Laboratory civil and technical services

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Advisory and Inspection Services is an independent body which gives advice and carries out consultations on land and construction materials.

The service undertakes ground investigations, highway assessments and sampling and testing of materials. It provides a complete service in most areas of work, ranging from basic project conception to compliance testing, through the construction stages and durability testing following completion.

The service can be split into four main disciplines:

geo-environmental services
materials engineering and testing
closed landfill management
carriageway assessment

You can read more about the services below.

Advisory and Inspection Services is part of Middlesbrough Council's Environment Department and is managed within the Transport and Design Services team. Advisory and Inspection Services are provided under a lead authority arrangement in partnership with the councils of Stockton-on-Tees, Hartlepool, and Redcar & Cleveland. Clients include other local authorities, consultants and contractors, predominantly in the North of England.

As part of an independent service, staff can provide an intelligent client role in any of the above disciplines, especially in conjunction with outsource works. They can advise clients how to safely and economically deal with the implications of test and ground investigation data on their project, carry out technical reviews of external reports, and advise on future investigations.

Approval lists

Contact

If you need further assistance or advice, please contact:

Advisory and Inspection Services
Phone: 01642 239070 (switchboard)
Address: c/o Tees Valley Measurement, Cannon Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 5JJ

Services

Geotechnical and environmental surveys

Services include:

Phase 1 Desk and Environmental Studies
Part IIA Investigations and SPOSH Assessments
Planning (PPS23) related reviews and advice regarding land contamination submissions
Planning, commissioning and supervising Intrusive Ground Investigations, Remediation and Validation
Advice on foundation design
Site instrumentation and monitoring of pore water pressure, ground movement, slope stability, soakaways etc.
Engineering Geology: materials logging to Eurocode 7 (BS5930:1999 as amended)
Ground gas risk assessments
Subsidence monitoring, assessment & advice
Ground related distress of buildings
Ground water deficit detection and advice
Invasive species identification and advice
Conceptual models, risk assessments and geotechnical designs
1st tier assessment of ground contamination
Generic and detailed quantitative risk assessments using CLEA 1.06 Model
Statistical analysis (using ESI Statistical Calculator)
Hydrogeological and Controlled Waters advice
Options appraisal and Phase 3 Remediation strategies
Validation of external ground investigations
Topographical surveys/spot height surveys