The project Jaguar Land Rover’s new production facility in Slovakia is close to Nitra – a location chosen for its proximity to more than 300 component suppliers and excellent infrastructure including the motorway and main railway line. To allow construction on the dicult ground conditions, Keller was brought in to complete ground improvement via vibro compaction in a joint venture with Bauer Spezialtiefbau. The challenge Keller’s ground improvement extended across ve facilities: the Energy District (11,200 columns), Paint Shop (6,000 columns), Jaguar Land RoverAdministrative centre (3,800 columns), Logistics/Warehouse (2,000 columns) and Body-in-White/Weldshop (14,000 columns). The schedule was particularly challenging allowing less than ve months to complete the work. With eleven rigs

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