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Former Quarry View School, May 2010
 
Sunderland City Council has returned to GRS with a request for a Desk Top Study and Intrusive Ground Investigation for a new school to be built on the the Former Quarry View School Site in Sunderland. Mobilising between March and April, GRS conducted mini-percussive boreholes, cable percussive boreholes and trial pitting across the site providing a comprehensive understanding of the subsurface ground conditions at the site and allowing the new foundations to be correctly designed.
 
 
 
 
   
 
Whitehall Road, Leeds, April 2010
 
Frankham Consultancy Group has returned to GRS with a project for Network Rail. GRS was commissioned to undertake a ground investigation and Human Health Risk Assessment for the site of a new car park in the heart of Leeds.  With made ground averaging 2.5m thick from numerous past uses including railway land, the focus was on the surface material which this proved to be suited for car park formation, relieving the congestion in the city centre. 
 
  
 
 
 
Tavistock Car Park, February 2010
GRS was commissioned by Sunderland City Council to provide a desk top study at Tavistock Place Car Park in the centre of Sunderland. This led onto GRS conducting a full ground investigation comprising a number of shallow and deep boreholes including rock coring.  The operations included mini percussive and cable percussive works with rotary follow-on used to assess the rock quality for foundations of a new high tech office building for the council.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
Runwell Hospital, November 2009
Atkins Ltd commissioned GRS to undertake a comprehensive ground investigation at a derelict hospital site in Runwell, Essex. This project correlated data gathered from over 24 deep trail pits and 37 boreholes using a combination of mini percussive and cable percussive techniques. The six monthly course of monitoring ground gas and groundwater installations has recently been completed this summer (June 2010).
 
 
  
 
 
 
                                             
 
  
Building Schools of the Future, Summer 2009
 
GRS has been awarded a major and prestigious contract for the ground investigation of five site in North Tyneside. The appointment has been through Atkins Ltd acting on behalf of the client, North Tyneside Council, for the first stage of schools redevelopment within five existing schools across North Tyneside to provide geotechnical and geoenvironmental parameters. The outcome of the study will be used in the design stages of the redevelopment of the North Tyneside Schools as part of the governments 'Building Schools for Future' initiative. The remit of the projects included eep boreholes to investigate the presence of any historically worked coal seams as well as shallow boreholes using cable=percussive and mini-percussive techniques to assess the near surface soil properties.
  
New Residential and Industrial Development in Gateshead, Aug 2009    
 
GRS Ltd were commissioned by Olnato to act as geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultants for redevelopment of a brown field site which hosted a historic ropery on the banks of the River Team in Gateshead. The river itself cuts through the site which presents potentially difficult and variable ground conditions below the site. The intrusive ground investigation comprised a number of deep and shallow soft ground boreholes and trail pits, installation of gas and groundwater standpipes and comprehensive chemical contamination screening of soil and groundwater including samples obtained from the river. The proposed development includes a number of industrial units, over 100 residential dwellings with associated access roads and car parking spaces.
Health Centres, Lancashire, July 2009
 
GRS were commissioned by Booth King Partnership on behalf of Eric Wright Construction Ltd to carry out Phase I Desk Study Reports for five potential sites on which local health centres were to be constructed. Of these five sites, three were chosen to progress through to Phase II Intrusive Investigations. These projects come from a continuing working relationship with Eric Wright Construction Ltd and the Booth King Partnership Ltd.
  
NHS Lift Royal Bolton Hospital, June 2009

Continuing development for the NHS in Lancashire saw GRS commissioned to provide a Phase I Desk Study Report and Phase II Intrusive Investigation at the Royal Bolton Hospital for the construction of a modular medical building to be inserted within an existing courtyard area. The remit included drilling to investigate the presence of historical shallow coal mine workings.
  
New Industrial Development, Felling, June 2009
 
AA Construction turn to GRS once again to provide geotechnical and geoenvironmental investigations for a site in Felling Gateshead. The development is to include the construction of several industrial units with associated car parks and access road.
 
Retaining Wall Investigation, April 2009
Vision Construction commissioned GRS to undertake an investigation including slope stability analysis of a failing retaining wall adjacent to Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Although the wall held a number of houses and thus was a delicate site as well as access restrictions, GRS were able to successfully complete the investigation and analysis allowing for a new retaining wall to be constructed.  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
Redirecting roads in Blackburn, December 2008
 
GRS was commissioned by Eric Wright Group to produce a fast turnaround report after undertaking a full ground investigation for road redirection to accommodate a new health centre in Blackburn.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Dalkia Biomass Plants, November 2008
GRS is committed to helping reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions, and to this end have been involved with a two sites in in the North of England where Dalkia propose to construct a biomass power plant, adjacent to existing biomass fuel production facilities.     
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
Geoenvironmental Risk Solutions is proud to be part of the team for ‘Building Schools for the Future’ August 2008
  
The London Borough of Lambeth Council commissioned GRS to work in conjunction with ‘Building Schools for the Future’ to investigate three schools in the Lambeth area that have been selected for development.  The investigations were completed successfully on time and on budget.  Here consultation has definitely provided a new approach to the long term capital invested into these future places of learning for our next generation.  The project would not have been possible without collaboration between GRS, the individual schools and ‘Building Schools for the Future’.
 
Bolton University Diagnostic Building, May 2008
 
GRS Consulting provide the Phase I (Desk Study), Phase II (intrusive investigation) and engineering report for the proposed development of Diagnostic Building at the University of Bolton which is to include a ground floor swimming pool.
 
 
  
 
NHS Lift, New Health Centre for Leigh Infirmary, April 2008
As part of the NHS lift in Lancashire, GRS were commissioned as Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Consultants for the proposed health centre at Leigh Infirmary working on behalf of Eric Wright Construction Ltd represented by the Booth King Partnership.
 
 
 
 
   
Runway Inspection at Humberside Airport, April 2008 
 
GRS was commissioned by PTS Limited to provide an investigation into the deformation and settlement of a segment of Humberside Airport's main runway. Working at night on an airport site is just one of the challenges that we revel to take on.
 
    
New Hotel and Restaurant for Newport, Shropshire, Nov 2007
The Booth King Partnership returns to GRS Consulting with repeat business on behalf of the Whitbread Group Plc. The remit of the project was a Phase I (Desk Study), Phase II (Intrusive invesitgation) and engineering report for the proposed development of a hotel and bar/restaurant.
 
 
 
  
 
New Terminal and Runway For Carlisle Airport - Nov 2007
 
Geoenvironmental Risk Solutions Ltd is currently working in conjunction with W A Developements and PTS Ltd in the ground engineering study for the proposed development of the new runway and terminal at Carlisle Airport.
 
 
  
 
   
Residential Development at Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees - Nov 2007
Following the successful completion of the Bishop Auckland site, AA Construction has re-appointed GRS Consulting to act as Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Consultants for the proposed housing development at Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees which includes the refurbishment of the Grade II listed building Millfield House. This development fits in line with the continuing regeneration of the surrounding area. Our aim is to provide a bespoke service of the highest quality to ensure repeat business.
 
 
 
New Residential Development in Heart of Bishop Auckland - Oct 2007
 
GRS Consulting has been commissioned by AA Construction to act as Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Consultants for the proposed housing development at a site in Bishop Auckland. The site, formerly a thoroughfare for the Darlington section of the North Eastern Railway and more recently industrial warehouse units, forms part of a common initiative to reclaim brownfield sites thus creating more housing for an increasingly expanding population whilst maintaining our much loved greenfield sites.
 
 
New Home for Derwentside Homes - Sept 2007 
 
Faithful+Gould on behalf of Derwentside Homes commissioned GRS Consulting as Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental consultants in the search for a 'new home' for Derwentside Homes head office. Two differing sites had been highlighted as possible sites for the proposed office development. GRS was asked to investigate the sites and make recommendations as to which site would be the most cost effective for Derwentside Homes to develop for their head office.
 
 
 
 
 
Expansion for TNT in County Durham - Sept 2007
 
GRS Consulting has been commissioned by the Booth King Partnership as Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Consultants for the proposed new vehicle maintenance unit for TNT at their Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate site in Houghton-Le-Spring.