Snow in Hillegom!
The Netherlands is covered by snow today. An excellent moment to take a pittoresque picture of our headquarters in Hillegom. To all the CPT operators out there today: have fun and drive safely!
New Interior Design CPT Working Cabin
Today was another great day here at Gouda-Geo. We delivered a brand-new Volvo 4x4 based Crawler-Truck to Dutch soil investigation specialist Mos Grondmechanica. Well, that is not 100% true. We actually delivered it to senior CPT operator Huub Bossink. He will…
Sondeertechniek Nederland – A New CPT Company
We are always very proud when we deliver a new CPT rig to a client, but some projects have a golden bezel. Yesterday we handed over a very nice 110 kN CPT crawler to Gerard van der Linden and his…
Inclinometer Tubes
Gouda-Geo specialises in the design and manufacturing of rig and instruments for Cone Penetration Testing. But that is not the only thing we do. We also geotechnical instruments and other materials needed to do tests in the field. Tomorrow we…
Armistice Day – Today it is 100 Years Ago that World War I Ended
Today we commemorate that 100 years ago in a train wagon in Compiegne (France) on the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the Armistice was signed (see picture). This agreement ended all fighting between the Allies…
Crawler-Truck Delivered to Orex Geotechnics
Recently we have delivered a Crawler-Truck to Orex Geotechnics in Belgium. Orex is a high-end company and exists already since 1929! They provide a wide range of geotechnical services. Not only do they do CPT(u) tests, but also drilling, pressiometer tests,…
CPT Crawler Refurbished
Earlier this year Belgium foundation expert Votquenne contacted us with the request to refurbish and upgrade their 160 kN CPT crawler. Extensive maintenance and repair were performed by our qualified technicians. The cylinders and hydraulics were overhauled, the crawler undercarriage repaired, the Deutz engine was serviced and…
170 kN CPT Crawler with Tier 4 Compliant Engine
Since London has imposed a low emission zone for non-road mobile machinery, all operators of excavators, cranes and alike are confronted with the fact that they may only use machines that meet the most stringent requirements in terms of emissions.…
CPT Demonstrations at Gouda-Geo! Are you Coming?
June 23rd CPT Demonstrations at Gouda-Geo! You are very welcome! Where? Satellietbaan 8 in Hillegom (20 minutes south of Schiphol Airport) When? Saturday June 23rd, 2018 starting at 10h00 How to get there? A (free of charge) bus will leave…
CPT Testing on a Railroad Track in the UK
What a great picture. British CPT specialist In Situ Site Investigation Ltd. has been asked to carry out CPTu tests on a railroad track in the UK. For this project they mobilised 2 rail-road excavators. Both excavators were provided with a modular 200…