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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Today Dutch CPT company Wiha Grondmechanica has taken delivery of a flatbed platform on their MAN 6x2 truck. The unit is purposely designed and built for the transport of a fully ballasted CPT crawler with long jacks.