Europe's tallest building, Lakhta Tower, will be completed in St. Petersburg, Russia, within the next few years. Lakhta Tower is the headquarters building of Gazprom, with a designed height of 460 meters. Its pile foundation project was undertaken by the Russian subsidiary of Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH of Germany.

The building is located close to the seaside, and the geological conditions are extremely complex. After repeated comparisons by the owner, it was finally determined that the pile foundation of the project would be undertaken by Bauer of Germany. According to the design, Lakhta Tower is supported by 264 piles reaching a depth of 82 meters. Bauer of Germany used 2 BG40 and 1 BG28 rigs for construction. The project was completed at the end of 2013.

The Bauer Group of Germany is the world's largest manufacturer of specialized foundation engineering equipment and deep well drilling equipment, and is also one of the most famous foundation engineering contractors. The close integration of equipment manufacturing and construction processes, along with vigorous innovation, has enabled Bauer to continuously introduce new products and new construction methods, keeping the company always in a technology-leading position in the foundation construction industry. The Bauer Group of Germany has numerous branches around the world and can provide customers with professional technical services and advanced products for engineering contracting and consulting, equipment sales and service, contaminated soil treatment, resource development, and environmental protection projects.