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Piling completed on North Wessex power line ‘undergrounding’ scheme
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering recently installed 136 precast piles for a new cable sealing end compound as part of National Grid’s...
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Geo Con
Mar 21, 20251 min read


Lower Thames Crossing DCO approved after years of delays
The government has given the green light to the long-awaited up to £10bn Lower Thames Crossing – a 4km twin bore road tunnel under the...
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Geo Con
Mar 21, 20251 min read


Wales allocates £34M to improve coal tip safety amid landslide concerns
The Welsh government has announced a significant investment of nearly £34M to enhance safety at more than 130 coal tip sites across...
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Geo Con
Mar 21, 20251 min read


Neom: Piling progresses on the Line’s marina
Piling work has almost been completed on a marina section of the Line – Neom’s 170km long futuristic linear city that will extend from...
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Geo Con
Mar 20, 20251 min read


Expansion of radioactive waste facility in Sweden underway
A six-year project to extend an underground short-lived radioactive waste repository in Forsmark, Sweden, is progressing after blasting...
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Geo Con
Mar 19, 20251 min read


£610M main line construction contracts awarded for Rail Baltica Estonia
Project promoter RB Rail has selected two international consortia to deliver the Estonian section of Rail Baltica. Click here for full...
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Geo Con
Mar 18, 20251 min read


Green light for UK’s first commercial lithium production facility
Cornwall Council has granted Cornish Lithium planning approval to establish a commercial lithium production facility at the Cross Lanes...
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Geo Con
Mar 17, 20251 min read


2025 GeoTech call for abstracts now open
Ground Engineering has launched its call for abstracts for the 2025 GeoTech conference taking place on 2 October – inviting...
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Geo Con
Mar 14, 20251 min read


Fugro carries out offshore soil investigation for Bass Strait wind farm
Fugro has been awarded a contract to carry out offshore soil investigations for the Blue Mackerel wind farm off the coast of Gippsland,...
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Geo Con
Mar 13, 20251 min read


National Grid’s Grain to Tilbury upgrade receives planning approval
National Grid has secured full planning approval for a new cable tunnel between Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent. Click here for...
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Geo Con
Mar 11, 20251 min read
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