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Major Supermarket Appoints Subadra

We have recently been awarded a contract to complete environmental site investigations at a portfolio of retail filling station sites being purchased by a major supermarket chain. Their acquisition of the portfolio is dependent on a “clean bill of health” … Continue reading

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Subadra Upgrade Geoprobe

Following an extremely busy few months our hard-working Geoprobe drill rig has had a week off the road for its annual overhaul and re-spray. We took the opportunity to add a diamond coring facility to the rig for coring concrete … Continue reading

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Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010

We have recently completed an environmental baseline survey for ASM Metal Recycling Ltd on a site in Iver, assisting in their application for a site licence under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (England and Wales), 2010. The works were designed to … Continue reading

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Subadra Turnover Up in 2011

Subadra saw a 16% increase in turnover in the year ending 01/12. The increase can largely be attributed to the positive effects of the diversification process we started the previous year. On the downside, margins remain extremely tight, reflecting the … Continue reading

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Subadra Plays Key Role in Development of Award-Winning Filling Station

Subadra are delighted to be part of the consultancy team that helped the Fraser Group navigate through the complexities of the planning system, enabling them to redevelop an old filling station in Yarnton, Oxfordshire. The site had been operating for … Continue reading

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Testing for Water in Fuel

Recent changes have seen the introduction of ethanol as a fuel additive. However ethanol (and bio-ethanol) are able to absorb water and this can give rise to corrosion issues at fuel storage sites such as filling stations, fuel depots etc. … Continue reading

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Subadra Brave the Elements

We’re not usually one to complain about the weather, but last week’s road trip around Scotland pushed our site engineers to the limit. We were completing a series of geo-environmental ground investigations using our GeoProbe drilling system, prior to the sites’ redevelopment early … Continue reading

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From Scrapyard to Parkland

Subadra have completed the successful transformation of a former scrap yard site into a public open space – on time and under budget. Subadra, acting as Principal Contractor, have recently completed the investigation, remediation and landscaping of a 0.3ha former scrap yard … Continue reading

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A Pig Ate Our Drill Rig Keys. Seriously!

It’s not every day we are asked to carry out a geotechnical investigation in a field full of 250lbs pigs. Initially inquisitive the pigs soon got bored and left us in peace to carry out our SPT testing using our … Continue reading

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Return to the South Atlantic

Subadra have been appointed to construct a series of groundwater abstraction wells on St Helena island.  The trip, planned for early 2012, will be our third to the island, one of the remotest spots on Earth. We will be mobilising … Continue reading

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