Recovery of water logged construction site

Khansaheb Sykes were recently contacted to offer an urgent solution for the ingress of groundwater entering an already excavated site through its shoring walls.  Dewatering of this site was already taking place, however, the current provider could not deliver the specialist solution required for the additional nuisance water.  The customer contacted Khanshaeb Sykes with almost 40 years experience of dewatering sites within the Middle East – asking us to urgently take over the dewatering activities and to deliver a ‘Dry site’ for its safe and productive development.

In this case our engineers implemented a ‘French Drain’ system in order to control the additional ingress of water.  Drains were excavated along the shoring wall with spurs coming off, thereby ensuring that all the groundwater was controlled and discharged rapidly and efficiently through the Submersible Pump located within the Deep Wells. 

A ‘French drain’, is a trench or excavation which is covered with gravel allowing the surface and groundwater to be redirected away from a specific area.  A French drain can also have perforated hollow pipes located along the bottom to quickly extract water that seeps through the upper gravel layer.  French drains are common drainage systems, primarily used to prevent excessive ground and surface water from penetrating or damaging expensive foundation works.

Khansaheb Sykes has an unrivaled reputation within UAE for delivering any Dewatering and Ground Water Control jobs (small or large) and our long-term local experience means we will always implement the most efficient system for our customers quickly and professionally – reducing project costs and reducing risk of water damage to site.

For more information on Dewatering or Over Pumping and our Ground Water Control Services:-

Call the specialists on our Toll free 800 SYKES number, email us or visit our web site:

Tel: [00971] 800 79537
Email: ksykes@khansahebsykes.com
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