Current Mixed Landscape Projects

Purple Mustard, Pant Glas Industrial Estate, Caerphilly

The works comprise site clearance to remove trees and scrub along the site frontage, earthworks to prepare for the construction of a base for a new building, retaining wall and the installation of gabion baskets. The existing concrete access road will be altered to accommodate a new car park with Marshalls Tegula paving and associated kerbs and drainage works. New security railings and gates will be erected and after importing additional topsoil new planting works will be undertaken to the frontage of the site. The overall value of the works is in excess of £70,000.

An interesting feature will be the Pennant Sandstone faced retaining wall which is to contain a central void to allow planting. Topsoil is to be placed inside the wall and shrubs planted along its length. A custom made steel coping will be installed along the top of the wall which will retain the gravel mulch.

Nelson, Cwmfellinfach and Ynysddu Village Centres - Loops and Links

This job entails the redevelopment and tidying of three village centre areas. The major works being in Nelson. The works at this site include the provision of off road parking by means of pre-grown grass grid with conservation kerbs. Also included is the provision of a cycle parking area and a feature bench on a resin bound surface. Some minor tree surgery will be carried out in addition to the creation of planted beds to enhance the area. The other two village areas include the pruning of over grown areas, the removal from site of existing fencing, painting of pedestrian barriers and the creation of new planted areas.

Rhyd-Y-Blew Lapwing Mitigation Statergy

This contract for the Welsh Assembly Government is currently being undertaken at Bryn Bach Park, Tredegar. It involves the creation of a series of shallow clay lined scrapes, earth bunding, tree/scrub clearance and the creation of nesting beds using imported stone for lapwings. Lapwings are a familiar farmland bird but they have suffered significant declines in the last 25 years and they are an 'Amber List' species because of the importance of their UK wintering population. This is an interesting and diverse environmental project where a sympathetic eye to habitat creation is essential.

Environmental Improvement Works, Lansbury Avenue, Cefn Hengoed.

This contract involves the excavation and removal of existing macadam car parks. They are being replaced with two car parks surfaced with reinforced grass paving. The kerbs are from the Marshalls conservation range. New macadam footpaths service the car parks. 15 No. 20-25 cm girth trees are being planted together with large areas of shrub planting.

Cwmcarn Rural Heritage Links - Landscape Works

The works are set along a woodland path and involve the removal of old fencing and the erection of 700 metres of new post and wire fence along with three solid Oak benches. A set of steps constructed from Conservation kerbs as risers and Marshalls Tegula paving as treads will be installed along with bespoke timber traffic barriers. Extra heavy trees will be planted within the grass verge and 70 metres of galvanised steel vertical bar fence will be erected.