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13th April 2017

Shortlisted for Engineering Excellence Award

This project has demonstrated engineering excellence by: overcoming numerous challenges through innovation and stakeholder engagement; by providing a sustainable solution allowing lakes to be maintained and enjoyed by future generations; and in its engagement of the public and community volunteers before, during and after completion of the project.

WM Longreach project 'Cockington Lakes Restoration' has been shortlisted this month for an ICE South West Engineering Excellence Award 2017

17th March 2017

Croome Park Watercourses

WM Longreach have brought in specialist equipment for the removal of silt and vegetation from the lake, river and an outfall pool to help maintain the watercourses in the Park for the public to enjoy. The company has worked on the maintenance and restoration of the watercourses and wetlands for the National Trust since 2005.

Maintenance work on Capability Brown's famous watercourse continues at Croome Park this month, tackling the de-silting and vegetation clearance in the Croome River.

13th February 2017

Ponds on Historic Ragley Hall Estate

The pond restoration has involved the extensive de-silting of two ponds, new concrete foundations, drainage and local stone masons to repair and rebuild the pond walls. As much original stone from crumbling walls was salvaged as possible during the removal of silt, ensuring both cost savings for the client and sensitive heritage restoration.

During the winter dredging and stonework have been completed to the decoy and header ponds on the Ragley Hall Estate in Warwickshire.

17th January 2017

Return to Shugborough

The car park works at Shugborough Hall will include an extension to the west side and modifications to the existing car park with additional drainage and timber kerb edgings, tarmac resurfacing and a foundation for the new ticket office, as well as associated landscaping. Key considerations are: (1) All excavations are being carried out under an archaeological watching brief and (2) Protection of the mature trees done with reinforced plastic crash mats to protect root zones and impact resistant foam around the trunks.

Having worked on the estate over 10 years ago, WM Longreach have started on a car park extension and drainage project at Shugborough Hall for the National Trust.

15th December 2016

Revival of Cockington Lakes

Some 6,000 tonnes of silt have been removed from the historical carp lakes once associated with the monks of neighbouring Torre Abbey. WM Longreach’s innovative pumping solution and use of silt lagoons within the Country Park have proved the ideal solution to the extremely constrained access, with lakes located amongst dense woodland in a steep sided valley with public access maintained as much as possible during the works.

Close working on this restoration project with clients Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust ensured successful delivery of the historical Cockington Lakes, tourist attraction in Devon since Victorian times.

26th October 2016

Crystal Palace Dinosaur Park

Working with conservation company Skillingtons, the works included the installation of flood mitigation technology (AquaDams) to create a temporary dam for the dry work areas and the construction of a new weir structure. This innovation minimised disturbance, offered an environmentally sustainable solution, sensitive to the heritage site and reducing traffic movements. Long reach excavators demolished the existing weir and a new reinforced concrete structure built to provide water level control for years to come. The boating lake had an old floating boom to keep the pedal and rowing boats safe and this was removed and updated with a new boom and anchor system.

The company has been involved with lake and weir works to restore the Grade 1 listed and world's first dinosaur statues in the famous 'Crystal Palace Dinosaur Park.'

12th September 2016

Return to Fleet Pond

This time focusing on the Avondale Pond and Brookly Canal. Works designed by Johns Associates included the creation of a new pond, excavation and desilting of the existing Brookly Canal, installation of nicospan along the banks with water level control flap valves and a new outflow pipe. This would greatly improve water quality in Fleet Pond if a flood event were to occur.

WM Longreach have returned to carry out watercourse improvements as part of the ongoing Fleet Pond Restoration Project, working again with Hart District Council.

4th July 2016