Archive for August, 2011

Technics Group win Framework Agreement for Mansell

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Mansell Construction Services Ltd have awarded Technics Group a New Framework Agreement for Utility Surveys. The award follows a rigorous tendering and evaluation exercise by Mansell Construction Services which is a Balfour Beatty company. The agreement covers four regional offices across London, the south east and south west with potential to cover the rest of Mansell Group.

Utility Mapping will be undertaken on various projects in accordance with The Survey Association Essential Guide to Utility Surveys. (http://www.tsa-uk.org.uk/)

The agreement is a further step towards Mansell’s Zero Harm by 2012 programme. Mansell’s have an impressive track record having been awarded Major Contractor of the Year in 2008 and again in 2009. Winning the Health and Safety (major contractor) Award at the 2010 Construction News Quality Awards recognised their efforts to achieve Zero Harm across the business by 2012.

John Macintyre, Technics Group’s Project Director said “I am delighted that we have been awarded this agreement and that our abilities have been recognised. We look forward to working with the Mansell team on their projects”.

For more information about Mansell visit http://www.constructingcommunities.com/Home.aspx

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New Trainee Surveyor joins our team

Thursday, August 11th, 2011


Technics Group would like to welcome our new Trainee Surveyor, Przemyslaw Korczynski.  Przemyslaw comes to us with an excellent educational record having read Geomorphology at Reading University and in Poland.

His training and previous experience with Topographic and Utility Surveying techniques will be good grounding for his future surveying career at Technics Group.

Pzremyslaw said “my objective is to develop my career as a competent and versatile specialist within a field of ground investigation and surveying. I am particularly interested in applied near surface Geophysics, GPR structural imaging, deformation monitoring, as well as hydrographic and geotechnical surveys”

We are recruiting Utility Surveyors of all grades and Senior Land/Building Surveyors, see http://www.technicsgroup.com/about-us/vacancies-careers

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The Jelly Legs Club ride again

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Last night saw the latest excursion of the Technics Group Jelly Legs Mountain Bike Club. We started at Abinger Hammer in the heart of the Surrey Hills, from here we made our way through Deers Leap Wood, on through Wotton and then started the long climb up the dusty trails on Leith Hill. We had a welcomed break at the top by the Semaphore Tower which is the highest point in Surrey. The best bit of course was the high speed run back down the hill taking in some great rocky and rooty singletrack trails. We all arrived at the bottom with the added bonus of no broken bones or serious scrapes!

We have now financed 8 bikes for our staff through the Government Cycle Scheme. This excellent scheme has allowed our guys to buy bikes tax free and therefore save about 40% on the cost. This is a huge amount and has allowed them to get better bikes as a result. It also helps our carbon footprint as they cycle to work when they are in the office.

For details about the scheme see: http://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/

 

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Technics Group chosen for flagship project

Monday, August 8th, 2011

Technics Group have been chosen by Grainger PLC to undertake 3D Topographic Surveys at their latest flagship project, the Aldershot Urban Extension in Hampshire.

Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and the Homes and Communities Agency have worked together to appoint Grainger plc as the developer to create a major new development of up to 4,500 homes and community facilities on surplus military land in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Grainger have appointed Technics Group to undertake land surveys which will be used as the basis for the design and planning team that will regenerate the land at Aldershot Garrison. Grainger will be creating a mixed-use residential scheme of up to 4,500 homes together with community facilities, schools, local centres and leisure facilities. Work will include the restoration and conversion of the historic Cambridge Military Hospital building and will now work towards achieving planning.

Technics Group were chosen because of the quality of their work and the ability to cope with project of this size within a fast track deadline.

For more information about Grainger PLC visit: http://www.graingerplc.co.uk/

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