We are one of the world’s leading cone penetration testing (CPT) companies, delivering ground investigations and providing engineering consultancy for construction projects around the world.
Our extensive fleet of CPT equipment, operated by our experienced staff, can be mobilised anywhere in the world at short notice. We tailor our services to suit different ground conditions and environments, including on the railway, restricted access sites and on nearshore investigations.
We aim to be sustainable in everything we do, choosing the most environmentally-friendly engines for our CPT fleet, and switching from diesel to electric hybrid power and locating staff in a ways that minimise mobilisation time and distances. Our head offices are powered using solar PV panels and a ground source heat pump and we also have an electric car charging point for staff and visitors.
Our history
Lankelma was founded in the Netherlands in 1896, specialising in water and gas wells for farms. The involvement in cone penetration testing began as early as the 1950s.
Lankelma UK was established in 1999, with Eric Zon moving from Lankelma Netherlands to be Managing Director and Ben Magee joined as Operations Director.
In 2004, Lankelma Netherlands sold its shares to Gardline Shipping Ltd, part of the Gardline Group, one of the UK’s largest independently owned marine geophysical, environmental and hydrographic survey companies. This relationship enabled Lankelma to grow its operations, particularly in the development of its marine offering. With the sale of the Gardline Group to Boskalis in August 2017, Lankelma returned to private ownership, with Eric Zon remaining as Managing Director and shareholder. Eric retired from his roles as MD of Gardline Geosciences Ltd and Gardline Group Business Development Director, to focus solely on managing and growing Lankelma’s global onshore and marine business.
In 2022, Lankelma joined the ConeTec Group, a full-service geotechnical and geoenvironmental site investigation contractor with offices throughout North and South America, Australia, and South Africa.
Lankelma’s worldwide reputation for safety, innovation, and quality fits perfectly within the ConeTec global ambition. This is an opportunity for Lankelma to continue to lead the growing European market, while enhancing our capabilities, technology, and geographic reach as a part of the wider ConeTec Group.
Mission, Vision & Values
Our vision
To be the best provider of CPT services in the world, both in the quality of our data and the range of solutions to acquire this data.
Our mission
To develop our staff, systems and equipment to maximise the quality of our services and the sustainability of the company.
Our values
We will:
- Deliver excellence at every touchpoint
- Embrace and drive change
- Be quality-focused
- Be adventurous, creative and open-minded
- Pursue growth and learning
- Build a positive team with a family spirit
- Be passionate and determined
- Be curious and innovative
- Be safe and reliable
- Be honest and transparent
- Enjoy our work.
Our culture
We build cooperation and partnerships with our clients to achieve the best quality results, in the safest manner.
We have a can-do attitude and give staff the ability, and support from management, to carry out their role in a manner that promotes quality and fairness to all to meet the challenges of gathering soil data. Good ideas are rewarded and given the opportunity to develop. And, employees are encouraged to further their training in any relevant areas that will help with their personal development and therefore the development of the company as a whole.
A nurturing attitude runs through the company, from top to bottom, and no one is afraid of facing difficult situations head-on, as they know they will have the support to overcome anything. We respect the wellbeing of employees, colleagues and anyone involved in our projects, leading to zero accidents.
Business Ethics
In all our operations around the world, in all our relationships with stakeholders, we are driven by the same commitment of leading by example.
Whether in terms of business ethics or human rights, we require every team member to fully comply with all applicable regulations, which are further reinforced by the commitments contained in our Group Ethics and Behaviour Charter, Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct, and Manifesto.
The success and development of our companies, along with our individual and collective long-term futures, depend on the strict adherence to ethical behaviour as outlined in our group commitments. These are binding upon all of us with no exception.
In order to ensure strict compliance, we have developed an internal whistleblowing procedure. If you wish to anonymously report violations concerning human rights, the environment, business ethics, or health and safety by any company or individual within our group, you may use the following link:
Sustainability Movement
We are very much believers that if a change needs to happen, it’s our responsibility to get on with it – and sustainability and Net Zero are no exceptions to that. As part of our commitment to the environment, we’ve taken huge steps on site to reduce our carbon footprint. This includes choosing the most environmentally-friendly engines for our CPT fleet, and switching from diesel to electric hybrid power and locating staff in ways that minimise mobilisation time and distances. Our head offices are powered using solar PV panels and a ground source heat pump, we’ve planted 600 tree saplings at our premises, and we also have an electric car charging point for staff and visitors. For the latest updates on our sustainability efforts, take a look at our articles!
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