Technology

History and Developments

Screwpiles sometimes referred to as steel screw in piles, screw piers, helical piers, screw piers, screw foundations or screw piles have been around for many years.

Their first reported use dates back to early 1800's where they were manufactured from cast and wrought irons.  In latter years the concept was picked up by companies that manufactured cast iron helical pilots that were connected to various carbon steel shafts to produce a range of tension anchors.

Screwpile Australia's associate company Instant Foundations WA Pty Ltd are Australian pioneers introducing the technology to Western Australia in 1996.  We've expanded the technology from a small ground anchoring system into a foundation product that is considered the most predictable cost effective compression pile and tension anchoring system available today.

Screwpile load carrying capacities now exceed over 2000kN and can be installed in a matter of minutes.  Years of R&D have delivered a piling and anchoring system that is rapidly becomming the preferred method for innovative engineers.

The successful installation and proven performance of large capacity steel screw piles by Screwpile Australia has seen its piling system embraced by structural and geotechnical engineers.  It is often an engineers preferred method of piling or ground anchoring.

With over 14 years of technological expertise Screwpile Australia is consulted Australia-wide to design cost effective sub-foundation and ground anchoring solutions.  With the additional engineering expertise from its associate engineering consultancy firm Foundation Engineering Pty Ltd a wider scope of foundation solutions is now available.

In recent years our associate company Rapid Anchor Pty Ltd patented composite helical technology for small screwpiles.  Testing results show significant improvements in anchor holding capacity over its steel counterpart.  Rapid Anchor now mass produces registered and trademarked retail products such as the Wombat and Octopus.

For more specific technical information and details view our CAD, DXF and PDFdrawings and projects examples in the Engineers, Builders and Home Owner sections of the website.