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It was 20 years ago today…
…on 3rd January, 2003, fresh-faced and suitably dressed, that I started GEA. Twenty years later, I've lost my tie, kept most of my hair, if not its...
Our survey said: evolving to meet your needs
In order to improve the way we operate, we need to fully understand how our clients feel about the service we provide. Recently, we decided to...
Transitioning into the industry from university – as tough as you think?
How did I get into the ground engineering industry? I was originally planning a career in an entirely different field of work, and engineering...
Long-term client relationships result in growth for GEA’s Manchester office
Since opening up our Manchester Office in March 2019, Martin Cooper – Technical Director – has been bringing GEA's expertise to the north of England...
The contaminated land planning lottery
I have recently seen a couple of blog posts highlighting the different approaches that are required for contaminated land investigations to obtain...
Who’s logging your soil?
I have spent most of my career with small and medium sized ground investigation / geotechnical specialists, and one of the benefits of how we work...
What you need to know about PCBs and PFAS – AKA ‘The Forever Chemicals’
Juliet Fuller, Associate Director at GEA, recently attended Environment Analyst’s annual Groundwater conference. Here, the updated approaches to the...
Investigating chlorinated solvent contamination to inform remediation design using Discrete Interval Sampling
In the mid-1980s, a site in the East of England suffered a significant leakage of the chlorinated solvent Perchloroethylene (PCE), causing land and...
Support where it’s needed: providing independent piling expertise to inform foundation design
At GEA, we are increasingly called upon to provide independent advice in respect of piling problems. Our experience of geology, ground engineering...






