Removal of a redundant gauging weir on the River Ribble at Samlesbury. The weir was a concrete flat V type weir with two baffle walls, with the downstream weir face finishing with a vertical face at the apron. On the right-hand bank there was a stilling well and land drainage outlet, the stilling well was filled and capped. Works were completed from left hand bank to reduce ground disturbance to Brockholes Nature Reserve site. The banks immediately adjacent to the site were reprofiled after the removal of the weir in keeping with the natural gradient of surrounding banks. The left-hand bank was reprofiled 100m up from the removed structure to reinstate riverbank and mitigate erosion potential from water level reductions. Through this project, we salvaged and recycled the arisings from the concrete weir and crushed it off-site to create recycled 6F2 sub-base material that was used on various other projects. 

Construction of 7 luxurious holiday cottages, clad in random stone and with blue slate roofs. Properties range from a 2-bedroom bungalow to an 8-bedroom detached house. Each property is built to an individual design, they have extensive landscaping, communal areas featuring an ornamental waterfall and external hot tubs installed in each garden with pergola roofs and external lighting. Each cottage is finished to a very high specification. The flooring throughout is finished in either polished porcelain tiles or engineered oak floorboards. Each cottage has underfloor heating, bi-folding aluminium doors, oak staircases, and glass balustrading, designed to flood the stairwells with light. All the doors, skirting and architraves are all in solid oak and the windows are double glazed units in aluminium frames. We installed fully fitted kitchens with integrated appliances and granite worktops. They comprised of traditional strip footings with ground bearing slabs. The project included refurbishment of existing office space to provide additional amenities for guests. See website: www.ribblevalleyholidayhomes.co.uk

We were appointed to extend the car park at Astley Park in Chorley.

The works consisted of reducing ground levels and transporting large quantities of excavated soil to designated depot. We implemented a traffic management plan for the duration of the works as the car park was still live and adjacent to a primary school and various other busy locations. We carried out resurfacing of the footpaths and roadways, including installation of new kerbs, edgings and tactile paving at crossing points. We also installation 2no. height restriction barriers along with new bow top fencing. Our final piece of work was to construct the speed hump table that can be seen when entering the Astley Park car park on Hall Gate, finishing the car park with thermoplastic line markings.

In Ribchester we constructed a large agricultural building. ThIs consisted of a reinforced concrete slab foundation, including services; electricity, water and soil pipe outlet connected to existing pit. A steel frame, block work base and timber boarding to the underside and corrugated sheet roofing with rain water goods. 

At Smurfit Kappa, a large recycling centre in Blackburn, we carried out the refurbishment of the offices. This work entailed the strip out of the existing floor coverings. Removal of existing external windows, strip out of the existing kitchenette. Installation of new windows, new partition walls, and a new kitchen along with associated M & E works. Additional mechanical and electrical works included, replacement of toilet bowls, installation of electric heaters, a new fire alarm, emergency lighting, new hand dryers and new above ground plumbing for new toilets. Alteration to existing toilet cubicles. New floor coverings throughout. Plastering and decoration works throughout. Works to the existing flat roof, this entailed applying Aquapol, a waterproofing agent. 

At Queens Street, in Great Harwood, we resurfaced an existing roundabout with cobbles and flint resin bonded macadam. Along with installation of new tactile paving to pedestrian road crossings and new thermoplastic line markings. This was a busy junction where traffic management and safety of both the public and our operators was a key element of the project

We acted as principle contractors on a large landscaping project, carrying out works to the surrounding gardens and car parks. The works involved pecking out rock outcrop creating more space. Tree felling, clearance of shrubs and vegetation, isolation of existing electrics, breaking out of slate edgings, protection and relocation of gravestones, repairs to damaged stone plinth. Installation of drainage gullies. Widening of existing tarmac access road and tarmac car park, new pathway construction using resin bonded surfacing, installation of new Burlington heritage style slate edgings. Repairs to retaining walls, clean and re-bedding of existing steps. Installation of illuminated bollards, new flood lighting to outside of church and installation of drive-over lights. Installation of a bespoke curved steel bench, and cycle stands. Installation of decorative boulders, soft landscaping and extensive tree and shrubbery planting. 

At Lancaster University Campus we carried out groundworks to retrofit sustainable drainage systems including swales, filter drains and detention

basins. There was a small existing path in-situ with we extended in width by 1m and created new paths to the campus covering approx. 600m in length. The works included installation of concrete edgings to entire perimeter, importing of stone and tarmac surfacing. 

For The Italian Orchard restaurant based in Broughton, Preston we created a new access road. As part of the groundworks, we were required to install kerbing, drainage, electricity duct and 63mm water main to the full length of the access road, 335m in length. 

The project was to repair and replace existing surfaces, including off-street parking, provide new tree and shrub planting and new street furniture to shop frontages. 

The works included laying bitmac surfacing, sub-bases, drop kerbs, repairing existing road kerbs, installing steel bollards, benches, a cycle hoop and sculptural feature, planting ornamental grasses and shrubs and planting trees in planters

 

The area in which the site was located was part of the village centre surrounded by residential developments. Care was taken to keep disruption to a minimum. 

Ornamental grasses, trees and street furniture were added at a later stage.