Plastic Piling Overview

THE long lasting sheet piling system that installs like soft engineering. Reducing whole life costs

How the Canal and River Trust can benefit with long

lasting, structural, aesthetically attractive and cost

effective “MultiLock” plastic piling

What we offer A new & unique product portfolio of Piles, Pile drivers & Drainage filters

MultiLock Plastic Piling

Used with softwood posts, providing a long

lasting, hard engineering alternative to soft

engineered revetment fabrics.

Z & U Plastic Sheet Piling

100% recycled material

Thicknesses from 3.5 – 11 mm

Lengths of up to 13m, widths of 200 - 610mm

JETFilters

Drainage filters stops the build up of water

pressure behind a control structure - new, or

retrofitted & fully maintainable

Available in 3 sizes and a variety of materials

EMS Piling Vibrators

The new “mini hammers” sizes start from 160

kgs with powerpack or excavator mounted.

Quieter, no lubricant pollution, can drive and

extract sheets

MultiLock Piling Hybrid in action

1. Plastic Piling designed with installation

in mind.

2. Rapid Installation, using softwood

timber posts and small equipment.

3. Durable, long lasting and maintenance

free.

Low

Compare the benefits

Fabric verses MultiLock hybrid at a glance

Feature Fabric MultiLock MultiLock Benefits

Description A synthetic geotextile

supported by driven

softwood posts every

600mm. Anchored only

through the use of

galvanised wired anchors.

A recycled PVC interlocking sheet

pile

co-supported using softwood

timber posts. Can be anchored or

cantilever

Increased load and support

through sheet pile and posts.

More design options, greater

versatility.

Strength

contribution

None – needs supporting Co-supporting with posts or tubes

Structural – has a bending

moment of 4 kNm/m through

strength of the rigid pvc material,

its rigid design and interlocks.

Long lasting structural solution,

that relies of the strength of the

post where it is most durable –

beneath the soil – and on the

plastic pile in the more arduous

conditions

Impact & damage

resistance

None, can tear and provides

no protection for posts

Good - High strength interlocking

PVC – posts protected inside the

plastic pile. Easy to replace

The MultiLock offers much

greater damage resistance

Longevity 5 – 10 years 50 – 120 years Install once – longer lasting

Warranty None 50 years Product confidence

Retaining heights 1m Up to 2m (3m with ProLock) Greatest versatility and

adaptability

Waler (front wooden

insert) suitable

No Yes, plus capping and fender

options

Better load distribution

Plastic Piling has come a long way

The Historical Picture Plastic Piling was introduced 20 years ago, by plastic extrusion companies that saw this as an

easy commercial opportunity; an extension of the already successful utilisation of plastics, in civil

engineering and construction. The perceived simple geometry of steel piling leant itself well to the

extrusion process and created a product that offered great potential:

• Longevity – no rust or rot

• Low weight – easy manual handling

• Easy to cut – no hot work permits needed

• Spark proof

But there was little choice and too much focus on making plastic piling “look like a sheet pile”

rather than “install and function as a sheet pile”. The original benefits were limited by the fact that

the piling was too flexible to be driven.

For many years it appeared that plastic piling would never realise its true potential and so it was

simply promoted as a cheaper alternative to steel.

Today In the last 20 years many hard lessons have been learnt, leading to advances in the quality of

the product, equipment and methodology:

More choice, there is now a wide range of “U” and “Z” shaped advanced pilings to choose

from. This is as for steel, enables the correct selection and appropriate use of a specific pile

Better quality of recycled material used in the construction

Better designs

o Improved aesthetics – moving away from industrial looking corrugations

o Vastly improved installation

Improvements in methods and available equipment – Mandrels and smaller vibrators (our

own design of mandrels and EMS series of vibrators)

Hybrids – combining materials plastic, wood and steel

o Driven kingpost and panel solutions – no undercut

o Low carbon footprint

o Cost saving less plastic – used only where needed

Plastic Piling has come a long way

My story – The Hammerman

Education - Qualified to post graduate level at Kent University and the University of

Strathclyde. Technical member of IOSH having obtain a Distinction in the General Certificate

in Occupational Health and Safety

1994 -2014 Aldridge Piling Equipment – APE - 20 years of experience in piling plant hire,

piling equipment design and manufacture, working alongside many producers of plastic

sheet piling.

2000 – 2014 Committee member of STIG – The Shoring Technology Interest Group,

involved in the production of several technical guides on plastic piling, and piling

equipment. Principle author of the group publication Safety in shoring, which has sold close

to 10,000 copies to date.

2007 – The Hammerman Equipment Plastic Piling – Business founded on a strong belief

that for plastic piling to realise its true potential, a strategy was needed that combined

improvement is sheet piling, with an adaptation and development in pile driving

equipment. Over the last 7 years we have proven that sheet piling made from PVC can be

driven efficiency and withstand the demands of the application.

2015 – The Hammer (Manufacturing and Research) Company – has been created to

develop new piling methods and equipment to further facilitate the acceptance of plastic

sheet piling, and sheet piling in general.

Our innovation partners

We believe innovation is the lifeblood of any industry.

That it is a suppliers responsibility to seek out and develop

new materials, methods and installation equipment.

We have worked with world respected organisations to deliver new

innovations to the benefit of our customers.

Our customers and their clients We are very proud of our successful track record and commercial

relationships with some of the largest and most prestigious British and

International customers who refuse to compromise on delivery, quality or

constancy of service.

Can you afford not to contact us on 01543 677290

or email: [email protected]