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To understand how Igne's unexploded ordnance, site investigation, testing, geothermal, water well and geo-environmental services can benefit your project, explore our case studies.
How we work fast to solve water borehole problems and keep production plants running
Private water supplies are an extremely important asset for thousands of factories and production plants across the United Kingdom.
How we capped an artesian well from 4,600 miles away
In October 2021, an artesian water well on Gregory Combs’ land in Lilliwaup, Washington USA was damaged due to a condition known as water hammer or surge…
UXO survey support for Britain’s school building programme
Ahead of school building works, Igne's UXO survey and clearance services ensure our construction clients' sites are safe.
Irrigating Reading FC training ground
Reading FC invested in a new, state of the art training ground at Bearwood Park.
Installing open loop ground source heating for a leisure centre
Energy is one of the highest costs faced by leisure centres, and Crystal Leisure Centre in Stourbridge faced an additional challenge too. As their primary…
Helping Britain’s councils reduce carbon emissions
News in the UK seems to be permanently bleak, but there is one positive fact to cling to. Whilst few countries are on track to achieve a net-zero-carbon…
3 remarkable reasons why Igne’s client is rewilding hillside in the heart of Wales
Igne client Geraint Hughes is re-wilding 66 acres of Wales; we're supplying the water for this environmentally critical site.
UXO survey and clearance work for the National Trust
The National Trust became a new client for Igne in 2020, when we began working for them at Studland Bay in Dorset, dealing with lizards, naturists and…
Disinfecting boreholes
Igne is privileged to regularly support Envireau Water and their team of expert water scientists and engineers. Our most recent collaboration was on …
How Igne battled birds and bombs in the Orkney Islands
In 2020, Igne's UK land team took on an atypical project in the Orkney Islands. While the services provided were normal (UXO risk mitigation ), some …
Supporting the safe construction of a hybrid solar windfarm
Igne’s UK Land team has been working to support a valued client as they develop a new hybrid solar windfarm.
Drilling a water borehole for the world’s largest beverage company
To facilitate the production of the world’s largest beverage company's specific vapour-distilled water product, into which electrolytes are added, Igne…
Drilling Supervisor Neil Snowball increases efficiency by 350%
We caught up with Neil this week to find out how he managed to increase the efficiency of a predrilling process by 350%!
Refurbishing water boreholes
As well as drilling boreholes and inspecting and maintaining them, the teams at Igne are often called to wells that need refurbishment.
Intrusive surveys to support Rochester Airport’s expansion plans
Rochester Airport's expansion plans have been supported by Igne who were called to conduct intrusive surveys.
Supporting the development of A roads - a case study
Igne is proudly providing UXO risk mitigation services to Balfour Beatty, supporting their scheme to enhance the A63 in Hull.
Reinjection borehole at Lord's
A team from Igne is working on site at Lord’s cricket ground in London; they are drilling a new reinjection borehole for an open loop ground source heating…
How a borehole saved AkzoNobel £65,000
Igne helped AkzoNobel apply to the Environment Agency to increase abstraction rates, and then installed a pump capable of pumping 50 million litres a …
Care home reduces water bill with borehole
We helped a care home reduce their mains water reliance and subsequent high costs by installing a private water borehole.
How to remove iron from drinking water
The presence of iron in ground water is a direct result of its natural existence in underground rock formation; here's how to treat borehole water to …
Repairing a water borehole
We repaired a water borehole for a commercial client after one of their boreholes was damaged during service works; the contractor involved was unable…
A better and reliable domestic water supply
The Wilds were faced with an inconsistent water supply, with their private spring drying up over the summer months - so they contacted us to drill a borehole…
Private borehole installation in Powys
Tony Goff from Churchstoke near Montgomery, Powys had no mains water. His cottage was fed from a private spring, and although the spring had never dried…