All posts by Glen-Burkitt

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THE BEAST AT BALLYMORE

No we don’t mean the late great Stan P or the infamous Richard L we are referring to our Explorer 500 which we needed to use to carry out...

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FRIDAY FUN – PUTT PUTT

Times have been tough so the Milton crew got the afternoon off to do some team building at Victoria Park’s Putt Putt course. Dodgy shots were made, beers consumed...

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RUOK?

Every year a special day has been put aside to help us recognise the issues our colleagues may be experiencing and encourage us to talk through issues affecting their...

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SHRINK/SWELL TESTING

Soil Surveys has been in business for nearly 50 years and we have been testing soil in our labs almost from day one. We were early adopters of the...

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THE SITE SLOPES A BIT

Occasionally we have no choice where we drill and sometimes the surface isn’t as rig friendly as it could be. This is when we use our hydraulic legs to...

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SOMETIMES YOU JUST NEED TO DIG A HOLE

One of our experienced laboratory technicians collecting a field density sample on an earthworks site.

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EKKA

Usually this time of the year Brisbane residents are bracing for a family activity called the Ekka. Over the years Soil Surveys has been involved in investigations on the...

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NATA ACCREDITED FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Here is Rodney Lucas our Civil Works Manager and Craig Ferguson-Hannah our Laboratory Manager with our new NATA Certificate after having successfully navigated a recent NATA audit.

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DID YOU KNOW?

One of our eagle eyed engineers heard a recent story on ABC radio and spotted it online, which highlighted the Tuff that makes up the Kangaroo Point cliffs and...

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Soil Surveys- The Foundation of a Successful Project. Every project needs a solid foundation on which to be built and Soil Surveys have been providing geotechnical services to do just that for over 45 years.