Proposals for six new industrial units at Freebournes Industrial Estate, Witham, Essex, have recently been approved by Braintree District Council’s planning committee, representing another successful development opportunity for our client, Galliard Homes.

GB Card & Partners was involved from the early stages of the project, preparing a Phase 1 desk study report, designing a ground investigation and providing environmental and geotechnical information to support the planning application. Our Phase 2 report included human health and controlled waters risk assessments, and geotechnical recommendations, including soakaway drainage and foundation design.

GB Card & Partners are delighted to have been involved in this project and look forward to our continuing relationship with the Client.

GB Card & Partners are excited to announce the recent promotion of employee Alberto Cazzaniga to Principal Engineer.

Since joining the company two and a half years ago Alberto has been a dedicated employee, so we are delighted to recognise his hard work with this promotion.

Alberto would like to offer thanks to all the people at GBCP for the support on both personal and professional aspects as well as giving him the opportunity to do get involved with the following challenges:

• Approval of the first phase of the residential development of a former landfill located in east Kent (Faversham).
• Approval of the extensive remediation works of a former automotive manufacturing plant (Dagenham, London).
• Design of an integrated remediation and geotechnical strategy for the redevelopment of a former petrol filling station comprising ground improvement technique and re-use of site-won material.

Currently Alberto is working on the following,

• Full package work including site investigation, scoping and interpretative report and foundation works risk assessment with a tight schedule.
• Monitoring and remediation of chlorinated solvents plumes at a former manufacturing plant and at a former dry cleaning.
• Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment of ground contamination vapours and dissolved contamination.

Should you wish to get in touch with Alberto regarding any future projects please email him, acazzaniga@gbcardandpartners.com.

As England descended into its third lockdown at the beginning of January the staff at GB Card went back to working from home and having to make the most of virtual team spirit.

As a fun bit of healthy competition amongst employees everyone was encouraged to run as much as they could during the lockdown and track it on Strava, then once restrictions began to ease whoever had run the furthest could then pick a charity for GB Card & Partners to donate to.

Staff put in a valiant effort at going out for runs, particularly as January to March is so dark, cold & wet. Not exactly the most tempting conditions for an enjoyable run.

Overall staff ran nearly 700 kilometres which is very impressive and contributing 281km to the grand total, and winner of the challenge, was Principal Engineer Nick Bonner.

Congratulations Nick!

Nick’s chosen charity is one very close to his heart, Live Luke’s Dreams. To find out more about what the charity does please click here.