Geotechnical engineering, a branch of civil engineering, focuses on comprehending the constitution of the earth's crust and its constituent parts. The branch looks at the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of materials that are discovered underground. Before building a structure's foundation, geotechnical engineering enables the monitoring and investigation of a property's subsoil's condition. It is now an essential component of any construction projects, whether they involve a building, canal, tunnel, bridge, or road.
The technique aids in the analysis of the chosen building site's stability as well as a number of other criteria. The market for geotechnical services worldwide, which was estimated to be worth $1.9 billion in 2020, is anticipated to expand to $3.7 billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 6.7 percent between 2021 and 2030. Established in 1991 by Eng. Abu Mohammad Masud, Icon Engineering Services is a Dhaka-based leading Geo-technical Engineering Services solutions firm. It is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company which is providing a wide range of services to its clients by leveraging latest technologies, hiring skilled workers, and utilizing top-quality branded machinery.
Range of Offerings
Icon Engineering Services (IES) started off with a modestly sized geotechnical engineering laboratory. They only took on geotechnical investigation work for small private buildings in Dhaka based on the knowledge and previous expe-rience in the pertinent field of geotechnical engineering and pile construction. Currently, the company offers a wide range of expert services including Broad Pile Construction, Driven Pile Construction, Geotechnical Investigation, Pile Load Test, and QA and QC Tests for Piles.
Using advanced technologies, IES has been providing groundbreaking services and solutions since its inception to all of its clients, as a result of which the firm has garnered a reputable position for itself. “We have a very good reputation in the industry and long experiences and are being referred to by engineers, contractors, entrepreneurs and also many persons relevant to the industry”, says Engr. Abu Mohammed Masud, Founder.
This strong networking power has led the company to grow between 5 percent -10 percent in terms of revenue per year. The business offers complete solutions for every service they offer. This is evident from the thorough list of procedures they follow for each service offered. When it comes to Bored Pile Construction for example, IES provides the best practices with a fleet of 10 hydraulic drilling rigs for piles of a diameter upto 2.2 m and 75 m depth. Similarly, in terms of Geotechnical Investigation, IES offers offshore and land deep boring, SPT and CPT based geotechnical survey, deep soil coring along with continuous sampling, deep boring by rotary method, and soil sampling services using a piston and mazier sampler. Further, the firm also provides Quality checks and quality assessments in which it offers cross-hole sonic logging, pile integrity test, pile driven analysis, CAPWAP analysis, and borehole sonic measurement by utilizing KODEN.
What sets IES apart is its sincerity to the profession and services being provided to the clients, upgradation of technologies and use of updated machinery, and improving skills through training and education of every single person in the firm. Bangladesh's economy is grad¬ually growing and has moved up significantly from the status of an LDC. However, In terms of proper construction and development procedures and standards, the nation's industry is still far behind. Since just a few years ago, numerous governments have started a number of large-scale projects, and numerous globally renowned and reputable construction corporations are working on these projects. “Our workforce's expertise and equipment quality has significantly enhanced, and we are efficiently serving our customers”, adds Engr. Abu Mohammed Masud. While most local businesses were unable to achieve their minimum criteria, IES was making strides in its projects and helping clients achieve their goals.
Using advanced technologies, IES has been providing groundbreaking services and solutions since its inception to all of its clients, as a result of which the firm has garnered a reputable position for itself
The Path Ahead
Icon Engineering Services is currently leading Bangladesh's geotechnical engineering services providing industry in terms of past experience, technical expertise, resources, and competencies, and aims to maintain that lead by growing their current enterprise for which several ideas are in the pipeline. The firm also intends to grow the company's operations in the sector of ground improvement in addition to the services already being provided. By maintaining and continually upgrading the quality of services Icon Engineering Services is on the path to achieve all its goals, and much more in the future.
Abu Mohammed Masud , CEO & Managing Director, Icon Engineering Services
Engineer Abu Mohammed Masud obtained graduation degree in civil engineering from Rajshahi Engineering College, Rajshahi, Bangladesh and started career as a junior engineer for construction of slipway for Chittagong Port Authority and then joined specialized geotechnical engineering German company, Soiltech International Ltd. Then, he went abroad and worked in a geotechnical investigation and material testing laboratory in Jeddah, KSA. After returning home he joined DRILLTECH. Late in 1991, he started his own business under the name of ICON ENGINEERING SERVICES based only on past experience and personal contact.
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