Introduction

Groundforce Easiform’s small-panel Frami formwork system is helping contractors build a new water treatment works at Scottish Water’s Stewarton treatment works 20 miles south of Glasgow.

Structural Support and specialist equipment rental group Groundforce will be exhibiting at Scotplant 2008 this April.

A Taets 314 Round Pile Breaker from specialist hire company Piletec is helping Leeds-based Hewlett Civil Engineering prepare land for construction of a huge media business development in Salford, Greater Manchester.

Groundforce recently exhibited at Civils 2007 in Earls Court and ran a competition for customers visiting the stand. The prize of offer was £400.00 of De Vere Hotel vouchers. (Just in time for Xmas!)

As part of a strategy to promote their capabilities in the specialist underground, basement propping market, Groundforce took the opportunity to exhibit at the Civils 2007 exhibition in Earls Court, London.

Survey Technology exhibited at Interbuild for the first time this year. Interbuild is the UK’s largest annual building show attracting over 40,000 visitors and over 1200 exhibitors.

Excavation support specialists Groundforce, part of Harrogate based Vp plc, continue to build on their operations in the Republic of Ireland with the announcement that they have acquired the business and assets of two businesses, for a consideration of €0.8m of which €120k is deferred.