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GTEC Summer get together

GTEC Summer get together
GTEC hosted another great summer bash and networking evening for  as many of our  engineers who could make it. This year we held it in Birmingham, a bit more central than Portsmouth where we are based. In the past, GTEC held big parties on the Spit Bank Fort in the middle of the Solent. This…
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Supporting Fanconi Hope charity

Supporting Fanconi Hope charity
Fanconi Hope -supporting an important cause                            Despite the fundraising problems that have affected all charities due to Covid 19, our sponsored charity, Fanconi Hope, has managed to do great things with less. This is a local charity, known to us, set up…
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Can we protect Europe from floods?

Can we protect Europe from floods?
Engineering Geologists seconded by GTEC to projects around the UK, have been involved in undertaking site investigations for flood schemes. Recently in Portsmouth, one of our engineers worked on the  SI for part of the Southsea Coastal Scheme. This stretches for 4.5 km, and will help to reduce the flood risk to approximately  8000 homes…
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Would you know the top 9 longest tunnels in the world?

Would you know the top 9 longest tunnels in the world?
Tunnels have been built over time for many different reasons and over the years we at GTEC have placed contract geotechnical engineers on site investigations on some famous tunnel projects. These have included the Channel Tunnel, London Underground tunnels, Hindhead tunnel, Whitmore tunnel, Silvertown tunnel, Thames Tideway Tunnel to name a few. How about the longest…
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