Bachy Solentanche, one of the UK’s leading geotechnical specialists, is seeking to make more than 15% of its 510-strong workforce redundant.
Voluntary redundancies are being sought, while staff are currently being consulted to determine which jobs will go.
In Bachy Soletanche’s last financial results the contractor reported a £28M growth in turnover. The company is the UK subsidiary of the Soletanche Bachy Group, the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor with a turnover in excess of £1bn.
The Future Water Association’s annual Networks November event kicked off last week with a Year in Water Review – a recap on the past year and what it means for the sector going forward.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.

Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water.
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