Author Archives: Mike Brown

We attended the Build East Sussex event on Tuesday.  A much better event, lots of new participants and a much more upbeat feeling.   This seems to echo the increases in work that we are seeing.   Hopefully 2012 will be a much … Continue reading →

Geo-Environmental are proud to be a part of Albion in the Communities want to work scheme.   We are one of the founding companies participating in this event, attending the formal launch of the scheme on the 10th November 2011 and … Continue reading →

In the NCE (edition 22nd December 2012) the ICE expressed concern about the implications that the Localism Bill would have on planning and delivery of larger than local infrastructure.   I have a concern about the implications on small to medium size developments … Continue reading →

The consultation exercises for the new Flood and Water Management Act 2010 are currently underway for the automatic adoption arrangements for new foul sewers and lateral drains and National Build Standards for gravity foul sewers and lateral drains in England, as … Continue reading →

Geo-Environmental Services have set up a new sub-company specialising in consultancy and services for sustainability and renewables project. Geo-environmental Sciences Limited will specialise in assessing the feasibility of renewables projects, ground source heat pump installations and sustainable drainage. Check out … Continue reading →

We where recently called in to assess the extent of an oil spill at the site of a former light industrial area.   An oil storage tank on the site was being decommissioned and during the removal process was damaged and … Continue reading →

Recently, with the withdrawal of subsidies on remediating disused and potentially contaminated land, or ‘Brownfield’ land as it’s often called, we have noticed a drop in the number of investigations on brownfield sites and an increase in greenfield sites. The … Continue reading →

Geo-Environmental recently became members of the AGS (Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists).

We recently won innovation funding from SEEDA for a research project with the University of Brighton, for the comparison of pXRF (portable x-ray fluorescence) versus conventional intrusive testing methods. PXRF is used for identifying heavy metals, such as lead or … Continue reading →

In answer to the question about the difficulties of taking core samples in areas with a high denisity of utilities – on the Borough Viaduct Project, which forms part of the Thameslink Scheme, we were asked to take a core … Continue reading →