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City
of London Airport - Runway Reconfigurations
Located in the city's dockland area the airport has received
massive investment due to it's role as the only airport in the
Central Business District.
Increased air-traffic called for the reconfiguration of the
existing runway and reinstatement of grassed margins and areas
surrounding the runway. As the risk of a bird strike is
increased
due to the dock's permanent population of wildfowl living on
the calm waters surrounding the site a special 'Bird Strike'
seed mixture was required to reduce the threat, helping protect aircraft and the lives
of all those in and around the area.
To find out more about our Bird Strike Mix and other special seed
mixtures and how they might be of benefit, please
contact us.
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A72
Clovenfords - The Nest Stage II, Scottish Boarders
The final phase of the major improvement works to
the A72 near Clovenfords required the establishment of wildflowers to the
inaccessible steep slopes of the A72.
Hydroseeding with a special wildflora seed mix containing native species
of flowers and grasses was used, blending seamlessly into the ecologically sensitive countryside that already exists.
This final stage extends the improved road system westward from the
small town of Clovenfords to the Boarding Kennels at The Nest.
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Pfizer - New Access Road, Sandwich
Adjacent
to Pfizer's 69 acre Monk's Wall Nature Reserve, Hydroseeding was
carried out along the river banks that follows the recently
built private access road to Pfizer's Sandwich site in Kent.
Due to
the very sensitive eco-system a specialist water course seed mixture
was required that would not harm but aid the fragile environment
which is home to many types of indigenous wild life including
endangered water voles.
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GWR -
Emergency Works, Southwest England and Southeast Wales
On going hydroseeding work and also clearance to railway embankments and cuttings throughout Southern England and Southeast Wales,
these projects include;
Greenford
Embankment, London
Ebbw Valley
Railway, South Wales
Perporrow Tunnel,
Cornwall
Westerleigh
Embankment, South Gloucestershire
Corsham Cutting,
Wiltshire
Reading Depot,
Berkshire
Honeyborne
Embankment, Worcestershire
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Our flexibility
helps you get your project completed
on time,
whether its carrying out works during night possessions or our
ability to work track side if necessary as all members of
staff hold up to date PTS cards and our membership to
Link-up.
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Ventnor, Isle of
Wight
Problems with an unstable chalk cliff face that overlooked a public
car park meant that lose rocks were a hazard to people and
property below.
Using our knowledge and experience we were able to hydroseed the
cliff face and introduce new vegetation onto the baron surface so
that the threat of falling rock and stone was removed.
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Lamby Way
Landfill Phase II & III, Cardiff
Hydroseeding of the giant landfill site at Rumney near Cardiff covered
an area in excess of over 8 hectares and is part of the ongoing
transformation of blighted land into a living landscape.
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Using a special
blend of wildflower seed, the largest earth sculpture in Europe
is
set to become transformed in to a blaze of colour with native
species of wildflower.
The sculpture alongside and part of the
newly-opened stretch of the Avon Ring Road between Siston Common
and Emerson's Green is just one part of our overall contract
to
landscape the project.
The earthworks make up the giant 600 metre "Chain & Wheel"
sculpture which was created out of the 100,000 cubic metres of
soil excavated during construction of
phase two of the new dual
carriageway.
Photograph courtesy of
Lorna Green
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Askern Colliery, South Yorkshire
Both a Colliery & Coalite coking works once occupied this residential and public amenity
redevelopment site.
An area of 32 Hectares was remediated and approximately 250,000m3
of colliery spoil and natural soils were extensively re-profiled to
provide land for residential development, landscaped public amenity
areas with sports fields, playground, extensive footpaths and much
public open space totalling £3.4 million.
Hydroseeding was used to established vegetation on the poor soil
which contained very few beneficial properties. We over came
this by choosing a seed mixture that contained grasses that require
very little nurturance to survive and flourish.
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New
Test Centre for the Apache Attack Helicopter, Middle Wallop,
Hampshire
The Apache attack helicopter facility
required,
approximately 14,000m2 of hydroseeding with the
addition of an added tackifier coating to prevent the erosion
created from
incoming test aircraft before the
new germination had become established plus the threat of F.O.D.
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A470 Merthyr
By-pass, Merthyr Tydfil
Over 8 miles of
carriageway and steep embankments that required hydroseeding.
This included the reinstatement of several tips and slag heaps
back to arable farm land that before were void of vegetation due
to the poor soil conditions.
The way in which we tackled this problem was by identifying
which components were missing and then correcting this shortfall
by adding lime and other natural additives.
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Cheltenham
Racecourse, Gloucestershire
On going
expansion and updating of the famous racecourse located to the
north of the spa town has made the use of hydroseeding on several
key areas of the site essential
On the course itself where extensive work to upgrade the
drainage had been carried out, the disturbed areas required
seeding due to damage that might be caused by large machinery
and inaccessibility, hydroseeding made the ideal solution not
only for flat areas but for ditches that surround the course
Increased traffic comes hand in hand with large events such as
the
'Cheltenham Gold Cup' leading to the expansion of the relief car
parks. To accommodate the type of soil (common throughout the
Cotswolds) used to build the parking bays and balancing ponds, a
low maintenance grass prone to periods of drought was
suggested for hydroseeding the bays with. This will not
only save money in
the short term but also in the long term as patching up and
maintaining the grass are no longer required.
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A417
Brockworth, Gloucester
Over 10 miles of
new carriageway and 10 hectares of adjacent land including
'The
Bowl' was hydroseeded with a special wildflower seed mix.
The A417 ('Brockworth By-Pass') now links Gloucester
with Cirencester and gives the city a new junction with the M5 to the
north. As the by-pass cuts through farm land great
consideration was given to the potential impact on the surrounding environment,
we were able to provide a hydroseeding service that incorporated
special wildflower and grass seeds native to the area so that
damage to the existing ecology would be kept to an absolute
minimum.
During the life of the contract we were also able to provide a
maintenance service to the main contactor, including the cutting
of the steep embankments either side of the carriage way with the
use of our specialist alpine mowing equipment.
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Silverstone Race Circuit,
Northamptonshire
Silverstone race circuit lodged £3.5
million with
motor racing's world governing body the FIA as a guarantee that
it has solved the track's access problems which have seen fans
queuing for hours to reach the track over past years.
In response, Silverstone brought forward the first stage of
a £40 million plan to improve the infrastructure and transport
network at the track and has spent £10.6 million on car
parking and access work to be complete before the 2002 British Grand Prix.
Our work, part of a £100,000 project being led by
Fitzpatrick Contractors, we were asked to use our special
hydroseeding techniques on numerous sites in and around the race
circuit. Areas include banks which surround important corners
(club corner) and several balancing ponds located a long the new
approach road.
The structure of the grass will help keep the slopes in
place, some of which are used by spectators to sit and watch
races from.
This for us is a very prestigious and special project
because of Silverstone being the home of the British Grand Prix
and British motor racing.
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