LATEST NEWS
April 27th 2012
Site Agent/Site Manager
We require a person with a proven track record in Building and Civil Engineering to look after forthcoming projects. They will be required to see through various schemes from inception through to completion, encompassing estimating, marketing/client liason, day to day running, organising labour, plant and materials, method statement/risk assessments, record keeping through to helping with[...]
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April 26th 2012
ICE SW Civil Engineering Project of the Year Award
Carnon Contracting, part of the Wheal Jane Group, is one of the contractors that worked on the regeneration of Brixham Fish Quay, a project that has recently been nominated for an award within the ICE SW Civil Engineering Project of the Year Award run by the Institute of Civil Engineers.[...]
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November 4th 2009
CPR soil nailing completed
Carnon Contracting recently completed a contact for CORMAC on behalf of CPR regeneration to undertake the installation of 542Nr soil nails of varying lengths up to 8.5 metres along the widened section of Gas Lane at Tolvadden. Once the nails were installed a geotextile covering was affixed. Small sections of the cutting were filled with extremely[...]
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August 15th 2008
Bude Canal Refurbishment Project
After successfully completing gunite and soil nailing works at the site, this picture shows Carnon Contracting installing sacrificial ODES tube with fabricated drainage slots into the bank of the Bude Canal bank as part of a custom drainage scheme, designed by the John Grimes Partnership for the Bude Canal Refurbishment Project,[...]
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June 3rd 2008
Bude Canal Refurbishment Guniting/Shotcreting and Drilling/Bolting
Carnon have commenced work as part of the CORMAC scheme to refurbish a section of the Bude Canal in Cornwall.
Carnon's tasks include the installation of Self Drilling MAI Anchors, Guniting (shotcreting) of the[...]
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May 27th 2008
Rock Anchoring Contract Completed in Launceston for CORMAC
Carnon Contracting have successfully completed a bolting and meshing contract for Cormac at a site near Launceston in Cornwall, UK.
The works included the installation of solid bar rock anchors and rockfall mesh to mitigate the risk to site workers from potential rockfalls[...]
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May 19th 2008
Rock Anchoring and Piling Contract at Gunnislake, Cornwall Phase Two Commencement
Carnon Contracting have commenced phase two of a contract to install Minipiles, piezometers and rock anchors to stabilise a mining feature in a car park at Gunnislake, Cornwall.
The main contractor is Ryearch Ltd .
The Scheme was designed by the John Grimes Partnership.[...]
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May 9th 2008
Ground Source Heat Pump:- Polzeath
Carnon Contracting have been awarded the contract to drill two Ground Source Heat Pump Boreholes for a new ecohome at Polzeath in Cornwall.
The design for the project is being provided by Capture Energy and the main Contractor is Ginn Construction.
The heat pumps are being supplied by[...]
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May 1st 2008
Camborne Link Road Site Investigation
Carnon contracting are currently drilling site investigation boreholes in Pool, Cornwall for Cornwall County Council in respect of the possibility of mine workings along the route of the proposed new link road.
Design is being provided by Carillion and Cornwall County Council.
The Principle Contractors are Carnon Contracting.[...]
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April 3rd 2008
Polzeath Cornwall:- Soil Nailing, Shotcreting (Guniting) and Ground Anchoring
Carnon Contracting have recently completed a scheme to stabilise the face of an excavation for a new Ecohouse in Polzeath in Cornwall.
The rocks comprised the installation of Soil Nails and Rock Anchors and the construction of a reinforced sprayed[...]
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March 18th 2008
Ground Source Heat Boreholes, Mullion, Cornwall
Carnon Contracting have completed drilling boreholes for several Ground Source Heat Pumps in Mullion in Cornwall.
A total of 12 no. 100m boreholes were drilled on behalf of ROK.
The loops and Grout were all supplied and installed by[...]
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March 11th 2008
Emergency Shotcreting and Bolting Works on the Camel Trail
Carnon Contracting have been contracted to undertake emergency Shotcreting and Bolting works to stabilise a section of former Railway cutting on the Camel Trail, Nr Wadebridge in Cornwall.[...]
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February 26th 2008
Piling and Anchoring in Gunnislake
Carnon Contracting are currently undertaking a piling and rock anchoring project in Gunnislake in Cornwall for RYEARCH Specialist Contractors.
The works are complicated by the proximity of unstable mine workings in the area.[...]
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February 5th 2008
Ground Anchor/ Soil Nailing Contract Completed
Carnon Contracting have completed a Ground Anchor/ Soil Nailing contract in Cornwall.
It comprised the installation of Stainless UK Grip bar anchors/Solid Nails and piles to remediate a failed retaining wall in Falmouth.
The site had access issues and the drilling[...]
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January 8th 2008
Newquay Airport Site Investigation
Carnon Contracting and Crofty Consultancy have jointly completed an Environmental drilling project at Newquay Airport in Cornwall UK.
The works included the installation of sampling holes for the monitoring of groundwater.
The[...]
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January 8th 2008
Ground Source Heat Pump Boreholes, Somerset.
Carnon Contracting have drilled and installed seven Ground Source Heat Pump Boreholes at a site in Somerset.The works included the installation of the ground loops and the grouting of the system with Thermally[...]
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December 20th 2007
Ischebeck Titan Soil Nails and Shotcrete installed at Penlee Quarry
Carnon Contracting have completed a project to stabilise a slope at Penlee Quarry near Newlyn in Cornwall.
The works entailed the installation of 9 grouted Ischebeck Titan Soil Nails and the stabilisation of the slope using sprayed concrete, Shotcrete.
The client[...]
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October 31st 2007
Mini Piling for Foundations.
Carnon Contracting have recently completed several small mini piling contracts for private customers and small developers throughout Devon and Cornwall.
Mini Piling quite often provides a cost effective alternative to deep concrete foundations and avoids the requirement to take large[...]
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October 30th 2007
Site Investigation on the A30 in Cornwall
Carnon Contracting have carried out a Site Investigation adjacent to the slip road of the A30 at Tolvaddon for Card Geotechnics.
The works included rotary drilling and the gathering of data from Standard Penetration Testing.[...]
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