Construction Materials Testing in London

Today's construction testing website hotspot is London. 

We often get a lot of traffic from London but try not to include the same city too often in our hotspot spot. However, the stats don't lie. The fact is that London has more history and interesting facts than almost any other city in the world, and with major construction projects ongoing, the demand for construction-related equipment, soil testing equipment and so on, is as big as ever. 

That's why London is top of today's visitor stats for Novanna Testing (our construction testing site) AND www.novanna.co.uk, our general testing equipment website.

Soil Testing for Engineers

Soil testing with Novanna is not only for farmers and growers.

A fascinating discussion with an architect friend highlighted for me the many ways in soil and subsoil testing is important for engineering projects.

A recent building collapse in China showed that diligence is important during construction as well as in the design and preparation. A whole building simply disappeared into a hole in the ground - probably caused by tunneling work for the city's new subway system.

Meanwhile, under London, much work continues. Constantly reassessing and coping with surprises and changes in soil type and structure is vital to avoid similar disasters to the Chinese one. With so many millions of tons of high rise building sitting in and on London's variable (but rarely very solid) soil, it's important not to take anything for granted.

For smaller builders and those working from above ground, the characteristics of the soil are just as important, even if a mishap might have less spectacular or disastrous results.

Needless to say, Novanna can help with your soil testing, whether you're an engineer or a builder. Of course, we can help with your other construction materials testing, too.