Geobear has appointed Ashley Stevens as commercial director for insurance, UK, beginning in August. Stevens has 22 years’ experience in insurance and ground engineering and holds membership of chartered institutions for surveying, loss adjusting, building, building engineering and party wall matters. The Geobear leadership felt that Stevens represented too exciting an opportunity to pass up, […]

When it comes to subsidence solutions, there are a few methods to choose from. Whether you’re looking to rely on century-old underpinning methods or want to embrace modern techniques, such as the geopolymer resin injection method, it’s important that you know and understand the ins and outs of each solution in order to make the […]

House subsidence is what homeowners fear. According to Today’s Conveyancer, around 7.65 million homes in the UK are exposed to subsidence risks. Subsidence can be incredibly destructive, especially when left untreated. That’s why it’s important that you find out, as soon as possible, whether or not your house is subsiding. Not only does this give […]

Subsidence of any kind is every homeowner’s worst nightmare, whether it be the entire structure or sections of it. From extensions and conservatories to bay windows and outbuildings, almost every structure has the potential to subside, under the right circumstances. While it might seem unlikely, or uncommon, for a bay window to subside, it can […]

Is Your Conservatory Sinking? What Are the Causes & What Can You Do About it? Subsidence is a structural issue that, typically, affects domestic houses and commercial properties. However, where we only ever hear of instances of subsidence on larger scales, we often forget that other aspects of our homes can be affected by the […]

There are multiple ways in which climate change is set to affect us in our homes. From record-breaking temperatures to the structural integrity of our properties, climate change has never posed as much of a threat as it does today.  According to Fidelity Singapore, the continuing growth of greenhouse gas emissions, if they were to […]