Maccaferri (Philippines), Inc.

11/F, Asian Star Building, 2404 ASEAN Drive,

Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang,
Muntinlupa City, 1781, Philippines
T: +(63) 2 8889 0623
E: info.ph@maccaferri.com
www.maccaferri.com/ph

Maccaferri’s motto is ‘Engineering a Better Solution’;

We do not merely supply products, but work in

Engineering a partnership with our clients, offering technical

expertise to deliver versatile, cost effective and
Better Solution environmentally sound solutions. We aim to build
mutually beneficial relationships with clients through
the quality of our service and solutions.

GLOBAL ENGINEERS OFFICINE MACCAFERRI GROUP PROFILE

In the second half of the 19th century we invented Gabions and Founded in 1879, our Group soon became a worldwide reference in the
dramatically changed civil engineering landscape. We are still design and development of advanced solutions, with offices in over 70
changing today. We work every day to find better solutions for our countries and 30 factories worldwide.
clients at every degree of latitude and longitude. Our worldwide
Our mission is to pursue excellence through continuous
network grows through innovation and diversification of sectors
improvement, while delivering to customers engineered solutions
of activity and through an increasing range of high quality and
that are innovative, advanced and environmentally friendly. We are
environmentally friendly products and applications.
committed to outstanding safety, quality and sustainability, to create
value for all stakeholders as well as our communities.

MACCAFERRI APPLICATIONS
RETAINING WALLS SOIL STABILISATION
DRAINAGE OF STRUCTURES FENCING & WIRE
& SOIL REINFORCEMENT & PAVEMENTS

GEOSYNTHETICS
HYDRAULIC WORKS BASAL REINFORCEMENT TUNNELLING AQUACULTURE NETS/CAGES

ROCKFALL PROTECTION COASTAL PROTECTION,

MARINE STRUCTURES & PIPELINE LANDSCAPE & ARCHITECTURE CONCRETE FLOORING,
& SNOW BARRIERS
PROTECTION PRECAST & OTHER USES

INDUSTRIAL
EROSION CONTROL ENVIRONMENT, DEWATERING SAFETY & NOISE BARRIERS MANUFACTURING
& LANDFILLS
© Officine Maccaferri S.p.A.
 INTRODUCTION: OUR CAPABILITIY
GEOSYNTHETICS WORLD A GLOBAL PARTNER
FOR OUR CLIENTS

Geosynthetics are used for countless With 140 years of history, 3000 employees,
applications including: to strengthen over 30 manufacturing facilities and local
existing ground, improve its bearing operations in 100 countries around the
capacity, make highways last longer, world, Maccaferri can truly claim to have a
support embankments, stop landfill global presence with local focus.
leachates contaminating the ground and
The knowledge and capability to easily combine
limit erosion.
products and solutions enables Maccaferri to offer
With defined technical characteristics clients tailored solutions, optimising value and
and performance properties, reducing project cost.
geosynthetics are replacing the use of
Maccaferri works with its clients to develop,
natural materials within construction. manufacture, design and construct solutions for the
They are proven to reduce project cost construction industry.
and environmental impact compared
Our geosynthetics products can be used to fullfil the
with traditional construction methods. following main functions:

Reinforcement

Stabilisation and Asphalt Reinforcement

Drainage

Separation, Filtration and Protection

Barrier Systems

Erosion Protection

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 REINFORCEMENT

For over 30 years, geogrids have reinforced Slopes and Walls Basal reinforcement and void spanning
and strengthened soils, enabling the soil
Maccaferri has a wide range of geogrids (with a In use since 1977 and with strengths up to 1350 kN/m,
to perform better than it would in its variety of polymers, configurations and strengths) to Maccaferri’s Paralink® provides performance and
unreinforced state, accommodating greater maximise the opportunity to reuse site won materials reassurance in the most demanding applications;
loads, standing at steeper angles and as backfill to reinforced soil walls and slopes. embankments over piles or on soils subject to voids.
reducing settlement. Cost savings and “carbon footprint” reductions
For less demanding soil reinforcement applications,
the woven composite, MacTex® C2, or woven
through the use of geogrids can be substantial
polyester MacTex® W2, offer performance with value.
when compared to traditional solutions. Additional
improvements can be realised through re-using For heavy cohesive soils the MacTex® C2 + C2S range
site won material as structural backfill, saving the offer a good solution.
transportation of materials to and from the project
site, embracing sustainability and reducing polluting
truck movements.
“ ParaLink and ParaGrid
Whether geogrids are used for small retaining
walls in housing developments, or reinforced soil are amongst the most
megastructure on infrastructure projects, Maccaferri
offers cost-effective, value engineered scalable
tried and tested geogrids
solutions. in the world offering
120 year desingn life
and high performance. “

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 STABILISATION DRAINAGE
& ASPHALT
REINFORCEMENT

Whether you are constructing a railway Excess, or uncontrolled water within soils can
track-bed, gravel forestry track over soft soil, weaken them, causing numerous problems.
or resurfacing a multi-lane highway carrying The management of water behind retaining
many thousands of vehicles per day, we have walls and civil engineering structures,
the technical knowledge to improve rail track, beneath highways, inside tunnels and in
road and asphalt pavement performance. environmnental capping solutions, is one of
the most important aspects influencing the
Maccaferri geogrids are used to extend the life of
long term performance of that structure.
unbound and asphalt pavements; MacGrid® AR is a
specific composite geogrid used to reduce reflective The MacDrain® range are geo-composites for
cracking within asphalt pavements and overlays. drainage, manufactured with a rigid or flexible
MacGrid® EG or MacGrid® WG S biaxial geogrids are polymeric core, providing a free conduit for water and
used (often in combination with MacTex® geotextiles) fluid flow, from the adjacent materials. Geotextiles, or
to strengthen unbound pavements, reducing rutting geomembranes, bonded to one or both sides of the
and the thickness of granular material required. core ensure filtration, separation, waterproofing and
protection of the core.

With lab-tested performance and quality controlled

manufacturing, MacDrain® can replace traditional
gravel drainage, offering faster installation,
quantifiable performance and construction cost
savings. Additionally, the reduction of gravel extraction
and truck movements to and from the project site,
serve to reduce project environmental impact.

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 SEPARATION/ BARRIER SYSTEMS
FILTRATION/
PROTECTION

Our geotextile are currently used in many Geomembranes are used to prevent the
geotechnical and hydraulic engineering migration of fluids from one location to
applications. another; for example, lining landfills to stop
leachate polluting groundwater, controlling
MacTex® geotextiles are used to replace the traditional
methods of:
groundwater entering tunnels or creating
attenuation ponds within developments.
Separating and filtering two distinct soils or layers
and preventing cross-contamination Maccaferri MacLine® geomembranes and
geosynthetic clay liners are available in a variety of
Protecting membranes or other vulnerable
thicknesses and compositions to suit applications
structures
such as mining heap leach pads, settlement
Improving the bearing capacity of weak soils lagoons, landfills, tunnels and many other specialist
The wide range of products is augmented by applications.
Maccaferri’s capability to develop and manufacture MacLine® products are often used in conjunction with
specific textiles to suit individual projects. MacDrain® geocomposites and MacTex® geotextiles
In dewatering, industrial or contaminated slurries can providing a complete solution to capture, contain and
be pumped into the MacTube®. Once the slurry has drain fluids.
dried, it can be disposed of far more safely and cost MacMat® R, MacGrid® T or MacWeb™ can be used to
effectively, than wet slurried material. secure a layer of topsoil on the membrane, facilitating
revegetation.

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 EROSION PROTECTION HOW WE WORK

All natural slopes and surfaces are subject to In other situations, MacWebTM geocells in conjucntion At Maccaferri we do not simply sell products: MacBARS Design of basal platforms MacREAD & OLCRACK Design of paved and
continuous erosion forces. To limit expensive with other materials can promote slope revegetation. we provide better solutions – identifying, and piled embankments unpaved reinforced roadswalls using the full
range of geogrids and soil nails
land-loss, Maccaferri offers a range of addressing and responding to the specific
erosion protection systems to suit the Coastal Protection needs of each client.
severity of erosion expected. MacTubes® and MacBags®, fabricated from quality Maccaferri is a partner who works alongside clients
geotextiles are geocontainment systems, used from the start of the project, maximising value for
Relying upon vegetation growth alone is very
as a component in a variety of marine, hydraulic money through technical expertise and an extensive
unpredictable and unreliable as it is difficult to
engineering, coastal protection and dewatering portfolio of quality products. High quality products
achieve 100% vegetation coverage, leaving vulnerable
applications. are only part of the solution; design and selection
exposed areas. Furthermore, vegetation can die back
or become diseased, reducing the anticipated erosion Filled in-situ with a pumped slurry, the water drains of a solution that meets the clients requirements
control capability. through the fabric walls, leaving the residue within the are equally important. Maccaferri’s software uses
the latest modelling techniques, in accordance with MacSTARS Design of reinforced soil slopes and
MacTube®. In coastal and hydraulic works, the filled
MacMat® and MacMat® R (reinforced), three- walls using the full range of geogrids and soil nails
tubes are then used to construct breakwaters, dykes various design methodologies to design robust, cost
dimensional permanent erosion control mats
or for dune reconstruction. effective solutions.
increase the soil’s resistance to erosion. They provide
MacRA Studio
immediate protection of exposed topsoil areas from Design of channel linings and drop structures
the direct effects of wind, rainfall impact or water flow Quality Control for hydraulic erosion protection works
regardless of the amount of vegetation established. MacFLOW
Maccaferri’s geosynthetics are manufactured under
Design of drainage systems using MacDrain
Additionally MacMat® R and MacGrid® T are used to quality controlled conditions and where appropriate,
for vertical, flat and sloped applications
reinforce soil veneers over low-friction surfaces and are are not only CE marked but also tested and
certified by third party authority as BBA (UK) and LANDFILLS
also in conjunction with soil nails on strengthened
Design of veneer stability over membranes, drainage
slopes. NTPEP (USA). This provides client reassurance that capacity and GCL-CCL equivalence
the product has been tried and rigorously tested
before installation within the project.

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