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Latest News and Updates from WJ Groundwater and across the Industry.
Lower Thames Crossing
Dan Carpenter June 6, 2024Since our formation in 1981 WJ have an outstanding record working on some of the largest and most complex infrastructure projects in the UK, and in particular, in and around London. When it was announced that a new tunnel the River Thames was to be constructed, which would link Kent and Essex and help alleviate pressure on the Dartford Crossing, it was a project that at WJ we were keen to provide our experience and expertise on.
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A57 Mottram Moor
Dan Carpenter June 6, 2024WJ have an outstanding record delivering our services for key national infrastructure projects, and one of those recently earmarked by the UK National Highways is the A57 Trans-Pennine route, which is designed to alleviate congestion on the vital A57 and A628 roads between Manchester and Sheffield. In order to aid the design of this crucial update project, WJ were engaged by SOCOTEC to undertake pumping tests in the village of Mottram in Longendale on the edge of the Peak District.
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Silvertown Crossing Pumping Test
Dan Carpenter October 31, 2019There are over 60 River Crossings within London, including London Bridge, the Dartford Crossing, Westminster Bridge and numerous rail tunnels. In order to reduce the strain on these crossings, and in particular the Blackwell Tunnel, a new crossing will be constructed between the Greenwich Peninsula, home of the iconic O2 Arena, and the Silvertown Docks, along a similar orientation to the Emirates Airline cable car.
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Old Oak Common
Dan Carpenter October 31, 2019High Speed 2 (HS2) is a new proposed high-speed rail link connecting London and Birmingham, before being extended up to Leeds and Manchester, via Crewe. As part of these works over 330 miles of track will be laid, accompanied with 21 new or refurbished stations along the length. One of the key new termini that is to be constructed in London is at Old Oak Common.
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Colchester Northern Gateway
Dan Carpenter September 23, 2019The Geothermal industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the energy industry in the UK, and is becoming an increasingly common option for new council developments. Fortunately for WJ, these geothermal systems require the construction and testing of deep boreholes which are one of WJ’s specialities!
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The Royal Parks
WJ Group Admin September 15, 2015‘The Royal Parks’ are an essential government-funded organisation that manages the conservation of the eight major parks in London as well as other smaller areas of garden and parkland.
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University College London
WJ Group Admin August 24, 2015Recognised as one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world, UCL was founded in 1826 as London’s first university.
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Salford Dallas Court Detention Tank
WJ Group Admin August 17, 2015This contract took us North again to Greater Manchester. Salford, to be exact.
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