Podcasts by Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground is the voice of the geotechnical industry, and is supported by Ground Engineering Magazine and The Ground Forum.
Hosted by Steve Hadley, Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists, the podcast covers a wide range of topics including sustainability, design, commerce and STEM.
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39: Hock Liew and Javier Marti on the Observational Method from 2023-10-27T15:56:17
Hock Liew and Javier Marti join Steve Hadley to explore the history and current implementation of the observational method in basement construction. They explain how better instrumentation and...
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38: Dinesh Patel - Part Two from 2023-09-19T18:23:15
Dinesh Patel is a world renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. He has produced innovative solutions for landmark building projects and written papers that continue to be referenced decad...
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37: Dinesh Patel - Part One from 2023-08-12T06:00
Dinesh Patel is a world renowned expert in geotechnical engineering. He has produced innovative solutions for landmark building projects and written papers that continue to be referenced decad...
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36: Luke Deamer, Erica Russell&Alice Berry on Sustainability from 2023-06-21T12:06:43
In this episode Steve Hadley is joined by Keller’s newly installed group sustainability manager Luke Deamer; sustainability expert and Russell and Dawson senior consultant Erica Russell; and A...
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35: Paul Nathanail, Carrie Rose&Ian Evans on Contaminated Land from 2023-05-04T09:27:02
LQM’s Paul Nathanail, Atkins' Carrie Rose, and Ian Evans from Arcadis join host Steve Hadley to discuss the topic of contaminated land.
The guests review some common sources of it, a... Listen
The guests review some common sources of it, a... Listen
34: Carla Martín Clavé on Carbon from 2023-03-07T10:59
In this episode of the podcast host Steve Hadley meets Carla Martín Clavé.
Carla, who moved to an engineering geologist role at Jacobs after completion of her PhD, won the prestigiou... Listen
Carla, who moved to an engineering geologist role at Jacobs after completion of her PhD, won the prestigiou... Listen
33: Rebecca Penn, Martin Griffin&Gary Evans on Neurodiversity from 2023-01-16T11:49:37
Host Steve Hadley is joined in this episode by Rebecca Penn of Balfour Beatty, Martin Griffin of Knight Piésold and Gary Evans from Plowman Craven to discuss neurodiversity.
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32: Alex Petty on Geology from 2023-01-09T12:24:43
In this episode Steve speaks to Alex Petty, a geotechnical engineer from the UK, now leading teams in Western Australia.
Alex talks about some of the exciting projects and unique geo... Listen
Alex talks about some of the exciting projects and unique geo... Listen
31: Bold As Brass from 2022-11-29T10:04:54
Tarmac geotechnical manager Katherine Evans has set up Bold as Brass, a new network for women in construction, quarrying and mining on LinkedIn.
It was created so that women could ha... Listen
It was created so that women could ha... Listen
30: Jim Williams on Archaeology&Construction from 2022-10-04T15:21:22
In this episode of Breaking Ground, host Steve Hadley chats to Jim Williams who works for Historic England, which advises the government on the historic environment.
Williams helps t... Listen
Williams helps t... Listen
29: Yuli Doulala-Rigby on Geosynthetics, Product Types&Applications from 2022-07-06T11:29:35
Steve Hadley meets Yuli (Chaido) Doulala-Rigby, Chief Engineer at Tensar. They talk about Yuli’s journey into geosynthetics, product types and applications. Yuli promotes geogrids as playing a...
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28: George Tuckwell&Richard Pidcock on Geophysics from 2022-06-14T14:02:07
On this episode of Breaking Ground Steve Hadley chats to George Tuckwell, Director of Geosciences & Engineering at RSK, and Richard Pidcock, Joint Managing Director at Central Alliance, to...
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27: Talking Slopes with Professor Neil Dixon from 2022-04-25T17:37:39
On this episode Steve Hadley meets Prof. Neil Dixon from Loughborough University and explores how acoustics are being used to help identify potential landslides and reduce harm around the worl...
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26: Geophysics Takes to the Skies from 2022-04-04T13:48:40
In this episode of the Breaking Ground podcast, Steve Hadley talks to Dr. Andi Pfaffhuber and Chris Pressdee from EMerald Geomodelling.
He learns more about the use of ai...
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25: Vicky Gutteridge and Jim Gelder Talk Mental Health from 2022-03-14T14:15:39
This special edition of the Breaking Ground podcast reviews the difficult topic of suicide and mental health. Joining Steve Hadley is Vicky Gutteridge of the OLLIE Foundation and Jim Gelder, T...
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24: Steve Thorpe and Conrad Stewart on the Big Borehole Dig from 2022-02-17T08:59:01
From asking whether we should be openly sharing more information as a way of contributing to the greater good, to whether Minecraft is the key to engaging younger people with geology, this is ...
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23: Patrick Lane-Nott on hyperTunnel from 2022-01-12T17:07:47
hyperTunnel promise "next generation tunnelling" as they aim to revolutionise the world of underground construction through AI, machine learning and swarm robotics - and in this conversation S...
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22: Breaking Ground: Roni Savage on Starting Out, Growth&Leadership from 2021-12-21T06:35
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Roni Savage (Managing Director of Jomas As...
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21: Breaking Ground: Ian Webber - Expert Witness from 2021-12-07T08:00
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Ian Webber (Coffey Geotechnics).
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20: Breaking Ground: Dave Petley on Climate Change and Slope Behaviour from 2021-11-23T10:57:06
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Dave Petley (Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research...
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19: Breaking Ground: Dr. Dimitrios Selemetas, Alice Berry&Dr. Graham Webb on The Autumn Conferences from 2021-10-28T13:06:53
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Dr. Dimitrios Selemetas (Technical Direct...
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18: Breaking Ground: Richard Fielden on Groundwater&Dewatering from 2021-10-07T10:08:15
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Richard Fielden (Managing Director of WJ G...
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17: Breaking Ground: Derek Pennington on Geotechnics Across The Globe from 2021-08-16T05:00
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Derek Pennington (Geotechnical Services Sp...
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17: Breaking Ground: Derek Pennington on Geotechnics Across The Globe from 2021-08-16T05:00
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Derek Pennington (Geotechnical Services Sp...
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16: Breaking Ground: Julia Hill, Emily Riley&Nick Koor on Recruitment, Education&Development within Geoscience from 2021-08-02T12:04:50
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Julia Hill (Geotechnical Engineer at Roger...
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16: Breaking Ground: Julia Hill, Emily Riley&Nick Koor on Recruitment, Education&Development within Geoscience from 2021-08-02T12:04:50
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Julia Hill (Geotechnical Engineer at Roger...
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15: Breaking Ground: Jane Towse-Laval and Philip Hines on Joint Ventures&An Industry Update from Nia Kajastie from 2021-06-30T09:14:43
In this episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Jane Towse-Laval (Business Director at BBG...
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14: Breaking Ground: Michael Chendorain&Bean Beanland from 2021-05-24T09:57:11
In the second episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Michael Chendorain (Associate Direct...
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13: Breaking Ground: Yvonne Ainsworth&Martin Pedley from 2021-04-23T08:10:13
In the first episode of Breaking Ground, Steve Hadley (Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists and Managing Director of Central Piling) is joined by Yvonne Ainsworth (Director of GDG) an...
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12: The FPS Podcast: Jyoti Sehdev, Richard Totty and Fiona Connor from 2021-03-15T13:09:43
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Jyoti Sehdev (Chartered Engineer and Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead ...
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12: The FPS Podcast: Jyoti Sehdev, Richard Totty and Fiona Connor from 2021-03-15T13:09:43
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Jyoti Sehdev (Chartered Engineer and Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead ...
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11: The FPS Podcast: Jim De Waele from 2021-02-23T17:17:38
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Jim De Waele, President Europe at Keller.
Jim has been one of the most prom... Listen
Jim has been one of the most prom... Listen
11: The FPS Podcast: Jim De Waele from 2021-02-23T17:17:38
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Jim De Waele, President Europe at Keller.
Jim has been one of the m... Listen
Jim has been one of the m... Listen
10: The FPS Podcast: Anusha Shah from 2021-02-10T08:41:15
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Anusha Shah, Director of Resilient Cities at Arcadis and future President of the Ins...
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10: The FPS Podcast: Anusha Shah from 2021-02-10T08:41:15
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Anusha Shah, Director of Resilient Cities at Arcadis and future President of the Ins...
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9: The FPS Podcast: Alasdair Henderson from 2020-12-15T12:42:55
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Alasdair Henderson from BAM Nuttall. Alasdair started with BAM Ritchies in 1996 and ...
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9: The FPS Podcast: Alasdair Henderson from 2020-12-15T12:42:55
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Chair of the FPS Steve Hadley is joined by Alasdair Henderson from BAM Nuttall. Alasdair started with BAM Ritchies in 1996 and ...
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8: The FPS Podcast: Dr Jim Branch and Robin Styles from 2020-12-04T10:16:08
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Steve Hadley is joined by Dr Jim Branch and Robin Styles from Hanson Concrete to learn more about one of our industry's most im...
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8: The FPS Podcast: Dr Jim Branch and Robin Styles from 2020-12-04T10:16:08
In this episode of the Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Steve Hadley is joined by Dr Jim Branch and Robin Styles from Hanson Concrete to learn more about one of our industry's most im...
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7: The FPS Podcast: Ruby Wax and James Rudoni from 2020-11-02T09:08:45
In this month's Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Steve is joined by writer, actor, comedian and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax, and James Rudoni, the Managing Director of mental he...
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7: The FPS Podcast: Ruby Wax and James Rudoni from 2020-11-02T09:08:45
In this month's Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Steve is joined by writer, actor, comedian and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax, and James Rudoni, the Managing Director of mental he...
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6: The FPS Podcast: Nirmal Tiwari and David Major from 2020-09-25T13:43:45
In this month's Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Steve is joined by David Major from the FPS Early Careers Group to talk about a busy summer period and what's coming up.
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6: The FPS Podcast: Nirmal Tiwari and David Major from 2020-09-25T13:43:45
In this month's Federation of Piling Specialists Podcast, Steve is joined by David Major from the FPS Early Careers Group to talk about a busy summer period and what's coming up.
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5: The FPS Podcast: Andreas Körbler from 2020-08-24T13:42:36
Steve is joined by Andreas Körbler, Keller's Business Unit Manager for South East Europe & the Nordics. Andreas talks about what it takes to get to the top in Ground Engineering and also a...
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5: The FPS Podcast: Andreas Körbler from 2020-08-24T13:42:36
Steve is joined by Andreas Körbler, Keller's Business Unit Manager for South East Europe & the Nordics. Andreas talks about what it takes to get to the top in Ground Engineering and also a...
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4: The FPS Podcast: Anthony Oloyede and Ebenezer Adenmosun from 2020-07-15T16:08:32
Steve is joined by the President of the LABC, Anthony Oloyede, to discuss building control procedures, LDSA pile design guidance and the Construction Youth Trust. Ebenezer Adenmosun, the owner...
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4: The FPS Podcast: Anthony Oloyede and Ebenezer Adenmosun from 2020-07-15T16:08:32
Steve is joined by the President of the LABC, Anthony Oloyede, to discuss building control procedures, LDSA pile design guidance and the Construction Youth Trust. Ebenezer Adenmosun, the owner...
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3: The FPS Podcast: Suzannah Nichol MBE from 2020-07-03T15:23:51
Chief Executive of Build UK, Suzannah Nichol, joins FPS Chair Steve Hadley to discuss the building industry’s response to the Covid pandemic.
They look forward to the recovery of the... Listen
They look forward to the recovery of the... Listen
3: The FPS Podcast: Suzannah Nichol MBE from 2020-07-03T15:23:51
Chief Executive of Build UK, Suzannah Nichol, joins FPS Chair Steve Hadley to discuss the building industry’s response to the Covid pandemic.
They look forward to the recover... Listen
They look forward to the recover... Listen
2: The FPS Podcast: Tony Suckling, David Major and Dave Trotter from 2020-06-22T13:34:25
In episode two of our podcast FPS Chair Steve Hadley talks to A Squared Studio Director Tony Suckling about advanced geotechnical design techniques.
He welcomes leader of the FPS ear... Listen
He welcomes leader of the FPS ear... Listen
2: The FPS Podcast: Tony Suckling, David Major and Dave Trotter from 2020-06-22T13:34:25
In episode two of our podcast FPS Chair Steve Hadley talks to A Squared Studio Director Tony Suckling about advanced geotechnical design techniques.
He welcomes leader of the FPS ear... Listen
He welcomes leader of the FPS ear... Listen
1: The FPS Podcast: Tim Chapman from 2020-05-17T21:17:09
The FPS is an active Federation of geotechnical contractors dedicated to improving standards, safety, working conditions and commercial practices within the industry. We also actively engage w...
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1: The FPS Podcast: Tim Chapman from 2020-05-17T21:17:09
The FPS is an active Federation of geotechnical contractors dedicated to improving standards, safety, working conditions and commercial practices within the industry. We also actively engage w...
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