Geobear was contracted to provide ground improvement and slab lifting to the floor of a Church in Manchester, UK.   St Anne’s Church in Haughton, Greater Manchester,  is a Grade I Listed Building. The foundation stone was laid on the 1st September 1880 and the church was finally completed on the 29th July 1882. The […]

Concrete Road Ground Improvement Background A section of road in a town in England had been experiencing frequent resurfacing needs due to problems with the soil beneath the concrete slabs. Water ingress had caused washout of fines in some areas, while weakened soils at depth had contributed to continued fracturing of the surface, affecting over […]

Ground Improvement at Heathrow Airport Introduction Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world, serving millions of passengers every year. In 2022, Geobear was commissioned to provide a ground improvement solution at Terminal 3 (T3) of the airport, with the objective of facilitating a vertical expansion that would have otherwise required a […]

Bulk stabilisation of housing stock A housing association in the Midlands had a large number of properties that had suffered from structural movement due to the drying of soils and drainage systems being in a state of disrepair. The properties were largely Victorian terraced homes located on busy one-way streets.  The traditional solution, mass concrete […]

Background At a property in the South West UK subsidence had become evident after cracks appeared in the walls. Geobear was contacted in March 2019 to inspect the damage that was affecting the front left corner of the property and where cracks opened rapidly during the autumn of 2018. Geobear arranged a site investigation which […]

Background In November 2022 Geobear stabilised a property in Bristol adjacent to a 22m Oak tree.  The property was featured in the local media as the tree had been identified as the cause of subsidence to the building and was due to be removed. Campaigners looked to prevent its removal by camping in the tree […]