Harrison News

BS 5930 Code of Practice for Ground Investigations has been amended. BS 5930:2015 +A1:2020 has just been published. The amendment contains the following main changes from BS 5930:2015.  Update to ground investigation and geotechnical design in accordance with the latest …

Harrison Group is very pleased to announce that, on 5th May, its soil testing laboratory achieved certification to the latest UKAS standards. Between them, Henry Chapman, General Manager-Testing Services, and Matthew Wilson, Laboratory Manager, attended British Measurement and Testing Association …

After receiving a commendation in 2018 for it’s application of data management to real-world ground investigation interpretation, Harrison Group went one better a year later. On 25th November 2019, in a keenly fought competition, the company came out on top, …

The continued success of our Cambridge office has led to the growth of our team and the need to move to bigger premises; from 1 August we will be based at Fen Ditton, on the edge of Cambridge. “We have …

Asbestos can be a serious issue for developers, particularly of brownfield sites, with contamination occurring on the surface or more deeply in the ground. Assessing the type and amount of asbestos, and the risk it poses, requires specialist knowledge and …

Our in-house soils and materials testing laboratory UKAS accreditation has been renewed for another four years, following a successful audit in March 2019.   “The two-day audit is carried out every four years to ensure we continue to maintain the …

    As part of its’ Environmental Management System, Harrison Group is always working to minimise the use of single-use plastics and follows a comprehensive program of recycling materials that are in in everyday usage.  We have recently recycled 46 …

We are celebrating 30 years of helping Maltese clients solve complex engineering challenges. “Our relationship with Malta began in 1989, when we worked on the site investigation of a new quay in the Freeport,” explained Harrison Chairman David Harrison. “This …

Our approach to modelling archived site investigation data on a site with a history of chalk mining was highly commended at this year’s Keynetix Data Management Awards.  “We had a large amount of data – mainly hand-written logs – from …

We have updated our sampling and testing procedures, following a number of changes to geotechnical industry standards in 2018.  “While standards are revised all the time, there have been a significant number of updates to the key ones for geotechnical …

We have been delighted to welcome four graduate geotechnical engineers to Harrison Group over the past few months. Sam Hedges and Joe Sparks have joined our London office, after both completing their Masters at the University of Portsmouth, and Callum …

Improving Efficiency by Data Validation  Our Project Inputting Tool (PIT) is transforming the way we validate and manage ground investigation data, saving time and money for our clients, says Harrison Group Environmental Data Manager Conrad Stewart.  Delivering all the data …

As part of providing the highest levels of quality of service to our clients, Harrison Group Environmental has now raised the bar as a Gold member of Constructionline. Previously a Silver member of the register, this increased level brings with it …

Harrison Group Environmental places great emphasis on the safety of staff when working for the company, whether it be on-site or in an office environment. As part of this ongoing commitment, the company is pleased to announce that Henry Chapman …

The long history of sinkholes appearing in Norwich is well documented, with the double-decker bus incident of 1988 making headlines around the world. The latest one opened up on Tuesday 13th March in Rouen Road, an important thoroughfare in Norwich …

Harrison Group Environmental was part of the specialist team carrying out major ground investigations for the Boston Barrier flood defence scheme in Lincolnshire. The Boston Barrier is designed to better protect over 14,000 properties against tidal flooding in the area, …

We are pleased to welcome Jamie Austin to the staff at Harrison Group.  He is a Chartered Geologist with over 18 years of experience running investigations and undertaking detailed analyses and complex geotechnical designs.  As Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Jamie is …

Harrison Group Environmental Limited is building on its reputation for providing quality geotechnical and geoenvironmental services for clients in Essex by opening a new office in Colchester.  The operation will be headed up by Principal Engineer Martin Cooper. He commented:  …

The Keynetix ‘Geotechnical Data Highly Commended 2017 Management Awards’ ceremony was held at Jurys Inn, Oxford on 27th November 2017 and was attended by over 100 delegates.  Harrison Group competed against 6 other finalists in the ‘Data Collection and Reporting’ …

A number of staff from Harrison Group participated in Stoptober 2017. Food luxuries were given up, and, despite a couple of forfeit days during the month, the abstaining was an overall success.   Some members of staff who took on …

We were delighted to sponsor the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Club’s AGM this year. It was great to hear from Doug Field, the new Chair of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, and to meet the winners of the Constructing Excellence East …

  As part of the 40th year anniversary activities carried out by the Harrison Group, a number of staff volunteered to help Norfolk Wildlife Trust.  On an August day that started out grey and showery, 12 of Harrison’s finest travelled …

We are delighted to be supporting the great work of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust by becoming a Silver Investor in Wildlife. We are already planning a volunteers’ day later in the year, where staff will help out on one of …

A number of staff at Harrison Group kicked off the firm’s 40th anniversary celebrations on 2 April by running the ‘Only the Brave’ obstacle mud race in Elveden, Suffolk to raise money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.  On a …

I am delighted to be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the company I set up as a ‘one-man-band’ in 1977 and which has grown to become a highly-respected business operating throughout the UK and in Europe.

Harrison Group Environmental operates to Building Information Modelling (BIM) level 2. – an overview of our capabilities follows.

Run Norwich is a 10-kilometre road race, organised by Norwich City FC Community Sports Foundation (CSF). This year’s run on Sunday 7th August saw over 4,200 runners take to the city centre streets and pass some of Norwich’s most iconic …

CL:AIRE has recently published the Joint Industry Working Group Asbestos in Soil and Construction & Demolition (C&D) Materials guidance titled “Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012: Interpretation for Managing and Working with Asbestos in Soil and Construction & Demolition materials: Industry …

Designers of soakaways should take a more holistic approach to site investigation, including consideration of contamination and ground risk, according to the 2016 update of BRE Digest DG365 Soakaway design.  Jon Archer, Principal Geoenvironmental Engineer at Harrison Group Environmental, said: …

Harrison Group were very pleased to have sponsored this event entitled Risk & Reward held on 17 May by the Norfolk Constructing Excellence Club.  The session looked at how to identify unfolding difficulties and prevent them developing into crises, whilst …

Harrison Group Environmental co-hosted a visit of representatives from Malta’s construction industry to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in Norfolk last month, as part of its work to help improve construction industry practice in the country.  David Harrison, Chairman …

Harrison Group are pleased to announce that our recent work for Morgan Sindall at RAF Mildenhall – Building 582 contributed to them receiving ‘Perfect Delivery’ for the overall project.  It is our ethos at the Harrison Group to work very …

Harrison Group Environmental is building on its reputation for providing quality geotechnical and geoenvironmental services for clients in the Cambridge area by opening a new office in the city.   The new office will be open for business from 1st …

We are very pleased to announce that the independent Harrison Group soil testing laboratory has once again been re-accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to ISO/IEC 17025:2005.  The laboratory carries out a comprehensive range of physical testing methods …

A Revised version of BS 5930 (BS 5930: 2015, “Code of Practice for Ground Investigations”) has been published in August 2015 which replaces the previous 1999 version.  BS 5930 has underpinned ground investigation practice in the UK and abroad since …

This is important information for the slaughterhouse and meat processing industries.   You may well be affected by the following information   Environmental permitting   What is environmental permitting? The Environment Agency (EA) have adopted an approach to controlling pollution …

We are pleased to announce that on 26th February 2015, the London office of Harrison Group Environmental Limited will be relocating to larger premises. Our new contact details from this date will be:  Unit 12 Waterways Business Centre Navigation Drive …