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Founded in 1879, Maccaferri works in partnership with its clients, offering technical expertise and a full product range to deliver versatile, cost-effective and environmentally sound solutions to the global construction industry. A vertically integrated company, Maccaferri develops, manufactures, designs, supplies and installs solutions from erosion protection to reinforced soil structures and from landfills to ground stabilisation. Although renowned as the undisputed leader in the manufacture and supply of gabions and associated wire mesh products to the global construction industry, Maccaferri now supplies and manufactures a wide range of geosynthetics including geogrids, drainage geocomposites, geomats, geomembranes and geotextiles. Every day, our teams of engineers, based in over 100 countries, provide our clients technical support, advice, designs, products, and solutions to their problems. From a local erosion problem to the tallest reinforced soil walls on earth, we await your next challenge! Visit Website

Foundation Security with Geogrids at UNESCO Site

Foundation Security for UNESCO Site in Northern France

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The Cité des Electriciens is the oldest mining place in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the northern most area of France. Mining activities and homes for mining workers were present from the 1850s...

4 Ways Geosynthetics Outperform Aggregates in Roadworks

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Maccaferri has released a new white paper on the use of geosynthetics in roadworks. The document was released at the 79th Annual Session of Indian Road Congress and includes...

Reinforcing Megastructure Foundations with Geosynthetics

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The 74m-high reinforced soil structure at the Sikkim Airport (India) is one of the largest geosynthic megastructure projects in the world.  The 50m-high reinforced, vegetated wall at the Shennongjia...

An Artificial Island Ringed with Geosynthetics

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It’s long been said that investing in land is smart because “they aren’t making more of it.” In general, this is true. Mitigation strategies create more habitat, but not...
Image of a jet about to land on the runway. The sky is transitioning red, orange, yellow from left to right. A city is silhouetted in the distance.

Geosynthetics in Airport Runway Design

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Geosynthetics provide a number of engineering solutions for airports, such as secondary containment for fuel depots, containment for deicing runoff, stormwater management, and runway and taxiway reinforcement. For runways and...

Embankment Reinforcement and Load Transfer Platforms in Somerset

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Embankment reinforcement along a river and bridge abutment strengthening was required for a new carriageway in Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom. The project team used a load transfer platform design...

Gabion Walls Support Foundation Platform at Ocean Sky

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In the construction of the foundation platform for a luxury housing development in Elche (Alicante), Spain, several gravity retaining walls were required. The complex was built on elevated ground...

Geomats Reinforce 26m Slopes for Gas Processing Plant Railway

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The protection of embankments and natural slopes from wind and rain erosion is one of the critical tasks in large-scale railway and road construction. Vegetation cover alone may be...

Reinforced Berms at Kozcağız Dam in Turkey

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The Kozcağız Dam project is one of the biggest water-related investments by DSI in Turkey’s Bartin province. The dam provides water to a total of 6088 acres (2460 hectares)...