Buoyant news from marine civils contractor

From landmark projects to increased demand for habitat creation services and on-going investment in industry leading plant, Land & Water is on track for a successful year.

From palaces to parks, rivers to lakes and everything in between, demand for Land & Water’s solutions has remained strong. On the Isle of Man an exciting project to remove 32,000m3 of silt from Peel Marina was launched in January 2020, with Land & Water at the helm of this important venture. Joining the project on site in early March, Land & Water’s industry-leading team continues to use its cutting edge equipment, including a floating barge, to oversee these works on behalf of the Isle of Man Government. The project aims to re-establish the efficiency of Peel Marina and futureproof all that it offers for years to come.

At Blenheim Palace, Land & Water is currently undertaking essential works to the Grand Cascade Apron which feeds the lakes from the River Glyme. Land & Water is creating a new resin injection curtain wall, currently the largest resin injection works undertaken in the UK to date. Construction of a new concrete apron and stone faced walls will help minimise any further wash over the length and breadth of the apron walls. These works will ensure that the 300 year old landscape designed by Capability Brown continues to be one of the most iconic in the UK.

At Selly Oak in Birmingham the Land & Water team is delivering a complex footbridge installation at Goodman’s Yard, over the Birmingham and Worcester Canal.

But perhaps one of the most significant projects for the Land & Water team has been Southmere Lake. It has seen the wider Group work collaboratively to provide cutting-edge plant and specialist operatives, an experienced project delivery team and the ecological expertise of Terraqua Environmental Solutions (TES).

Adrian Gascoyne, Managing Director, Land & Water, comments: “Land & Water entered 2020 with a healthy order book and lots of great opportunities to look forward to with no idea what the world had in store. When the March shut down hit us, all of our teams showed great resilience and adaptability to adopt new working methods in order to keep all of our staff safe whilst continuing to work, where possible within all available guidance.”

By Jake Frith