Soletanche Bachy’s Hungarian company, HBM was successful in winning a design-build contract for a new factory for the world famous toy company, LEGO. The foundation work, which was undertaken in 2012, included 50 km of HBM’s reinforced concrete Screwsol piles installed with up to four piling rigs. Soletanche Bachy is the parent company of GeoPrac sponsor Nicholson Construction. [Source: Read more at Soletanche Bachy . Image: Soletanche Bachy]
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