BACKGROUND The M42 motorway serves the UK’s second largest city, Birmingham, and other towns where a lot of people live and do business. It’s important that it’s kept open and running – since road congestion costs the UK billions of pounds a year. Cars and lorries barrel down the M42 day and night, often with […]

Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest airports. There’s a constant stream of planes taking off, landing and taxiing to their gates. When the concrete slabs underneath these heavy metal birds get uneven (because of bad drainage and age), the birds can’t return to their nests. Replacing the slabs would force the airline gates to […]

SUBSIDENCE SOLUTION FOR COUNCIL PROPERTY A council owned block of flats in Birmingham was suffering from subsidence, clearly illustrated by the cracking visible in the outer walls. Geobear were contacted to provide a solution to the problem; crucially an answer was required that would stop the subsidence and also allow residents to stay in their […]

Geobear technologies can be used to prevent forming of sinkholes, stop leaking water and stabilise manholes and sewer pipes. Geobear’s processes are also highly effective as a method of water sealing – for example, to prevent water from leaking into excavations below the water table. Hydro-Insensitivity Makes It Ideal The fast curing time of the […]

Kentish Town Farm is situated in the busy suburbs of London. It’s a free entry, charity farm whose objective is to provide families with access to see a live farm in the inner city. The farm itself is built upon land around the main railway line into London, it features a main building constructed in […]

Bristol Royal Infirmary is a large teaching hospital based in south west England. The structure was undergoing some redevelopment work in 2015 which, following a specialist radar survey, revealed a void under an area of slab. The redevelopment necessitated an additional load to be placed on the existing slab but following load tests the void […]