This service is used by construction companies, contractors and civil engineers.

Methods employed include:

  • Trial Pit Investigation
  • Window Sampling
  • Dynamic Probing
  • Shallow Mine Working Investigation
  • Foundation Recommendation
  • Existing Foundation Investigation
  • Soil Infiltration Testing
  • Light Cable Percussive Drilling
  • Rotary Open Hole Drilling


We pride ourselves on our expertise, and being able to turn a job around quickly - we understand the time pressure ground workers, contractors and consultants can be under.

  • In situ CBR Testing
  • Plate Bearing Testing
  • In situ Density
  • Nuclear Density Testing
  • Ground Gas & Water Installation & Monitoring
  • Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
  • Particle Size Distribution
  • Plasticity Index
  • Moisture Content
  • Moisture Content vs. Dry Density
  • Undrained Triaxial
  • Bituminous Materials Testing
  • Laboratory CBRs
  • Los Angeles Abrasion
  • Bulk Density Determination
  • Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV)
  • Aggregate Impact Value (AIV)
  • Air Void Determination of Bituminous Cores
  • Permeability
  • Flakiness Index
  • Frost Susceptibility
  • Dry Density Moisture Content Relationship
  • Particle Density

We are a UKAS accredited testing laboratory (No.0529) for this scope of accreditations.