When we think of drainage, we tend to think in terms of the needs of modern life and human activity, but drainage is just as important for farmland and forestry estates as it is for a housing estate or industrial park. Soil structure is coming under greater pressure through increasingly erratic rain patterns and [...]
Sometimes a job doesn’t quite go to plan. One of our customers recently called us in after a contractor inadvertently collapsed a culvert while they were demolishing a building. Not every contractor is fully aware of what’s going on underground when they come to do a job, but this sort of thing is our [...]
The news is full of the catastrophic flooding that hit many parts of Europe last week. No drainage systems could cope with the sheer amount of rain that fell, but the event highlights the increasing likelihood of extreme flooding and the importance of being prepared. The UK is far from immune. On Sunday 4th [...]
Drainage may not be the first thing to come to mind when thinking about building new homes but it’s essential to get right. Drainage is becoming all the more important as climates change and more extreme weather events should be factored into any new build. What causes drainage issues? A number of factors cause [...]
With a build-up of vegetation over the summer months and dry soils drifting into drainage systems, now is a good time to be checking your culverts and silt traps. What do silt traps and culvert lines do? Culvert lines and silt traps have important jobs aiding the free flow of water. A culvert is [...]
Pre Planned Drain & Gutter Maintenance Regular maintenance of drains, guttering and gullies ensures that water can move freely and away from buildings. Our recent blog has focused on how not keeping on top of this sort of maintenance work can often cause flooding problems in the summer months when least expected. [...]
People always seem surprised by flash flooding in the summer. Why at a time when we typically enjoy our best weather can heavy rainfalls overwhelm drains and gutters? During the summer, prolonged hot and dry conditions bake the ground hard. If there is then sudden, significant rainfall, the ground is unable to soak up [...]
After some unseasonably warm days in February, our Great British weather snatched away any optimism we may have had that spring was close and took us back to winter, with strong winds and heavy rains. Culverts that had already been full of debris built up over the autumn and winter became further blocked as [...]
