurtorenplein in Egmond aan Zee, Bosch Beton supplied retaining walls to protect the historic J.C.J. van Speijk Tower and stabilize the surrounding dunes.
Safe charging area for electric trucks thanks to fire-resistant retaining walls
For this project, Bosch Beton supplied precast retaining walls as fire-resistant partitions. The charging area is now protected against fire spread.
Multifunctional terrain fencing as a boundary between two industrial premises
The new terrain fencing serves a double purpose: it not only creates a clear separation between the two company premises, it also makes these premises practically useable for both parties.
Retaining walls create space on slope for logistics traffic
For the expansion of the logistics site of container producer Kleusberg in Wisserhof, engineering firm Brenner opted for retaining walls that create space at a lower level for freight and forklift traffic.
Maximum utilization of logistics site thanks to retaining wall solution
For Hartmann’s new logistics center in Paderborn, construction company IMMIG applied retaining walls as part of the site design.
Retaining walls for secure storage at Remex
For Remex’s new storage site in Hilden, Bosch Beton supplied and installed retaining walls as a functional boundary of the site.
Tight terrain fencing and perpendicular storage wall through inclined placement
Bosch Beton installed a retaining wall of more than 300 metres in length for the redevelopment of the Schmitz Foam Products site in Roermond, the Netherlands.
Retaining walls as basis for versatile outdoor fitness park
The football club Rigtersbleek in Enschede, the Netherlands, contacted Vario Fields to create an outdoor fitness park where young and old could go to exercise.
Mixed farm ready for expanding livestock herd by installing new silage clamps
To be able to realise their future plans, the Siebenaller family in Luxembourg has expanded its roughage storage facility.
Silage clamps a key step in the transformation of the Vorarlberg’s family farm
To modernise their family farm, Alexander Marte started with the basics: the storage of roughage.
Installation in practice
