July 31 2020 marks the 175th anniversary of the Act of Parliament that created a Geological Survey in Ireland. The Act was to facilitate the Completion of a Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, under the Direction of the First Commissioner for the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods and Works.
Gavin and Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), has been appointed by Simply Blue Energy (SBE) to provide development support services with respect to their Emerald project, a floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. This development project will be delivered as a staged development of circa 1GW of capacity. Simply Blue Energy (SBE) are a progressive and innovative development company focused on delivering state of the art innovative projects in Ireland and the UK.
Recruitment for the second year of Geo Drilling apprentices has now commenced. The next intake of apprentices will commence the Geo Drilling apprenticeship programme in September 2020.
On the 21st of May, Minister of State for Natural Resources, Sean Canney TD, launched ‘The Formation and Maintenance of a Successful Business Cluster May 2020’ Manual.
Irish offshore consultancy, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), has welcomed the addition of new senior geoscience staff to boost their existing capabilities in all things related to ground risk management. Following a steady influx of international work in the areas of survey management, geotechnical interpretation and ground model development, GDG have bolstered their existing team with the addition of three new members of staff. From office locations in Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, GDG will continue to service clients all around the world.
