Headspace Push Up Challenge 2019
Congratulations and a big thank you to all the Douglas Partners staff, family and friends who participated in the Headspace Push Up Challenge 2019. Each athlete was set the challenge of doing a total of 3128 push ups over 21 days. The DP Push-Up Team completed a combined total of an amazing 101,112 push ups […]
Our Rock Mechanics team assisting at new office development in Sydney
We are pleased to be working with John Holland on the new office development being undertaken at 275 George Street, Sydney. Our highly experienced Rock Mechanics team, headed by one of our Principals, Hugh Burbidge, are providing geotechnical construction services including face mapping and inspections in thrust faulted rock conditions, design of temporary face and […]
Managing Director wins 2019 Diversity Champion Award
We are pleased to share the news that our Managing Director, Will Wright has won 2019 Diversity Champion in the Hunter Diversity Awards this afternoon. Will didn’t even know he had been nominated until he was named a finalist! In winning Will said “… it was a team effort at Douglas Partners to make the […]
Trialling Our New Proprietary GIS for Contaminated Sites
Did you know that the NSW EPA maintain a list of over 1,700 contaminated sites? When undertaking a contaminated land site investigation Douglas Partners use this information to compile a site history that allows us to identify likely contaminants based on historical site uses. This allows us to be targeted in our analysis whilst ensuring […]
Safety First for our Newcastle Team
Some of the staff from our Newcastle branch recently spent a cold and rainy Sunday in the office refreshing their first aid qualifications. First Aid knowledge is invaluable for the individual, our work colleagues and for our community in the event of an accident or emergency situation. It enables us to assist persons who become […]
Earthworks services provided for Gunn Point Road upgrade in the Northern Territory
Our Earthworks team in Darwin recently provided a range of quality testing of fill, subgrade, subbase and basecourse pavement materials for the Gunn Point Road upgrade. The project comprised sealing over 20km of road which included numerous culvert crossings. When completed, the the works provided improved road safety, reduced travel times, reduced damage to vehicles […]
Douglas Partners (once again) recognised with Supportive Employer Award
The Defence Reserves Support Council has, for another year, recognised Douglas Partners for a Supportive Employer award in recognition of the support and encouragement provided to Jack Snowden, an Environmental Scientist in Douglas Partners’ Sydney office. Jack is a section commander with 7 Light Battery, 9 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery based in Sydney and has […]
Douglas Partners MD Sleeping Rough for a Good Cause
In June, leaders in business, community and government will sleep without shelter on one of the longest nights of the year to help change the lives of Australians experiencing homelessness. This year our Managing Director Will Wright will be joining them. Will will be participating in this years’ Vinnies CEO Sleepout to raise much needed […]
Supporting UDIA in Western Sydney
Douglas Partners were proud to be the major sponsors of the recently held UDIA Annual Western Sydney Luncheon. It was a terrific opportunity to hear from the Mayors and GMs of Penrith, Liverpool, Blacktown, Campbelltown and The Hills Shire Council as well as Douglas Partners Director Chris Kline, about the vision, challenges and opportunities for […]
AS 1726:2017
Geotechnical Site Investigations Previously the delineation between a coarse material (sand, gravel) and a fine material (clay, silt) was based on the majority rule. Downloads Presentation-on-foamed-bitumen 2019-Technical-Seminar-Presentation-Michael-Gawn-AS1726-2017-Reduced – PDF 2019-Technical-Seminar-Presentation-Michael-Gawn-AS1726-2017 – pptx
