North America drives Keller growth

Geotechnical specialist Keller has reported first half 2026 results, with revenues up 11% to £1,608m and underlying operating profit up 17.1% to £117.9m.

Ground engineering trio for Sizewell C

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering, VSL Systems (UK) Ltd , and Bachy Soletanche will team up to deliver geotechnical works for Sizewell C, including piling, soil mixing, diaphragm walls, and plastic cut-off walls.

Rodgers to lead Expanded's geotechnical business

Laing O'Rourke has appointed Clare Rodgers to lead the geotechnical business of its Expanded subsidiary. Rodgers moves to the role from Select, where she was lifting solutions leader.

Experts join forces for Sizewell piling works

Trio of specialists form Geotechnical Sub-Alliance at nuclear site

Geobear appoints commercial director

Geotechnical specialist Geobear has appointed Jon Chevin as commercial and infrastructure director.

Practical Engineering - Why Buildings Need Foundations, 04012022

What is a foundation and why do all structures need one? If all the earth was solid rock, life would be a lot simpler, but maybe a lot less interesting too. It is both a gravitational necessity and a source of job stability to structural and geotechnical engineers that all construction - great and small - sits upon the ground. And the ways in which we accomplish such a seemingly unexceptional feat are full of fascinating and unexpected details.

TED Ed (Animation) - Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall over? 03122019

In 1990, the Italian government enlisted top engineers to stabilize Pisa’s famous Leaning Tower. There’d been many attempts during its 800 year history, but computer models revealed the urgency of their situation. The tower would topple if it reached an angle of 5.44 degrees— and it was currently leaning at 5.5. What gives the tower its infamous tilt? Alex Gendler explores the monument's history.

Free Documentary - China's Mega Projects - China's Tallest Building: Shanghai Tower, 08102021

A skyscraper with a concept of environmental protection rises from the ground. "Shanghai Center" is one of those super constructs in the field of engineering. After its completion, it becomes the tallest building in China, at 632 meters, as well as a new landmark in Shanghai. This "dragon-shaped” skyscraper, with an environmentally innovative mandate, is through and through a scientific and technological marvel using breakthrough design and functionality