- Residential
Geobear’s Infrastructure Manager, Darren Turns to His Residential Colleagues for Help with Subsidence at Home
Geobear’s Infrastructure Manager for the North, Darren Scott, was concerned with the presence of cracks around the bay window of his home. He called in his work colleagues for advice and to provide a solution to resolve the subsidence issue. Darren lives in a village in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire. The geology of […]
- Infrastructure
A41 Ground Improvement Works in Progress
Geobear has started a two-week programme of work to improve the ground beneath a section of the A41 in Aylesbury. Transport for Buckinghamshire appointed Geobear to carry out work which will stabilise rocking slabs down a 500-metre section of the Tring Road. The busy route has been subject to many years of heavy goods vehicles […]
- Residential
Duties of a Landlord : Property Disrepair
The Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation Act 2018) came into force on 20th March 2019. It is designed to ensure that all rented accommodation is fit for human habitation. The legislation requires landlords to meet their existing responsibilities with regard to property standards and safety. Landlords should ensure that their properties, including any common parts […]
- Company
Geobear Appoint MD for Residential Business
Geobear appoint Nigel Taylor as MD for Residential business Geobear has appointed Nigel Taylor to lead its Residential division in the UK. The move follows a restructure of Geobear UK’s operations whereby a dedicated business has been created to focus on their residential property solutions. Geobear’s operations in the commercial property and infrastructure sectors will […]
- Company
- Infrastructure
Rail Sector Growth as Steve Featherstone Joins Geobear as Senior Advisor
Geobear is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Featherstone as a Senior Advisor. Steve joins Geobear from Network Rail where, as Track Programme Director, he was responsible for the safe delivery of Network Rail’s programme of track and associated rail systems works valued at some £800m per year and delivered in collaboration with supply […]
- Residential
Household Spending and Coronavirus
The 2020 pandemic and finances The 2020 Coronoavirus pandemic has devastated economies across the world and left people extremely stressed about their finances, and household spending. There is no certainty about when things will resume as before, or if they ever will. The UK Lockdowns have been announced with little warning meaning the fall in […]