25/10/2023 Groundforce Shorco is supplying a range of large-capacity modular hydraulic shoring equipment to contractors building a new footbridge and cycleway over the River Clyde in Glasgow. Farrans is the main contractor on the Govan to Partick Bridge, a fabricated steel cable-stayed opening swing bridge for Glasgow City Council. Linking Water Row in Govan and
03/10/2023 Trench and manhole box designs set to become quicker and easier with extension of digital design tool from Groundforce Shorco. Groundforce Shorco has introduced another industry first in temporary works solutions. Engineers and temporary works coordinators are set to get unprecedented access to create their own trench and manhole box designs, thanks to a
24/07/2023 A complex shoring solution supplied by Groundforce Shorco for another Tideway excavation. Groundforce Shorco has provided specialist equipment to support a second Air Treatment Unit (ATU) excavation on the Thames Tideway Tunnel, London’s Super Sewer project. The project requires a number of ATUs to be installed along the route of the 25km tunnel, to
30/05/2023 Stand G7 at Rail Live will showcase products and solutions from six Vp plc divisions. As part of the VP plc line up at Rail Live 2023 (June 21-22), new products from Groundforce and TPA divisions will make their debut. Groundforce and TPA will be joined by ESS, UK Forks, Torrent Trackside and Brandon
20/03/2023 Methodology for calculating carbon is shared by Groundforce Shorco. Specialist shoring supplier Groundforce Shorco has developed a carbon calculator for temporary works and is making it available not just for customers but the shoring industry as a whole. This altruistic offer is part of the Vp plc subsidiary’s commitment to reaching net zero by
10/02/2023 New 4.5m Manhole Box from Groundforce Shorco fills the gap. A 4.5m Manhole Box that is a sought-after shoring solution when installing precast concrete rings up to 3m in diameter has been added to leading UK construction solutions supplier Groundforce Shorco’s fleet. The new 4.5m Manhole Box joins the portfolio of Groundforce Shorco, and
22/11/2022 Stuart Clazey joins Groundforce Shorco in Scotland. Specialist construction solutions supplier Groundforce has expanded its shoring sales team in Scotland with the appointment of Stuart Clazey. Stuart, who will cover the west of Scotland, brings more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry to the role, with 20 of those years solely in
04/07/2022 Scottish Water has awarded a first-place framework agreement to Groundforce for the hire of trenching and shoring equipment. The framework award is based on a ranked allocation with Groundforce being ranked first of the two suppliers, meaning that all core requirements will be offered to Groundforce in the first instance. Competition between the second