Pietrucha is a Polish company manufacturing specialised plastic construction materials.
The plastic sheet piles are made from sustainable materials and contain no toxic substances. They are corrosion resistant, UV resistant and impervious to, for example, marine borers.
Plastic sheet piles can be driven, vibrated, pressed or excavated into place. For driving long sheet piles, a steel guide pile can be used as assistance, which is withdrawn and reused after installation. Plastic sheet piles can, like steel sheet piles, be secured with ground anchors and finished with a capping beam. In addition, special corner profiles and compounds for increasing watertightness of the interlocks are available.
Application
Harbours, ponds, canals and waterways
Stabilisation
Embankments and dikes
Soil slopes
Ditches
Roads
Structures
Retaining walls
Bracing walls
Climate protection
Coastal protection and flood barriers
Environmental restoration
Groundwater protection
Containment of contamination, etc.
Advantages
Lifespan of 50 years
Mainly produced from recycled rigid PVC (= no phthalates)
Available in various colours
Maintenance free
No corrosion
Unaffected by seawater
Unaffected by marine borers
Resistant to most chemical substances
Easy to work with
Much lighter than steel, making handling and installation easier