2026 – Page 2

The board of Van Elle has accepted an offer from Strabag UK.

Van Elle to be bought by Strabag UK

10 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

Van Elle, the Nottinghamshire-based ground engineering and geotechnical contractor, has accepted an offer from Strabag UK for the purchase of its shares and the takeover of the company. The offer from the Austrian group is […]

Michael Speakman, former CEO of Keller Group, passed away on 3 April 2026.

Michael Speakman RIP

10 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

The board of Keller Group plc has announced that former chief executive officer Michael Speakman passed away on 3 April 2026. Michael joined Keller as Chief Financial Officer in 2018, before becoming CEO in 2019 […]

Ecopia’s online data portal allows users to browse off-the-shelf datasets, download free samples, and make purchases.

Launch of new platform for high-precision geospatial data downloads

9 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

Ecopia AI, the industry-leading artificial intelligence company that specialises in extracting insight from geospatial big data, has announced the launch of its new online data portal – a self-service platform that provides instant access to […]

ECS Engineering Services, a major part of the Engineering Solutions Group, will now sit under NG Bailey.

Engineering Solutions Group acquired by NG Bailey

1 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

NG Bailey, the UK’s largest independent engineering and infrastructure services provider, has acquired Engineering Solutions Group (ESG), a specialist engineering group operating across the water, environmental and wider infrastructure sectors. Undertaken as part of its […]

Bespoke attachments, such as this one for moving heavy pipe segments, can make materials handling quicker, simpler and safer.

Bespoke solutions to materials-handling challenges

1 April 2026 GeoCon News 0

Whether it is in the factory or on a construction site, handling bulky, heavy and awkwardly shaped items is a challenge faced by many in the industry. They have to be placed precisely, stacked safely […]

Hyperion Robotics has chosen Flixborough, near Scunthorpe, as the site of Force 1, its first UK factory.

Hyperion Robotics chooses Scunthorpe for its first UK factory

25 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

Hyperion Robotics, Europe’s leading low-carbon construction technology company, has confirmed Flixborough near Scunthorpe as the location of its first UK factory, signing a strategic agreement with LKAB Minerals to establish a new advanced digital, automated […]

Jacobs has completed its acquisition of PA Consulting, a process which began in 2021.

Jacobs completes acquisition of PA Consulting

24 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

Global science-based consulting and advisory company Jacobs has now completed its acquisition of PA Consulting, a leading innovation and transformation consultancy. Jacobs acquired a 65% stake in PA Consulting in March 2021, with the remaining […]

Fugro is mapping the Guadalupe, San Antonio, Lower Colorado, and Lavaca river basins to support flood‑risk and infrastructure planning across south central Texas.

Mapping Texas river basins to improve flood resilience

19 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

Commissioned by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), Fugro is undertaking an elevation‑mapping project to support flood‑risk and infrastructure planning across south central Texas. The work spans the Guadalupe, San Antonio, Lower Colorado, and Lavaca […]

Hitachi excavators are to be available with full Trimble Earthworks 3D functionality.

Trimble and Hitachi Construction Machinery to collaborate in European markets

19 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

A new partnership between Trimble and Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME) will bring Trimble® Earthworks 3D grade control platform and Trimble WorksManager software directly to European customers through HCME’s dealer network. This marks the first […]

Sanborn Geophysics has increased its investment in airborne geophysical surveys to identify new mineral resources.

Increased investment in airborne electromagnetic surveys supports critical minerals exploration

18 March 2026 GeoCon News 0

Sanborn Geophysics of Colorado Springs, USA, has announced the expanded deployment of its advanced airborne Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) survey systems through its Sanborn Geophysics Group. Increased investment in airborne geophysical surveys is being driven […]