As the weather has been dry with occasional showers we have been busy with development projects for our housing, waste and quarrying clients and despite Brexit most of our clients are busy with the construction sector. Most of the consultants we use for ecology, landscape noise, dust, and drainage, are busy and the lead times at the present time can be up to 6 weeks. We are currently working on our geotechnical assessments for a number of clients who have Continue reading New clients and a visit to Ireland→

With the doom and gloom over Brexit there are one or two little rays of sunshine. The dry mild weather has allowed work to begin in our clients’ quarries and housing developments around the north of England. The weather has been kind to excavation and quarrying for building stone, as no frost means stone can be stored near the saws without being damaged by below zero temperatures. Consequently we have been assisting our quarry clients with planning for 2019 production Continue reading Good dry weather helps construction in the New Year→

Housing We have been advising on the remediation of an old quarry to enable the site to be filled with selected earth works material from the construction and demolition waste streams. The material will be selected by our engineers and then compacted under their supervision to provide a development platform and soakaways to allow the dispersal of rain water to ground. Our surveyors continue to advise on housing sites for SME Builders and we are involved in five sites in Continue reading Cromwell Wood News June 2017→

Housing We have been advising on the building of a stone block retaining wall using locally sourced quarried block stone instead of using gabion walling. The project is for 5 houses and the client required a tiered garden area and slope support. We have advised on the size of the blocks and method of construction to ensure support for the excavation and the drainage of the land to provide an aesthetic feature to the prestigious development. Stone retaining wall for Continue reading Cromwell Wood News March 2017→

We have noticed a steady increase in small windfall sites that we have been asked to advise on for ground conditions and coal mining which should provide small housing sites throughout South and West Yorkshire. We have been involved in foundations and retaining wall design providing solutions to hillside sites and ones affected by shallow coal mining. The mineral extraction sector has seen increased activity and we have been providing project management & design services to 5 of our clients Continue reading Windfall Sites, Mineral Extraction, Landfill, Investigation, and 2 Community Sports Facilities→

We have had an interesting time over the past three months, starting with a trip down under to complete some post contract business for a coal conveyor or installation and to assess the opportunities for the company in project management, planning and permitting work, environmental assessment and contaminated land projects. The research was mainly in the South in Adelaide, Melbourne, Gippsland, Canberra and Sydney. A number of large quarrying projects were visited in the southern New South Wales area. Brown Continue reading Australia 2016→

This year has been another successful year for the company as activity in the construction industry has grown. We are currently working on 4 planning applications for aggregates, industrial minerals and building stone for minerals to supply the construction sector, mainly housing and commercial development in West Yorkshire and Lancashire. Applications that have received planning permissions this year have been for extensions to two building stone quarries, a new permission for a flag quarry and planning permission for a 1.2 Continue reading 2015 – Another Successful Year→

Looking forward to site monitoring next week if weather like this.