Site Investigation
Environmental Scientifics Group’s Geotechnical Services Division is the UK’s market leading provider of geotechnical site investigations. The effects of ground behaviour on the built and natural environment can be far reaching. ESG's Site Investigation team provides the comprehensive information engineers require to avoid uncertainty and risk. Expert field operations backed up by UKAS accredited analytical testing and proven technical support draw on over 60 years experience in delivering high quality services.
Pioneers in ground investigation, the ESG Site Investigation team offer clients two key benefits – knowledge and reliability. Knowledge, because the information provided relating to ground behaviour is integral to design and construction. Reliability, because commercial risk increasingly relies on having the right information at the right time.
Services include:
- Ground investigation
- Cone Penetration Testing (CPT)
- In situ testing
- Instrumentation and monitoring
- Geotechnical laboratory testing
- Environmental laboratory testing
- Geophysical, hydrographic and topographic surveys
- Materials testing
- Technical advice
ESG's Geotechnical Services Division is a multi-disciplined organisation offering a range of technical services. Our depth and breadth of professional expertise, plant resource and extensive laboratory testing capability place us at the forefront of the ground investigation industry.
All phases of an investigation from desk study, walk over survey and initial risk assessment through intrusive investigation, laboratory testing, factual reporting and interpretation are covered. Projects vary in size from the ground investigation for foundations of individual buildings to multimillion pound land reclamation, highway schemes, power, rail, utility and industrial evelopments, both on land and over water.
ESG employ professional staff with a wide range of experience across numerous technical fields, including civil engineering, engineering geology, environmental science and chemistry, with many holding chartered status. Our commitment to quality is maintained by the provision of accredited management systems to ISO standards.
