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Group companies take a leadership role within their industry by providing employees, customers, suppliers and potential employees with technical papers, seminars, field trips and site visits. Staff from companies throughout the Group maintain close contact with partner universities in order to share best practice and provide examples of their leading edge engineering.

For example, Hayward Baker is partnering with three US universities to assist in the development of rational design methods for using ground improvement for liquefaction remediation.

In the UK, we are supporting research projects with a sustainability focus, including MSc courses run by Birmingham University which are investigating:

• the design of crib retaining wall systems for reducing granular fill;
• the use of recycled aggregates for vibro stone columns;
• fibre-reinforced stabilised walls; and
• foundations for onshore wind turbines.

Many of our senior managers play key roles in the geotechnical construction industry’s professional associations and activities around the world, getting involved in writing building codes, specifications, guidelines, and industry-wide safety initiatives.