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Groundsure has announced that it has added to and improved its range of Insight reports. Groundsure Insight combines the key enviro, geo and map Insight reports providing information for an environmental consultant’s project in a single file format. According to the firm, the new reports deliver detailed and accurate information…

Eiffage Group’s Herbosch-Kiere has completed a new 260m quay wall with sheet piling, reinforced concrete and anchor work along the Albert Canal in Antwerp. A Klemm anchor drilling machine type KR 805-3G was used to make a total of 129 strand anchors using the overburden drilling method. In combination with…

In the search for a compact rig to add to its fleet, ground investigation contractor Priority Geotechnical has invested in an EMCI 4.50 rig with the help of Skelair International. According to Skelair, due to the size of the rig, the EMCI 4.50 is adaptable and designed for projects with…

As Sirius Minerals’ tunnel for the material transport system at its new polyhalite min in North Yorkshire – which is being delivered by Strabag – sets new records, pump hire specialist Sykes Pumps has revealed the key role its equipment played in the enabling works. Excavation of the 15m deep…

Concrete monitoring specialist has said that it has built the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) concrete strength prediction engine which has already benefited Bam Nuttall’s work on expanding London City Airport. According to Converge, the was made possible by the company’s huge concrete performance data set, which paved the way…

Structural Soils has taken delivery of a Comachio GEO 602 sonic drilling rig – the company’s first with such capabilities – and it has already completed its first scheme. According to Structural Soils, the rig was used to drill three 35m deep boreholes in hard glacial boulder clay containing cobbles…

Ground engineering and rock drilling specialist, Skelair International, has added to its range of Marini rental rigs with the UK’s first Marini MR-C 50. The self-propelled unit has been added to Skelair’s rental portfolio to meet industry need for a versatile solution for core drilling, micro piles, anchors and consolidation…

MHWirth has said that its pile top drill rigs are proving key to India’s infrastructure boom as the company prepares to exhibit at the Excon 2019 event in Bangalore from 10 December. The company said that five Wirth PBA 818 rigs are currently working on the 21.8km long Mumbai Trans…

Bauer has said that it is partnering with 20 other businesses and engineers at TU Dresden to develop new machine and communication technologies for a fully networked construction site. According to Bauer, it is the only partner from the ground engineering sector working on the project that aims to bring…

Fugro has said that it will launch new site investigation solutions for the offshore wind sector this week at the Wind Europe Offshore conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. A new seabed-deployed cone penetration test system, known as Seacalf Mk IV-X, and the Seawatch Wind Lidar Buoy, along with new solutions for…