GB Card & Partners welcomes William Ingle into the role of Graduate Engineer at our Exeter office.   William graduated from the University of Plymouth with a first-class honours degree in Geology and has particular experience in the use of ArcGIS to produce detailed site maps.

William is currently working with members of the GBCP team to develop his skills in both geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering in multiple projects around the UK.

Galliard Homes is currently developing the former Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, with the car park being redeveloped for high-rise residential usage and the stadium also being demolished and re-built to create the new home for AFC Wimbledon.   GB Card & Partners has recently managed the ground investigation and provided planning and design support for the 6-hectare brownfield redevelopment. The investigation revealed geological features that can create significant risks to construction projects if not fully understood and investigated.  GB Card & Partners were able to design and implement an effective investigation strategy utilising the latest drilling techniques to mitigate these risks and assist in the substructure design.

The liabilities associated with purchasing a potentially contaminated site are far from straightforward and the Court of Appeal judgement in the case of Powys County Council v Mr. Price and Mrs. Hardwicke highlights this better than any.  The recent refusal of permission to appeal by the Supreme Court cements the original Court of Appeal ruling.  Those who own potentially contaminated sites (such as former landfills) and their advisors need to be aware of the ramifications that this judgement has regarding contingent liabilities (i.e. a liability that may occur subject to the outcome of a future event).