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Geotechnics Limited is one of the largest independent investigation companies providing specialist geotechnical and geo-environmental services throughout the United Kingdom.
Our head office and laboratory are based in Coventry, with additional offices in Exeter, Chester and Yorkshire.
With over 30 years of experience providing the full spectrum of services covering the design, implementation, interpretation and evaluation of geotechnical and contaminated land site investigations we have consistently and successfully completed projects for our public and private clients in numerous market sectors.
Operating from four regional offices with a regular annual turnover of £7-10 million and a staff of 100+ qualified professionals, many of which have Geotechnical Adviser status, the highest recognised by the industry, we deliver pioneering and long-term cost effective solutions.
The success of Geotechnics is based on a culture of ongoing training, innovation and investment in its personnel and collaborative relationships with our suppliers and wide client base.
We have attained accreditations with Constructionline, EXOR, CHAS, Achilles UVDB, and we are certified for railway work via Link-Up.
We are also members of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) and have gained Centre Approval through the Cskills Awards scheme.
We can provide the following services:
• Site reconnaissance, walkover, desk study and planning support
• Site investigation design, management and optimisation
• Project management, technical and financial control
• On-site boring, drilling, sampling and testing
• Instrumentation and site monitoring services including award-winning bespoke systems
• UKAS accredited independently assessed laboratory testing services
• Technical reports produced by our experienced engineers. These can be Factual Reports or Site Evaluation Reports
• Expert witness advice
• ISO14001 and ISO 9001 compliance
In 2010 Geotechnics Limited were winners of the ICE West Midlands Geotechnical Award.
We were winners of the 2012 Ground Engineering Award and finalists of the 2014 Award.
Energy
Wind farms
Power stations including nuclear Substation/distribution
Pylons
Retail, Commercial and Housing
Supermarkets
Hotels
Housing
Highways
Pavements
Earthworks
Bridges
Drainage
Rail Track
Cuttings and embankments
Bridges
Water Pipelines
Treatment works
Shafts
Tunnels
Pump tests
Industrial Chemical works
Process plants
Factories
Geotechnical Engineering
Slopes
Retaining walls
Foundations
Earthworks/surcharge solutions
Geoenvironmental Risk assessment Gas/water sampling/monitoring
Contamination assessment Waste disposal
Geological Mapping/exposure logging
Rock slope engineering
Mining and geohazard assessment
Experience
Geotechnics Limited has worked in a wide range of industry sectors to provide ground investigation and geoenvironmental services.
Projects and Clients
Geotechnics Limited were engaged under the United Utilities site investigation framework to provide geotechnical and geoenvironmental data to enable United Utilities Engineering to plan further investigations and begin design of a 1400m long pipeline across the inter-tidal area.
The difficult access and obvious risks associated with working in a
potentially dangerous area were coupled with working in a protected
environment that is classified as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC),
Special Protection Area (SPA), a Site of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI) and a Ramsar (Wading birds).
The project provided Geotechnics Limited the opportunity to showcase
their innovative, versatile, and environmentally sensitive Hagglund
Hybrid Cable Percussion rig.
Geotechnics Limited were appointed to deliver a large complex Ground Investigation to provide data for the design of the lowering of the A63 close to the Town Centre, with associated slip roads, carriageway widening, footbridges, underbridges, retaining walls, earthworks and foundations.
Stakeholders worked together to overcome logistical difficulties, working with affected landowners and the challenges of archaeological and environmental interests. The high level of cooperation and understanding of each other’s role in the investigation process, and the commitment to deliver technical excellence and value engineering was recognised as a major factor in completing the works on time, on budget with the support and approval of various groups.
As featured in Ground Engineering Magazine, December 2013
Plans for the development of a 50,000ft2 food store for Tesco and
some 260 housing units on what was considered to be an undevelopable site led to Geotechnics Limited being appointed by Pinnacle Consulting Engineers to provide Site Investigation, geotechnical advice and specialist in-situ instrumentation and monitoring.
In order to comply with flood risk assessments, the site required the importation of more than 245,000m
3 of material to bring it up to level.
Bringing the material in by road was not practical due to the volumes required and the likely disruption to the local residents. The solution was to deliver the imported fill to the site via a dredger and temporary pipeline structure operated by Westminster Dredging, preventing 30,000 lorry movements on local roads.
Remote monitoring of settlement cells buried beneath the development area enable an unrestricted and continuous record of settlement readings as the site was filled, allowed Geotechnics Limited to continually assess the reaction of the ground to the additional loads.
As featured in Construction and Civil Engineering Magazine , December 2014
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“The instrumentation installed by Geotechnics [Limited] enabled Skanska to construct the high earthworks embankments as quickly and economically as possible.”
Willie McCormick
Project Manager Skanska Civil Engineering
Weymouth Relief Road
Client comment
Contact us
Head Office - Coventry
The Geotechnical Centre
203 Torrington Avenue
Tile Hill Coventry
CV4 9UT
Tel : 024 7669 4664
email: [email protected]
North East Office - Yorkshire
The Geotechnical Centre
Unit 1
Bypass Park Estate
Sherburn-in-Elmet Yorkshire
LE25 6EP
Tel : 01977 525 037
email: [email protected]
South West Office - Exeter The Geotechnical Centre
7 Pinbrook Units
Venny Bridge
Exeter EX4 8JQ
Tel : 01392 463 110
email: [email protected]
North West Office - Chester The Geotechnical Centre
Unit 1
Borders Industrial Park
River Lane Saltney
Chester CH4 8RJ
Tel : 01244 671 117
email: [email protected]
