GRS mentioned that the bolt-on acquisition complemented its rising portfolio of contracting companies, which incorporates enabling works, earthworks, civil engineering and land remediation.

With a turnover of greater than £6m, Berkshire-based Soil Science has pioneered a low carbon, zero waste and reversible soil remedy for short-term development works corresponding to compounds, entry roads, piling mats and crane pads.

Often called Sureground, the inert soil remedy system reduces the necessity for contractors to maneuver giant volumes of supplies off and onto website throughout short-term enabling works. Consequently it has as much as 70% decrease carbon impression, ends in zero waste and may slash works programme occasions by as a lot as half.

Soil Science was arrange by Invoice Hinge in 2020 after the collapse of his earlier enterprise Geotech Soil Stabilisation (buying and selling as Geobind) shortly after a personal fairness injection.

Since  2020, Sureground has labored for Nationwide Grid, Community Rail and a string of Tier 1 contractors. Most not too long ago the staff accomplished work on the Hinkley Level overhead line connection venture, involving 24km of haul roads and 82 crane pads.

GRS chief government Jon Fisher mentioned: “Soil Science is a dynamic enterprise that’s disrupting the soil stabilisation sector with a confirmed and cost-effective turnkey resolution. We’re massively impressed by Sureground as a extra sustainable various to conventional strategies for stabilising floor. Soil Science suits nicely with different actions in our Built-in Options division and we’re enthusiastic about rising this enterprise collectively.”

Invoice Hinge mentioned: “We’re delighted to be becoming a member of the GRS Group. The deal provides us monetary stability and offers Sureground nice credibility in our sector. Which means our clients can have larger confidence in our capability and functionality to assist main infrastructure tasks in the long run. We’re wanting ahead to working with the GRS Built-in Options staff to develop the enterprise and speed up the adoption of Sureground.”

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