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Shoring Equipment
Shoring Equipment
Excavation Support

Groundforce's shoring equipment portfolio includes a full range of Trenching Equipment Systems and Shoring Equiment including: Trench Box Systems, Trench Sheets and Piles, light and heavy duty hydraulic bracing and strutting systems and other related products.
Piling Equipment
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Piling Equipment Supplier

Groundforce is Ireland's specialist supplier of piling equipment to the construction industry. They offer a fully comprehensive range of equipment for your driving, extraction and foundation preparation projects.
Pipe Stoppers
Pipe Stoppers
Pipe Testing & Flow Control

Groundforce supplies a range of pipe stopper and air testing equipment to suit every type of construction project. Whether you require technical support or assistance, we you can get the job done quickly with our superior product range.
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Utility Equipment
Utility Equipment

Groundforce offer high quality equipment and technical support to the Utility and Civils sectors, with innovative and tailored products to serve the Power, Water and Gas industries.

Groundforce also offers a range of self drive vacuum and suction excavation trucks for safe excavation around underground cables and pipes.
Temporary Access
Temporary Access
Temporary Access

Groundforce is Ireland’s leading supplier of temporary access hire solutions. The extensive range incorporates Portable Roadways, Walkways & Ground Protection, Modular Floating Pontoons & Temporary Bridging which cater for the construction, transmission, events, rail and marine sectors.
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Excavation Support Training

Groundforce Training offers unrivalled knowledge in Excavation Support Training. With over 25 years of experience as market leader as a Ground Support Systems supplier, Groundforce Training prides itself on delivering hands on experience in a safe environment by qualified industry professionals.

Home Utility Equipment Products Ramming Rammers

Standard Rammers

Groundforce offer simple and cost efficient alternative to auger boring for placing steel casing under roads, railways, finished landscapes and other structures. Suitable for installation in either cobble or sandy conditions, compared to conventional casing methods, pipe ramming creates very little ground expansion, can be used close to the surface, cuts down on set-up time, and offers lower equipment costs/reduced maintenance.

Specification

Diameter	Air Flow (cfm)	Air Pressure (psi)	Length (mm)	Weight (kg)
95mm	68	110	1600	62
130mm	98	110	1674	97
145mm	132	110	2019	138
180mm	235	110	2057	232

Rammer, Steel Casing and Collet Selection Guide

Diameter of Steel Casing	Length of Steel Casing to be Rammed						Steel Casing ID (mm)	Min Recommended Wall Thickness (Inch/mm)
	5m	10m	15m	20m	25m	30m
4"	95		130/145				101 - 105	0.188/4.8
6"	95/130		145		180		151 - 159	0.188/4.8
8"	130/145			180			200 - 207	0.250/6.4
10"	145			180			251 - 260	0.250/6.4
12"	180						301 - 311	0.250/6.4

Maximum ramming lengths can vary depending on the ground conditions. This information should be used as a guide only. Assessment of the ground conditions, selection of the equipment and suitability of the pipe ramming process is the responsibility of the end user.

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