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In 1989 Pennine Ground Engineering was formed to develop and manufacture Pennine dynamic probes, the company grew when it began to design and manufacture high quality reliable hydraulically powered vibroflots. Growth continued with the sale of equipment to the Far East, soon Pennine equipment was being used in many parts of the world.

A move into the UK contracting market formed the launch pad for Pennine Vibropiling Ltd, this in turn lead to a systematic growth in the range of ground improvement and piling techniques introduced to the market.

At the same time the development of purpose built ground improvement rigs helped to consolidate this growth and Pennine has become the market leader in ground improvement technology and associated plant development.
 

The success of the former Pennine Group attracted the interest of the Balfour Beatty Group; they acquired Pennine from the founding partners in August 2005.

Pennine's Timeline
1989	Pennine Ground Engineering Limited formed
1990	Introduction of the Pennine Dynamic Probing System
1992	Launch of the Pennine HD130 Vibroflot
1993	Significant exports of the HD130 to the Far East
1994	Pennine Vibropiling Limited formed
1995	HD150 Vibroflot introduced
1995	Awarded ISO9001 Quality Management System
1996	Development of the Pennine Aquacaster to carry out marine vibro
1997	Launch of the BD400 Vibroflot for deep compaction in the Far East
1998	Terrafirmer rig for bottom feed vibro and vibro concrete columns introduced
1999	Milton Keynes office opened
1999	Obtained prestigious Investors in People award
2000	Stratacaster leader rig introduced
2000	Pennine were the first member of the Federation of Piling Specialists to achieve ISO14001 quality standard for Environmental Management Systems
2001	Launch of the patented Penpile® auger displacement piling system based on recently developed Stratamax leader rig
2001	Pennine obtain the status of an approved Construction Assessment Centre for NVQ Piling Operations Level 2
2002	Awarded ISO18001 Health and Safety Management
2002	Integrated Management System awarded, another first for Pennine amongst FPS members
2002	CPD accreditation achieved for Pennine's presentation and literature on the subject of Ground Improvement Techniques
2002	Tardis limited access rig introduced capable of operating all of Pennine's vibro techniques.
2003	Third UK office opened in Gloucester.
2004	Stirling office opened to consolidate Pennine's activity in the area.
2005	Winner of the Contract Journal Specialist Contractor of the Year Award.
2005	Acquired by Balfour Beatty Plc.
2005	Second CPD accreditation, this time for a presentation about Penpile auger displacement piling.

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