News

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  12th July 2019

  Our Rock Mechanics team assisting at new office development in Sydney

  We are pleased to be working with John Holland on the exciting new office development being undertaken at 275 George Street, Sydney.

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  10th July 2019

  Douglas Partners MD wins 2019 Diversity Champion Award

  We are pleased to share the news that our Managing Director, Will Wright has won 2019 Diversity Champion in the Hunter Diversity Awards this afternoon.

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  8th July 2019

  Safety First for our Newcastle Team

  Some of the staff from our Newcastle branch recently spent a cold and rainy Sunday in the office refreshing their first aid qualifications.

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  8th July 2019

  Trialling Our New Proprietary GIS for Contaminated Sites

  When undertaking a contaminated land site investigation Douglas Partners use this information to compile a site history that allows us to identify likely contaminants based on historical site uses. This allows us to be targeted in our analysis whilst ensuring that we test for all the relevant “nasties”.

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  2nd July 2019

  Earthworks services provided for Gunn Point Road upgrade in the Northern Territory

  ​Our Earthworks team in Darwin recently provided a range of quality testing of fill, subgrade, subbase and basecourse pavement materials for the Gunn Point Road upgrade.​

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  17th June 2019

  Douglas Partners (once again) recognised with Supportive Employer Award

  The Defence Reserves Support Council has, for another year, recognised Douglas Partners for a Supportive Employer award in recognition of the support and encouragement provided to Jack Snowden, an Environmental Scientist in Douglas Partners’ Sydney office.

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  10th June 2019

  Douglas Partners MD Sleeping Rough for a Good Cause

  In June, leaders in business, community and government will sleep without shelter on one of the longest nights of the year to help change the lives of Australians experiencing homelessness. This year our Managing Director Will Wright will be joining them.

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  29th May 2019

  Inclinometers

  ​​The performance of retaining structures is often a key requirement for the design and construction of any significant retention wall. This is often carried out using an inclinometer, an instrument that measures the deflection at various depths within specialised casing installed in, or near, the wall.

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  23rd May 2019

  Supporting UDIA in Western Sydney

  Douglas Partners were proud to be the major sponsors of the recently held UDIA Annual Western Sydney Luncheon.

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  8th April 2019

  Geological fault mapping provides significant savings for our clients

  ​Geological faults, even minor faults in the rock such as is seen in the photo below, can result in significant changes in ground conditions over short distances and major impacts on development.​