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A Website Relaunch for WJ UK!

WJ Groundwater November 1, 2019

WJ UK, part of the global WJ Group, are pleased to announce the relaunch of our brand new, refurbished website.

Designing Pumping Tests for Geotechnical Investigations

WJ Groundwater September 26, 2019

Pumping tests are a vital tool in the design and implementation of robust dewatering systems. These tests also act as a key aspect of any groundwater investigation, ground source energy project or water supply well borehole construction.

WJ UK welcomes back intern, Jack Lawrie

WJ Groundwater August 27, 2019

We are pleased to announce our returning intern – Jack Lawrie. Welcome back Jack!

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WJ UK celebrate the retirement of Charlie

WJ Groundwater August 16, 2019

At WJ we pride ourselves on our talented and experienced staff, across the board, both on-site and in the office.

Thames Tideway – In-tunnel Probing

Dan Carpenter February 12, 2019

Whilst WJ are well known and respected as one of the leading dewatering contractors in the UK, we have many other services within our oeuvre. We recently demonstrated one of these whilst undertaking in-tunnel probe drilling as part of the Thames Tideway works at the Dormay Street Shaft in Wandsworth.

A WJ Christmas – Training, Charity and of course lots of fun!

Dan Carpenter January 28, 2019

2018 was a momentous year in the long history of WJ, with the launch of WJ Group, and major global projects such as Thames Tideway in London and Eglinton Crosstown LRT in Toronto hitting full throttle, therefore as the year drew to a close it was the perfect opportunity for all of our staff to let their hair down and relax.

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WJ International Week

Dan Carpenter September 28, 2018

2018 marks a milestone for WJ, as not only is it 37 years since our companies’ formation, but it also marked a rare gathering of our Board of Directors and Senior Managers from across our global operations, representing 23 nationalities from 8 international business regions, for our first International Week in leafy Hertfordshire during early September to mark the formation of WJ Group and the birth of WJ as a truly global brand for all your Water Management requirements!

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Chalk Conference

Dan Carpenter September 25, 2018

On the 17^th and 18^th of September 2018, the British Geotechnical Association and Engineering Group of the Geological Society hosted the first major conference on Chalk in almost 30 years, right on WJ’s doorstep, at Imperial College in Central London.

WJ UK – As Seen On TV!

WJ Group Admin August 8, 2018

Back in May WJ UK had the honour of being included in articles in the British National Press because of our work on the Thames Tideway project. This time we’ve gone one step better and can now claim to be ‘as featured on TV’!

WJ expand in to Kuwait

Dan Carpenter May 31, 2018

WJ have been an established part of the dewatering game in the Middle East for over 15 years now since providing the dewatering for the Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 development back in 2003, with offices in Dubai since 2005 and our Qatar office due to celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2019. January this year marked our expansion in to nearby Kuwait when we were appointed by the Main Contractor HDEC (Hyundai Engineering and Construction) working under the Client KIPIC (Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company) for the Al Zour Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal Project.