Providing trusted geotechnical and geoenvironmental guidance to protect people and places.
Site investigation services
Specialist testing and consultancy by Norfolk Partnership Laboratory
Helping you build with confidence
Practical support from the ground up
Part of Norse Group, Norfolk Partnership Laboratory delivers responsive, end-to-end geotechnical and geoenvironmental services for public and private sector projects. From early planning and site investigation to technical advice and risk mitigation, we help clients deliver safely, efficiently, and compliantly. As a UKAS-accredited laboratory (No. 0920), we provide reliable testing and consultancy for developments of all sizes, including housing, highways, infrastructure, and environmental regeneration.
Insight you can rely on
Our multidisciplinary team at Norfolk Partnership Laboratory assess ground conditions, identify environmental and geotechnical risks, and inform safe construction and asset management. Using techniques such as window sampling, trial pitting, dynamic probing, and ground penetrating radar, combined with laboratory analysis and desk-based studies, we provide clear, actionable advice on subsidence, slope stability, contamination, and remediation. From landfill gas monitoring to groundwater assessment, we help clients manage environmental risks while ensuring compliance, efficiency, and long-term resilience.
Local expertise, national standards
With deep regional knowledge and UK-wide regulatory expertise, our engineers, geologists, and environmental scientists at Norfolk Partnership Laboratory deliver fully integrated solutions. Alongside geotechnical and geoenvironmental work, we provide pavement engineering, materials testing, and construction consultancy, giving clients a complete, coordinated service. Every project is underpinned by rigorous quality control, safety assurance, and collaboration, delivering compliant, cost-effective outcomes for communities, developers, and local authorities.
What we do
Our services, built on trust and delivered with care.
Geotechnical & geoenvironmental services
- Ground investigation and geotechnical assessment
- Site supervision and technical oversight
- Soil, groundwater, and material testing
- Slope stability and subsidence evaluation
- Ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys
- Contamination risk assessment and remediation strategies
- Landfill gas monitoring and environmental groundwater assessment
- Factual and interpretative reporting
- Pavement engineering and construction consultancy
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Address
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2SG
Contact Number
01603 578389
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