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Back to School
Redruth School held their annual careers event this month and Kemp were one of a number of local firms invited to attend the event. Whilst business was outnumbered by the colleges and universities recruiting for clients many students visited our stand looking for information on a career in civil engineering and surveying. Scott Kemp said, …
Council Chamber Taken Over
The Cornwall Council Chamber was taken over by the Institution of Civil Engineers this week when engineers from Cormac lectured on robotics in Civil Engineering before opening the floor to debate new technologies. Kemp use robotics extensively each day and were hence invited to attend and demonstrate how UAVs (drones) are used in civil engineering …
Hole lot of trouble
Cornwall’s mining past revealed itself in the village of Troon recently when a 19th century shaft collapsed. Our survey team were called to the scene to record the location prior to remedial work being undertaken by Cormac.
Training division delivers for students
Benchmark, the new training services division at Kemp having recently completed a series of lectures for Plymouth City College have provided Exeter University’s MSc Survey students with a two day field course near St Agnes in Cornwall. The course, aimed at equipping the students with the field skills to carry out basic setting out for …
Snow stopping Seeka at Charles Cross
Seeka were undettered by the recent poor weather. Their contract to map utilities at Charles Cross in the Centre of Plymouth for the City Council, involved working closely with both their contractors and consultants. The survey involved working day and night shifts with extensive traffic management.
Precise monitoring of chimney
Redruth Brewery founded in 1742 and once home of the infamous Newquay Steam Beer is currently being transformed into the Cornish Archive Centre as well as providing workshops, houses and public space. Kemp in association with Morcom and Cormac assisted with engineering setting out of the enabling and infra structure works in 2015. TEC Construction …
Ikea for Exeter
Work is now underway on the new Exeter Ikea store. Kemp are assisting muckshifters LPE Plant with the enabling works where, in addition to setting out and earthworks surveys/measures, our Project Surveyor, Dave Wallington, is also maintaining the machine control models. The store, which is adjacent the Rydon Lane housing development that Kemp set out …
Framework Success
Following a rigourous tender process, based on both quality and cost, Kemp have come out on top and been chosen as the surveyors of choice by Cornwall Council (Cormac). The framework contract to provide detailed topographic surveys will run for up to four years and again demonstrates that Kemp are at the forefront of the …
Controversial Park and Ride Opens
Truro’s Eastern Park and Ride was fully opened to the public in October. In addition to extensive earthworks, highway works included upgraded signals and a reconfiguration of alignments at Union Hill junction. Either end of the site completely new signalised junctions were constructed. With the heavy traffic flows main contractor Cormac and our site team …
