Rolton Group provided geotechnical engineering services free of charge for the new track for CarFest South – an annual motoring festival which raises funds in support of BBC Children In Need.
Returning for a 7th year at Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire, CarFest South 2018 was a great success, with music, cars, food and many activities including world record attempts and stunt shows providing entertainment for more than 50,000 visitors over the bank holiday weekend.
Back in spring, our team provided geotechnical engineering services as part of the project design team, to investigate the ground conditions at the site where the new, single lane circuit now is. Their findings informed the design of the track and the methods and materials used for track construction and drainage.
Julian Bradbury, Associate Director and head of the geotechnical team at Rolton Group, said:
“It’s always great to work on an unusual project, made even better when your efforts are helping to create a key part of a fantastic festival which raises so much money and awareness for charity. Having worked previously on projects at Silverstone and Rockingham Motor Speedway, we were more than happy to offer our services to support the development of the CarFest South track.
“Quite a few members of our team attended CarFest South 2018 and thoroughly enjoyed the festival and seeing the track in action – despite the rather unpredictable weather!”
In conjunction with sister festival, CarFest North, since 2012 CarFest has raised more than £10.5 million for BBC Children in Need, with festival organisers aiming to raise over £3.25 million this year for the charity.
Rolton have steadily developed our work and commitment to the North East region over the last few years through our Newcastle office and we were pleased to move our team to a new city central location in 2024. We are therefore delighted to reinforce this commitment by joining the NewcastleGateshead Initiative as a Corporate Partner for 2025.
As we approach the end of the year and the holidays, we reflect on a year full of expansion and growth and look forward to 2025.
With more than 44 years of Rolton this year has seen us developing our business internally and externally, strengthening the board, refreshing the brand, expanding the office network and sharing our thought leadership.
Rolton is proud to become a member of More Than a Building, an extraordinary network of architects, developers, engineers, contractors and others from the construction sector who are creating better futures around the world, in partnership with charity Article 25.