Ian Farmer Associates

A full range of services is offered from each regional location, fully supported by an experienced team of civil engineers and geologists. Examples of services available include soil exploration by percussion boring, window sampling and mechanical excavation and rock exploration by rotary drilling and coring. Additionally, specialists are available, including materials technologists and on-site chemists, who can undertake associated testing and monitoring services and in situ tests such as plate loading, California bearing ratio (CBR) and density, including nuclear density testing.

The business is able to provide services from its locations in Hemel Hempstead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Washington in Tyne and Wear, Coventry, Warrington and Motherwell in Scotland. The laboratory facility is located in Tyne and Wear and is externally accredited by UKAS, with all offices accredited to ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.

The company’s materials technology and construction engineering service operates throughout the United Kingdom, undertaking and reporting on structural and condition surveys, BREEAM assessments and asbestos surveys. Its experience includes working on buildings, multistorey car parks, bridges, roads and other structures, such as sludge digesters to determine the effects of ageing, corrosion and degradation on structural stability. The company is approved for working in confined spaces and undertaking in situ testing that includes floor load tests and strain measurements.

Ian Farmer Associates has built a strong client base of consulting engineers, builders, developers, architects, utilities, local authorities and government organisations. With over 100 employees, it is one of the leading ground investigation businesses in the UK. Each of its regional centres is managed by an experienced practitioner and is staffed by experienced and qualified engineers and geologists.