BAM Ritchies is a leading award winning geotechnical organisation providing ground engineering services delivering innovative, value for money projects for a wide variety of clients. Our worldwide reputation is based on innovative solutions to complex geotechnical problems with reliable outcomes by a large highly skilled and well-equipped workforce.

A commitment to the continual training and development of our people, the almost exclusive use of our own personnel, plant and technology and a rigorous approach to ensuring the highest operational safety, environmental and quality performance of our operations defines the BAM Ritchies’ service. This has been recognised by many key industry awards in recent years.

Our capabilities encompass ground investigation, ground engineering, concrete techniques, ground source energy and rock removal. We are therefore well placed to undertake many types of ground engineering and structural projects utilising the wide range of skills and techniques available.
BAM Ritchies operates from five regional offices, with associated plant depots and workshops.
Accreditations include ISO9001:2008; ISO14001:2004; BS OHSAS18001:2007; Investors in People and UKAS.

As part of a large multi-national group, we have robust and comprehensive management systems and strong financial support.

Current and recent work includes extensive rail and road infrastructure schemes including rail and motorway slope stabilisations; work in the utilities sector; marine work worldwide; ground investigations for the Forth Replacement Crossing; recovery of a hydro-electric power station; a number of term contracts; quarry operations; underwater blasting; anchoring and piling at Rosyth to mention just a few. 

 Swiss based company Geobrugg AG is a world leader in the design, development and production of advanced “cutting edge” natural hazard protection systems that protect and safeguards people and infrastructure.

These systems are being specified, designed and installed throughout the UK to cope with the effects of events such as rock fall, unstable slopes, landslides, mudflow and snow avalanches.
The Geobrugg range of systems include:-
• High performance TECCO® mesh and SPIDER® spiral rope net systems made from high-tensile steel wire for slope stabilisation and protection;
• Rock Fall barrier systems fully meeting both European ETAG 27 with official European Technical Approvals and Swiss BAFU guidelines. The ETAG 27 compliant systems also carry CE marking to provide clients with complete confidence as to the systems performance. These barriers cover the range from 100 to 8,000 kJ. Our GBE barrier line is carrying the GE innovation award 2011;
• Debris Flow barrier systems developed in conjunction with the Swiss Research Institute WSL to mitigate the devastating effects of debris flows occurring with increasing frequency as a result of climate change;
• Landslide barrier systems for the mitigation of shallow landslides occurring with increasing frequency as a result of climate change.
• A sinkhole protection system for roads and highways. In case of an event the system may deform to the extent that a sinkhole is visually perceptible whilst not endangering road users.
Specialist design software is readily available for many of these systems
The company also produces systems for security and architectural applications.

Soil stabilisation with quicklime and/or cement (lime stabilisation or cement stabilisation) is a modern and efficient method of recycling and strengthening inert and contaminated soils and other construction materials for foundation to buildings and vehicular paving, offering substantial benefits to the developer and contractor alike.

Geofirma Soils Engineering Limited are the leading soil stabilisation specialist’s in the UK, offering an important and reassuring edge in this fast growing area.

With over 80 items of specialist equipment, Geofirma operates the largest fleet of soil stabilisation and earthmoving plant in the UK.

At least 6 million cubic metres of soil has successfully undergone lime stabilisation/cement stabilisation by Geofirma on more than 350 civil engineering and building projects over the past 10 years.

Geofirma offer a totally integrated design and construction service, including site investigation and soil testing in a UKAS accredited laboratory, design and optimisation of earthworks using computer aided techniques, and earthmoving and soil stabilisation using state of the art plant and equipment.

Joosten B & L are the UK outlet for a range of recycled plastic products for use in the construction industry manufactured in The Netherlands.  This range of products includes ground stabilisation solutions, drainage products, artificial grasses and recycled plastic fencing and decking items.

Joosten are also the stockist and distributor for TenCate Geosynthetics UK Limited for the UK (excluding NI). 

Large stocks are held in the Bedford Depot and are delivered on their own transport. 

Joosten offer a design advice and supply service to a wide range of industries and to the public sector.

Joosten B&L Environmental is an innovative company that offers environment friendly solutions in the field of soil and water management.  Our theoretical and practical knowledge of civil engineering, plastic pipe systems and plastic (semi-)finished products, enables us to provide customised advice.  Our customers include many well-known UK companies as well as client bodies public authorities.

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Keller is renowned for providing innovative and cost effective solutions to ground engineering and foundation problems.  Keller has unrivalled coverage in the United Kingdom and Ireland where its services are used in infrastructure, building and civil engineering projects.  Not only does Keller offer a wide range of geotechnical solutions, but is backed by extensive experience gained by technology transfer from operations in Europe, North America and Australia.
 
Whether your site has a foundation, environmental, stability or ground water problem, Keller has the solution.

Leca UK will be presenting at the Falkirk Wheel.

Maccaferri Ltd is the UK subsidiary of the worldwide Maccaferri Industrial Group which has its headquarters in Bologna, Italy and manufacturing facilities in over 20 countries, worldwide.

Maccaferri has expanded significantly in recent years and now offers a broad range of geotechnical solutions through a team of industry leading experts specialising in retaining structures, erosion protection, rock-fall mitigation, pavements, fibre reinforcement for concrete and slope reinforcement systems.

The Company operates from offices in Oxford, Perth, Dublin and Belfast and is able to provide its clients a comprehensive package of services including the design, manufacture, supply and installation of geotechnical solutions on a nationwide basis.
Through its dedicated installation subsidiary, Maccaferri Construction Ltd, the Company can also provide a complete facility for clients seeking the reassurance of a fully managed and guaranteed package, from concept to completion.

OGI Groundwater Specialists Ltd will be presenting at the National Space Centre.

Phi Group Ltd is the largest retaining solution specialist in the UK, designing, supplying and building retaining walls and structures including timber crib and concrete crib retaining walls, soil nailing, soil panels, modular block reinforced earth systems, concrete panel faced reinforced soil and planted/grasses reinforced soil slopes, all offering significant cost savings over traditional methods.

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Platipus Anchors is the world leader in the design, manufacture and supply of mechanical earth anchoring products. Founded in 1983, we are renowned for providing some of the most innovative and cost effective anchoring solutions for the Civil Engineering and Construction industries.

The percussion driven mechanical anchor is a unique, modern and versatile device that can be rapidly deployed in most displaceable ground conditions. It offers a lightweight corrosion resistant anchor that can be driven from ground level using conventional portable equipment. It creates minimal disturbance of the soil during installation, can be stressed to an exact holding capacity and made fully operational immediately.

As a completely dry system the Platipus anchor requires no grout or curing time and creates no mess or contamination, delivering excellent performance for applications including: -

 • Retaining Walls                    • Slope Stabilisation
• Bridges                                   • Sheet Piling
• Erosion Control                     • Gabion Support
• Rock Retention                      • Buoyancy Control / Pipelines
• Drainage                                 • Guyed Structures
• Scaffolding                              • Foundations
• Landfill Capping                    • Portable Buildings / Structures
• General Security                    • Marine Applications
• Tunnel Linings                       • Temporary Works

The Platipus presentation will explain how a mechanical anchor works, the different anchor designs, sizes and available materials to suit a wide range of design life requirements and will finish with a selection of typical scenarios and application examples.

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Salix are founding members of the “European Soil & Water Engineering Group” (ESWEG), an organisation consisting of a European network of erosion control and bioengineering experts. This allows us to increase our knowledge base and expertise with over 1000 bioengineering projects completed collectively. ESWEG are responsible for new, innovative products within the industry and carry out extensive research and independent testing.

Salix also have exclusive UK rights to the NAG and NAG VMax3 range of erosion control products. For every individual project, Salix are committed to providing a solution led approach with a strong technical and practical support base. In the past, traditional engineering practices have relied on “hard” revetment techniques to control erosion. These “hard” techniques are expensive to construct, often unsustainable and can greatly reduce the ecological value of a site. When used correctly, bioengineering solutions can offer a cost effective and truly sustainable alternative to traditional hard engineering practices

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Siltbuster is a range of liquid/solid separation devices designed for:
• Temporary use on construction sites to remove suspended solids/oil from water pumped from excavations, etc.
• Cost effective use on municipal and industrial waste water treatment projects.

Siltbuster Limited is the UK’s leading provider of mobile silt management equipment.  Siltbuster  designs, builds and  markets the unique and innovative Siltbuster units to the Construction, Environmental Remediation , Industrial sectors and  the Municipal Wastewater sector.  We operate a large hire fleet of Siltbuster FB50 units and a smaller number of HB50 hopper bottom , including Oil Water Separators and Mobile Filter Presses for solids dewatering.  The company has in excess of 60 silt pollution prevention projects ongoing at any one time, as far afield as the Orkney Isles and New South Wales, Australia.  The Siltbuster process is considered best practice for the management of dirty water pumped from construction sites.  The whole Siltbuster range has been designed to meet the increasing need to improve environmental protection of water courses, groundwater, marine environments and hence water sources both present and future.

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The Sirius Group offers a streamlined, fully integrated consultancy and contracting service. Capable of tackling the toughest brownfield and contaminated land engineering and remediation projects, Sirius offers reliable, practical, high quality performance at a fixed price, however large or small your project.

Sirius provides a complete end-to-end solution. From pre-acquisition assessment and initial site investigations through testing, risk analysis, design, engineering and remediation works, Sirius returns fully warranted land fit for purpose.

At Sirius, we work across the UK in both public and private sectors. Our clients include top house builders, local and regional government and commercial developers. Clients come to Sirius because their projects move smoothly through the company with expert handling at every stage, leaving them free to plan and budget with confidence.

TenCate Geosynthetics is the global leader in geosynthetics.

We offer progressive system solutions for world markets through our global brands, TenCate Polyfelt^®, TenCate Bidim^®, TenCate Mirafi^®, TenCate Miragrid^®, and TenCate Geotube^®.

As a global leader, our geogrids and geotextiles are engineered with advanced application knowledge to meet project specifications for transportation construction, mechanically stabilized earth, erosion control, water and waste management, and shoreline protection/marine structure construction.

TenCate Geosynthetics develops and produces materials that increase performance, reduce costs and enable people to achieve the unachievable.

Ever in the forefront of innovation our speaker at the GEOTEX 2011 seminars will be introducing the cost saving concept of SMART EMBANKMENTS including:

• Building embankments on very poor subsoil – “floating” embankments
• Building levees and dikes using local sand Geosystems such as TenCate Geotube^®
• Monitoring existing embankments – detection using TenCate GeoDetect^®.
• Dewatering silt or sludge to a usable material on a large scale
• Combining ALL these methods to form a SMART EMBANKMENT – monitored permanent structures made from dredged silts resulting in massive cost savings to the client and to the environment

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World leader in the development & supply of products, services & systems for soil reinforcement & ground stabilisation, Tensar International Ltd is in the forefront of geogrid technology.
 
Drawing on 30 years of experience in analysing and optimising the performance of geogrids, Tensar has radically re-engineered the fundamental structure of geogrids to produce a revolutionary product – Tensar TriAxÔ.
 
Tensar’s presentation will show how that when combined with a suitable aggregate Tensar TriAx produces a mechanically stabilized layer with exceptional performance to:
 
Reduce Layer Thickness - Stabilisation factors for Tensar Geogrids enable the reduction in aggregate thickness
Increase Life - The use of Tensar geogrids can extend the service life of the road and makes significant savings in maintenance budgets
Increase Bearing Capacity - The load spreading capability of a Tensar stabilised layer can increase the bearing capacity of working platforms for heavy duty plant, cranes and piling rigs.
Give sustainable solutions - Reduced “carbon cost” compared with unreinforced construction
 
Illustrated with research data and case study evidence it can  be seen that savings in time, construction materials, maintenance and whole life costs can be gained from the application and specification of Tensar Technology. 

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