Menard Announces Opening of Gulf Coast Office

Pittsburgh, PA (July 6, 2009): In May 2009, Menard (Menard) opened a new office in Metairie, LA.

According to Marty Taube, director of business development for Menard, a large portion of the company's ground improvement projects are based in the Gulf Coast region. "Our ground improvement techniques, in particular Controlled Modulus Columns™ (CMCs) and wick drains, provide sustainable cost-effective solutions for the soft ground that is common in the region," says Taube. "Our projects in the Gulf Coast focus on improving ground and reducing settlement for above-ground storage tanks, containment structures, platforms, buildings, roads, and embankments."

The office address is 3501 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 300, Metairie, LA 70002. The office phone number is (504) 836-7412 X350.

Menard is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and offers a full range of ground improvement services including: wick drains, controlled modulus columns™, dynamic compaction™, dynamic replacement™, vibrocompaction, vibro stone columns and vibro-concrete columns. The company's broad range of ground improvement solutions are alternatives to deep foundations and have been successfully used in the construction of buildings and warehouses, port and airport platforms, heavy industrial storage facilities, roads, and railways.

Menard is the US branch of Menard an international specialty ground improvement contractor. Menard is affiliated with The Reinforced Earth Company, the inventor and market leader of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth retaining wall industry, and Freyssinet, specialists in prestressing, cable-stayed structures and structural repair. The three companies form the Freyssinet Group, a division of VINCI Construction, the world's largest construction and concessions company.

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