An apparatus for driving a pile into soft ground until reaching ground that is hard enough to support the pile, said pile then being used to raise and stabilize a foundation of a building, the apparatus comprising: said pile or a plurality of pile modules nesting together to form said pile; a foundation support suitable for being secured to the foundation and comprising a first pile guide suitable for receiving the pile in a vertical position; a press head suitable for being installed at a given distance above the foundation support and comprising: a second pile guide suitable for receiving the pile, the first and the second pile guide (131, 151) being aligned so as to allow the pile to slide through the pile guides; a rigid frame rigidly connected to the second pile guide and surrounding the second pile guide so as to slide along the pile; and two anti-slip arms arranged in an opposite manner with respect to the pile, each arm comprising a proximal end mounted on the rigid frame via a first pivot and a distal end which projects toward the pile and defines an anti-slip surface once in contact with the pile; a safety system and at least one extendable and retractable hydraulic jack connecting the foundation support to the rigid frame of the press head, each jack allowing a force to be applied to the press head and the pile to be driven into the ground when the safety system is activated and the non-slip arms are in the closed position, the apparatus being characterized in that the safety system comprises a safety lever which is connected to the rigid frame and allows the operator to operate the press head in a safe manner while driving the pile, the safety system being designed to connect the distal end of each arm to the safety lever, the safety lever allowing the two arms to be pivoted simultaneously between an open position in which the non-slip surface of each arm is at a distance from the pile and a closed position in which the non-slip surface is in contact with the pile such that the pile is retained by the two arms of the press head. said pile or a plurality of pile modules nesting together to form said pile; a foundation support suitable for being secured to the foundation and comprising a first pile guide suitable for receiving the pile in a vertical position; a press head suitable for being installed at a given distance above the foundation support and comprising: a second pile guide suitable for receiving the pile, the first and the second pile guide (131, 151) being aligned so as to allow the pile to slide through the pile guides; a rigid frame rigidly connected to the second pile guide and surrounding the second pile guide so as to slide along the pile; and two anti-slip arms arranged in an opposite manner with respect to the pile, each arm comprising a proximal end mounted on the rigid frame via a first pivot and a distal end which projects toward the pile and defines an anti-slip surface once in contact with the pile; a second pile guide suitable for receiving the pile, the first and the second pile guide (131, 151) being aligned so as to allow the pile to slide through the pile guides; a rigid frame rigidly connected to the second pile guide and surrounding the second pile guide so as to slide along the pile; and two anti-slip arms arranged in an opposite manner with respect to the pile, each arm comprising a proximal end mounted on the rigid frame via a first pivot and a distal end which projects toward the pile and defines an anti-slip surface once in contact with the pile; a safety system and at least one extendable and retractable hydraulic jack connecting the foundation support to the rigid frame of the press head, each jack allowing a force to be applied to the press head and the pile to be driven into the ground when the safety system is activated and the non-slip arms are in the closed position, the apparatus being characterized in that the safety system comprises a safety lever which is connected to the rigid frame and allows the operator to operate the press head in a safe manner while driving the pile, the safety system being designed to connect the distal end of each arm to the safety lever, the safety lever allowing the two arms to be pivoted simultaneously between an open position in which the non-slip surface of each arm is at a distance from the pile and a closed position in which the non-slip surface is in contact with the pile such that the pile is retained by the two arms of the press head.