Northern Ireland-based AM Consulting Engineers has acquired UK civil and structural engineering firm Bridges Pound, doubling the group’s workforce to 40 and strengthening its technical capability across geotechnical, civil and structural engineering. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

The Hong Kong government has been using NEC contracts on its construction and infrastructure projects for more than a decade. Among the most recent NEC projects is the delivery of a major three-year ground investigation scheme. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

A technical paper on overcoming geotechnical challenges in horizontal directional drilling with lessons from the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Researchers and businesses are exploring biocementation as a sustainable alternative to traditional cement and chemical ground improvement methods. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Francois Basselot has been promoted to the role of managing director for Egis in UK and Ireland as the company integrates its teams in the two countries. The move forms part of the global engineering consultancy and operations firm’s ambition to significantly expand its operations across the UK and Ireland as priority markets. A central part of these plans is combining the strengths of its teams as they work to meet the two countries’ critical infrastructure needs. Francois h

Repairs to a canal embankment that collapsed in December are expected to take most of this year and cost the Canal and River Trust millions of pounds, the charity has said, as investigations into the breach continue. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Aerial survey specialist Bluesky International, a Woolpert company, has unveiled two groundbreaking datasets that transform how the UK’s trees are mapped, monitored, and managed. Building on the success of its pioneering National Tree Map™ (NTM™) , Bluesky has launched NTM+™ and NTM Risk™ , offering users richer, more contextual and current tree intelligence than ever before. With the ability for monthly updates for the + and Risk products, the new datasets are the most up-t

Work has begun on a major coastal defence scheme to protect the railway that runs through Folkestone Warren in Kent, with thousands of tonnes of limestone being laid to prevent erosion and stabilise the cliffs. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Senceive , which brings intelligent wireless condition monitoring to civil engineering and rail applications, has announced a new Starlink compatibility option for its GeoWAN wireless platform and Ethernet-enabled CameraHub.   Senceive can now offer Starlink compatibility for its GeoWAN wireless platform and Ethernet-enabled CameraHub. This use of satellite communication will enable autonomous monitoring in the most remote locations, from rail sites in the Rockies to open-pit

Transport Scotland has awarded a place on Lot 2 of its Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works to Geotechnical Engineering Limited . Based in Gloucester and Manchester, Geotechnical is a leading provider of geotechnical and geospatial surveys that holds audited and voluntary accreditations from globally recognised professional bodies, demonstrating its commitment to upholding the highest technical, health and safety and ethical standards. “This appoi