- Commercial
- Logistic centers and manufacturing
Re-levelling: Slab lifting bottling plant
Major bottling facility in South West England Geobear were brought in to relevel the floor of a major industrial building whilst allowing it to remain fully operational. In South West England one of Europe’s largest, newly constructed, bottling facilities had become subject to the effects of settlement. The implications of the settlement were to have […]
- Infrastructure
Provost driver court water barrier
Provost Driver Court Remedial works Geobear was contacted to investigate settlement issues affecting the pumping stations at the end of Provost Driver Court in Renfrew. Settlement was presumed to be a direct result of a loss of ground and groundwater into the sewerage system. A dewatering scheme was chosen to artificially increase rigidity and in […]
- Infrastructure
Embankment strengthening
Embankment ground strengthening, Brunel designed bridge Geobear was contacted after GPR surveys identified voiding under the entire surface of the walkway of Hiscocks Bridge in Bath, resulting in settlement to embankments on the approaches. Our solution We used our ground strengthening solution to consolidate the ground with 120 injections of geo-polymer resin at 1.5m intervals, […]
- Infrastructure
- Rails
Farnham Rail Depot
Slab Re-levelling and stabilisation Project Summary Geobear were called in to treat a settlement issue at Farnham rail depot that was posing a major threat to rail operations around the South East. The base slabs at the depot in Farnham, south of London, were experiencing subsidence, which was making the ground and tracks above uneven. […]
- Infrastructure
- Rails
Increasing The Bearing Capacity Of Ilford Railway Facilities
Summary As part of the Crossrail scheme, Ilford rail depot was subject to refurbishment and improvement works. The main issue at hand was that the current facilities original design was not suitable proposed improvements. Uretek was called to repair and upgrade foundations in an effort to withstand increased loading and improve the integrity of the […]
- Residential
Geobear magic helps UK homeowner in distress
BACKGROUND When a customer, Mr Agar, from Leeds noticed his brick extension was moving away from the house, he wanted someone to wave a magic wand to stop it. He was desperate. The crack on the wall had got so big that he could no longer ignore it. The brick extension had been there since […]
