Geotechnical & Environmental Expertise Covering Newcastle & Surrounding Areas
Development in Newcastle and the surrounding districts requires a specialist understanding of the region’s extensive industrial legacy. The city is situated on the Great Northern Coalfield, where historic shallow coal workings and “Made Ground” necessitate mandatory Coal Mining Risk Assessments (CMRA) and detailed Site Investigations for almost all planning applications.
Beyond the city centre, the surrounding areas, including Gateshead, Wallsend, and South Shields, often present complex ground conditions consisting of glacial tills and alluvial deposits. Our team with over 30 years of experience are suitably placed to help address the risks and to support development in Newcastle.
Key areas of expertise include:
- Trial Pits: Specialist expertise in excavating trial pits for shallow soil profiling and foundation inspections, providing a cost-effective method for initial site appraisals across Tyneside.
- Rotary Drilling: High-spec rotary drilling services for penetrating hard rock strata and probing the extensive historic coal mining legacies found throughout Newcastle and Gateshead.
- Soil Sampling: Precise soil sampling and laboratory analysis to determine geotechnical parameters and identify potential chemical contamination in brownfield urban soils.
- Window Sampling: Rapid, low-impact drilling using percussive rigs for restricted-access urban sites in Newcastle, ideal for shallow soil profiling and monitoring well installations.
- Cable Percussion Boreholes: The industry standard for deep investigation in the Tyne Valley’s alluvial deposits, providing high-quality soil samples for foundation and piling design.
We regularly support projects across Newcastle, Gateshead, Tynemouth, Wallsend, and South Shields, where historic land use and varied geology require specialist local assessment.
