LATEST NEWS FROM MERIDIAN
83-Pile Commercial Building Project Completed
Meridian just completed the piling for a new 6-storey office and retail building in the heart of Road Town.
Meridian drove 83 piles to a depth of 55 feet to support the 4,980 ton, 35,355 square foot building.
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Nanny Cay Inner Marina Piling Completed
Using our barge, tug, support vessels, 230-tonne crane and an APE vibro hammer we piled 123 new piles for Nanny Cay’s new docks in the inner marina
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Oil Nut Bay Marina Village Completed
The Marina Village and Nova Restaurant for day guests and overnighting yachts is set to become the new hub of Virgin Gorda. The new addition to the residential resort in the North Sound, Virgin Gorda includes a new waterfront restaurant and bar, a market, deli and provisioning store, a boutique and a library. Meridian’ work on…
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Necker Island’s Red Dock Completed
We completed installation of the new “Red Dock” at Necker Island in North Sound, Virgin Gorda, BVI at the beginning of the year.
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Catsy – A Dry Salvage Operation
Meridian Construction Ltd was engaged to undertake the dry salvage of the 30-tonne Sunreef 62, Catsy, which had been flipped upside down during the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.
This complicated project, where the priority was to minimize further damage, needed three cranes, and an excavator. A team comprised of Meridian, Commercial Dive Services, and B&G Lifting, undertook the 10-hour project with six hours of prep work and four hours of lifting, moving, and flipping this yacht.
Read MoreMeridian teams up with Commercial Dive Services in marine salvage work following Cat 5 hurricanes
Meridian Construction Ltd teamed up with Commercial Dive Services in response to the restoration efforts of the marinas and marine industry in the British Virgin Islands following the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Using Meridian’s inventory of cranes and barges, salvage and recovery work has been carried out by the team on locations in…
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Meridian Plays Key Role In Installation Of Sewage Infrastructure – Part Two
Installation of Sewage Treatment Pump Station. Meridian was contracted by Biwater International to construct the pump station and install the pumps. This work was technically difficult as the pump station, located at a depth of 25’, is situated on reclaimed land and below the water table. Additionally the subsurface is running, waterlogged sand. This meant that no ordinary excavation could be conducted and required Meridian to devise a method to construct and install these 15-ft diameter, reinforced concrete tanks.
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Meridian Plays Key Role In Installation Of Sewage Infrastructure – Part One
Meridian first in BVI to use Horizontal Directional Drilling
In May 2014, Meridian Construction was contracted by Biwater to assist with the installation of an 18”, high-density, polyethylene (HDPE) main sewage pipe that leads from the Road Town Pump Station to the tertiary sewage treatment plant at Burt Point, Tortola, BVI.
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Queen Mary 2 Berths For First Time BVI
The Queen Mary 2 berthed, for the first time today, at the newly expanded cruise pier build by IDL-Meridian, the joint venture between IDL and Meridian Construction BVI. The 345-metre ship is no stranger to the Territory, but previously had to anchor in the open sea, while guests were ferried to Tortola.
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