Grampian Geotechnical (Scotland) Ltd

Grampian Geotechnical (Scotland) Ltd provides ground investigation solutions from its base in Aberdeen, serving projects across Scotland. The company works with a wide range of clients, from individual residential properties to commercial developments and civil engineering schemes.

Its drilling capability includes rotary, cable percussive, light hydraulic percussive and hand window sampling. The rotary equipment can operate as a water-well rig to depths of up to 150 metres, while other methods support soil sampling, groundwater and gas monitoring, permeability testing and difficult-access investigations.

The wider service includes geotechnical studies, trial pits, foundation exposure, hand pits, geotechnical sampling, soakaway testing and design, factual and interpretive reporting, and public utility searches. Environmental work covers contaminated-land investigations, desktop studies, remediation, due diligence, gas and water monitoring, water-pipe investigations, waste acceptance testing and site walkovers.

Clients can also use on-site and in-house testing, including plate load tests, CBR, standard penetration testing, infiltration and percolation tests, permeability testing, shear vane testing, soil resistivity tests and dynamic probing. Its custom-built laboratory provides accredited soil, rock, aggregate and concrete testing, giving developers, housebuilders, contractors, councils and other professional project teams access to joined-up ground investigation support.