Fun in the Sun Extending pontoons for Port Pendennis Marina ... and answering lots of questions from interested members of the public!

A glorious day in Falmouth was the setting for our work with Submarine Services, who on behalf of clients Port Pendennis have been tasked with extending the pontoon area adjacent to the National Maritime Museum. While Submarine Services manned the operations platform, we carried out a proving survey from the Prince of Wales pier to ensure that the drawings were correct. The activity certainly seemed to draw some fascination from those tourists enjoying the sunshine, several of whom wanted to know what we were doing and what was going on! Distractions aside the work was completed at the end of a productive day, with enough time at the end for an ice cream.

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Setting our sights on the city of Bristol

Following some great achievements in Devon and Cornwall, the team here at Kemp are now looking forward to some new challenges in Bristol, with the creation of a new office in the city ... Story continues on page three.

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To keep us going until the start of the new football season we’ve been having a few light hearted games with our friends over at Cormac and we’re happy to say that we won the last game 12-1! The match took place on a sunny day at the Dragon Leisure Centre in Bodmin and with our lads Adam Duke, Gary Pearce and Richard Wherry holding a strong defence, coupled with some fabulous hat-tricks from both Mickey ‘The Scouser’ Thomson and Scott Kemp’s son Charlie we were unbeatable. We can’t pat ourselves too hard on the back however, as this was the first Kemp v Cormac game in three that we actually managed to win. Nevertheless a very well done lads, maybe you should show the England team a thing or two!

A real mix of work to get our teeth into greeted us at the old

Holman’s No.3 site in Trevu Road, Camborne, one of the many targets

for regeneration in the Camborne and Redruth area. Holman’s was once

a world renowned engineering company famous for producing the

Cornish Rock Drill, used in mines across Cornwall and the rest of the

world. The Holman family also worked closely with Richard Trevithick,

who invented the world's first steam engine to run successfully on rails.

The site is located directly opposite his statue.

Now, the site has been earmarked for development by Coastline

Housing, who plan to build 16 houses and 22 flats. Rok Is constructing

the new development with the groundworks package being handled by

Fred Champion groundworks.

Despite its historical importance however the site

was left derelict for years and buildings became

unsafe. Many of them couldn’t be accessed for

precisely this reason. To conduct topographical

surveys and building elevations we had to take

as many non contact measurements as possible

to negotiate the safety issue.

The Trevithick statue

Historic Cornish site given new life

Inside: Inside: Inside: Inside: Major new plans for Kneehigh Theatre, goings-on around the Wave Hub, the second part of Kemp’s move to Bristol and helping to stabilise a Cornish community.

Summer 2010

Camborne town council has now marked the

work of the Holman family with a special

commemorative plaque, close to the site.

Recently we were happy to

lend a hand with a council-led

investigation into a problematic

drainage tunnel in the village of

Troon, near Camborne, which

has been causing issues with

both flooding and subsidence of

nearby houses.

The tunnel, or ‘adit’, is a relic

of the village’s rich mining

history, once used for drainage

of the former mine workings

underneath but now redundant

and needing attention to prevent

problems on the surface.

Our job was to survey the

roads surrounding the adit,

which will help in the design of

a new pipeline and hopefully

deliver a workable solution for

the community.

Kneehigh Theatre are taking their performances to the next level this summer with plans for a large tent complete with space-age geodesic domes. The structure, otherwise known, in true dramatic fashion, as ‘The Asylum’, will be located in a field near Chiverton Cross in the

heart of Cornwall, functioning both as a new base and also as a

Front page story continued ...Front page story continued ...Front page story continued ...Front page story continued ... Among the many attractions that Bristol has to offer is the potential for more large scale projects, something that Kemp is experienced in working with down in Cornwall, including Newquay Airport and the Eden Project. Director Scott Kemp said: “Our surveyors have a wealth of experience in the land survey, measured bui lding survey, setting out and volume calculation fields which we can apply to a new Br is to l operation. We also provide utility surveys, handled by our specialist Seeka division. We look forward to getting started and making a positive impact.”

Light at tunnel’s end for Troon residents

‘Epic’ new space for Kneehigh Theatre

With site engineers taking annual leave why not see if Kemp can fulfill your setting out requirements in the meantime. We can supply interim engineers throughout the south west to provide holiday cover on a completely flexible arrangement to suit you. Call us on 01209 214687 to see how we can help.

Holiday Cover

Contact: Redruth 01209 214687 Bristol 0845 603 3676 Email: office@kempengineering.co.uk

Contact: Redruth 01209 214687 Bristol 0845 603 3676 Email: office@kempengineering.co.uk

Sun, sea and sand at the Wave Hub

With the Wave Hub set for installation this summer, here at Kemp we’ve been looking back at our part in one of the most exciting renewable energy projects to hit the shores of Cornwall for years. Conducting the topographical survey of the site gave us plenty of excuses to hit the beach and enjoy some sea and sand while we worked! As well as tying the topographical survey into the OS National Grid, necessary for a project of this scale, we surveyed the areas where the 25km subsea cable comes ashore and the transformers will be built. We then set out the route of the pipeline on behalf of Dean and Dyball, and conducted some additional setting o u t f o r D a w n u s Construction. Strangely enough, it seems that our land survey manager Andy Staples had the most fun during the project. Not only was he able to tempt the sun out every time he stepped onto the sand, he also stumbled across some semi nude sunbathers while he was working.

touring venue capable of relocation d e p e n d i n g o n p r o d u c t i o n requirements. Its name was chosen by Kneehigh to describe how they want it to be seen, either as a sanctuary or a madhouse! The space itself will play host to shows, parties and exhibitions. Designed by Gil Gillilan and being built by The Dome Company , Kemp has conducted the topographical surveys required for the project to help determine the best place in which to locate and orientate the Asylum. We also set out the location of the holding down pegs. At 45m long x 30m wide, the actual design concept is unique, inspired by ancient building methods and rooted in the idea of circus, troubadour and folk traditions. We look forward to seeing it take shape.

Courtesy of the Dome Company

Gil Gillilan from The Dome Company, our very own survey manager Andrew

Staples and David Harraway, freelance production manager for Kneehigh.