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In this episode of the Breaking Ground podcast, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are with Natalie Bews (Managing Director at Skelair International Ltd), discussing her journey in the geotechnical engineering sector. Natalie shares her early passion for geology, her career progression from an assistant geotechnical engineer to a business development role, and the importance of proactive marketing strategies in securing projects.  Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are discussing the journey into a Geotechnics career with some recent graduates from the Ground Forum undergraduate mentoring program discussing their journeys into the field of ground engineering. They share their educational backgrounds, experiences in the industry, and insights into the challenges and opportunities they face. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are discussing CFA piling, the potential of machine learning in the industry and the impact of regulations on pile design. They explore insights from a survey on AI's role in the piling industry and the future of automation in construction jobs. Our guests on this podcast are John Hopkins (Project Manager, Expanded Piling Ltd) and John Chick (Former FPS Chair and Technical Leader for Geotechnics, Sizewell C) Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings are discussing one of our Ground Forum members, the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining, also known as IOM3. Specifically, they focus on the Ground Engineering Subgroup (GES) of IOM3.   Our guests on this podcast are David Waring Senior Geotechnical Engineer at BP, Emily Wood who is Engineering Manager at BAM and Paul Skerry, the Director of Membership at IOM3.  Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings chat with Dr Paul Beetham of Nottingham Trent University, a Chartered Civil Engineer specialising in geotechnical design and ground improvement. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.

In this episode, Steve Hadley and Ciaran Jennings chat with Luisa Hendry, who you might know from the world of social media as the Scottish Geologist. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings.

In this episode, Steve Hadley and his guests discuss social mobility and pathways into the ground engineering industry. Hadley hosts the episode together with Federation of Piling Specialists (UK) and European Federation of Foundation Contractors secretary Ciaran Jennings. They are joined by Ramboll design engineer Palak Shukla, Atkins Réalis senior geotechnical engineer Tony Bowerman, and Mott MacDonald senior geotechnical engineer Natalie Wride.

In this episode Steve Hadley meets Skevi Perdikou from Geofem. The company is a leader in the application of remote sensing and visualisation technology for monitoring infrastructure and geotechnical assets. This is becoming an increasingly important tool to use along with traditional and complex geotechnical models when assessing events such as dam, slope and cliff failures. Listen to hear more about the science behind these methods and projects where it has been applied.

Hock Liew and Javier Marti join Steve Hadley to explore the history and current implementation of the observational method in basement construction. They explain how better instrumentation and monitoring can help inform decision making that can save time and money, as well as managing risks to workers, the public and surrounding assets.

Dinesh Patel is a world renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. He has produced innovative solutions for landmark building projects and written papers that continue to be referenced decades after their release. Tune in and enjoy the second of two episodes exploring his career journey.

Dinesh Patel is a world renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. He has produced innovative solutions for landmark building projects and written papers that continue to be referenced decades after their release. Tune in and enjoy the first of two episodes exploring his career journey.

In this episode Steve Hadley is joined by Keller’s newly installed group sustainability manager Luke Deamer; sustainability expert and Russell and Dawson senior consultant Erica Russell; and Arup geotechnical and sustainability engineer Alice Berry, who is returning to the podcast.  We explain some of the terminology being used in discussions around carbon and look into how the ground engineering sector can transition to a low CO2 future and ultimately achieve net zero. If you would like to be featured on the podcast - this call is especially to our overseas listeners - please get in touch by searching for Steve Hadley from Central Piling on LinkedIn. Please subscribe to this podcast so that you never miss an episode, and if you are interested in sponsoring an episode, please contact Steve Hadley on LinkedIn or get in touch with the sales team at Ground Engineering magazine.

LQM’s Paul Nathanail, Atkins' Carrie Rose, and Ian Evans from Arcadis join host Steve Hadley to discuss the topic of contaminated land.  The guests review some common sources of it, as well as methods of investigation and containment. The panel also provides insights into contamination within popular culture by referencing films such as Deepwater Horizon and Erin Brockovich. If you would like to be featured on the podcast - this call is especially to our overseas listeners - please get in touch by searching for Steve Hadley from Central Piling on LinkedIn. Please subscribe to this podcast so that you never miss an episode, and if you are interested in sponsoring an episode, please contact Steve Hadley on LinkedIn or get in touch with the sales team at Ground Engineering magazine.

In this episode of the podcast host Steve Hadley meets Carla Martín Clavé.  Carla, who moved to an engineering geologist role at Jacobs after completion of her PhD, won the prestigious Glossop Award in 2022 and gave a presentation on the role of engineering geology in the energy transition at the Engineering Group of the Geological Society’s Glossop evening.  The conversation covers the use of salt caverns for gas and carbon storage, which was a focus of her research work. It goes onto review a wide range of low and zero carbon methods of creating electricity.

Host Steve Hadley is joined in this episode by Rebecca Penn of Balfour Beatty, Martin Griffin of Knight Piésold and Gary Evans from Plowman Craven to discuss neurodiversity.  The group explains some of the conditions, their experience of being neurodiverse and working in the construction industry, and how having a neurodiverse team can make your organisation more effective. If you would like to be featured on the podcast - this call is especially to our overseas listeners - please get in touch by searching for Steve Hadley from Central Piling on LinkedIn. Please subscribe to this podcast so that you never miss an episode, and if you are interested in sponsoring an episode, please contact Steve Hadley on LinkedIn or get in touch with the marketing team at Ground Engineering magazine.