Underpinning distinction

Piletech’s team has delivered 75 screw piles to underpin the new Distinction Hotel Carpark being built in Invercargill. Project Manager Alex Hunger says the team installed the 273mm screw piles to a depth of 7.6m below ground level over 21 days.

“Piletech was invited to tender for the project off the back of completing the HWR tower in Invercargill in 2020,” Alex said. “The very dense gravels at Invercargill are a risk for all pile types and Piletech are able to use our proprietary predrilling equipment to get the piles to depth.”

“Piletech and our pile designer Natasha Jokhan provided a static load test and design services only to the Distinction Hotel in 2023 to permit the work to be consented.”