Tiernan & Patrylo, Inc. a construction firm based in Peachtree City, GA was awarded the opportunity and the challenge of adding additional piers and pier caps to the existing floor of the William L. Bonnell Comany plant in Newnan, Georgia. This manufacturing plant, which recycles old aluminum and extrudes new aluminum product, needed to install new-specialized equipment.

Installation conditions presented unique challenges to Job Superintendent Max Nunnelly. He planned to use a 580 Case back-hoe to complete work under the existing ceiling, but use of a small hoe limited the lifting capacity. He also needed to cope witht a change in floor elevations while still providing safe and efficient access to the sub-floor on one side.

Complicated jobs don't always need complicated shoring solutions. Trench Shoring Services knew they could meet the 4 job requirements:

•Shoring had to be light enough to be handled inside the plant by a smaller machine
•The crew needed enough clearance off the bottom of the excavation to pour the pier caps.
•They needed access to the lower elevation sub-floor
•The solution must be safe, and OSHA compliant.

One-sided solution

Trench Shoring Services - Atlanta provided one solution for the whole job. What Tiernan & Patrylo needed was a one-sided trench box. Trench Shoring Services as in-stock a steel framed aluminum AS Pro series box with stantions to hold the panels back, giving Nunnelly's crew room to work. The spreaders provided 48" of clearance and allowed the crew to get the job done fast.