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Honda Motor Europe Logistics is responsible for the distribution of parts, motorcycles and power products in the UK. More than 500 vehicles carrying critical parts leave its Swindon facility every month, and it is a key contributor to the UK automotive industry, which is valued at £22 billion for UK economy. For Honda, maximising operational  sustain productivity and drive growth. Subsidence in warehouses, where the ground beneath a building sinks and damages surrounding structures, has increasingly  Sam Cox, Facilities at Honda Motor Europe Logistics, said: “Logistically, the external service road plays an important part of our daily operations. As the main exit route from our Honda facility, the road is critical for lorries distributing high-demand engine and product parts, motorcycles, power products and industrial motors across the UK and Europe. “19 of the concrete slabs lining the road (approximately 80m in distance along the main exit route) were suffering from ground movement, and they were rocking and cracking further when they were being driven over. “While our main building wasn’t affected, the road had become unsuitable for our forklift vehicles. Both drains and curbs along the service road were sinking, it became clear to  movement quickly then we would risk long- term damage to the site and the safety of our drivers and stock, and a disruptive and costly process to resolve the situation.” Honda has a prominent industrial history in Swindon, having originally been established in 1985 to manufacture automobiles. Now a logistics hub feeding the European markets with high-demand (and often time-critical) parts and accessories, needed Mainmark to stabilise the concrete slabs quickly, with minimal disruption to the business and avoiding supply chain delays.


David Hedley, Infrastructure & Commercial Lead at Mainmark UK, said: “Honda came to  would have been to completely reconstruct the concrete slabs, requiring the service road


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oticing large cracks and unstable concrete slabs lining an external service road near its facility, Honda Motor Europe Logistics NV (in Swindon) called on the subsidence specialist for


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to be closed for a prolonged period while a contractor completed the job.


“Short-term, this would’ve been a viable solution. However, it might not have fully  beneath the road, which may have ‘resurfaced’ at a later stage. Furthermore, reconstructing the slabs would have required a large upfront cost for labour and materials, coupled with the costs associated with business disruption. “There are many different causes of subsidence like this. Extreme weather conditions can cause reactive clay to contract and expand, heavy loads where excess  particle soil and nearby excavations that cause excessive vibrations in the ground. In  the UK’s manufacturing and logistics, it wasn’t


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surprising to have seen this level of ground movement.”


 solution to the subsidence, which stabilised the road and closed the cracks in the concrete. Using Teretek resin injection, drilled through  the facility, improving the sub-base. David continued: “Our approach re-levels structures quickly and accurately, allowing for precise adjustments in a controlled manner. For Honda, who needed a solution which increased bearing capacity on the road and mitigated any water pooling, the approach was  the process took just three days to complete.”


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