Author: Debbie Newman

Moss treatment on Chalgrove Airfield

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Moss treatment on Chalgrove Airfield last week to control moss and weeds on the runway.

10 Ha of tarmac treated at 500 litres/Ha –  easy with the correct machinery.  All works were undertaken early in the morning not to hinder the active runway. Well done Derek!

Chalgrove Airfield is a former World War II aerodrome near Chalgrove, South Oxfordshire

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Pollarding 98 Lime Trees in Tidworth

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A “before, during and after” of pollarding 98 Lime trees in Tidworth.  This was the last few of 98 done over the winter months. Good job done by Scott, Antony and Cleeve.
If you’ve never spotted our page of definitions of tree work, check it out here.

We used both our 26m MEWPS, including our most recent one, the Teupen LEO 23 GT –  ideal for quick, efficient jobs: It is especially suited for job sites that provide little space and require great working heights. It has a variable and quick multi-position stabilising system, 180˚rotatable basket and flexible articulated and telescopic boom.  See here for full details of our three MEWPS.

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Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp (contd)

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Further pictures of the fence clearing project and clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp.  A new stock fence is to be erected to allow grazing of cattle on Monkton Down SSSI, to control scrub and aid chalk grassland.  The old fence has been removed for recycling.

With Mark mulching some larger thorn bushes

Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp
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Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp
Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp
Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp

Grenade Range Refurbishment Warminster April 2021

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Something a little different for us  – we recently started a project to refurbish a grenade range at Warminster.
We needed to remove 500 tons of limestone gravel, undertake repairs to the sub-base and increase the area to the required specification.
The throwing bays were also dug out and will be restored once the main range floor has been reinstated.
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Covering an ancient burial site with chain link mesh March 2021

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Something different this week:  we needed to cover an ancient burial site ( Tumulus ) with chainlink mesh to prevent the local badger population from calling it home; this helps to preserve anything inside the mound.   The funny shape was caused by tanks driving over it for practice before heading off to active duty in WW1!
The area is called Snail Down at Everleigh.  See the Historic England information here.
With thanks to Wiki: A tumulus is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or kurgans, and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones built for various purposes, may also originally have been a tumulus. Wikipedia
covering an ancient burial site with chain link mesh

ISO Accreditation

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We have received the confirmation this week that we are now accredited to ISO standards for the following areas of their Assessment Scope:

  • Tree Surgery Contracting
  • Forestry Contracting
  • Tree Consulting
  • Fencing

ISO certification is a seal of approval that we run to international standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in these four areas.

ISO 1 4001: 2015 – Environmental Management Systems

ISO 45001: 2018 – Health and Safety Management Systems

ISO 9001: 2015 – Quality Management Systems

See our Accreditation page here for full details

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Repairing fences on Salisbury Plain

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A little fresh on Salisbury Plain today repairing fences around ancient burial grounds.

Old fences were in need of repair so we were asked to add new fence posts to the existing fences to prolong the life of them.  In all approx. 1500m in two areas

Tristan drove the tracked post driver with Adam and Tad stapling the wire to the posts behind him.

For full details of our other fencing and gate work please see the link on our website here.

Repairing Fences on Salisbury Plain Repairing Fences on Salisbury Plain