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.
Working with Dorchester Living, Rolton has developed an ambitious new energy strategy that combines digital innovation, embedded renewable energy, and a clear trajectory towards net zero for their Heyford Park development in Oxfordshire.
This year Centreco, a UK leading commercial solar energy system design, installation and management organisation are exhibiting and sponsoring for the first time and have invited Rolton to partner in providing their thinking and content for two sessions focused on energy and technology, bringing thinking around this topic to the show.
IMPACT Magazine recently featured Rolton Chair, Peter Rolton and our white paper “Powering the 2035 Industrial and Data-Driven Revolution” which calls for the energy and real estate worlds to coalesce to attract the investment for infrastructure the UK needs.