Capability Statement - Ground and Environmental Engineering (January 2017)

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Capability Statement

Ground and Environmental Engineering


Wardell Armstrong

“No external shareholders. No big slow parent

company. No vested interests. Just great people,

independent creative thinking and a passion for

helping clients”

“With 450 people Wardell Armstrong is well placed in

terms of size. Large enough to have strength in depth

with many experienced specialists working

seamlessly together – but also small enough to be

sure of giving close personal attention”

We are a multidisciplinary Engineering,

Environmental and Mining consultancy with a history

going back over 175 years and a reputation for high

quality service, both in the UK and Internationally.

Whether your project is under, on or above the

ground, we can assemble the right team to provide

you with the technical expertise and knowledge you

need to help you make it a complete success.

Our People “Our people are the heart of our business”

What do you

look for when

you’re choosing

a consultancy?

Most of our

clients tell us

that it’s our

people who

make the real difference. People who understand

what they want to achieve – and have the skills,

knowledge and drive to help them get there.

With multi-disciplinary strength in depth, we’ll bring

together the right specialised experts to work on

your project as a collaborative team.

Many are leading authorities in their fields, but they

all share the same passion for what they do, and the

dedication to helping clients like you to achieve their

aims.

What We Do Our highly qualified specialists – many of whom

are leading authorities in their fields – are ready

with expert advice to help you make your project

a success.

Drawing on significant experience and wide-

ranging multi-disciplinary expertise, we’ll bring

the right integrated team together with the right

skills to guide you and your project through each

critical stage.

Whatever the technical difficulties, however tight

the time constraints and whatever obstacles

seem to be in the way, we’ll take on your

challenge with enthusiasm – helping you get the

best possible returns while doing things

sustainably and professionally.

Areas of Expertise

• Civil and Structural Engineering

• Energy and Climate Change

• Environment

• Ground and Environmental Engineering

• Utilities and Infrastructure

• Property and Development

• Mineral Estates and Quarrying

• Mining

• Mineral Processing and Laboratory

• Planning and Landscape Design

• Sport and Leisure

• Waste Resource Management


Overview

We help to protect and maximise the value of our clients’ land and property portfolios, and optimise the success of

their projects. By integrating into client project teams and working closely with other stakeholders, we identify

ground and environmental risks - and bring our skills and experience to bear in resolving and managing them

through pragmatic, proven or innovative solutions.

Our strength, diversity and experience allow us to deliver a wide range of

tailored services from initial site appraisals to major reclamation and

development schemes. Involvement with many diverse projects means

that we’ve grown an outstanding reputation to deliver both value and

performance in meeting the complex and varying demands of new

legislation and investment return.

Our ground and environmental engineering group covers a diverse range

of professional and technical skills. These include:

• Applied scientists

• Civil engineers

• Environmental chemists

• Environmental scientists

• Geologists/applied geoscientists/engineering geologists

• Geotechnical engineers

• Hydrologists/ hydrogeologists

• Land reclamation engineers

• Mineral surveyors

• Mining engineers

• Project managers

Markets and Clients

We work with clients in construction, development, land regeneration

and the green environment, as well as local and national government

agencies.

Our public and private sector clients include:

• Banks

• Commercial developers

• Contractors

• Government agencies and local authorities

• Housing associations

• Infrastructure companies

• Residential developers

• Services/utilities companies

• Solicitors

• Strategic land developers


Our clients include:

• Bloor Homes

• HJ Banks

• Lands Improvement

• Langtree Group

• LRM

• Morris Homes

• Network Rail

• Staffordshire County Council

• Stoke on Trent City Council

• Telford and Wrekin Borough Council

• Wigan Borough Council

• Wrexham County Borough Council

The Value We Add

Whatever the risks in each individual project, our

clients benefit from the right level of professional

advice to achieve effective, timely and clear

returns. Our breadth of knowledge and wealth of

experience are invaluable in integrating into our

clients’ project teams, and guiding them through

often complex and difficult processes to secure the

best possible outcome.

Why it’s Important

Ground and environmental engineering plays a key

part in protecting, developing and managing a land

and property portfolio – ensuring that assets

comply with legislation, and perform both

financially and environmentally.

Sustainability is also an inherent requirement for

delivering good fiscal and social returns. And in an

age where economically feasible and

environmentally sound choices are foremost in the

minds of land and property professionals,

successful outcomes are difficult to secure without

a strong understanding of the key risks to an

investment.


How Are We Different?

As a truly independent multi-

disciplinary consultant, we’re able to

call on a wide range of experience

and expertise from all areas of the

firm. We can bring a holistic and

integrated approach to projects,

assembling the teams that are

needed to help clients achieve

creative and sustainable design and

management of the built and green

environment. Our skilled team of

professionals share their innate

understanding, eye for detail and

wider vision to ensure that our

clients’ projects perform.

Areas of Expertise

Our ground and environmental engineering team has significant experience in:

• Assessment of abnormal costs to remediate and

develop sites

• Contaminated land risk assessments (human health,

controlled waters, ecological)

• Design, management and contract administration of

site investigations

• Design, specification and supervision of land

remediation and earthworks operations

• Desk study based research and reporting

• Development of remediation strategies, including

liaison and negotiation with regulators

• Due diligence assessments of land portfolios

• Environmental monitoring (ground gas and water)

• Expert witness and town and country planning

evidence on ground conditions, mining legacy and

land remediation strategies

• Gas risk assessments, and the design of as

precaution measures for structures

• Geological assessments

• Geotechnical assessments

• Groundwater risk assessments and hydrogeological

assessment

• Identification and treatment of Japanese knotweed

• Mine workings/ mine entries, and underground

caverns

• Mining subsidence prediction and lands tribunal

claims for compensation

• Preparation of detailed interpretive reports

• Project management and cost control

• Rock and soil slope stability and stabilisation

• Waste management plans for construction sites


Our Experience and Expertise

We have a proven track record of dealing with complex and difficult land and environmental issues, from the

research and desk study stage through investigations, design, permitting, authorisations, clean-up and remediation

to development and a successful conclusion.

We have extensive experience of working throughout the UK on major land and property issues, including land

reclamation, environmental remediation and construction projects. Our attention to detail has also nurtured a

strong relationship with planning and regulatory authorities. This allows us to provide valuable, cost-effective advice

on ground and environmental engineering projects of all sizes.

We have delivered successful projects to many forms of contract, ranging from traditional ICE to more modern NEC,

design and build and partnering agreements. We’re the preferred specialist provider to numerous clients, and have

framework agreements with many land and property owners.

Our team of professionals are conversant with the relevant health and safety legislation. The safety of our staff and

the public are always at the heart of what we do.

For examples of projects we’ve undertaken in this, and our other business areas and service areas, please visit our

website at www.wardell-armstrong.com


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