Alcan   • The uplifting of primary rock from beach, haulage and deposition adjacent to the works. • The uplifting of primary rock from the existing revetment, haulage and deposition adjacent to the works. • Bulk excavations, haulage, and deposition of suitable fill on site and compacted where necessary. • Placed both primary and secondary rock to form new revetment. • Placement of geotextile. Click image to view on map   Lambton Click image to view on map • Clearing trees, bushes and redundant fencing above existing ground level using a combination of mechanical plant and operatives using chain saws. • Logging larger trees into suitable sections for disposal as necessary. • Preparing access points through existing embankment. Howick Quarry   • Excavation of topsoil, haulage and deposition infill areas and temporary stockpiles. • Excavation of subsoil, haulage and deposition infill areas. • Bulk excavation, haulage, deposition as fill on site. • Rip and stone pick subsoil and topsoil. • Grass seeding.     Hadson Industrial Estate   • The stripping of topsoil, haulage and deposition in stockpiles on site. • Bulk excavation, haulage, deposition in stockpiles on site. • The importation placing and compaction of capping material and sub base. Heights Quarry   • The stripping of topsoil, haulage and deposition in dump. • Bulk excavation, haulage, deposition as fill on site. • Excavation of 56,000m³ of topsoil and overburden.   2006 – Mootlaw Quarry • The stripping of topsoil and haulage to existing topsoil dump. • Excavation of subsoil and haulage to existing subsoil dump. • Bulk excavation and haulage to restoration area. • Rip and stone pick soil areas. • Fencing works to northern boundary and regarding area. West Auckland Bypass   • Clear site of redundant fencing, hedging, shrubs and small trees. • Topsoil strip adjacent to existing stream. • Form stockpiles of topsoil. • Excavation of a temporary watercourse. • Import various suitable stone fill material onto site which was spread in 150mm layers and compacted. • Initially construct 4.0m road to fill depth of 0.5m. • Terram laid on top of topsoil prior to introduction of any store fill.   Lumley Brick Works Enablement Contracts • Reclamation of a derelict brick work site. • Re-levelling surface of adjacent old open cast site. • 16,000m³ topsoil stripping. • Compact cut fill 12,000m³ • Demolition of structural concrete bases and old chimney. • Crushing of hard material of 6F2 specification. • Compacted to house building standards. Purvis Timber Yard, Walkergate   Enablement Contract • Clearance of large quantities of fly tipping. • Breaking out of old concrete slabs & foundations. • Cut & fill, & dispose of contaminated material off site. • Site made to house building standards.   Scorton Quarry • Excavation of 32,000m³ of topsoil, subsoil, clay & waste products and replace as restoration material. The Spinney – Easington   • Stripped area in preparation for wall construction. • Prepared 91m of concrete foundations. • Constructed wall to Maccaferri design. • Laid 150mm perforated pipe at rear of wall by hand. • Progressively filled with suitable aggregate in the grading range 75-125mm. • Cribs are filled to 1m backfill comprising of 75mm down graded 6F5 Stone in 100mm layers at rear of wall.   Ashington – NCB Workshops • Excavation of a mixture of clay and black shale on line of previous stanchion bases and stockpile for re-use. • Excavation of clay to a depth of 29.3 AOD haul to stockpile. • Excavation of previously stockpiled materials and deposited in prepared excavations in layers of 250mm thick and compacted as detailed within the works schedule. • Removal of any artificial hard materials during excavations. • Processing of hard materials to 6F5. Lambton – Phase 3   • Excavation of former Cokeworks foundations. • Processing of excavated hard material. • Part construction of development platform. • Part construction of central route to foundation level. • Part construction of landscape mound west of central route.   A688 Wheatley Hill Bypass • Coal extraction and backfilling. • Earthworks to Byers Garth roundabout. • Earthworks to Coxhoe roundabout. • Earthworks adjacent to existing live carriageways. • Importation and placement of GSB Type 1. Thirsk Slurry Ponds   • Topsoil strip of the field and deposition in dump. • Bulk excavation haulage and deposition to embankments to form lagoon together with compaction. • Spread topsoil on outside face of embankment.   Dawdon Industrial Estate • Bulk excavation and haulage off site existing dump. • Maintaining road in clean conditions. Lintzhall Farm, Burnopfield   • Topsoil strip of the field and deposition in dump. • Bulk cut to fill to form plateau together with compaction. • Supplied, spread and compacted 6F5 stone 200mm thick. • Excavation of topsoil from stockpile and spread on batters.   Castle Eden • Cleared watercourses of trees, branches and debris. • Supplied and installed ‘Living Wall’ gabion baskets. • Regraded bankside. • Reconstructed footpath in the damaged area. Gillbrook School   • Bulk excavation of existing dump, haulage and deposition as suitable fill on site of old school buildings. • Bulk excavation for attenuation tanks, haulage and deposition as suitable fill/temporary dump as directed.   Northumbria Business Park • Bulk excavation of existing dump, haulage and deposition as suitable fill on the area stripped of soil. • Topsoil strip on new development area and deposition in dump. • Bulk excavation haulage and deposition to temporary dump as directed. Houghton Quarry   • Excavation of 120,000m³ of overburden & placing into stockpiles on site.   East Hetton This was a land reclamation contract and consisted of the excavation and filling of 1.2 million cubic metres of colliery shale, 200,000m³ of subsoil & 70,000m³ of topsoil. We also installed a drainage system and constructed 12,000m² of bridleway and an HDPE lined reed bed. Easington Colliery   Land Reclamation • Removal of 300,00m³ of contaminated and uncontaminated colliery spoil from the cliff and beach area. • Processed contaminated material. • Fill area was encapsulated with 70,000m² of Bentomat covered with 800m of clay and 200m of subsoil. • Importation of 40,000m³ of subsoil & 30,000m³ of topsoil. • Full area seeded.   Pickering Nook Enablement Contract • Removal of shallow worked coal seams. • Excavation and double handling of 250,000m³ of material. • Removal of 30,000 tonnes of coal. • Site had to be compacted to house building standards. Dawdon Colliery   Land reclamation scheme involving breaking out buried foundations and structures. Excavation and filling of 400,000m³ of topsoil, subsoil and general material, processing of unacceptable material, crushing of concrete to 6F2 specification, grass seeding and construction of 2,000m of bridlepaths.   A1 Climbing Bradbury to Bowburn • Spoil arising from installation of drainage system hauled & stockpiled. • Drainage trenches in filled with selected suitable material. • Layers not exceeding 150mm of capping using tarmac planings. • Layers of sub-base were spread not exceeding 150mm depth. Chilton Bypass   • Site clearance to remove of redundant fencing, hedging, shrubs and small trees. • Excavation of topsoil from road corridor hauled and stockpiled. • Bulk excavation, materials hauled to suitable fill areas and compacted. • Suitable fill areas were spread in layers and compacted. • 6F2 were spread in 150mm layers and compacted.   Northside, Birtley • Excavation of materials from the existing stockpiles, loaded into road wagons and disposed of offsite. • Stripped topsoil and stockpiled for reuse on site. • Excavation of existing material, deposited as suitable fill on site and compacted. • Excavation of existing materials and loaded into road wagons for disposal off site. • Breakout rock. • Processed rock into 6F2 for reuse on site. A689 Crook Bypass   • Excavation of materials and stockpiled for reuse. • All clean clay arising from works were stockpiled. • 650mm depth below sub formation were excavated and recompacted. • 200mm of the above were clay which was stockpiled to ensure that the marginally contaminated material was sealed below a capping layer. • Two layers of Bastex Geogrid were placed at right angles to each other to improve their load carrying properties.   Mootlaw Quarry • Excavation of approximately 100,000m³ of overburden & placed into restoration areas including double handling – 1996. • Excavation of 200,000m³ of topsoil, subsoil overburden. Formation of a new silt lagoon – 1999. Seaton Meadows   • Excavation of existing ground and hauled to stockpile. • Exposed of existing engineered clay. • Graded formation • Obtained clay from stockpile or excavations to construct new clay liner between existing cells. • Formed clay bunds. • Laid geotextile to new clay liner. • Provided drainage aggregate material onto geotextile. • Graded drainage aggregate layer.   Alnwick • The stripping of topsoil, haulage and deposition in temporary stockpiles. • Bulk excavation, haulage, deposition in temporary stockpiles and as suitable fill on site and compact. • The importation and placing of capping material and sub-base. • The re-excavation of topsoil from stockpiles and deposition. Ebchester Quarry   • Excavation of topsoil, subsoil an overburden. Website Created by Xpert Web