Risto Valakari (Commercial Director Nordics) of Geobear explores how subsidence problems influence your finances Overview Urbanization is an ongoing megatrend that means people and businesses are moving increasingly to more densely populated areas, i.e. towns and cities. In terms of construction and geotechnics, it means that the suitable areas for construction become more valuable, since […]

28th April 2018  – World Day for Safety & Health at Work The World day for Safety and Health at Work is an annual international campaign to promote safe, healthy and decent work. Geobear recognise Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) could be an occupational hazard for empl oyees. In celebration of Safety and Health at […]

Changes in soil dynamics and the impact of increased axle loads has gradually degraded our road surfaces. Consequently, both flexible surfaces and concrete slabs are now becoming unstable, resulting in sinking slabs and fracture on the surface. The problem commonly lies below the surface – over time the heavier loads lead to increased compaction and […]

Geobear is pleased to announce the appointment of Clif Kettle to the Geobear team. The knowledge and experience Clif will bring, will enhance Geobear’s mission to make geopolymer injection an accepted engineering method for ground engineering to fill voids, permeate and fracture soils. Clif Kettle comes to Geobear following 29 years as Group Lead Specialist […]

Otso Lahtinen shares exciting news about Geobear I’m Otso Lahtinen, CEO of Geobear – recently rebranded from Uretek and I want to share with you some exciting information about our company that you may not be aware of. For over 30 years, we have been using the incredible properties of expansive geopolymers to permanently strengthen […]

Our research team has recently been working on a project to identify the patterns of subsidence in the UK with soil textures. Using information from the British Geological Survey, we’ve started to place our own data onto their soil texture maps. The initial findings highlight the links between various soil types and subsidence. The sample […]