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GEOTECHNICAL FOUNDATION DESIGN - £225 + VAT On the lookout for innovation at Geotechnica 2017 @Equipe Offices, Banbury With only 5 months remaining until Geotechnica 2017, the 2nd March 2017 11 6th April 2017 2017 team behind the UK’s Largest Geotechnical Conference and FROM THE UK’S Exhibition is scouring the country for potential new innovations GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY LEADING GEOTECHNICAL to occupy demonstration slots at this year’s event. TESTING AWARENESS - £225 + VAT TRAINING PROVIDER Supported by @Brunel University, London Here’s to a healthy, prosperous start to 2017 8th June 2017 3rd August 2017 17 The third article for this month’s issue of theGeotechnica comes from the Equipe Group. Here, Equipe take a look forward at what 2017 IN SITU TESTING - £225 + VAT has in store for the geotechnical industry, and how the sector as a @Brunel University, London whole should be looking to build on the current levels of prosperity. 25th May 2017 2nd August 2017 BOOK ONLINE NOW @ WWW.EQUIPEGROUP.COM Aarsleff Ground Engineering Win Piling and Beam FIELD INSTRUMENTATION & 23 Contract for “Cottier Grange” Residential Development MONITORING - £225 + VAT Providing the final entry into this month’s issue of @Brunel University, London theGeotechnica are Aarsleff Ground Engineering. In their 24th May 2017 To book your place, please contact most recent update, Aarsleff discuss their most recent project 4th October 2017 Equipe Training: - piling and beam contract work for the first phase of a new [email protected] 404-house residential development in Northumberland. www.equipegroup.com +44 (0)1295 670990 Directory +44 (0)1295 678232 25 Other courses are available. Please visit our website for more details. 3 4 KeyLogbook® digital logging solution Welcome AND TRIAL PIT LOGGING SOLUTION KeyLogbook® revolutionises the way site data is captured, recorded and transmitted. Drillers and engineers no longer need to keep re-entering the same data repetitively. You will therefore reduce errors and make the whole process simpler, faster, smarter, greener and more efficient. The system records all site Welcome to the 56th Edition of theGeotechnica has in store for the geotechnical industry, and data at source and transmits it directly from site, saving time and money from the - the UK’s fastest growing online geotechnically how the sector as a whole should be looking to outset. focussed e-magazine. build on the current levels of prosperity. - Revolutionises the way site data is - Accurate financial control Providing this month’s first article are Bauer Providing the final entry into this month’s captured, recorded and transmitted - Quicker, more efficient turnaround Technologies. Bauer have recently been issue of theGeotechnica are Aarsleff Ground - Confidence that all data is complete of logs and data awarded contract work for piling works for Engineering. In their most recent update, - AGS Data available immediately - Easier to maintain chain of custody improvements to the A19/A1058 Junction in Aarsleff discuss their most recent project - piling - NEW TRIAL PIT LOGGING FUNCTION Newcastle and this month’s entry sees more and beam contract work for the first phase of details on the project provided. a new 404-house residential development in Northumberland. FULL PACKAGE AVAILABLE With only 5 months remaining until Geotechnica FOR PURCHASE NOW 2017, the team behind the UK’s Largest As with every new edition of the magazine, the 30 DAY FREE TRIAL AVAILABLE Geotechnical Conference and Exhibition Editorial Team here at theGeotechnica will is scouring the country for potential new be on the lookout for even more new, original FOR DOWNLOAD NOW innovations to occupy demonstration slots at and interesting content from all corners of the this year’s event. The second entry into this sector, and would actively encourage all readers FullFull PackagePackage Price:Price: month’s issue of theGeotechnica provides to come forward with any appropriate and more details about the demonstration spots relevant content - whether it be a small news for Geotechnica, and what the organisers are item or a detailed case study of works recently £3995£3995 ++ VATVAT hoping to unearth at their year’s event. completed or being undertaken. If this content is media rich and interactive, then all the better. WeeklyWeekly LeaseLease Price:Price: We are looking to increase the already large readership of the magazine through better £32£32 ++ VATVAT social media integration and promotion, as as improving content month on month.

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Providing this month’s first article for theGeotechnica are Bauer create an improved A19/A1058 install 583 contiguous rotary by carrying the load of three Speaking about the project Technologies. Bauer have recently been awarded contract work Coast Road junction which bored piles with diameters major single span bridges Martin Blower, MD of Bauer for piling works for improvements to the A19/A1058 Junction in will support opportunities ranging from 600mm to across the underpass. In order Technologies, commented “We Newcastle and this month’s entry sees more details on the project and economic growth in 1500mm. The piles, which are to verify the capacity of these were delighted to be awarded provided. the North East. The £75m up to 31m long, are founded critical foundations, Bauer will this project, as it further scheme involves the upgrade in sandstone to form carry out three permanent pile demonstrates our capabilities Sisk Lagan JV, the Main awarded the piling scope of of the existing roundabout contiguous pile walls, creating load tests using the innovative in the Highways sector and Contractor grouping works for critical structures on to an ambitious three-level the trough for the future A19 Osterberg method. strengthens our position responsible for the A19/A1058 the Highways England project interchange. ‘dive under’. A number of the as the major independent The project is particularly Junction Improvement project to Bauer Technologies. piles also act national specialist foundations Bauer’s scope of works is to challenging, as it involves in Newcastle has recently as hybrid design elements contractor.” Work is now underway to 9 10 and Geotechnical Engineering’s however, that isn’t just a P60 Slope Climbing Rig. All of mantra applicable to the these innovations have since various exhibitors looking gone on to be staples in the to create sales leads from geotechnical service offering interactions with visitors to the “This year we event. Instead, Geotechnica is and always has been about want to continue promotion of best practice that trend and within the geotechnical sector, with a distinct emphasis on help to promote helping to promote improved “In 2017, is looking to bring in the very new products techniques, better practices, best, brightest and most new products and philosophies Geotechnica is promising innovations that and improved that can lead all within it to a ON THE LOOKOUT looking to bring the geotechnical industry have services that can prosperous future. to offer, in order to make this in the very best, become invaluable “If there is an innovation, new year’s event as interactive and product, or a recently improved FOR INNOVATION AT brightest and immersing as possible. to the industry’s practice out there that people most promising “Innovation is the key to an progression in want to know more information industry’s prosperity, and about or exhibitors want to innovations that years to come.” promote to a wider audience, GEOTECHNICA 2017 is absolutely vital if we are the geotechnical going to continue on the we can help. Geotechnica can provide the platform for these With only 5 months remaining until Geotechnica 2017, the team upward trajectory that the across the UK. This year we new developments to reach behind the UK’s Largest Geotechnical Conference and Exhibition industry have geotechnical sector finds itself want to continue that trend and a wider audience and gain is scouring the country for potential new innovations to occupy to offer...” on currently.” said Julian Lovell, help to promote new products more recognition, not just in demonstration slots at this year’s event. Event Director for Geotechnica and improved services that terms of driving sales, but 2017. “In previous years, we can become invaluable to the see benefits with their own also increasing awareness of have had demonstrations of industry’s progression in years In previous years of greatly received by visitors to eyes, but they are also widely new technologies. The more technologies such as Keynetix’ to come.” Geotechnica thorough the event. Demonstrations of acknowledged as a method of HoleBASE SI, Premier Plant people are aware of these new demonstrations of plant, plant and products not only helping to successfully deliver Engineering’s 110RP Rotary One of Geotechnica’s founding innovations or better methods products and services has been help potential customers to sales. In 2017, Geotechnica Percussive Rig, survey drones philosophies is to ‘Promote’; of current practices, the

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