Bachy Soletanche Launches Scottish Office to Strengthen Regional Presence
Bachy Soletanche is pleased to announce the opening of its new regional office in Bellshill, Glasgow, marking an important step in strengthening its presence across Scotland. Acquired in March 2025, the office provides a dedicated base for operations in the region, enables closer working with contractors and partners, and improves delivery capability. The new Scottish office forms part [...]
Bachy Soletanche Shortlisted for 2025 Ground Engineering Awards
Bachy Soletanche is excited to announce its success in being shortlisted for seven categories at the 2025 Ground Engineering Awards. The company's commitment to excellence, innovation and safety has been recognised across various award categories, showcasing its leadership in the industry. Bachy Soletanche has been shortlisted for the following: Contractor of the Year: for geotechnical excellence, industry contributions [...]
Gates open on London’s New super sewer heralding new era for the Thames
London’s super sewer, designed to protect the River Thames from sewage pollution well into the future, has now been turned on. First 4 of 21 sites switched on, with new tunnel starting to protect River Thames from sewage pollution for the first time First data records half a million cubic metres of sewage captured by the tunnel network [...]
Bachy Soletanche sponsors inclusive football team supporting men’s mental health
Bachy Soletanche recently sponsored an open-age amateur football team in Liverpool, which is supporting men’s mental health and inclusivity. The team was set up by the company’s accounts assistant Thomas Medcalf earlier this year. After gaining traction from friends and locals, numbers grew, and they now have an 11-a-side team who are participating in the Merseyside 11s Inclusion [...]
Bachy Soletanche announces new structure as part of three-year growth plan
Bachy Soletanche has strengthened its ability to serve clients across the UK and Ireland through structuring the business into three distinct divisions. The geotechnical specialists will operate a regional business, formed of Northern and Southern Divisions, along with a nationwide Projects Division. The Northern Division, led by Shaun Davison, will specialise in delivering smaller projects, for new and [...]
Bachy Soletanche completes work on Riverside 2 energy-from-waste facility
Bachy Soletanche recently concluded its £7.5m geotechnical contract for Cory’s second energy-from-waste facility, Riverside 2, located on the banks of the River Thames in south-east London. Once complete, Riverside 2 will be one of the largest and most efficient energy-from-waste facilities in the UK. It will treat 650,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste, generating enough electricity to power 176,000 homes [...]
Bachy Soletanche receives RoSPA President’s Award for a decade of health and safety excellence
In recognition of its exceptional health and safety performance, Bachy Soletanche has recently received the coveted RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) President’s Award after achieving its 10th consecutive RoSPA Gold Award this year. Implementing preventative action plans, collaborating with site teams on risk management and delivering a falling objects awareness campaign were some of the [...]
HS2 celebrates the UK’s first female rig driver
Natalie Smith from Redditch is quite literally laying the foundations for HS2’s arrival. The 44-year-old mother of one is among the growing ‘orange army’ of female construction workers that changed career to play a part in building Britain's new railway. Natalie, who now lives in Castle Bromwich, was both intrigued and inspired by HS2’s construction, which she could [...]
Bachy Soletanche appoints Martin Stanley to Southern Business Unit Manager role
In a drive to accelerate growth and improve client experience, Bachy Soletanche has recently appointed Martin Stanley to the new role of Southern Business Unit Manager. Martin has been with Bachy Soletanche for over 18 years since graduating university, working across the design, estimating and operations departments for a broad range of projects in the water, energy, transport, [...]
INSIDER UPDATE: John Martin, Health and Safety Advisor
In this latest Insider Update, we continue our National Apprenticeship Week 2024 content and catch up with Health and Safety Advisor John Martin, who discusses his journey since joining the company as a piling apprentice nearly 10 years ago..... I started as an apprentice with Bachy Soletanche in September 2014, nearly 10 years ago. [...]
INSIDER UPDATE: Maisie Robe, Apprentice Mechatronics Maintenance Technician
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2024, we hear from Apprentice Mechatronics Maintenance Technician Maisie Robe, who has hit the ground running since starting her apprenticeship with Bachy Soletanche just over a year ago. Maisie shares her perspective on being an apprentice at Bachy Soletanche and what has been key to her success so far.... When [...]
INSIDER UPDATE: Chris Cochrane, Chief Plant Mechanic
For National Apprenticeship Week 2024, we catch up with some of Bachy Soletanche’s former apprentices to see where they are now and how their apprenticeship experience has helped shape their career. This first article focuses on Chris Cochrane, who joined the company as an apprentice electrician 13 years ago..... I joined Bachy Soletanche as an [...]