The Francois Cementation Company was founded in 1910 to commercialise a pioneering high-pressure grouting technique. The company quickly earned a reputation for innovation and its founder, Albert Francois, tendered for, secured and successfully completed a project to sink two shafts at Hatfield Colliery, using his cementation process.    Hatfield colliery The second shaft at Thorne Colliery, South Yorkshire, was completed in 1926, sixteen years after work had begun.   In the

Clowes Developments has secure planning from South Derbyshire District Council for two units of 54 2,000 sq ft to complete its Dove Valley Park development in Foston. Click here for full article Source & Image - constructionenquirer.com

Operating from a floating platform, a Casagrande B240XP-2 rig is drilling large diameter bored piles Click here for full article http://gi-international.com Source & Image - geodrillinginternational.com

A new handheld scanning system that combines LiDAR, panoramic cameras, visual SLAM cameras, and a GNSS antenna in a single device has been announced by Topcon Positioning Systems.   Designated the CR-S1, it expands the company’s Capture Reality portfolio as a higher‑performance option alongside the CR‑S2. It offers increased point‑cloud density, extended scanning range, and upgraded panoramic imaging.   The system is primarily intended for surveying and construction and is al

rom demographic changes and skills shortages to climate-driven land pressures, AI ethics and hydrography, the surveying profession is undergoing rapid transformation. Click here for full article Source & Image - gim-international.com

The first flicker of recovery is beginning to show across the building sector, with consultants and architects pointing to early signs that a market held back by delay and uncertainty may finally be edging forward. Click here for full article Source & Image - constructionenquirer.com

Strabag UK and the University of East London (UEL) have announced a major new collaboration, focused on developing and commercialising a pioneering low-carbon grout that could significantly reduce the environmental impact of tunnelling projects across the UK.   Annulus grout is widely used in tunnel construction to provide essential structural support. Injected into the void between tunnel linings and the surrounding ground, it helps prevent settlement. However, conventional

Discussing AI in the sphere of geological modelling with respect to the tunnelling industry Click here for full article Source & Image - geodrillinginternationmal.com

Researchers exploring Aberdeen's potential for geothermal heating have begun deploying a city-wide network of seismic nodes that will be used to create a 3D subsurface map.   Technician Iona Copley, researcher Tristan Roberts, University of Aberdeen Principal Professor Peter Edwards, and Dr David Cornwell, AGFP co-lead Installed across a mix of public and private green spaces, including domestic and commercial properties, as well as local authority municipal areas, each of th

On behalf of the MetroLink programme, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) , has commenced the process of selecting prospective bidders to tender for the major civil infrastructure packages for the M401 and M402 contracts.   Tara Street station on the new Dublin MetroLink network. These contracts represent a pivotal milestone for MetroLink, encompassing the delivery of the programme's heavy civil engineering works. Collectively, the packages include tunnelling, track alignm