For Architects & Designers

Precision piling for architects and their clients. Blade Pile is an engineered steel screw pile that replaces concrete piles, driven piles and grout piles on most sites, with site-specific pile design and installation, engineered to AS 2159.

Why Blade Pile?

• Designed to AS 2159 – pile design to AS 2159 (Piling: Design and installation)
• Fast, precise installation – generally completed in a single site visit
• Measures ground strength as it goes – installation torque confirms capacity, so you know what you’re building on
• Higher load capacity – outperforms a bored pier or standard screw pile of the same size
• Removable, reusable, recyclable – a great option for temporary structures
• Independently tested – an ongoing programme of independent structural and geotechnical testing

One system for most problem sites

More than one in four piling projects in New Zealand suit Blade Pile, including:

• Expansive soils
• Liquefaction
• Archaeological and contaminated sites
• Bridging services
• Underpinning and re-levelling
• Close-proximity works
• Temporary works
• Retaining wall tie-backs
• Suspended slabs
• Earthquake strengthening

Working with your design team

1. Site & loads – you or your engineer send the site details and structural loads
2. Site-specific design – pile type, size and depth calculated for that ground, with a producer statement
3. Install & sign-off – certified installation, tested on site, with compliance documentation

Need an engineer for your project? More than 150 engineering companies across New Zealand are certified to design Blade Piles – see our engineers page.

Architect Resources

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