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The countdown to the annual Homes for Scotland Awards 2019 is on

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We’re delighted to once again confirm our support for this year’s Homes for Scotland 2019 Awards by announcing our sponsorship of the ‘Company Innovation and Best Practice’ category. Now in its 17th year, the prestigious Homes for Scotland Awards celebrates the housing industry’s successes at a gathering of over 1,100 senior industry figures and their […]

Breakfast seminar – Sustainable Construction for housing

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Sustainability is an important part of any construction business, and it is important to utilise resources in an efficient way, as well as minimise the environmental impact that is crated by the processes we use to complete work and the way materials are used. As part of our commitment to making housing developments more sustainable, […]

It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas…

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This year, we have donated £3,000 to two charities that are close to our hearts at GDL.  This year Forth One’s Mission Christmas have received £1500, which has gone towards its appeal to make sure that no child in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and Falkirk wakes-up on Christmas Day to an empty stocking.  Mission Christmas […]

Dr Ian Murray’s appointment boosts our Geotechnical team

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We have confirmed the expansion of our Geotechnical team with the appointment of Dr Ian Murray. On completion of a Civil Engineering Masters at Strathclyde University and a PHD working under the supervision of Professor Alessandro Tarantino, Ian has amassed years of expertise around the theoretical behaviour of clayey soils, soil testing and classification. He […]

We share our experience on new home project

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Birnam Crescent in Bearsden was an extensive enabling works contract to increase site levels and create the required development platform for 20 new homes for major UK housebuilder, CALA Homes. Our works were designed to minimise the large import of materials required to construct the development platform. Existing soils on-site were not suitable for house […]

We’re making the ground move in Hamilton

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Our team has begun work on a new 30-week contract to deliver a soil modification and bulk earthworks package that will create a development platform to facilitate new-build housing for two major housebuilders to construct around 400 new homes at Highstone Hall in Hamilton.    The project will stabilise and modify over 200,000m³ of site-won […]

Our piling division goes from strength to strength with completion of rail project

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With a project duration of just 16 days, we delivered an impressive 88 CFA piles with a 600mm diameter to depths of 28.5m whilst ensuring the railway remained operational. Stuart Cain, Operations Director for GDL Piling, adds: “CFA technology offers the ideal solution for projects in urban locations because it eliminates vibration and disturbance to […]

Wayne gets his wings

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We are always looking for new challenges and ways to develop the business.  Our projects director Wayne Barr has taken this to another level by securing his ‘wings’ as a qualified photography drone pilot. Our new drone photography capability will allow us to produce high-quality aerial images of our projects.  It will also allow our […]

Trio of projects will help us to deliver around 200 new-build homes across Scotland

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Our team is working on three new contracts to deliver soil modification and earthworks packages that will facilitate new-build housing for three major housebuilders to construct their new homes across Scotland. An experienced team offering an approved technical approach We have pioneered the use of soil modification techniques for use under new-build housing in Scotland […]

We’re playing our part in the Homes for Scotland 2018 Awards

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We’re excited to announce our support for this year’s Homes for Scotland 2018 Awards by announcing our sponsorship of the ‘Supporting Organisation of the Year’ category. Now in its 16th year, the Homes for Scotland Awards celebrates the housing industry’s successes at a gathering of over 1,100 senior industry figures and their guests. Kevin Mackenzie, […]

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