South West Geotechnical Limited

South West Geotechnical (SWG) is a joint-venture company formed by Hall Geoscience Ltd. and Stunt Drilling Services to provide a comprehensive one-stop geotechnical service in the south west region of the UK.

SWG provide geotechnical and geo-environmental services to government bodies, local authorities, consulting engineers, developers, housing associations, loss adjusters, contractors and private individuals.

Our mission objective is to provide cost-effective, geotechnical and geo-environmental services, specifically tailored to our client's requirements, based on local knowledge and primarily using in-house resources.

Although operating under a relatively new name, the SWG team have been operational together since the late 1980's, and have carried out in excess of 3,000 projects region wide.

PORTFOLIO: Have a look at some of our recent projects.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Check here for vacancies we have available now.

CONTACT US: Contact page

Please click on any of the menu itemsat the top of the page to to see further details, photographs, and examples of the various activities which we are able to provide which include:

Field Work capabilities to BS5930:1999

• In-situ testing and monitoring
• Window sampling and Dynamic probing
• Cable percussion boring
• Rotary coring
• Contamination investigations

Laboratory testing capabilities to BS1377:1990

• Shear strength by triaxial, vane, and shear box
• Classification by plasticity, grading, and sedimentation
• Compaction, CBR, MCV
• Consolidation by oedometer

Reporting

• Comprehensive factual and interpretative reporting
• Subsidence investigations and shrinkable clay problems
• Slope and rock stability analyses and stabilisation
• Contaminated land issues
• Papers and Publications   (Listed here)

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