Introduction

Leading excavation support and rental specialist Groundforce are pleased to announce that they be will sponsoring and presenting at Ground Engineering’s Basement and Underground Structures Conference 2010, taking place at the Cavendish conference centre in London, on the 6th October.

Trenchless technology is no longer a novelty; everything from pipe re-lining to moling and micro-tunnelling is now routine in the utilities and related industries.

Groundforce Shorco is exhibiting at the Fire and Rescue Exhibition on 29th and 30th June 2010 in Harrogate.

Specialist construction equipment provider Groundforce, part of Vp plc continues to expand its offering with the announcement that they have acquired entire issued share capital of, Kent based, Harbray (Plant Hire) Ltd for £0.9m including £0.3m of free cash.

Leading excavation support and rental specialist, Groundforce will have a new look from April 2010. This forms part of its parent company’s (Vp plc) decision to rebrand all of the Group’s businesses.

Groundforce is exhibiting with its trenchless technology division U Mole and with in excess of 20 other key suppliers to the industry at the No-Dig Road Show 2010.

A quick Q and A session with our Technical Director at Groundforce. Interview includes the highlights of the Year, career background and hobbies.

U Mole (a division of Groundforce) recently introduced its latest range of high specification Pipe to Site Chute Roller coiled pipe transportation and dispensing trailers.

Groundforce have recently developed a totally automated “hands free” system for monitoring real time loads in their hydraulic props using wireless technology and GPRS telemetry to provides a 24/7 load monitoring service from any remote location.

Leading equipment and rental specialist Vp PLC has announced that is to re-brand all of the group’s six businesses.The identities of the operating companies within the group will now include a new Vp PLC marquee.

Groundforce International is the latest division that offers our Ex fleet products for sale. The newly created website shows the full range of products we have to offer with a dedicated sales team to take your call.

Structural support and specialist equipment rental provider Groundforce Shorco has launched a brand new safety product, the Manhole Safety Platform which is the first of its kind in the UK.This new range of innovative platform units offers increased safety over more traditional methods.

Groundforce are pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved U Mole website. The site has been designed to be user friendly and increase U Mole’s overall web presence. The navigation is very clear and concise with access to the full range of the products and services offered by U Mole.

In order to keep up to date with the latest technology, Groundforce have recently implemented “page-flip” brochures which can be found on the Groundforce Website.

A huge quantity of trench boxes, sheet piles and hydraulic braces from hire specialist Groundforce Shorco has been used to support a 200 m long open trench while a new sewer pipe was installed.

A unique rolling-strut trench box system combined with a piling hammer and sheet piles provided by Groundforce Shorco has helped Birse Civils negotiate an awkward installation job

Temporary support specialist Groundforce Shorco is supplying its 1500 Series bracing system and GFI trench sheets to support several major excavations at a new gas-fired power station project in South Wales.

Survey Technology has recently moved divisions under the Vp Plc umbrella. Previously a division of Groundforce, the surveying equipment division has now moved to leading tool and equipment hire/sales division, ESS Safeforce.