Case Studies in Water and Drainage
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Standing tall?
Using: Secure Site Store – 10ft x 8ft x 9ft 6in High Cube Sometimes a little more height is needed. That’s why we have some high cube versions of the standard 10ft x 8ft. Being more than foot taller inside, with their elevated roofs, they will hold higher items such as a 2.7 tonne mini…
Universal roadside storage
Using: Secure Site Store – 10ft x 8ft We have more of these handy storage units on the hire fleet than just about anything else. A perennial favourite with roadside crews such as gas, water and civil, they can be moved and re-sited with a half decent HIAB, even when they’ve been loaded up with…
Bridging the gap – Sleepers in Selsey
Using: Wooden Railway Sleepers During the later phases of a coastline realignment scheme on the South coast it was discovered that an engine driven drainage pump gone AWOL and was now effectively, inaccessible. It was found on foot, but despite being light enough to be towed by an SUV or 4×4, it was the wrong…
Wind and weather – EKKI mats in the thick of it
Using: 5m x 1m x 100mm Ekki/Wooden Mats When it comes to temporary access for large plant and machinery, which must then be returned to pristine agricultural land, few ventures give rise to the challenges given by cross country runs of underground infrastructure such as water, gas and power mains. With an appalling run of…
Hallowed ground – Keeping it green
Using: TuffTrak®ST Anyone who’s ever been in a sports club with grass space involved will know just how tense everybody gets when an activity gets mentioned that could jeopardise the welfare of that holy green turf. We can only imagine the scenes at the committee meeting in Thames Ditton when our clients plan to bring…
Mains water re-routing – The Shard, London
Using: Modular GRP Plates Like a lot of the bigger developments in urban job sites of recent years, The Shard was no exception when it came to pushing the boundaries. Even relatively simple tasks like installing roadplates to protect services or open trenches was complicated by the sheer complexity of the existing underground infrastructure and…
WWTW, Kent – Large masses in small spaces
Using: Steel plates for Ballast/Test Weights/Kentledge Blocks A long standing customer contacted us with a basic concept for a temporary ‘stop end’ on a drain run within the confines of an older WWTW. In principle it was fairly straightforward and have normally involved stackable kentledge blocks, but there was a problem. Despite the area adjacent…
Chelmsford Racecourse – Betfred
Using: 4m x 2m x 25mm Anti Skid – Steel C/W Bevelled Edge and SALLY As part of a substantial work on the recently constructed facilities at the racecourse, some really big equipment and large structural elements were required on the infield area of the course. One thing was for absolute certain was that the…
Sediment Tanks – Waste Water Treatment Works – Kent
Using: 7.5m x 3m x 25mm – Steel C/W SALLY An area within a WWTW previously used as a sediment tank required some extensive civil work. One troublesome feature was the open top of the tank that was adjacent to where men would be working. Options such as fencing off or surrounding with concrete blocks…
Stately Home Gardens renovation – Surrey Hills
Using: Ground Mats (GPRM) A client working through a range of landscaping projects within one large garden complex needed a mitigation for the sizes and types of plant and machinery that were to be required throughout the works. Plus an area for parking tradesmen vans was needed. Because the activity was moving around the site,…