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WJ Achieves Accreditation from Achilles

WJ Groundwater October 16, 2015

WJ Groundwater is very pleased to announce that it is now an accredited member of Achilles. WJ qualifies for accreditation with both Achilles UVDB and Achilles Building Confidence that creates procurement opportunities within the Utilities sector (UVDB) and the Construction sector (Building Confidence).

To become accredited candidate organisations are required to complete an extensive audit and questionnaire. The compliance sectors include proof of efficient and thorough procedures in the areas of: Health & Safety; Working Environment, Quality Control, Training and Competence Programmes, Social and Ethical Behaviour, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Emergency Management and Site Security.

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UK Project Update: United Utilities, Manchester

WJ Groundwater October 14, 2015

WJ Groundwater has recently completed work on a tunnelling project to install a ‘Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)’ to counteract ‘Unsatisfactory Intermittent Discharge of Storm Water (UIDs)’. Neil Coulter (Contracts Manager) project managed the installation of our dewatering technologies for a number of the deep structures at United Utilities at Eccles, Manchester. Our involvement in the installation began in March and concluded at the end of September.

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UK Project Update: M74 Raith Interchange

WJ Groundwater October 13, 2015

WJ Groundwater has commenced dewatering works on a new underpass that will run beneath the M74 Raith Interchange near Glasgow.

The project is part of a massive £1 billion upgrade of the motorway network to the east and south east of Glasgow and is due to end in about 12 months time.

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WJ Attends Aqua 2015 Conference in Rome

WJ Groundwater September 26, 2015

Richard Fielden and Paul Judge recently attended ‘Aqua 2015 – the 42^nd International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Conference in Rome, Italy.

They were both invited as representatives of the British Drilling Association (BDA) at the 3^rd Annual European Groundwater and Wells Association (EGA) meeting on 18 September, which was a part of the larger event at The University Sapienza. Its purpose was to establish a European standard for the construction of water wells. To see the full itinerary and order of the day visit the following link.

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Qatar Project Update: Marina Yacht Club – Lusail City

WJ Groundwater September 24, 2015

WJ Groundwater is now working with contractors, Ceinsa – JTC Joint Venture to dewater the construction site at the future Marina Yacht Club in Lusail City, Doha.

Work on the grand project’s design and build began in August 2014. As part of the complex flood prevention works already undertaken, a temporary earth bund has been constructed to allow temporary structures such as work site offices to remain in place. Meanwhile, the adjacent site will be flooded with diverted water in order to keep the construction site dry whilst building work is carried out.

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Catch WJ at the BDA’s Seminar at the National Space Centre

WJ Groundwater September 23, 2015

Join us at the Digital Data in Geotechnics and Construction seminar at the National Space Centre in Leicester on 8 October organised by the British Drilling Association (BDA).

The BDA is the UK’s trade association for the ground drilling industry. The seminar speakers will talk about the benefits of and getting the most from Building Information Modelling (BIM) as an aid to ‘knowledge management’ in construction. You will also hear more about how the digital data produced by the geotechnical sector can interact with BIM systems, focussing on what is possible these days, and what is likely to happen in the near future.

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Visit WJ at the Basements and Underground Structures Conference 2015

WJ Groundwater September 23, 2015

Come and visit WJ’s exhibit stand at Olympia, London between 6 – 7 October. We will be in attendance as a part of the 8^th annual Basements and Underground Structures Conference 2015, organised by Ground Engineering Magazine.

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WJ Purchases Booster Station for Dubai Canal Extension Project.

WJ Groundwater September 22, 2015

Equipment Quickie:

WJ Groundwater (Middle East) has purchased a booster station The technology has been put to work on the Dubai Canal Extension Project. It can pump up to 600 l/s and it is currently feeding off approximately 100 No. deepwells along the course of the Canal. It thrusts the water down a 630mm diameter discharge line 2km to the sea. The station box includes automated monitoring and in-line flow meters on each pump.

Photos by Ollie Vincent

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Two Papers Accepted at XVI European Conference for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

WJ Groundwater September 16, 2015

WJ staff and clients have had two papers accepted at the XVI European Conference for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering being held in Edinburgh on 13 – 17 September at ICC. The first paper was to be presented by WJ Groundwater’s chairman, Toby Roberts and the second by Emilio Linde from OTB Engineering.

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Team Frankies Excels

WJ Groundwater September 13, 2015

WJ-sponsored cycling team Team Frankie’s continue their quest for road domination. Middle East Director, Paul Turner is a stalwart of the team and was instrumental in setting up the sponsorship deal between Team Frankie’s and WJ Groundwater. There are a number of keen cyclists in the company including WJ’s Managing Director, Richard Fielden. Check out our extensive article in Issue 27 of our in-house magazine, The Wet End, here.

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