About Us
G7 Geotech Ltd was founded in Leyland in 2015 and aims to provide reliable and informative Geotechnical Consultancy Services for Construction Industry Clients and their Professional Teams. The main focus is attention to detail and we aim to keep in mind the overall aims of the projects we are involved in so that the wider design team can gain maximum benefit from our unique position as regularly being appointed prior to Planning Approval.
In 2020, the company opened a new office location in Cardiff, and now our geotechnical engineers each have over 35 years’ experience in the geotechnical and ground investigation sub-sector, having previously worked for a Local Authority, a number of Engineering Consultancies, as well as a Geotechnical Contractor and several Ground Investigation Specialists. The founder, Alan Watson is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist. A number of Alan's articles have been published in Ground Engineering Magazine.
G7 Geotech provide the following desk-based services:
- Phase 1 Desk Studies
- Preliminary Coal Mining Risk Assessments
- Preliminary Desk Based SUDS Assessments
- Ground-Related Planning Advice and Pre-Purchase and Feasibility Advice
- Geotechnical reviews of ground investigations undertaken by others
- Slope Stability Analysis ( 2D Limit Equilibrium ) using Slope-W and based on existing ground investigations provided to us
G7 Geotech Ltd are no longer undertaking Phase 2 ground investigation fieldwork.