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GRM provide specialist ground, environmental, structural and design services for landowners and developers across the UK
Burton upon Trent
Joined January 2015
The @metoffice have said that this summer will likely be the warmest on record. One of the impacts for our clients is increased soil desiccation, which can be a potential risk to building foundations. More details and advice in our latest article:.
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The Met Office announced this week that this summer will ‘almost certainly’ be the UK’s warmest on record. Furthermore, figures show that so far, the UK as a whole has only had 72% of the average...
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We are always on the lookout for the next batch of earth scientists and engineers eager to join the GRM team, and it is great to see some of the staff already 'steering' their children our way! Full story in our latest article:.
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Our staff training program often features in articles and posts, and we are proud that the whole GRM team embrace the challenge of Continuing Professional Development as part of their career progre...
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We held our annual GRM Team BBQ last week & were once again blessed with great weather. The day raised over £250 towards the annual total for our joint men’s health charities: @TCSociety & @ProstateUK. More details and pics:.#menshealth.
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Our annual Team BBQ took place last week with clear skies and warm temperatures making the event even more enjoyable. The setting (outside our head office in Burton on Trent) might not be the most...
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GRM offer several inspection services including foundations, clean capping & gas protection. Last week we invited Neil Salvidge to provide some additional training and insights for the verification of ground gas protection systems. Full story:.
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At GRM we are proud of our on-going staff training program, which includes all levels from new members of the team to the two Directors. We use a combination of in-house experts who are always keen...
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Our 4th staff crazy golf tournament took place last week at Branston Golf & Country Club with a wonderful BBQ on the patio to follow. Full story, winners and wooden spoon recipients, plus some pics from the afternoon in our latest website post:.
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Our annual team crazy golf tournament took place last week at Branston Golf & Country Club and was once again blessed with wonderful weather and perfect conditions! Individual and team prizes were up...
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The latest in our Staff Spotlight Series features Laura Hill, one of our Senior CAD Technicians at GRM. She may have a fairly sedentary desk-based day job, but her spare-time activities couldn't be more different. Full story:.
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Next to step into the ring (quite literally… read on) and the spotlight is Laura Hill, one of our Senior CAD Technicians. She is part of the Design Team here at GRM, which provides our clients with a...
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The GRM-sponsored Woodville Rangers U8’s football team have finished their first season in the Burton Junior Football League. The players, coaches, parents, & helpers recently came together for a presentation & fundraising event to celebrate. Full story:.
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Earlier this year we ran a story about Liam Atkin-Press (one of our Senior Field Technicians), and the GRM-sponsored Woodville Rangers U8s football team that he coaches in his spare time (Shining a...
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Soil desiccation is quite literally a 'hot' topic at the moment, with the ongoing warm & dry weather causing cracks to appear in a wide range of ground settings including construction sites. More information & advice for developers in our latest article:.
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Whilst we originally posted about desiccation and the testing process in April (Absence of April Showers Signals First Signs of Soil Desiccation), this post serves as a timely reminder that the...
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The @EnvAgency has now confirmed significant changes to waste exemption categories, which took effect on 1st July 2025. The changes include the introduction of a fee structure which is payable upfront. Details in our latest article:.
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GRM regularly advises developers, contractors, and landowners on the complex and legally constrained management of excavated materials on and between construction sites. This includes Material...
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GRM are recruiting for two positions to support our current and future client workload. The opportunities are for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and a Graduate Geologist or Graduate Engineering Geologist. Full details including salary on our website:.
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GRM take great pride in their annual World Championship activity events which include tenpin bowling, crazy golf and darts. But this week it was the turn of rounders to take centre stage at Stenson Fields in Mediterranean-like temperatures. Full story:.
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GRM take great pride in their various annual World Championship activity events, which include tenpin bowling, crazy golf and darts. But this week it was the turn of rounders to take centre stage at...
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Engineers have confirmed the discovery of a network of Victorian sand mines close to sinkholes that dramatically appeared in a Surrey high street back in February. We commented on this story at the time, and showed @BritGeoSurvey data. More info:.
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Earlier this year we shared some British Geological Survey (BGS) mine data in relation to the emergence of several large sinkholes in Godstone High Street in Surrey. The story made national headlines...
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Every now & again it is good practice to take stock of everything that is happening within a business & applaud the team that are making it happen! And his week we are working on more than 20 different client projects! Full details in our latest article:.
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We are sometimes reluctant to shout about the wide range of support services that GRM supplies to landowners and developers, and so every now and again it is good practice to take stock of everything...
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Some of our team have been out this week conducting zone load testing on a development site that has historic mine workings. Full details including our recommended vibro stone column solution in our latest article:.#foundations #vibro #mineworkings.
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Finding cost-effective solutions to complex ground workings is a speciality of the team at GRM. This is aided by the wide range of experience and technical expertise, which means that collaborative...
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GRM teams have been out this week doing window sampling, trial pitting and soakage tests for the latest phase of the major Lubbesthorpe housing development project south of Leicester Forest East. More details:.
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Residential housing is just one of the sectors for which we regularly provide services, with projects ranging in size from small changes or additions to individual dwellings up to large multi-phase...
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Great to be able to share that Courtney Blockley-Campton, Acting Principal Geotechnical Engineer at GRM, has qualified as a Chartered Geologist. Courtney joins a growing list of professionals at GRM that have been awarded Charterships. See full article:.
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We are delighted to announce that Courtney Blockley-Campton, Acting Principal Geotechnical Engineer at GRM, has qualified as a Chartered Geologist. Courtney has been working at GRM for 12 years, and...
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It is always great to see the end product of a development project on which GRM has been involved. One of our team had the opportunity to do this on a recent visit to the impressive new Civil Service Hub in Blackpool. More info:.
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Many of our articles include pictures of fields, mud, and various pieces of exploratory equipment. This is understandable given that we typically get instructed by clients during the early stages of...
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Our teams are out & about over the next few weeks supporting clients on a wide range of land development projects. And best of all the post Easter weather forecast is egg-cellent! More details of the projects & services in our latest online article:.
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Our GRM team has returned to work this week with several clearly suffering from an overindulgence of Easter chocolate! However, the forecast of a spell of dry and warm weather has given them a...
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Our traditional Easter Colouring Challenge has once again produced some great submissions from the GRM 'family', although we suspect that some of the parents may have used this as an opportunity to relive childhood memories too! Full story:.#easter.
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Some of the ‘longer-standing’ team members at GRM will remember the days before mobile phones and digital streaming services, when entertainment included such basics as colouring books and crayons!...
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The recent spell of warm dry weather is creating unseasonably dry ground conditions & our field-based teams are starting to see soil desiccation on land development projects, which can cause significant potential risks to building foundations. More info:.
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The spell of warm and dry weather towards the end of March and a distinct lack of ‘April Showers’ so far this month have created pleasant conditions for our field-based teams working on a wide range...
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