21/10/2026
A nine-day railway blockade. A difficult-to-access cutting. Work completed two full days ahead of schedule.
At Frant Road Cutting, Suttle Projects and our in-house specialist team, Suttle Piling, worked for BAM Nuttall on behalf of Network Rail to install a kingpost retaining wall for long-term stability.
An advance trial bore confirmed ground conditions and the installation approach, while deploying two rotary piling rigs reduced the risk of breakdown-related delays. Careful sequencing also enabled concrete works to take place within normal working hours, avoiding costly out-of-hours concrete plant charges.
Read the full article to see how proactive planning and practical piling expertise reduced risk, controlled costs and protected the blockade programme: https://ow.ly/IEBs50ZZrZJ