Glensanda

Aggregate Industries

Value: £1,300,000 Enabling works for a quarry silt tip extension located on a peninsula of the Scottish West Coast just above Oban. All personnel had to access the site by motor launch and plant was transported by barge from the mainland Rhugh Garbh depot. Peat was stripped from above rock excavation areas and below the footprint of the rock retaining bunds to use as a restoration medium o…

Lancaster WwTW

United Utilities

Value: £3,300,000 Design and Construction of wastewater utility works providing enhanced screening and additional storm storage (19,500m3) located at Lancaster WwTW. The project scope included construction of two 40m diameter x 8m high above ground reinforced concrete circular tanks incorporating all associated underground 700mm diameter pressure pipework, reinforced concrete collection an…

Stanley Way Waste Transfer Station

Lancashire County Council

Value: £2,740,000 Design and construction of Waste Transfer facilities incorporating weighbridges an associated office and external ancillary works. Works included site preparation and clearance, earthworks, abandonment of mine-workings, foul and surface water drainage works including gullies, manholes and ducting and all mechanical and electrical design and installation. Incorporating th…

Damas Ghyll

United Utilities

Value: £459,000 Increasing the overflow capacity of an existing reservoir and improving the stability of the earth embankment. Works included the construction of a new 160m long reinforced concrete wave wall keyed into the existing puddle clay core of the embankment using plastic sheet piles to maintain water tightness. Construction of a 13m wide reinforced concrete spillway weir within th…

Widnes Future Flower

Halton Borough Council

Value: £125,000 Construction of a 14m high wind-powered Flower on the banks of the River Mersey. The Widnes Future Flower rests on a reinforced in-situ concrete base, it has 120 metallic petals that flutter in the wind and become illuminated by 60 low-powered LEDs in various shades of red, with their intensity varying depending on the wind's strength and direction. The…

Kiveton Colliery

Renaissance South Yorkshire

Value: £7,000,000 The former 67.4 hectares (166.5 acres) colliery site required reclamation to provide an open landform that includes a fishing pond, a recreation arena, construction of paths and tracks, bird scrapes, extensive planting of trees and redistribution of excavated material. The Design and Construct contract work scope included clearance of a former sewerage treatment works, co…

Dream

St.Helens Council

Value: £1,300,000 Erection of an artistic 20m high concrete structure on top of the former Sutton Manor Colliery in St.Helens, located close to Junction 7 of the M62. The concept of Dream, which takes the form of a girl’s head with her eyes closed seemingly in a dream-like state, was developed by renowned artist Jaume Plensa and aims to promote thoughts of the future of St Helens as …

Environment Agency Minor Works Framework 2009 - 2012

Environment Agency

Value: £3,000,000 (individual projects range from £8,000 - £250,000) This framework involves a variety of minor construction works on the client’s behalf, which ranges from the construction of footpaths and bridges through to recreational areas, headwall and screen installations and replacement of old revetment works in watercourses. Projects under the framework include: …

Doncaster Lakeside

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Value: £8,700,000 The transformation of a municipal landfill site to a thriving business, residential and leisure area. This project was carried out in phases spread over a period of several years. CHC was involved in the majority of the enabling and infrastructure works including: Airport Tip Reclamation - Reclamation of a former landfill site required the excavation of 750,000m3 of iner…

Bridgewater Canal Surfacing Scheme

Bridgewater Canal Company

Value £96,000 Over 1km of footpath reconstruction works adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal, Manchester. Works included excavation of the existing canal towpath and replacement with new tarmaccadam footpath incorporating new surface dressing. Landscaping was also carried out together with fitting of decorative features including benches and handrails. Footpath closures were required during…