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Breaking Borehole News13/01/12 Blake Geoservices is currently recruiting for a graduate geologist or environmental scientist. Please click here to view the advert.
21/11/11 Blake Geoservices uses Solinst Leveloggers for Moray Estates project.
Our client Moray Estates Development Company approached us with an out of the ordinary development plan - to build a brand new loch! The site investigation comprised of cable percussive boreholes to ascertain ground conditions and install groundwater monitoring wells. The requirement to understand the groundwater conditions means a year long monitoring programme. Solinst Leveloggers were installed and will record water levels for a year in all weather conditions.
31/05/11 Whats been happening at Blake Geoservices? Quite a lot, we've been really busy! The start of 2011 has been a great year for us, and we have been rushed off our feet keeping up with the demand. At the start of the year we worked with Atkins to deliver a site investigation for the Huntly Flood Alleviation Scheme in Aberdeenshire. Then we were kept busy doing small wind turbine sites at schools across the Highlands for Sangster Electrical Ltd. This was followed by work for redevelopments of Orkney Islands Council schools and housing projects close to Inverness. In April we completed our most logistically challenging site investigation to date for Hydroplan. Situated some 8km into the hills south of Loch Awe, we had to use a 20ton excavator to position our DB51 rig at the work site across moorland and peat bogs. The construction plan is to construct a dam to provide storage for the forthcoming hydro scheme. The rig drilled a series of BHs to locate rockhead and search for suitable deposits for earth dam construction. Currently we are kept busy with geotechnical testing and smaller environmental projects across the country. 24/11/10 Blake Geoservices represented at Create Highland Business Ideas Competition. Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices gave a speech at the Inverness College at their Annual Business Ideas Competition, He was joined on stage by Ken Morse, one of the founding directors at MIT Entrepreneur Centre - A great honour. More details can be found here - http://www.createhighland.com/Get-Creative/Informal-chat/Business-Idea-Competition-2010.aspx
23/09/10 Another Royal Comes to Visit
11/08/10 Plate Bearing Apparatus
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07/04/2010 Blake Geoservices and Highland Opportunity As part of a promotional video for Highland Opportunity, Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices was interviewed and filmed at work on a site in Inverness. Look out for lead driller "Dangerous" Dave, and 2nd man Gary Miller as well as business advice from Mr Blake! Watch the video by clicking here. Skip to 2.00 in if you are short of time.
11/01/2010 Highland Council Part IIa Framework Are you completing the PQQ for the Highland Council's renewal of the Framework Agreement? Why not give Blake Geoservices a call to discuss the site investigation services we can offer? We have completed various contracts as a sub-contractor under the existing agreement for a variety of clients. Blake Geoservices is the perfect solution for any site investigation in the Highlands as we are local, well informed, financially stable and above all, very competitive as accomodation charges are seldom required.
25/9/2009 Blake Geoservices on the radio!
Did you hear Chris on the radio last week? Every week on the MFR afternoon show listeners are invited to guess the occupation of a mystery person through a series of clues and sound effects. Providing a sound effect for a geologist proved difficult but must have been convincing as a handful of listeners guessed correctly.
28/5/2009 Blake Geoservices to meet HRH Prince Charles!
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25/5/2009 Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices to give keynote speech to the Highland Youth Voice annual meeting on Skye in late June. Chris was selected as a young entrepreneur to offer advice on university, business, careers and much more!
24/12/2008 Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices was heard to utter on the Christmas night out " I'm an award winning entrepreneur and a prize winning geologist". 2nd man Gary Miller was heard to respond " What a tube". (Yes, news items are a bit slow these days) 03/10/2008 Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices is to give presentation to the FSB at their AGM in Inverness on 6th November 2008. . 23/09/2008 Blake Geoservices unveils new logo.
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17/09/2008 Blake Geoservices is awarded Regional Business Award winner by the PSYBT and Tulloch Homes Group for young entrpreneurs in the Highlands and Islands. www.highland.gov.uk/yourcouncil/news/newsreleases/2008/September/2008-09-18-05.htm
. 06/08/2008 Blake Geoservices continues its support for Ross County FC.
. 23/07/2008 Blake Geoservices is awarded contract to sink 40 cable percussive boreholes at former fabrication yard outside Inverness.
. 17/07/2008 Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices is shorlisted for the Highland final of the Tulloch Homes / PSYBT awards 2008 for young entrepreneurs.
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The clues were broadcast by the Knoxy (shown left) on her afternoon show quiz "Through the Keyhole". Chris remarked "It makes a change from the usual Monday morning to get a call from Knoxy on my mobile, unfortunately she turned down my invitation for dinner". The participation on the show adds to the increased media attention that Blake Geoservices has received in the past year.
Chris Blake of Blake Geoservices has been asked to appear at HRH Prince Charles visit to Strathpefer Pavillion in early June as a recipient of funding from the Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust.
Following on from last seasons corporate hospitality event, Blake Geoservices has now chosen to sponsor Ross County midfielder Richie Hart for the 2008/2009 season. Richie has been in fine form for County, and we are delighted to have him on board. It is not known at this point whether Richie can work a shell and auger rig.