The Aircraft/ Amphibious Vehicle Underwater Escape and Survival Training (AAVUEST) facility is dedicated to training forces personnel to cope with emergency evacuations when submerged in water.

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Delivered through the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's Next Generation Estates Contracts framework, the building houses two deep water pools complete with dedicated specialist lifting equipment and eight underwater escape modules designed to simulate British Armed Forces aircraft and amphibious vehicles.

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Constructing the 5m deep pools was recognised as one of the key risks for this project with a high water table less than a metre below ground level. By using collaborative knowledge with our client and the specialist piling subcontractor a design was found to use secant piling to form the deep pools. 

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BCL were appointed to undertake the groundworks and infrastructure on this challenging project due to a track record of delivering complex projects with Galliford Try.