We have finally taken delivery of our new hybrid van. Initial results have shown that we managed to do around a third of the journey on electric and when the van was in London the regenerative working worked really well. It's too early to say how much we can lower our carbon emissions, but we will keep monitoring and this [...]
"Geo-Environmental have been accredited as ISO14064-1 compliant, for reducing carbon. Our Environmental Champion Anthony Potter and myself have been spearheading this initiative which is aimed at helping us achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050, or sooner if practically possible. We have had a number of sustainability initiatives ongoing for a number of years, which have seen us reduce our carbon footprint." [...]
Our IT refresh is completed... future-proofing Geo-Environmental! Many thanks to CNC for all their hard work and support in upgrading all of our hardware and software, and migrating all of our data to the cloud. This was the biggest IT project that the Company has undertaken and CNC have been great in helping us through this major transformation. “During the [...]
Geo-Environmental Services has been audited and registered onto the Considerate Constructors Scheme. As an organisation we take great pride in the high standards that we set in terms of health and safety, community engagement, sustainability, and responding to client enquiries and enquiries from the general public, in a fair and equitable manner. Maintaining and raising these standards on a continuous [...]
"If you’re not already engaged with the ACE about the Future of Consulting, I would urge you to do so. There were a lot of really interesting discussions on how the consultancy industry in the construction sector can redefine itself to better meet the needs of the future. Much has been written about the difficulties that everyone faces due [...]
"There were some very interesting insights at the ACE Future of Consultancy Conference and I would like to share some slides with you on export potential. At a time when we do appear to be heading for a relatively flat economic period, this is a timely reminder that there is still an awful lot of opportunity for winning new [...]
"Some great speeches at the Future Of Consultancy Dinner hosted by the ACE last night. The ACE are absolutely right in getting its membership to focus on change. In particular the digital revolution and the changing demands of society are having an impact right now and the pace of change will intensify. There are barriers to achieving the vision but [...]
In Construction News recently, discussing the need for changing roles in the industry, Alex Gilbert, MD at Amey Consulting, made a worthy contribution in the 'Expert Opinion' section: As an industry, we have critical missing data around what industry jobs will look like in future, who will we be employing and what skills we want people to have. Given the growth [...]
For our commercial director, Mike Brown, much of last week was taken up by the Institute of Directors Open House 2018 here are his observations from the event for those who couldn't make it: BREXIT MINISTER, ROBIN WALKER - MP. Brexit Minister, Robin Walker gave a keynote address on the choices facing the Government and the opportunities on the horizon for business [...]
