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The Environment is a Winner
The company won the prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Environmental and Sustainability Award 2013 for its work on the restoration of Fleet Pond in Hampshire - a SSSI and local nature reserve. The success of this project was helped by positive engagement with stakeholders and suppliers.
Raising the profile of great civil engineering
Our Director, Damian McGettrick, took part in a plaque unveiling ceremony at the famous M6 ‘Spaghetti Junction’ at Gravelly Hill, Birmingham on 13 December. The event was to commemorate 40 years of this iconic structure and to raise the profile of Civil Engineering. The current ICE West Midlands Chairman and Director of the Highways Agency, Tim Harbot formally unveiled the plaque and was joined by the ICE Municipal Expert Panel, a national group advising on infrastructure in the UK.
Working with the National Trust
WM Longreach have returned to this historic park in Worcestershire to carry out some vegetation clearance works from the watercourse. Using a very specialist ‘walking’ excavator, the machine worked from within the river to minimise disturbance to the adjacent landscape. Over a thousand metres of riverbank was cleared with the vegetation and silt deposited and profiled into the surrounding area. This essential maintenance work will keep the historic water courses in their full glory for the benefit of the visiting public and flourishing wildlife.
Working with the Wildlife Trust
Using a long reach excavator with low ground pressure tracks and a hydraulic weed cutting bucket, the Company is carrying out river clearance works for the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. Essential maintenance on over 2500 metres of river is to be completed this month.
Return to Fleet Pond
The next phase of lake restoration work has commenced at Fleet Pond. This will continue the dredging from the earlier phase this year and construct more lake islands to improve the water quality and enhance the habitat for wildlife and ecology. Using our specialist long reach machines on floating pontoons, the island construction is well underway and due for completion in November.
Award Winners
We have had an amazing start to the summer with winning the Ground Engineering (GE) Award on 4 May. We then were Highly Commended at the annual Institution Of Civil Engineers (ICE) awards. View our 'Awards' section to see details of our Award winning projects.
Mobilisation of Fleet Pond
Mobilisation of the floating plant and equipment to Fleet Pond was carried out in February 2012 using a large crane lift from the Station car park due to the access restrictions. Modular pontoons were assembled that would carry the long reach excavators for the dredging and lake island construction works. A large audience had gathered as this marked a significant milestone for the Pond, in particular the hard work of the Fleet Pond Society, so the success of this day was really welcome.
Award Winning Daniels Mill
WM Longreach are delighted to announce that they are the Winners of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) West Midlands Geotechnical Project Award 2010 for Daniels Mill Slope Stabilisation Works.
