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Reinforced Earth Company (RECo) rebrands to Geoquest!

Shaping the Future of Engineering Excellence Reinforced Earth Company (RECo), a leader in innovative soil-structure solutions, is proud to announce its transformation into Geoquest. This change marks an exciting new chapter for the company, reflecting its growth, enhanced capabilities, and continued dedication to providing cutting-edge solutions for the construction [...]

Geoquest EPD Certificates

Sustainability has always been at the heart of Geoquest/Geoquest. Since its inception in the 1960's, Geoquest's philosophy to change the way in which traditional methods of construction were done pioneered a whole new approach to designing civil engineered structures. With nearly 70 million square meters installed worldwide, [...]

Geoquest UK reaches 50th year milestone

With nearly 70 million square meters installed worldwide, Geoquest Group is without doubt the global leader in the field of soil reinforced structural solutions. 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 [...]

Geoquest announces the acquisition of Synthetex

Geoquest announces the acquisition of the American company Synthetex, based in Atlanta (Georgia, USA). With nearly 7 million square meters installed worldwide, Synthetex combines recognized expertise and production capacity in erosion and scour protection solutions, such as river, ports quays and coastal protection, pipeline protection using Hydrotex®, a geosynthetic [...]

Exegy® Low Carbon Concrete Products

Exegy by Geoquest is the new global brand for our low carbon concrete products and Geoquest UK are very excited to be manufacturing retaining wall panels for a structure near Edinburgh with our precast partners Macrete Ireland Ltd. The low carbon concrete mix uses a very high percentage of [...]

Environmental Product Declarations EPD’s and Carbon Calculator

Geoquest have been awarded EPD’s on 2 of their products, that further demonstrates our environmental responsibility. Our geosynthetic solutions have always been held as having exceptional CO2 values and this further reinforces our case. T-Wall despite having no geosynthetic reinforcements, still demonstrates the outstanding properties of 140mm [...]

TerraLink®solution to stabilize slope and widen road

In the last quarter of 2018, cyclone Titli took a toll on Odisha state, located on the east coast of India. It caused severe damages including landslides in various locations on National Highway 59. Near Daringbadi - a tourist destination about 200 km away from the state capital [...]

Reinforced Earth® Headwalls for Wildlife Crossing

A new wildlife crossing bridge and six-lane roadway opened last week in Edmonton, Canada. Connecting the city’s ring road, the Anthony Henday Drive, with the northeast energy and industrial area, the Aurum Energy Park-Aurum Road Wildlife/Creek Crossing will reduce the daily commute for about 10,000 workers by about [...]

Reinforced Earth® walls for Jorf Lasfar Power Station

In Morocco, the Jorf Lasfar thermal power station features high-performing installations. Guaranteeing an availability rate of over 90%, it is one of the best performing power stations in the world. The facility enjoys a strategic geographic location thanks to its proximity to the Jorf Lasfar Port. An estimated [...]

Uganda: Extension of the Kampala Northern Bypass

In Kampala, at the Northern edge of Lake Victoria, Geoquest South Africa (RESA) supplied Geoquest® walls for the extension of the Northern Bypass. Designed in a semicircle and built between 2004 and 2009 across the northern suburbs of the city, the bypass aims to relieve traffic congestion in the city centre.  In May 2014, the expansion of [...]

Transmission Gully Project

TechSpan arches and Geoquest walls for New Zealand road project When completed, in May 2020, the Transmission Gully Project (TGP) will provide a new, 27 km long, four-lane motorway north of Wellington, New Zealand. This modern and safe main highway will bypass the coastal communities and space-limited choke [...]

Canada: Regina Bypass to open to traffic

23000 m2 of Geoquest walls for largest transportation infrastructure project in Saskatchewan’s history The highway bypass of the City of Regina, capital of the Province of Saskatchewan in Canada, will open to traffic on October 29, 2019. The Regina Bypass is the largest transportation infrastructure project in the [...]

Geoquest Chile S.p.A. helps rebuild Valparaiso

Precast walls and wave barriers to reconstruct and protect Chile's most important port damaged by earthquakes in 2015 The Port of Valparaíso is Chile’s most important container and passenger port. About 11 million tons of cargo, one million shipping containers, and more than 50,000 passengers pass through it [...]

Morocco: Sidi Maârouf Bridge is standing tall

Geoquest and Freyssinet have been involved in the construction of Casablanca’s major new structure, the Sidi Maârouf Bridge. Started in 2015, the cable-stayed bridge is being built as part of the redevelopment of the Sidi Maârouf junction initiated by the city of Casablanca. Funded by the municipality and [...]

Canada – new access ramp for the Gardiner Expressway

In Toronto, RECO Canada designed and supplied precast panels for the new gardiner expressway ramp to lower Simcoe Street. Located in the City of Toronto, the York-Bay-Yonge off-ramp to Lower Simcoe street reconstruction project is part of a large push to modernize the waterfront area and accommodate high [...]

MAGAZINE – Our latest edition is now available!

Do not wait any longer and have a look at the magazine n°231 to keep up with our latest news and projects! You will discover how Geoquest is contributing to put back in service the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Toy after a massive landslide by building a 100 meter [...]

Chile: making the 43 highway safer

In central Chile, Geoquest has constructed 4 Geoquest walls as part of the extension of Highway 43 that will provide a safe link between the communities of Coquimbo and Ovalle. And consequently bringing to an end the infamous “Road of Death”. This was the Chilean Ministry of Public [...]

Australia: Geoquest takes part in the massive NorthLink WA project

In Perth, Geoquest Australia designs and supplies 31,000 m² of TerraTilt® and TerraPlus® facing as part of the NorthLink West Australia road project. In 2016, the city of Perth embarked on highway construction works intended to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population. This large-scale project entitled NorthLink WA will provide the [...]

Canada: Geoquest walls on the Victor Road interchange

In Saskatoon, Geoquest Canada built 1,080 m² of retaining walls for the new interchange of the city. The company Dream Asset Management and the city of Saskatoon launched an overpass cross highway building project. This interchange that connects Victor Road in the southeast area of Stonebridge to Highway 11 in the City of Saskatoon is aimed [...]

Peru: TechWall® walls for Uchumayo highway

Consisting of a two-lane low-level route for heavy vehicles plus two surface-level connector roads for urban traffic, this project was initially designed with conventional reinforced concrete walls. By proposing an alternative solution based on the use of TechWall® prefabricated walls with counterforts, Geoquest generated both time and budget [...]

Burkina Faso: Geoquest will enable to ease traffic flow in Ouagadougou

In Burkina Faso, Geoquest is involved in the construction of Ouagadougou’s northern interchange, creating 12,000 m² of Reinforced Earth® access ramps. The construction works, located in the heart of the city, were commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure who awarded the contract to Sogea-Satom (VINCI Construction International Network). The interchange [...]

Diori and Katako interchange projects in Niger

Geoquest France takes part to the Diori and Katako interchange projects in Niger. In Niamey, capital of Niger, located on the Niger River in the far west of the country, as part of the Diori and Katako interchange projects, Geoquest France provides the design, supply [...]

Geoquest’s highlights in 2016

An overview of Geoquest's projects in 2016, among which: - Demir Kapija Bridge, Macedonia - Heads of the Valleys, United Kingdom - Herb Parkway, Canada - La Concordia Bridge, Mexico - SEA high-speed rail line, France - Muak Leak Reservoir, Thailand - The Northwest [...]

Venezuela – Reinforced Earth® walls for the “Cinta Costera”

In Vargas State, Freyssinet-Geoquest is constructing Reinforced Earth® walls for the new 17-km long seafront In 2016 the Vargas State authorities launched a major project to construct a 17-km seafront in northern Venezuela, between the cities of Punta de Mulatos and Macuto. Freyssinet – Geoquest Venezuela was chosen to construct the walls of the works, using their [...]

First trials on the new high speed line SEA

First trials on the new high-speed railroad South-Europe-Atlantique (SEA) high-speed line (LGV) linking the city of Tours to Bordeaux have begun and speed will increase up to 352 km/h over the next days on one of the Reinforced Earth® structures supporting a track, where commercial speed of trains [...]

MEXICO – A new website dedicated to Geoquest

The Geoquest de México website has been launched. Visit http://www.tierraarmada.com.mx to discover all the information, techniques and projects of our Mexican teams. Follow Geoquest de México on social networks! Twitter: @tierraarmadamex Linkedin: Geoquest de México Youtube: Canal TierraArmadaMex

The Geoquest company (RECO USA) at Geoamericas 2016!

Hosted by the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS), the North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics, the 3rd Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics is held in Miami, Florida. From April 10th to 13th, The Geoquest Company will present its technical solutions and know how during the exhibition. Come and [...]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – TerraClass® access ramps for the Maimón viaduct

As part of an urban highway contours development, Geoquest (Brazil) completed 5,381 m² of TerraClass® access ramps for the Maimón viaduct. The design of the Geoquest® walls takes into account seismic effects and includes specific steel strips as reinforcements. Geoquest was responsible for the design, material supply and on-site technical assistance. This project, along [...]

Geoquest at the XV PCSMGE in Buenos Aires

The 15th PCSMGE (Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering) will be held from November 15th to 18th at the Hilton Buenos Aires in Argentina. This show is an opportunity for Geoquest to showcase its expertise in reinforced backfill applications and in soil-structure interaction. In order to know more [...]

Geoquest at the 15th ARC 2015 in Fukuoka

The 15th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering will be held in Fukuoka, from November 9th to 13th at the Fukuoka International Congress Center. The theme of this edition will be "New Innovations and Sustainability". To learn more about the different techniques and applications in [...]

Geoquest at WRC 2015 in Seoul

The 25th World Road Congress will be held in Seoul, from November 2nd to 6th at the Coex convention center. The focus of this edition will be on "Roads and Mobility - Creating New Value from Transport". To learn more about the different techniques and applications in which Geoquest [...]

LESOTHO – A TerraTrel® bridge near Koma Koma Village

Taking place in a very remote site at 230km from the capital Maseru, this project was awarded by the Lesotho Ministry of Public Works & Transports (Roads Directorate). Geoquest South Africa was in charge of designing and supplying RE materials for the two Reinforced Earth® abutments. The aim of [...]

Geoquest at the 25th ICOLD congress from june 13rd to 20th

The 25th Congress of the International Commission on Large Dams will take place in Norway and represents an opportunity for Geoquest to showcase its expertise in dams and hydraulic structures. Stop by our booth #35 at Stavanger Forum! For more information, browse our brochure Dams and Reservoirs. [...]

Las Tórtolas tailing dam

Background In October 2007 Anglo American approved an investment of US$2.4 billion to expand its Los Bronces open cut copper and molybdenum mine, high in the Andes Mountains of Chile. The expansion includes new grinding facilities in the Confluencia sector, a flotation plant at Las Tórtolas (Colina) and [...]

Nigeria – Third interchange project for Geoquest

Bayelsa is a state of southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region. It has one of the largest crude oil and natural gas deposits in Nigeria. As part of the massive infrastructure modernization in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa, 2 new interchanges will be created at each end of [...]

Chile – Bridge abutments in Geoquest on a crossroad

In Chile Geoquest teams have achieved the construction of 2 Reinforced Earth® bridge abutments on a exchanger being constructed on the Route 160. These walls consist of 2,836 m² TerraClass® walls with galvanized steel strip reinforcements. More about: Roads & Motorways Download [...]

Thailand – Widening Highway 11

To manage increased traffic flow on Highway 11 connecting the cities of Uttaradit and Denchai in the North of the country, the Department of Highways decided to widen this route passing through mountainous country from two to four lanes. To avoid the need for large volumes of backfill [...]

Croatia – Sveta Trojica wall

1 km West of the village of Križišće stands the imposing Geoquest® structure of Sveta Trojica: A three-tiered wall with max. height 34 m and 375 m long. The total surface area is 11,170 m². Geoquest designed the structure and supplied the GeoStrap® reinforcements, and connections. More about: Roads & Motorways [...]

AUSTRALIA – Regional Rail Link, West Werribee Junction

The Regional Rail Link Project, located in the Victoria state, has been inaugurated this year. For this significant project, RECO Australia provided several Reinforced Earth® structures. On the West Werribee Junction section, Geoquest Australia was required to design and supply two Reinforced Earth® retaining walls and six flyover walls for a total surface of 5,517 m². [...]

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