2011 Sponsors

BAUER Technologies is the UK contracting business of the BAUER Group.  We specialise in the design and installation of large diameter piles, diaphragm walls, geothermal systems, under-ream piles and in-situ piled retaining walls on projects throughout the UK.

DELTA is recognised as the UK’s market leaders in cavity drain and waterproofing systems. They are the UK arm of Dorken Gmbh & Co KG, the world’s largest manufacturer of cavity drain membranes.

For several decades, the most prominent names in the construction industry have relied on Grace Construction Products as their waterproofing specialist to provide solutions for their most ambitious below ground projects.

Bachy Soletanche Limited are one of the UK’s leading geotechnical specialists with a reputation for the delivering high quality, cost effective, sustainable, and innovative designed foundations solutions to budget, on programme, in a safe and efficient manner. 

A time-proven system which produces effectively non-absorbent, ultra-low permeability, highly durable concrete, eliminating the need for membranes or other methods of waterproofing.

Groundforce are part of the Vp Plc group, the equipment rental specialist formerly called Vibroplant. Groundforce, the largest division within the Vp group, comprises six business units – Groundforce Shorco, Piletec, Groundforce Easiform, Stopper Specialists, U Mole and Shorflo.

For over 35 years Cordek has enjoyed a reputation for supplying innovative products to the construction industry.

The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) represents professionals working and studying in the field of Architectural Technology. CIAT is internationally recognised as the qualifying body for Chartered Architectural Technologists, MCIAT and professionally qualified Architectural Technicians, TCIAT.

The Institution of Structural Engineers is the world’s largest membership organisation dedicated to the art and science of structural engineering. The Institution has 27,000 members working in 105 countries around the world.

The Ground Forum is the ‘umbrella’ body for the ground engineering sector. Ground Forum brings together five Learned Societies and four Trade Associations which collectively represent most construction-related ground engineering disciplines and gives the industry a single voice.

CIRIA, the Construction Industry Research and Information Association, is an independent, not-for-profit, member based organisation.