Sophie Vicard: Gender Balance in Construction
In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day this year, we spoke to Sophie Vicard, Geotechnical Project Manager at Bachy Soletanche, to get her thoughts on the gender balance in the construction industry, her experience in the sector and the role models that have inspired her. What is your role at Bachy Soletanche? I am currently [...]
Ruth Webster: The Pathway To Success
Ruth Webster joined Bachy Soletanche as a temporary receptionist and has risen through the ranks of the company to become a Senior Contract Engineer. In this section, Ruth discusses her progression through the company and gives advice on how to follow suit. How did you come to work at Bachy? My route into the company has [...]
The Importance Of A Diverse Workforce
Boris Caro Vargas, Bachy Soletanche's Managing Director, discusses the importance of a diverse workforce, the benefits it brings to a company and the wider environment, and how the industry can improve as a whole. What does an inclusive workplace look like? It’s a difficult question… an inclusive workplace is one that is [...]
Andy West: From Kenya to Hereford… The Long Way
Andy West, Commercial Manager at Bachy Soletanche, celebrates 30 years of working for the company. Here, he looks back on his career to date, stand-out project experiences and how the industry has changed during that time. As I write this, I am currently working from my home in Hereford as I have been for [...]
Targeting a Zero Injury Workplace: VINCI Safety Week
In 2020, 40% of all work-related fatalities were in construction, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Falling from height, and collisions with plant are all common potential hazards faced by construction workers every day. Due to the inherent, high-risk nature of the work, the construction industry is held to some of the highest safety standards around. [...]
Suporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Today, Monday 10th May 2021, marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health and wellbeing. The week, which is hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, is in its 21st year and runs from 10-16 May. This year, the theme for the week is ‘Nature’. Across the country, people [...]
Geotechnical Collaboration Drives Down Embodied Carbon at EcoPark South
Bachy Soletanche and Vibro Menard have been awarded a contract by Taylor Woodrow, to deliver the geotechnical work on the first phase of the EcoPark South project in Edmonton, London. The scheme, designed to reduce embodied carbon, is part of North London Waste Authority’s £1.2bn programme to create a new waste management hub and Energy Recovery Facility. The environmentally [...]
Bachy Soletanche Reduce Environmental Impact of Piling Rigs
Bachy Soletanche is continuing to drive its sustainability agenda, by using exhaust emission reduction technology to reduce the environmental impact of its piling rigs and equipment. Early in 2020, Bachy Soletanche identified the importance that reducing plant emissions has in contributing to VINCI’s ambitious targets of reducing its impact on the climate and environment. In conjunction with Cybrand AEC [...]
Clif Kettle: A Tribute
As some of you will be aware, one of our former employees, Clif Kettle, sadly passed away after a short illness. Our immediate thoughts are with Clif’s family, friends, colleagues and all those that knew him. Clif joined Bachy Soletanche in 1990, spending three decades within the wider Soletanche Bachy Group where he played a key role in [...]
Thames Tideway Tunnel Team Crowned Community Engagement Champions
The joint venture of Costain, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche, working on the eastern section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, has been awarded Community Engagement Champions at the Ground Engineering Awards 2020. The team, located at Chambers Wharf, was recognised for their approach to engaging neighbouring stakeholders, employment of local people, team volunteering hours, communication methods, STEM activities, and their [...]
Bachy Soletanche to Deliver Foundations for the Preston Western Distributor Road
Bachy Soletanche has been awarded a £5.6m contract by Costain, to deliver geotechnical works on the Preston Western Distributor Road. Scheduled to open early in 2023, the £200m road scheme is the biggest new road programme in the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal. The Preston Western Distributor will link the A583 and the M55 motorway and will [...]
The Future Of Geotechnics: The Next Generation
The Future of Geotechnics: What the industry needs to do to attract the next generation of experts into construction. This is the third in Bachy Soletanche’s series of thought leadership reports exploring the future of geotechnics and the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Our aim for this report is to ignite conversation around the importance of [...]