One of the UK’s leading ground engineering and retaining wall contractors, Aarsleff was established over 30 years ago and is renowned as an expert in retaining wall construction. Our Specialist Retaining Wall division has a broad portfolio of techniques designed to tackle even the most nuanced of sites.
With decades of experience, we have developed a strong presence within the UK’s energy, commercial, infrastructure, maritime, residential and rail market sectors. Discover more about Aarsleff’s retaining solutions below.
As a renowned contractor in retaining walls, we provide a wide array of services including:
No matter the complexity of your issue or challenge, Aarsleff is equipped to design and construct a retaining solution that fulfils or tackles it. Whether you require a reinforced earth retaining wall or a sheet piling wall, we are committed to tailoring solutions to meet your site requirements and needs.
Our highly skilled estimating, design, manufacturing and installation teams work together to add value for our clients. With high degrees of on-site management, coupled with strong client liaison throughout the project, we deliver ground engineering excellence time and time again.
Our dedicated design engineers use the latest software technology for limit state analysis and pseudo-finite elements, to create information-rich format models for accurate planning, manufacture and site installations, following the client’s approval of the design calculations and drawings.
At Aarsleff, we have an impressive collection of equipment and access to Europe’s largest fleet of piling rigs and ground engineering machinery. From fully hydraulic piling rigs, drilling rigs and large specialised machinery to excavators, cranes and vibrators. Our Specialist Retaining Walls division is well-equipped to work on various projects and site conditions, delivering a diverse range of geotechnical, piling and retaining techniques.
We work closely with our clients. Our retaining wall design service is very comprehensive and detailed. We provide a full bespoke design service from the placement of orders to the installation of the retaining wall and adopt a rigorous approach in the design of any scheme. We analyse the information provided to us to allow for the most cost-effective and timely scheme, leading to value-engineered solutions that are beneficial to the client.
During the design phase of a contract, we proactively engage with the principal design team to ensure what we are offering is in line with the client’s expectations and we are working as an embedded team for the smooth delivery of benefitting the whole project.
Operating within the civil engineering and construction sector, Aarsleff understands the impact its retaining wall solutions can have on the surrounding environment. For this reason, we’re committed to reducing emissions and adding value to the communities in which we operate by:
In 2023, we were delighted to report that 96% of our workforce received sustainability training and a 52% reduction in timber waste against our 2020-21 baseline.
Aside from being a contractor for retaining walls, Aarlseff also specialised in the following ground engineering and piling solutions: