Our new rigs are in the country and once commissioning has been completed they will be ready to join the CC Ground Investigations Ltd drilling fleet. Watch this space.
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A big congratulations to CCGI cable percussion lead driller, Ben Bush, for achieving his MPQC Level 2 Diploma in Drilling Operations, Land Drilling – Lead Driller. Having developed through our internal lead driller training programme, Ben has now been officially recognised as a competent lead cable percussion driller. Ben is well known for his outstanding work
August saw our second company Down Day of 2018 held at our Gloucester headquarters. These offer the opportunity to down tools for the day and bring our field crews back to base for training, inspections, company updates, and offer some well deserved ‘team building’ in local hostelries. We covered a variety of training subjects this summer,
Many of you will have had the pleasure of working with Gary Purnell. A universally popular, gentleman of the industry, earlier this year Gary finally decided to call time on a spectacular 52-year career in the geotechnical industry and retire. Gary has spearheaded the CC Ground Investigations Limited (CCGI) business development and tendering team since
Members of the East West Rail Alliance (EWR) project team and CC Ground Investigations Limited (CCGI) recently came together at EWR’s office in Birmingham to attend a ‘Safety in every choice’ behavioural safety programme. The day provided a great opportunity for all members of the project team, from project directors to drilling assistants, foremen and engineers, to
What started as a simple request to all staff for photos showing our work activities soon became competitive and has resulted in CCGI’s annual photo competition. The standard was great with engineers, drillers, managers and technicians all submitting entries, but there can only be one winner for 2017. Prizes were handed out at a recent company down day,
One of the biggest challenges faced by the site investigation industry is how contractors can differentiate themselves from their competition within an increasingly commoditised market. At CC Ground Investigations Ltd (CCGI) we recognise the role our field staff play in delivering successful projects, not only in delivering successful projects, but winning repeat business though collaborative
CCGI’s very own ‘Aquaman’ is at it again. Mike Atherton (CCGI Engineering Manager) is halfway through his latest charity swim where he is aiming to swim the equivalent of the English Channel over a six-day relay through some of the stunning lakes of Cumbria’s Lake District. He is raising funds for a young lad called
This year’s event was an action-packed day. We had several classroom sessions running recapping H&S law and what it means in the context of site investigation works. We demonstrated how our safe systems of works dovetail with regulations, and ran a commercial session on the importance of site investigation programming and the cost of doing business.
Being in the drilling industry we love a good tube, and now CC Ground Investigations Ltd has our very own channel on YouTube. Click the button at the top of the page to see videos of some of the services and innovations we offer.