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Geo Con
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Cornish Lithium receives major £53.6M investment
Cornish Lithium has received a funding package that will accelerate its plans to produce a domestic supply of battery-grade lithium...
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Geo Con
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Itinera-led group wins £855M contract for last Lyon-Turin base tunnel work
A team of Itinera, Spie Batignolles and Ghella has been awarded the £855M (€1bn) contract for the last section to be excavated on the...
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Geo Con
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Elephant & Castle redevelopment scheme overcomes geotechnical challenges
A new ticket hall for Elephant & Castle Tube station in south London has been excavated in close proximity to live tunnels within...
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Geo Con
Sep 5, 20231 min read
‘Let’s explore the practical issues associated with piling rig working platforms first’
Experienced ground engineering specialist John Patch wants to see greater emphasis placed on ensuring piling rig working platforms are...
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Geo Con
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Ground investigations begin for Isle of Wight coastal defence project
Socotec UK has kicked off ground investigation works as part of the Environment Agency's Ventnor coastal protection and slope...
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Geo Con
Sep 1, 20231 min read
Tunnelling to start on £16M Swindon pipe replacement project
Thames Water has begun work on a project to reduce pipe bursts in Swindon, which includes the replacement of the 3km Haydon End Rising...
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Geo Con
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Ground engineering: What’s on in September 2023 and beyond
Ground Engineering's monthly round-up of events from across the geotechnical sector Click here for full article Source & Image -...
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Geo Con
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Round table: Staying safe – focus on piling rig working platforms
The ground engineering sector sprung to action following a shocking piling rig accident 20 years ago. Recent instances of rigs falling...
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Geo Con
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Network Rail shares lessons learned from £80M Dawlish sea wall build
The project to rebuild a sea wall at Dawlish in Devon to replace an old sea wall that was severely damaged by storms in 2014 faced a...
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Geo Con
Aug 25, 20231 min read
Scotland-England subsea electricity ‘superhighway’ green-lit by authorities
UK’s single largest electricity transmission project ever, which will connect Scotland to England via a 436km long subsea transmission...
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