Building a legacy

At Geoquest, we are global leaders in soil-structure interaction and reinforced backfill solutions. With over 60 years of expertise, we’ve built a legacy of innovation rooted in our heritage as the creators of “The Original” Reinforced Earth® technology. This groundbreaking technique, invented by Henri Vidal in 1963, revolutionised mechanically stabilised earth structures, setting the gold standard for reliability, efficiency, and versatility.

Innovation remains at the heart of Geoquest as we evolve to meet modern infrastructure challenges. Our solutions, defined by four core functions; Retain, Cross, Protect, and Strengthen, serve diverse markets, including road, railway, marine, and industrial sectors. To date, we’ve contributed to over 100,000 sustainable and resilient projects worldwide.

During 2024, Geoquest UK celebrated 50 years of innovation by looking back at some of the iconic projects we’ve been involved in, which has been collated in this brochure.

Our values

Safety

Ensuring safety on our sites is our top priority. We are fully committed to realising our goal of a zero-accident rate; our regulations, our rigid rules and our in-house tools guarantee that we will achieve this ambition.

Environmental

Geoquest is actively reducing carbon emissions, optimising the use of resources and preserve natural environments.

See how we do it here.

Technical and operational excellence

Innovation has been intricately woven into the fabric of Geoquest since its inception. We continue to keep our founder’s pioneering legacy alive by adopting an active research and development policy and investing considerable resources.

Client focus

We pride ourselves on providing construction solutions that are specific to your project and adapted to your needs. We will partner with you to solve your project’s challenges while providing an excellent client experience.

“I have worked with Geoquest on two previous projects and both times have exceeded my expectation. I find the product easy to work with, quick for construction and a good final product, looking the part. There is a good turn around time from the Geoquest team and always have answered any queries I have had. I would definitely use them again.”

Patrick Goodwin, Section Engineer, Graham Construction

“Excellent Service, system and simple to build – would always recommend”

J Millar, Project Manager, Osborne Infrastructure

“The design and materials supplied by Geoquest for the new Velindre Cancer Centre bridge was excellent, providing a high-quality product at a competitive price. The technical assistance with both the design and installation was highly commendable leading to a very high standard structure upon completion.

We would thoroughly recommend Geoquest for any retained earth projects and will recommend early engagement on future projects to utilise their vast technical knowledge for value engineering.”

Tom Morris, Project Manager, Walters

“Having used Geoquest for the provision of a reinforced earth wall system on a new highway scheme I found them to be very helpful and easy to work with in the run up to construction and also throughout the construction. The quality of the final product was very good and looks well now that the work is complete and open to traffic.”

Dave Mantle, Senior Site Manager, Octavius

“Osborne Infrastructure selected Geoquest due to their reputation and expertise. They delivered on both. They provided both the design and the fabrication of the reinforced earth abutments for the M27 Romsey Road bridge on time and within budget. Design changes due to unforeseen site conditions were dealt with efficiently with expert advice on hand to ensure we produced the right solution for our client Highways England.

I would be more than happy to recommend Geoquest and would make them my go to specialist for this type of work.”

M Whale, Senior Site Manager, Osborne Infrastructure

Around the world

Wherever you are in the world, we are there for you. 

Sectors

From transport to military, discover the sectors we support

Applications

Discover our library of applications and techniques

Solutions

See our solutions catalog, all you need for your project needs

Projects

Browse our portfolio of completed projects from the last 50 years