Ductile Iron Piles A revolutionary prefabricated 
cast iron Plug&Drive© DIP pile system 
which is changing the way 
the construction industry 
does business in the Caribbean. A Caribbean engineering and construction 
company, an innovative Austrian manufacturer 
of high performance technologies and a French building materials specialist, have the vision to 
change the landscape of regional construction.

1. The Plug&Drive© pile system
FOR ONSHORE OR INSHORE PILING
Ductile Iron Piles
piles of innovation in the caribbean
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2. A revolutionary prefabricated
cast iron Plug&Drive© DIP pile system
which is changing the way
the construction industry
does business in the Caribbean.
Ductile Iron Piles
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
piles of innovation in the caribbean

3. A Caribbean engineering and construction
company, an innovative Austrian manufacturer
of high performance technologies and a French
building materials specialist, have the vision to
change the landscape of regional construction.
The revolution and reality meet.
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4. Fast. Simple. Safe.
This dynamic and flexible Plug&Drive© DIP pile system
removes the need for cumbersome, expensive,
wasteful, labour intensive concrete or steel piles
Ductile Iron Piles
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
piles of innovation in the caribbean

5. and replaces them with
an easily transported, user friendly,
intelligently designed, reliable, quickly installed,
simply deployed and managed, cost effective
foundation system which totally out-performs
its competitors.
Ductile Iron Piles
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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6. Mobility & Adaptability.
Standard equipment consists of a powerful
high frequency hydraulic impact hammer
mounted on the boom of a 30 ton excavator.
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
Ductile Iron Piles
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7. Mobility & Adaptability
The system’s adaptability and use of compact,
lightweight equipment reduces the investment
and set-up costs in piling rigs and platforms, additional
access arrangements and compromised job site workspaces.
Additionally, a complete range of tube sections
and accessories in ductile cast iron are available
for all types of projects.
Ductile Iron Piles
PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
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8. PRODUCT ENGINEERING
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Ductile Iron Piles
Unique self-locking joint
• Self-locking tapered spigot end
& tapered socket
• Joint strength is greater than
pile’s section.
• Internal shoulder
• Double thickness socket wall
• Large driving face

9. Fast, easy & safe
• Self-locking joints cut costs and delays
by eliminating welding and splicing.
• They offer a high degree of rigidity.
PRODUCT ENGINEERING
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Ductile Iron Piles
Unique self-locking joint

10. PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION & ASSEMBLY
5.0m pipes cut shipment costs
• Transport by road & by 20-foot sea containers
• 5.0m single lengths reduce storage area on site
and are easier to move.
Continuous modular assembly
• DIP can be driven in very long lengths and has
been installed to depths of up to 60 meters
Ductile Iron Piles
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11. 45° inclination
• Excavator adjustability combined with tube and joint
rigidity enable DIPs to be driven at angles up to 45°,
exponentially expanding the range of pile uses.
Minimal ground disturbance
• DIP driving is low vibration, allowing piles to be placed
in close proximity to existing structures and foundations,
or other piles.
• The DIP system displaces and compacts the soil,
hence improving its characteristics.
• Ground heave is virtually non-existent.
PRODUCT CAPABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Ductile Iron Piles
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12. SCOPE OF APPLICATION
Residential & Industrial Buildings Building Excavations
Civil Engineering Works Underpinning Retaining Walls Pipe Laying Slope Stabilisation
Slender Structures
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13. PRODUCT TECHNIQUES
Ductile Iron Piles
Dry Driven for Skin Friction Piles
This technique is used with deep soft soil
where it is impractical to find firm bedrock.
It eliminates the costs of drill spoil removal associated
with cast in situ piles, reduces on-site traffic and in cases
of ground contamination, eliminates the additional costs
resulting from treatment and disposal.
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14. PRODUCT TECHNIQUES
Ductile Iron Piles
Dry Driven for Skin Friction Piles
The compression of the surrounding soil beneath
the pile tip and along the pile shaft increases
the mechanical characteristics of the ground,
improves the skin friction and end bearing
capacity of the pile.
It also enables monitoring of penetration rates,
versus depth by driving, to balance the bearing
weight with the skin friction. Skin friction can be further
improved by utilising the grouted annulus installation method.
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15. PRODUCT TECHNIQUES
Dry Driven for End Bearing Piles
Ductile Iron Piles are ‘Dry Driven’ into the ground
until they reach practical refusal.
They are incredibly fast and cost effective to install
in areas where bedrock or very dense, cohesive strata
are accessible within 15m of the surface.
Once driven, piles are filled with concrete to improve
structural capacity and protect against corrosion.
Ductile Iron Piles
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16. Grouted Annulus for Skin Friction Piles
A simultaneous driving and grout injection method.
The starter pile piece is fitted with an oversized
conical grout shoe, which is open upwards,
but tapered downwards. As the pile is driven
the grout shoe creates a void or annulus around
the shaft of the pile.
Ductile Iron Piles
The load is transmitted either by end-bearing pressure in the case of un-
grouted end-bearing piles or by skin friction in the case of pressure-grouted
piles.
• No spoil from boring, no off-cuts and no re-machining
piles.
Quick, easy and safe!
PRODUCT TECHNIQUES
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17. Ductile Iron Piles
Grouted Annulus for Skin Friction Piles
Grout is pumped through the drive shank
of the hammer and down into the core of the pile.
The grout is then forced out through the grout shoe
and fills the annulus created, as the pile is driven.
The grout displaces air and water and stabilises
the compacted walls of the annulus.
PRODUCT TECHNIQUES
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18. Ductile Iron Piles
Grouted Annulus for Skin Friction Piles
As the grout cures it forms a cohesive bond between
the pile and the surrounding ground, maximising
the skin friction and minimising the pile lengths required
to meet the engineering design loads.
Once cured, the grout eliminates contact between
the ductile iron and oxygen/water in the ground
and provides long-term corrosion protection.
PRODUCT TECHNIQUES
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19. dynamic & full scale
Static Load Testing
CMS can provide dynamic and full scale
static load testing for all kinds of piling
according to ASTM D4945, D1143, D3689,
D3966 or equivalents.
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20. PRODUCT VALUE
Ductile Iron Piles
Huge Cost Savings with DIP…
CMS has supplied and installed thousands of meters of piles
throughout the Windward and Leeward Islands and has proven
that DIP provides huge potential savings of up to 70% of the value
of traditional precast or steel encased concrete piling.
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21. These are some of the reasons why…
Ductile Iron Piles
Ease of Shipping. In 20ft. containers.
Low mobilisation costs. Simple, small scale equipment.
Fast installation. Piling Rates up to 200m per day.
Cost effective. Saving up to 70% of traditional piling costs.
Flexible. Pile anywhere a 30 ton excavator can go. Piles can be driven
less than a metre from existing structures and inside some buildings.
Environmentally Friendly. No spoil created. Low Vibration. Less Noise.
Self Proving. A driven pile is a tested pile.
Immediate follow-on Construction. No curing or site disruption.
Decades of proven success in foundations outside the Caribbean.
PRODUCT VALUE
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22. PRODUCT TRAINING
Ductile Iron Piles
Sharing the innovation
CMS, as the manufacturer’s representatives for the region,
as well as an industry contractor, offer their services
at all levels to facilitate the change to better technology.
From modifying existing foundation designs to utilise DIP,
to training companies to install DIP or to full blown
CMS installation programmes,
CMS is making sure that Ductile Iron Piling is available
as a cost effective reality throughout the Caribbean.
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23. ST. KITTS
SHARING THE INNOVATION
Built on DIP Foundations by CMS…
HARBORCLUB
ST. LUCIA
Tomazo Bridge
Reconstruction
ST. LUCIA
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The Plug&Drive© pile system
FOR ONSHORE OR INSHORE PILING
Ductile Iron Piles
piles of innovation in the caribbean