We had recently won a contract to strip from site 450 tons of hazardous and contaminated sand used as a stop butt on a military firing range. After stopping bullets for years it was time to be replaced with new, along with some timber repairs while we were there.
All done while the ranges either side were live and active!
Our original Facebook post at the beginning of November showed that we were making a number of these. We mentioned the fact that they would be painted cream in and concreted to the ground. But we didn’t get many replies as to what they would be used for, so we thought you’d like to know the answer!
They are in fact timber firing points we installed at Warminster Ranges, all made in-house. And they had to be painted country cream as they didn’t want bright white.
Another one for our Everything Else section of the website!
A recent pond refurbishment with 15 years of silt and leaf mould removed. We retained some water and all the fish and then laid a new liner. The pond was then refilled to which we added the retained water to get the microbes started.
To see some more examples of our work which isn’t tree surgery, tree surveys or fencing, please see here.
And now adding a new photograph in June 2019 of what it looks like 6 months later. Really does illustrate the “before and after”…
And this is the ‘after’ shot taken in June 2019, six months after the preparation works
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
Making and installing props to support veteran oak trees:
Today we have been installing props under veteran oaks to support over extended limbs. We made the props in-house along with all metal feet and supports, installed by Steve and Dan.
This is one for the everything else page on the website
We were asked to remove grass and replace with an artificial grass surface for a healthcare client in Poole.
Cirencester Opportunity Group Cirencester Opportunity Group is an independent charity providing integrated education for preschool children and support for their families.
M&S supply various foods and undertook to recreate a forest school where the children can learn in the great outdoors. We were delighted to be able to support by creating a hedgehog habitat as it seems there are resident hedgehogs!