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Live CPD Webinar Programme

We are running a live weekly online CPD presentation via webinar, this will replace the presentations we had scheduled to be delivered in offices across the UK.

Our accredited CPD presentation is highly engaging and will provide you with an understanding of the basic principles of ground injection and the use of expansive geopolymer materials.

Please click on a link below to join one of the listed webinar dates.

If you require a CPD certificate, you will need to make a note of the CPD passkey towards the end of the presentation; this will verify that you attended the full online presentation.

15th January 12:00 Noon: Geopolymer injection and its use for listed buildings and historic structures REGISTER HERE

Introduction to basic principles of geopolymer solutions and how it works. This webinar will discuss the benefits of utilising a ground improvement solution to stabilise listed buildings and historic properties with case studies such as Seaton Delaval Hall and Dumbarton castle amongst others.

22 January 12:00 Noon: Geopolymer use for subsidence in Social Housing REGISTER HERE

This webinar explains the process and benefits of the Geobear Geopolymer system in relation to subsidence and structural movement affecting residential properties, particularly those owned by councils and housing associations.

12 February 12:00 Noon: Geopolymer for Railway track, tunnel and lineside structures REGISTER HERE

Geopolymer injection is a process that can be used to re-level slab-track with minimal possession times. It is also used to fill voids and stabilise lineside structures. This CPD webinar will ensure those working in the rail sector are aware of the application and uses of a geopolymer solution.

26 February 12:00 Noon: Geopolymer injection – a broad introduction to the solution and its applications REGISTER HERE

This CPD webinar will provide a general overview of the background of geopolymer injection, its multiple applications and examples of its use.

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Recent projects

Swanage Sea Wall Void Filling

Swanage is a coastal town in the South West of England. Geobear was contacted by Dorset County Council to deliver a solution to fill voids adjacent to the town’s historic seafront wall. Following a condition assessment carried out by WSP, whereby a visual inspection was supplemented by a geophysical survey, areas of potential voiding were […]

Water Leaks at Cobbinshaw Reservoir repaired with geopolymer

Water leaks were occuring at a reservoir in Scotland. Geobear were contacted to help with water leaking from some of the joints between concrete at Cobbinshaw Reservoir, the water leaks could be stopped using Geobear’s geopolymer which acts as a water sealant. Background Cobbinshaw Reservoir is a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) located in […]

Shugborough Rail Tunnel Void Filling

Case Study video: Learn more by joining a free online CPD webinar – Register here

A55 J35 – J34 Westbound Pavement Slab Stabilisation

Background A GPR survey carried out in advance of planned resurfacing works highlighted voiding below concrete pavement slabs on this section of the A55. The slabs lay beneath a 40mm thick layer of asphalt that was due to be planed off prior resurfacing. The resurfacing was scheduled to be carried out over two-weekend road closures […]

Luton Airport – Preventative Maintenance

Geobear provided slab stabilisation to 100 slabs at Luton airport in 2018. With the expansion of operations at Luton and additional areas identified for flight traffic, in 2019, we proposed a preventative maintenance scheme of works to stabilise newly identified taxiways to be brought into use. Background We had developed a good relationship with the […]

Stabilisation of canal bank

Geobear provided urgent works to stabilise the bank of the Grand Western Canal running through Tiverton in the UK. The embankment had become unstable due to burrowing animals and Devon District Council needed an urgent solution. Project background The Grand Western Canal runs across the South West of the UK and a routine inspection […]

Void filling – Brewer Street, London

A property on Brewer Street in London included several redundant vaults used as coal sheds in the basement. The client wanted these sheds filling to secure the area and prevent deterioration. Project background Brewer Street is a busy road in central London; the client needed a solution to fill five coal sheds with minimum disruption […]

Emergency road / repair works, Barnet UK

Geobear was contacted by J Brown Construction to provide an emergency solution for a project they were completing for Thames Water. The overall project scope was to replace a section of leaking water pipe beneath Hadley Green Road in Barnet. Over the decades, gradual degradation had led to the victorian era pipe cracking, which resulted […]

A83 void filling and stabilisation

Client: Bear Scotland The A83 is a major road in the south of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands. It runs from Tarbet, on the western shore of Loch Lomond, where it splits from the A82 to Campbeltown at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula. A section of the A83 near Furnace has […]

Void Filling beneath a gas sub-station – Romford, UK

Background Geobear was contacted to use it’s geoopolymer material to fill a void beneath a gas substation. The substation is situated on a slab supported at both ends by concrete rafts, visual inspections indicated the presence of a void beneath the centre of the slab. The void, caused by a combination of wash out and […]

Road Stabilisation – Southampton Docks approach

Keeping disruption to a minimum is a major issue when deciding how best to carry out carriageway repairs. So, when Southampton City Council needed to stabilise concrete slabs on an approach to the city’s docks last month, it wanted a solution that would complete the job quickly and allow the road to remain open. By […]

Nottingham EZ1 – Void filling and stabilisation

Client: C A Blackwell Background The client had recently constructed an access road and bridge into a new enterprise zone on the outskirts of Nottingham. The water main running beneath the embankment and feeding in to the adjacent Boots factory fractured some time after the completion of the work causing a significant amount of damage […]

M61 Duckworth – Stabilisation

Client: bbmmjv Background The M61 is a busy motorway linking the M60 to the south of Bolton and the M6 just south of Preston. A ground improvement solution was required due to washout of abutment fill material caused by a fractured drainage pipe / valve. An area measuring 1.5 x 1.5m within the northbound hard […]

Luton Airport Slab Stabilisation

Background The concrete slabs that for the taxiway at Luton Airport have been in place for 12 years. Whilst the vast proportion of slabs themselves are operationally sound, in some areas there is rocking occurring as a consequence of the fines beneath the slab being gradually washed out over time. The client required an urgent […]

M11 emergency ground strengthening

Geobear was contacted by WSP to provide a design solution for a voiding and ground improvement This project was emergency works within the footprint of the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Major Improvement scheme at the Junction 14 Girton Interchange. The affected section of the junction comprised a two-lane slip road section of motorway with cloverleaf […]

M11 stabilisation of the Girton interchange

VIDEO: Geobear were recently appointed to deliver significant urgent works on the M11 slip roads with the A14. We worked with Interserve, WSP and Highways England to deliver the project. The video below describes the project:

A180 – Croxton Holding Scheme

Aone+, the Asset Support Contractor for Area 12, contacted Geobear regarding a section of the A180 near Immingham. Over a 4 km stretch of the westbound carriageway concrete road slabs, some of which were up to 40 years old were suffering serious problems with settlement. Visual inspections highlighted 56 sinking slabs of up to 30mm […]

Stabilisation of A-road , South East

Stabilisation of A-road in the South East of England Geobear were recently contracted to deliver ground stabilisation works to a key A road in South East England. Although the road is modern in construction, sections began to show signs of settlement and with the local county council keen to resurface they were concerned that any […]

Harold Wood Station void filling

We were on site at Harold Wood station recently to fill a void under the ticket office – this video tells the story.

Leaking River Wall Sealed

The River Ouse runs close to many of the roads in the Newland area of East Yorkshire, with sheet piled walls used to hold, or channel the water. One particular stretch was found to be leaking water from behind a sheet piled wall, the result of general aging, with water coming from both rain and […]

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