Hedge Reduction Keevil
A very large hedge reduction a few weeks ago to a mature beech hedge; Justin there for scale! The hedge had just got too big to manage by the owner in Keevil. The top will regrow next summer. 16 Oct
Equestrian Centre all-weather riding surface
Our video clip here shows mixing in fibres for our Lavington equestrian project. The riding surface is sand with recycled fibres mixed in to give a high-quality riding surface in all-weather conditions. They are then spread on top and then mixed into …
Duty of care to have trees surveyed
This is why you have a duty of care to have trees surveyed on a regular basis… The recent winds caused the tree to lose limbs and damage their neighbours’ vehicles in a car park in Bristol. All cleared up and now back to Bristol to tidy the remains of …
3m high palisade fence for utility company in Mere
Another day and another job requiring a 3m high palisade fence x 30m in Mere. This is to give added security around a water tank for a utility company and under the eye of Mark Holbrook.
Equestrian Arena in Lavington, near Devizes
A few images from this week’s equestrian arena build near Devizes which is a 20m x30m school where we reduced the site and put down drainage in Geotex membrane and stone. Woven Geotextiles are made from 100% polypropylene or polyester and have long bee …
All woodchip and timber residues are recycled for biomass
All woodchip and timber residues are recycled for biomass. Loading 25 tons of woodchip for a trip to Newcastle to end up in a power station all in time for breakfast
Close board fencing and hardwood iroko timber gates in Marlborough
Our client had just purchased the house in Marlborough and our brief was to make the garden dog-proof and a little more private with a small length of close board fencing (8m). In addition, we installed new hardwood iroko timber gates and oak posts; cu …
Palisade Fence for a utility site in Mere
Today was part of a refurb to erect a palisade fence for a utility site in Mere around a water tank, to give added security. Mere lies at the southwestern tip of Salisbury Plain. We had previously taken down the high palisade fence in the spring to al …
Site clearance in Gillingham this week
Site clearance in Gillingham this week with the whole tree chipper to deal with the large hawthorn trees. Hedge and fence being removed to allow an extension to a utility site. 400m of new chain link perimeter fence to follow in the coming weeks. All …
Hanging Gates
Today we’re hanging gates 15 sets of 14-foot-wide metal field gates as part of the new shooting enterprise job.
Protech Evo2 tracked self-propelled post driver’s first service
Our Protech has clocked up 700 hours in just over 12 months, so an oil change and some TLC was in order as the ground has been harder than usual these last months. Then off for 1200m more stock fencing at Noremead (remember the pictures with the goat …
Removing fallen willows from the river at Lacock
Large over-mature willow trees required dismantling while in the river and then winching out for disposal; all a bit tricky but the 30-ton winch and tele(scopic) handler saved the day again. The pictures show Rich, Steve, Justin and Mark hard at work. …
Pollarding a large poplar in Devizes
This tree had not been pollarded by the previous tree surgeons when doing others on site last year due to the complexity of its position over the buildings/ sheds. The tree’s limbs were overhanging the play area at Sixpenny Children’s Nursery in Deviz …
2500m demarcation fencing for utilities company in Wroughton
Our work here was to create a wayleave while SSE installed a new power cable to the solar farm at Wroughton. The wayleave was erected with the tractor and post driver as Alex was busy on another site with the tracked post driver. The fence was to keep …
The brown long-eared bat visits my office in Devizes
A more unusual visitor to my office! The brown long-eared bat is easy to identify because of their unmistakable ears, which are almost as long as their body. In flight, their ears are held upright, but they curl back like ram’s horns or are tucked unde …
Japanese Knotweed
Following on from the legal fight between two householders and Network Rail failing to control Japanese Knotweed invading their neighbour’s property, three Appeal Court judges ruled in favour of the two householders. Their ruling at the beginning of Ju …
Refurbishment to Bulford Firing Range “C”
Following a long tender process with Landmarc Ltd, on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), we won the contract for the refurbishment to Bulford Firing Range “C” to bring it up to modern compliance specification. DIO is part of the Mi …
Gate at Barbury Horse Trials Marlborough
A little job for the Barbury Horse Trials, Marlborough, to put in a gate but to make it look as though it’s always been there! 26 June 2018 See our other fencing capabilities here
Reducing a row of poplars in King George’s Field Melksham
Reduction of Poplars: We undertook reductions to 20 plus poplars and removed 3 trees completely for WCC in Melksham. The trees now are all at a uniform height. A job to be proud of despite initial local concerns from residents. 25th June 2018 For det …
Reduction of a row of Poplars in Waitrose car park Melksham
Here we have a reduction of a row of poplars in the Waitrose car park in Melksham. This necessitated us crown lifting 5 Poplars over the car parking area and reducing the height by 5m for safety reasons. Good job done. 19 June 2018