Novaslice – Removing
the Pile Headache
A new product from a start-up company across the pond is making it
easier, faster and safer than ever to breakdown concrete pile heads
Novaslice Ltd. is a British company that has set out to
improve the overall operation of concrete pile heads
at the construction site, an idea that was first born
out of frustration for Novaslice co-founder Willian
Novais, a civil engineer with more than 12 years of experience
in the construction industry.
When completing projects and managing the con-struction
of many pile foundations for some of the largest
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contractors in the United Kingdom, Novais would struggle
with the limited methods available to him for breaking down
and removing pile heads. Although an important part of
the construction process, concrete pile heads are often dif-ficult
to remove and current elimination methods tend to
be notoriously pricey, time consuming and raise concerns in
regard to a slew of health and safety issues; such as Hand-
Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), a number of respiratory
By Paul Adair
The beauty of
Novaslice is found in
the pure simplicity
of its application.
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