Capability Statement

Our specialisms within our core activities of Site Investigation, Geotechnical Engineering, Earthworks, Contaminated Land Risk Assessment and Environmental Assessment include:

Site Investigation Consultants

• Design and Implementation of exploratory, main & supplementary Site Investigations.
• Site Investigation techniques include trial pits, cable percussive drilling, rotary drilling and windowless sampling drilling.
• Soil logging, classification and sampling.
• Soil infiltration/Soakaway testing.
• In-situ and real-time geotechnical testing and monitoring.
• Geophysical surveys (gravity, magnetic, seismic, electrical and electromagnetic).

Geotechnical Engineering Consultants

• Geotechnical site appraisals.
• Laboratory geotechnical soil and rock testing.
• Foundation and floor slab design including bearing capacity calculations.
• Settlement and consolidation calculations.
• Buried concrete design.
• Soak away design.
• Ground stabilisation including the drilling and grouting of mine workings.
• Soil/Rock slope stability assessment and remediation.
• Retaining structures parameters for design.
• Highway Design.
• Groundwater movement and seepage including the use of FLOWNET.

Earthworks Consultants

• Design, implementation & supervision of earthworks.
• Design, implementation & supervision of ground improvements.
• In-situ CBR, density and plate load testing.

Contaminated Land Risk Assessment Consultants

• Phase 1 Preliminary Risk Assessment and site conceptual modelling.
• Phase 2 Quantitative Risk Assessment (Generic/Detailed) for human health and the water environment.
• Phase 3 Options Appraisal and Remediation Strategy design/development.
• Phase 4 Remediation Strategy implementation, supervision and validation.
• Remedial techniques include Containment (landfilling, barriers and stabilisation), Separation (pump & treat, soil washing, venting and stripping) and Destruction (incineration and bioremediation) Options.
• Laboratory soil, leachate and water testing.
• Waste Management and Waste Acceptance Procedures (WAP).
• Ensure a proactive relationship with the local Authorities and Environment Agency.
• Fulfil requirements of Part IIA EPA 1990 and planning conditions of Local Authorities and Environment Agency.
• Use of a variety of modelling software: CLEA, P20 Remedial Targets, ConSim, MODFLOW and SNIFFER.

Environmental Assessment Consultants

• Gas regime assessment including landfill/ground gas monitoring.
• Ecological considerations including the assessment of Japanese Knotweed.
• Environmental audits.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) contributions.