GDI September 2009
Recycled drill casing supports Scottish wind turbines
The success of the UK’s first onshore wind turbines, supported on tubular-steel piled foundations, has been a key factor in the use of the same type of piles for some of the turbines on a new 40MW wind farm near Inverness, Scotland Full story...Trevi benefits from “significant investment policy”
Trevi Group’s results for the six months to June 30 show that the value of production in the first half of this year was €633 million, compared with €543 million in the first half of 2008 – an increase of 16% Full story...Nicholson pushes on at Canton Lake
Nicholson is making steady progress on the Canton Lake Dam auxiliary spillway-channel excavation project in Canton, Oklahoma Full story...BBGE and URS pilot innovative soil clean-up solution
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and engineering and environmental consultant URS Corporation have started testing an innovative technique to clean up an area of highly contaminated soil in Shawfield, part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration area in the East End of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire Full story...Top-quality speakers line up for April’s conference
The conference programme at GeoDrilling 2010 is shaping up with a number of top-quality speakers confirmed for the event, which will be held again at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on April 13-14 Full story...Projects
Recycled drill casing supports Scottish wind turbines
The success of the UK’s first onshore wind turbines, supported on tubular-steel piled foundations, has been a key factor in the use of the same type of piles for some of the turbines on a new 40MW wind farm near Inverness, Scotland Full story...IADC’s wind farm fears
The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has provided comments to the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers’ response to the European Commission’s communications on offshore wind energy and maritime spatial planning Full story...Lankelma CPT project
Lankelma mobilised a 30t CPT rig, equipped with an enhanced access penetration system, from its Houston office to the Hanford Nuclear Facility in eastern Washington state in late May Full story...Keller profits down 3%
International ground-engineering specialist Keller Group’s interim results for the six months ended June 30 show revenue down 3% to £552 million (2008: £568 million) Full story...Land-Drill unclogs Glasgow stretch
The stretch of the M80 between Castlecary and Bishopbriggs has long been one of the more clogged up arteries streaming into the heart of Glasgow, and Land-Drill Geotechnics has been playing its part in getting the traffic flowing more smoothly into the city with some technically demanding installations along the thoroughfare Full story...Terex to pay civil penalty of US$8m
Terex Corporation has had its agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved by the Commission Full story...Bauer hat-trick of projects for power station, dyke and bridges
Bauer Fondations Spéciales Eurl has been awarded the execution of bored piles for bridges on Algeria’s East-West Highway project between the city of Setif and the Tunisian border by the Consortium Japonais pour l’Autoroute Algérienne, a joint venture of several Japanese construction companies Full story...Novel Nashville project for Jones & Stone
US-based Jones & Stone has assisted in a Nashville high-rise project – a multi-purpose building with a parking garage beneath it, touted to be the widest in Tennessee Full story...Trevi benefits from “significant investment policy”
Trevi Group’s results for the six months to June 30 show that the value of production in the first half of this year was €633 million, compared with €543 million in the first half of 2008 – an increase of 16% Full story...Local firm adds six lanes to busy A3 in Germany
In Germany, the A3 Frankfurt-Nuremberg motorway will be extended to six lanes from the Hösbach junction to the Kauppen bridge Full story...Nicholson pushes on at Canton Lake
Nicholson is making steady progress on the Canton Lake Dam auxiliary spillway-channel excavation project in Canton, Oklahoma Full story...Liebherr benefits from dynamic construction
The deterioration in overall trading conditions became more evident for Liebherr Group, especially as last year drew to a close, the company has reported Full story...GECCO2 trent project
GECCO2 has secured a heating and cooling project at Nottingham Trent University – the UK’s most environmentally friendly university in the ‘People & Planet Green League’, published by the Times Higher Education supplement Full story...RSK and STATS integrate
The RSK and STATS names are to be integrated, and current STATS business operations relocated from St Albans to Hemel Hempstead, UK. STATS has been a member of RSK Group for over 18 months Full story...Malmberg tests
Sweden-based Malmberg has begun test drilling to secure the water supply for the Municipality of Kristianstad Full story...Sierra powers on
Sierra Geothermal Power Corp ended the second quarter of 2009 with C$2.9 million of working capital. Full story...Major Drilling posts 64% lower quarterly revenues
Major Drilling Group International’s results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 (ended July 31, 2009) show cashflow generated from operations of C$7.6 million Full story...Ausdrill and Brandrill announce proposed merger
Ausdrill and Brandrill have announced the proposed merger of their businesses, under which Ausdrill will issue shares to Brandrill shareholders in exchange for all Brandrill shares Full story...ENER-G brings Scots green innovation
An innovative renewable-energy project by Scottish Borders Council will create enough green electricity to power over 1,000 homes, while cutting carbon emissions by the equivalent of about 30,000t/y Full story...Stabilising a steep, unstable slope at Tintern
Following a significant landslide at Barbadoes Woods in the Wye Valley above Tintern, a major ground-stabilisation project has been completed for Forestry Commission Wales Full story...BBGE and URS pilot innovative soil clean-up solution
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) and engineering and environmental consultant URS Corporation have started testing an innovative technique to clean up an area of highly contaminated soil in Shawfield, part of the Clyde Gateway regeneration area in the East End of Glasgow and South Lanarkshire Full story...Grundopit solves Italian job
Two villas alongside each other on a hillside in Rovereto, close to Trient in Italy, were overcome with sewage problems in the very snowy winter of 2008 due to rising groundwater levels Full story...Top-quality speakers line up for April’s conference
The conference programme at GeoDrilling 2010 is shaping up with a number of top-quality speakers confirmed for the event, which will be held again at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on April 13-14 Full story...Capital in Mozambique
Capital Drilling has commenced operations in Mozambique at two projects in Tete Province. Full story...Equipment
Aeromagnetic e-book
An e-book, Aeromagnetic Surveys: Principles, Practice and Interpretation, by Colin Reeves of Earthworks and published by Geosoft, is available as a free download at www.geosoft.com/knowledge Full story...Coretrack CBT success
Coretrack has successfully tested the measuring and recording components of its modified Core Barrel Telemetry system in a retired ARC Energy well in Dongara, Western Australia Full story...Leica DrillNav upgrade
Leica Geosystems has released Leica DrillNav Plus 3.0, a navigation and monitoring system for blasthole drills Full story...AMS unveils website
AMS has launched a new website (www.ams-samplers.com) Full story...Virtalis picks resellers
Virtalis has chosen Pacific Geomatics and Al-Moammar Information Systems as GeoVisionary resellers Full story...Castrol Offshore website offers worldwide product search
Lubrication specialist Castrol Offshore has launched an online product catalogue that enables oil and gas exploration and production customers to source lubricants and control fluids for surface production, drilling and subsea work around the world Full story...Geotechnics tests samples at ALcontrol Labs
Geotechnics, the UK geotechnical and geoenvironmental consulting and site investigation specialist, is using a range of dedicated lab services from ALcontrol Laboratories Full story...Pro-Test invests in IPI CBM tools
Pro-Test Pty Ltd, a Roma, Queensland-based new entrant to the coalbed methane industry, is using equipment from Perth manufacturer Inflatable Packers International Pty Ltd, whose main clients are mining companies and other international CBM firms Full story...Reflex ACT II aids a rapid descent
Reflex Instruments has launched a new core-orientation instrument for the global drilling and exploration industries, known as the ACT II RD (rapid descent) Full story...Wirth name change
Wirth Maschinen- und Bohrgeräte-Fabrik GmbH has changed its name to Aker Wirth GmbH, reflecting its change of ownership and integration into Aker Solutions Full story...100th Drillmec HH rig
Drillmec has produced its 100th HH drilling rig, a fully-automatic HH-300 with 272t hook-load capacity, for national Italian electricity firm ENEL Full story...Devico revamps training facility
Norway-based Devico AS, a global provider of directional core-drilling and surveying services for the mining and tunnelling industry, as well as mineral exploration and prospecting, has finished the modernisation of the company’s school in Melhus, Norway Full story...Swick buys Metzke duo
Australia-based Swick Mining has purchased two Metzke Sample Trailer units featuring 1,200cfm cyclones and transition, allowing operators the choice of using a riffle or cone splitter Full story...Stiebel Eltron in green energy leasing scheme
Green energy product manufacturer Stiebel Eltron is launching a new leasing scheme to make its renewable-energy heat pumps more affordable Full story...Atlas Copco MCR
Atlas Copco has launched a wheel-based Diamec Mobile Carrier Rig. Full story...Qmatec-Wassara deal
Norwegian engineering and rig manufacturing company Qmatec Drilling has been appointed as distributor for Wassara systems for the Norwegian market Full story...RST thermal gradients
RST’s Digital ThermArray System provides thermal-gradient data for geotechnical, geothermal and marine applications Full story...Stockholm hot tool
Stockholm Precision Tools’ newly introduced MagCruiser HT is an improved, high-temperature version of the MagCruiser Full story...Geotech weighs in with sounding equipment
In Scandinavia, various geotechnical investigation methods are carried out to evaluate the characteristics of soils and rocks, writes Mikael Sjörén, international sales, at Geotech AB Full story...Erni buys klemm rig
Swiss contractor Erni Bohrtech AG has taken delivery of a new Klemm geothermal drill rig KR 805-2W Full story...ABEM’s new concept
ABEM Instrument has launched the Terrameter LS, a new concept of geo-electrical equipment Full story...Junttan deal with SPD
Finland-based Junttan has a service and spare-parts agreement with Scandinavian Pile Driving (SPD), which is experienced in service operations for piling and earthwork machinery Full story...SeaZone maps North Sea
Following an agreement with the Norwegian Hydrographic Service, SeaZone is rolling out the next stage of its global marine-mapping programme Full story...AMC’s Ezee mix solution
AMC’s new EZEE PAC R is the result of 10 months of research and trials to solve inherent mixing problems when using standard, powdered polymers such as PACs and TROLs Full story...Construction guides
There are two new publications from the Construction Industry Research and Information Association Full story...Testconsult shear box
Testconsult UK has designed and launched a large-scale shear-box system Full story...German trio team up for emissions system
Robert Bosch GmbH, Deutz AG and J. Eberspächer GmbH & Co are collaborating in the area of exhaust-gas treatment for non-road vehicles Full story...Sandvik tool blasts DTH hammers off the stage
Sandvik says that throughout France and Germany, quarry managers are finding that a new ø60mm tool system for drilling holes of up to 152mm in diameter with hydraulic tophammers is offering a real alternative to air-hungry DTH hammers Full story...Ilmeg dust-buster
Ilmeg has launched a new dust-handling system, the BHS 100, for use in rock-drilling applications where there is a need to collect the dust in bags Full story...People
Further fall for UK construction
After suffering the sharpest fall in activity on record during the first quarter of this year, construction output figures from the UK Office for National Statistics for the second quarter highlight a further deterioration Full story...Construction adviser
The Strategic Forum for Construction has welcomed the UK government’s announcement that it is to appoint a chief construction adviser Full story...Letter to the editor
The geotechnical sector in the UK has had a challenging 12 months, with cancellations and delays to construction projects impacting on the ability of consultants, main contractors and drilling specialists to plan ahead, particularly with regard to capital-intensive activities such as plant procurement Full story...Skelair’s Neighbour turns 60 in style
Skelair International’s sales director, Chris Neighbour, has turned 60 and in honour of the milestone the company laid on celebrations at the firm’s Cheshire office on September 3 – his birthday Full story...Honorary degree for Lord Oxburgh
Scientist, academic and industrialist Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool, a former chairman of Shell UK and an internationally-renowned geologist and geophysicist, has received an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool Full story...AMS ratchets up
AMS has created a Signature Series soil-classification kit that includes a ratcheting cross-handle, knurled extensions in 1ft intervals, soil colour binder with chart and extendible tile probe Full story...Water for All circles more of the globe
Water for All, a non-profit organisation managed by Atlas Copco employees, will expand into more than 10 countries this year, including India and China, as it celebrates 25 years of working to provide people in need with clean drinking water Full story...Zetica appoints and updates portal
Brian Barrett has joined Zetica as a senior geophysicist. Before joining Zetica, he was a postdoctoral research assistant at Swansea University, responsible for processing and inter-preting ground-penetrating radar and borehole thermometry data from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Full story...Government boosts building
A rise in UK Government-funded construction work and a surge in utilities projects are helping to stabilise the flow of construction projects starting on site, according to research Full story...Micropiling seminar
The International Association of Foundation Drilling is holding a Micropile Design & Construction Seminar, with field demonstration, on September 16-17 in Greensboro, North Carolina Full story...Devico core trio
Devico says three new candidates have joined the company to become specialists in directional core drilling Full story...Life after 2012?
Is there life in London beyond 2012 for the construction sector? That’s the question being asked by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) in a new research paper Full story...Helical heads to Vegas
The Deep Foundations Institute’s 2010 Helical Foundations & Tiebacks Seminar will take place on February 1, 2010, in Vegas, Nevada Full story...Eijkelkamp joins iSOIL
Eijkelkamp has joined the collaborative project iSOIL, which aims to create connections between soil-related sciences such as geophysics and digital soil mapping Full story...Transboundary aquifers of the world update
The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC) – an initiative of UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organisation – has presented an updated version of its Transboundary Aquifers map of the world Full story...Dublin hosts heat pump course
A training course for drillers for the installation of geothermal heat-pump systems will take place at the Geological Survey of Ireland in Dublin on September 28-29 Full story...St Louis water course
The US National Ground Water Association is offering a short course on groundwater remediation technologies on September 14-15 in St Louis, Missouri Full story...Coretrack hiring
Coretrack has appointed Trevor Beazley as non-executive director. Mr Beazley is the founder and managing director of Perth-based corporate advisory firm Maiden Capital, specialising in ASX listings and capital raisings. Full story...DFI accolades
Joel Moskowitz, a partner at Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, is the recipient of the Deep Foundations Institute’s (DFI’s) 2009 Distinguished Service Award Full story...Balfour aligns divisional businesses
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering (BBGE) has aligned its divisional businesses of Pennine, Stent, Branlow, Balfour Beatty GeoEnvironmental and Testal to provide an integrated ground engineering service in Ireland Full story...Features
Borehole logging: TerraPlus looks North in the rental market
Terraplus is now offering the GyroTracer North Seeking Borehole Gyro System for rental. The GyroTracer measurements are made in reference to the geographic north and they are not affected by magnetic interference Full story...Country focus: Italy – Italian craftsmen
GDI profiles all the latest developments from Italian manufacturers of equipment for the drilling industry Full story...Borehole logging: GeoCube cuts energy uncertainty
In Without Hot Air, a new book on climate change and energy by Dr David MacKay, a professor of physics at Cambridge University, concludes that heat pumps need to – and will – become the standard heating and cooling technology for buildings in the UK and beyond Full story...Borehole logging: Field first shows the benefits of gravity test
Scintrex is in the final stages of the development of a borehole gravity meter for mining and geotechnical projects Full story...Borehole logging: Apageo offers free demo version of GeoVision
Apageo, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has enlarged its borehole logging range with new software for processing drilling data and producing geotechnical reports Full story...Borehole logging: US-Luxembourg team offers logging probes
Mount Sopris Instruments (MSI), a US firm, and Luxembourg-based Advanced Logic Technology (ALT) have teamed up to produce a family of geophysical logging probes Full story...Groundwater remediation: Countering water contamination
The removal or containment of pollutants is called remediation. Contaminants must often be removed from groundwater before it reaches wells used by agriculture and water systems Full story...Groundwater remediation: Plume data comes to the surface
Subsurface investigations had failed to clarify the extent of a tetrachloroethylene contamination at a former military laundry and dry-cleaning facility in Alingsäs, east of Goteborg, Sweden Full story...Two decades of knowing the drill
Boart Longyear is a global leader in setting health and safety standards in the drilling industry, and developing and operating Rota-Sonic drill rigs Full story...European heat pump growth
Estimates put the value of the European heat pump market at US$4.35 billion in 2008, with 420,000 units sold that year. The projected size of the market is US$7.67 billion by 2015 Full story...Core Issues
Rebranding at Bachy Soletanche keeps grasp on existing strengths
'Green shoots of recovery’, ‘bounce-back’, ‘recovery around the corner’, ‘return to growth’, or more relevant for our sector, ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ – these are all statements we frequently hear in the media Full story...Site Search
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