New Appointment

Posted 2 weeks ago at 3:15 pm. 0 comments

J K Guest Ltd would like to welcome Mr Tom Kelly to the management team. Tom joins the company as Works Manager and brings a broad spectrum of experience to the organisation.

Sir Robert McAlpine Safety Award

Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago at 8:37 am. 0 comments

Mark Watson (J K Guest Site Agent) kindly accepted the January 2010  Sir Robert McApine Safety Award. This was achieved for work carried out on the Manchester Metropolitan University New Business School and Student Hub Contract. The Advanced Works – Sewer Diversion package was completed this month.

ISO 9001:2008

Posted 1 month ago at 6:56 pm. 0 comments

The J K Guest Group recently achieved the ISO 9001: 2008 standard for Quality Management. “We are committed to the continuous improvement in quality and service to both our clients and employees” – Jon Guest (Chairman)

Positions To Be Filled

Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago at 12:13 pm. 0 comments

Due to an increase in workload, we are looking to fill the following positions.

Site Agents
Experienced Pipe laying/Manhole Gangs

All potential candidates must hold the following and at least 5 years experience as a minimum:-
CSCS Card
Confined space

Streetworks and other relevant tickets would be beneficial.

Please apply to David Moores on 01257 425742.

ROSPA

Posted 4 months ago at 5:25 pm. 0 comments

J K Guest is proud to announce recent membership to ROSPA. This membership reflects the companies positive attitude towards the continuous improvement in health and safety and ocupational health. This goes hand in hand with the British Safety Council International Safety Award which JK Guest received earlier this year.

Positions To Be Filled

Posted 5 months ago at 11:37 am. 0 comments

Due to the outstanding success and expansion of our Utility Mapping Division, we are seeking to fill the following positions.

Project Manager - The right candidate will be highly motivated and be required to head up the division, carrying out business development, customer liaison and day to day management of the survey teams. Experience in underground utility mapping is essential.

Underground Utility Surveyors - We are looking for experienced people within this field. This should include the use of Radio Frequency Detectors, Ground Penetrating Radar and GPS systems. Experience in AutoCAD would be an advantage.

Please apply to  David Moores on 01257 425742

GMIT Exhibition

Posted 5 months, 1 week ago at 3:35 pm. 0 comments

J K Guest Utility Mapping Solutions recently exhibited at the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport conference held at the prestigious Manchester Bridgewater Hall. Among the various speakers were Graham Stringer MP and Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief executive, Manchester City Council.
Our exhibition stand had many visitors resulting in some very important business contacts and leads.

GMIT Conference Stand

Air Vacuum Excavation

Posted 6 months ago at 5:46 pm. 0 comments

Where construction excavation is planned for a built up area or where utilities are known to present, it is essential in the first instance to establish the location of any buried utilities on a site. Underground pipes or cables that are not precisely located may be damaged in the course of excavation, risking costly delays, interruption to services and harm to workers.

Even once they are located and mapped, excavating underground utilities using traditional methods such as backhoes, shovels and even hand augurs can still present significant risks: damaged water mains may flood the site; severed fibre optics must be repaired at significant cost; direct contact with live power cables may result in electrocution and even death.

In an effort to overcome these hazards, and to expose buried utilities safely, cleanly and efficiently, many construction excavation companies now employ air vacuum excavation equipment and techniques. Air vacuum excavation uses a combination of an air lance to loosen soil and a powerful suction pipe to remove debris and deposit it in a holding tank. Because neither component need make physical contact with buried pipes or cables, there is significantly less risk that those utilities will be damaged. And because those components are not conductive, the risk of electric shock is significantly reduced.

Finally, because spoil is deposited in a sealed tank, the process is significantly cleaner and more environmentally friendly than traditional methods. The main drawback of air vacuum excavation, particularly for smaller contractors, is the significant cost involved in purchasing and maintaining the necessary equipment. In the UK, the majority of air vacuum excavation services are maintained by utility companies, specialist construction excavators and utility location contractors.

Among the first UK operators to recognise the potential of this technology and invest in specialist AVE equipment were air vacuum excavation contractors JK Guest. Air vacuum excavation is now a core element in JK Guest’s utility mapping solutions, helping them to maintain their 100% safety record in more than 20 years of operation.

This air vacuum excavation capability has helped cement JK Guest as a major provider of construction excavation and utility mapping solutions throughout Greater Manchester, the North West and beyond.

Underground Utility Detection and Utility Mapping Solutions

Posted 6 months ago at 5:39 pm. 0 comments

The modern city is a maze of streets and alleys, buildings and barriers. As complicated as cities are on the surface, however, the situation below ground can be even more confusing: power, telephone and fibre optic cables compete for space with water and gas mains, wastewater drains and sewer pipes. Complicating the issue further, new utilities are constantly being installed and existing services relocated, with layers of utilities both in and out of use dating back as far as the 19th century.

For excavating contractors, encountering buried utilities during excavation can result, at best, in costly delays and financial or other penalties where services are disrupted; at worst, this scenario carries the risk of the injury to workers or even death.

Before contractors commence excavation on a site, it is therefore vital that they make every effort to detect and locate all buried utilities likely to be affected by planned excavation or construction activities. In the first instance, this is likely to involve contacting a “before you dig” service. These services collate information from utility companies regarding the location of buried utilities and pass these data on – usually for a fee – to excavating contractors.

While utility tracking services provide an essential first filter for contractors, they are not infallible: maps may be incomplete or inaccurate; utilities may have been added, removed or relocated without that information being passed on. For this reason, it is advisable for excavating contractors to engage the services of suitably qualified, experienced and equipped utility surveyors and a utility mapping service.

Using modern methods and technology such as electromagnetic detectors, radiodetection and ground penetrating radar systems (GPRS), it is possible to locate accurately a wide range of buried utilities including both metallic and non-metallic pipes and cables. These utilities can then be mapped using a combination of traditional survey techniques, GPS and geographical information systems (GIS) software.

JK Guest utility mapping solutions provide underground pipe location, cable detection and buried utility mapping services across the Greater Manchester area and beyond. JK Guest have invested in the latest radiodetection, GPRS and air vacuum excavation equipment to enable mapping and exposure of a variety of underground utilities with minimal risk to the operators.

Indeed, throughout more than 20 years of operation, JK Guest have maintained an enviable health and safety record, with not a single work-related injury.