King Post Wall Projects

Areas We Cover

At Aarsleff, we have completed king post wall projects and work closely with clients across the UK in various sectors and locations.

Case Studies

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Jewsons, Derbyshire

Aerial shot of the completed king post wall for Jewson’s Chesterfield branch.

Our Role: King Post Retaining Wall Contractor
Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

Between May and June 2021, Aarsleff were sub-contracted to assist with slope stabilisation and construct a king post retaining wall solution to enable the formation of a commercial unit and service yard. Using Aarsleff’s LB24 rig, the wall was installed top-down. The LB24 Junttan rig drilled/augured to the design toe depth before king post columns were placed in open piles using a crane. The piles were concreted to the top for maximum stabilisation. The height of the retained wall varied from 2.45 to 4.64m, with a total wall length reaching 122 l/m, which was designed by Aarsleff’s in-house design team.

Birtley Phase 3, Tyne and Wear

Our Role: King Post Retaining Wall Contractor
Location: Birtley, Tyne and Wear, UK

Between March and April 2023, Aarsleff installed a 33.5m king post wall, retaining up to 3.7m, at the top of the Birtley development in order to allow excavation for gardens and house foundations to take place. Aarsleff collaborated with MGF to provide a temporary panel design that would allow for the king post solution to be installed. MGF KKD 600/8mm trench sheets were used in a horizontal application. The sheets were overlapped and welded to the king post sections.

Willerby Phase 2, Yorkshire

Our Role: King Post Retaining Wall Contractor
Location: Willerby, Yorkshire, UK

Aarsleff spent 7 days on a site in Willerby to deliver the second phase of a king post wall installation. The site was live with lots of third party activity. Careful logistical organisation was needed to work with Beal Homes and the groundworks contractor to complete the project safely, beating the target programme. Aarsleff returned to the site in 2023 to complete the third and final phase of the king post wall.

Welford Road, Northamptonshire

A open bore King Post Wall in Northampton.

Our Role: King Post Retaining Wall Contractor
Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

In September 2023, Aarsleff installed a 79.2 metre open bore king post wall in Northampton. It was constructed to retain up to 2.2m using an open bore method, which utilises 600mm diameter boreholes to find the posts for the wall. Upon arrival at the site, Aarsleff discovered a number of live services. Our team quickly adjusted and refined the design to suit with minimal effects on the cost and programme. The project took 20 working days to complete.

Birmingham Erdington, West Midlands

Our Role: Retaining Wall Contractor
Location: Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

In July 2023, Aarsleff implemented a scheme to replace a failed timber retaining wall on a site in Erdington. Our design engineers carried out slope stability analysis and designed a 73l/m king post wall with reinforced concrete panels to ensure site stability and bridge across live services.

Derwent Street, Derbyshire

Our Role: King Post Retaining Wall Contractor
Location: Belper, Derbyshire, UK

Between December 2022 and January 2023, Aarsleff were contracted to design and install a 135m long king post wall with steel sheet infills for a retained height of up to 2.5m. Our team carried out trial auguring to establish a more accurate soil profile as well as determine the areas where traditional auguring was feasible to ensure that our client benefitted from early completion of critical sections on site.

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If you’re looking for a king post wall contractor near you, Aarsleff has regional managers across the UK.

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