World-Leading Engineering Technologies with Distinctive Italian Design

Biax®Foundation System

The BIAX® system, including the proprietary BIAX® Post-Tension System and BIAX® Rebar Technology, draws inspiration from organic forms, combining engineering performance with distinctive Italian design.

The BIAX® system introduced a new direction to the market compared to earlier void-forming systems, which were traditionally focused solely on reducing concrete volumes. With BIAX®, innovation is expressed throughout the entire system design, combining engineering performance with a recognisable visual identity.

Functionality is equally optimised. Through the BIAX® interlocking system, pods efficiently click into place, enabling faster installation while reducing earthworks, concrete usage, waste and on-site construction complexity. The result is a robust and cost-effective foundation solution suitable for demanding soil conditions, including highly expansive clays.

Application: Multi-Storey Residential and Commercial
Distributor: BANG NZ Limited (New Zealand); Biax Foundations Australia Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
Countries: New Zealand, Australia

RibRaft® Xpod™

The RibRaft Xpod is an engineered foundation system for residential buildings up to two storey high. The RibRaft Xpod is the best solution for New Zealand ground conditions. It can be used on ‘good ground’ as well as on liquefiable soils (such as TC2) through to Auckland’s expansive clays. By using components made from recycled polypropylene, the RibRaft Xpod is also a sustainable alternative to foundations generating tonnes of polluting polystyrene from void former off cuts each year.

Application: Foundation Design Software
Distributor: Cresco Engineers New Zealand Limited
Country: Australia, New Zealand 

Pixel™

Pixel™ is the patented modular sliding bearing that allows maintenance of the sliding components via access through a floating floor. For each Pixel™ unit, multiple sliding supports are combined in a modular array that allows their removal without causing the loss of support and structural damage. The Pixel™ is a world-first innovation for cost effective seismic base isolation of buildings without a basement.

Application: Seismic Decoupling Device for Piles
Distributor: Cresco Engineers NZ Limited
Country: New Zealand

Armadillo™ Jacking Pad

Underpinning and relevelling works often involve expensive earthworks, concrete pours and, in general, they are quite disruptive. Furthermore, for some soil conditions, the use of concrete pads may alter and reduce the performance of a building when liquefiable or compressible layers of soil are surcharged and punching failure mechanisms may be triggered. The Armadillo Jacking Pads are the ideal solution for these problems as they are slim, lightweight and do not require concrete pours yet are super strong.