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Pioneering Partnership Announced to Speed up Subsidence Claims
With an estimated 70 per cent of residential subsidence claims reported to involve trees or vegetation, and with the average claim...
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Geo Con
Aug 16, 20243 min read


Five share £1.3bn of rail work in Scotland
Network Rail has chosen Amco Giffen, Story Contracting, QTS Group, Volker Rail and Taziker Industrial for £1.3bn of civils work across...
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Geo Con
Aug 16, 20241 min read


BGS geological data sets now available on Ordnance Survey hub
Ordnance Survey (OS) has teamed up with the British Geological Survey (BGS) to make below ground geospatial data available on its OS Data...
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Geo Con
Aug 15, 20241 min read


Imperial College London launches new offshore renewables MSc
A new MSc in geotechnical engineering with offshore renewables has been launched at Imperial College London in recognition of the...
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Aug 12, 20241 min read


Earthworks focus as Scotland looks to protect railway from climate change
Rail chiefs in Scotland have set out how they intend to create a more resilient network, including by spending more than £100M on...
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Geo Con
Aug 9, 20241 min read


‘Big dig’ begins as part of Melbourne’s mega Suburban Rail Loop project
Excavation work has begun on a 21,000m³ portal from which to launch tunnel boring machines as part of Melbourne's mammoth Suburban Rail...
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Geo Con
Aug 9, 20241 min read


London Power Tunnels: minister hails ‘incredible engineering’ as milestone hit
The £1bn London Power Tunnels (LPT) phase 2 project has hit a major milestone with the energisation of the first of its electricity...
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Geo Con
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Thames Water starts clay compaction tests at new Oxfordshire reservoir
Thames Water and its contractor Costain have begun clay compaction trials to inform future designs of embankments at the proposed...
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Geo Con
Aug 7, 20241 min read


Gloucestershire council approves £2.5M for landslide prevention
Gloucestershire County Council has earmarked £2.5M to secure a key county road currently subject to “cracking and subsidence”. Click here...
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Geo Con
Aug 2, 20241 min read


The Crown Estate wins global Esri award for geospatial innovation
Innovative ‘Whole of Seabed’ approach helps plan seabed use up to 2050 including offshore wind. The Crown Estate has won an Esri ‘Special...
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Geo Con
Jul 31, 20243 min read
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