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Badger Netting
Case Studies Badger Netting Fen Contracts provide much more than Vegetation Management. We supplied and installed around 1200m2 of Maccaferri Mac netting along the Shenfield to Southend Victoria railway line at Park Lane, Ramsden Bell House. This is an...
A Good Deed Done
Case Studies A Good Deed Done Fencing is another service which Fen Contracts provide. One of our recent projects was to carry out vegetation clearance and install fencing on behalf of Costain. We carried out vegetation clearance to facilitate a site...
Bandits at 8 O’Clock!
Case Studies Bandits at 8 O’Clock! We were recently asked to help Costain with a site on the edge of the River Stour. The scope was to clear vegetation to allow Costain to build an access/egress haul road and compound area so refurbishment works can be...
Global Recycling
Case Studies Global Recycling Check out our article on Global Recycling’s Website. Fen Contracts are the proud owners of a Bandit 1590XP Track Wood Chipper. The order was placed with Global Recycling in August 2015, and delivery took place in December – a...
Fen Contracts – Where everything’s under control!
Case Studies Fen Contracts – Where everything’s under control! “When we leave a site, I want to be able to look around and think ‘This is a good job and I am happy to pay the bill for the work that has been done here.’ If you get the job right and do it...
Fen Contracts to the Rescue
Case Studies Fen Contracts to the Rescue Our Kent based Contracts Manager recently helped out his local primary school. Here’s Jonathan’s story… The story behind it is my son is starting school in September at our local village school. We went to the open...
Toiling in Tovil
Case Studies Toiling in Tovil Fen Contracts recently worked on a project where the site access was so difficult that all equipment was delivered on a barge! We recently carried out a project for Network Rail and Costain at Tovil, Maidstone. During the...
From Tiny Acorns
Case Studies From Tiny Acorns Sapling Oak Given Another Chance… Another de-vegetation project we recently worked on saw Fen Contracts relocating a young Oak tree which had self-seeded in an area which needed to be regraded for the welfare units. Fen...
Lights, Camera, Action!
Case Studies Lights, Camera, Action! Our Bandit chipper was the star of the show recently on a project in Wimbledon. Take a look at this amazing piece of kit in action. With the Bandit as part of our team we can manage our jobs more efficiently while...
Fen Back on the Farm!
Case Studies Fen Back on the Farm! We recently helped out Costain by reinstating an area used for a site compound back to agricultural land. Costain had used farmland for their compound area during a particular project and it was required to be put back to...
Preventing Leaves on The Line This Winter!!
Case Studies Preventing Leaves on The Line This Winter!! How Network Rail manage trees, bushes and wildlife trackside is an issue close to people’s hearts, especially for their lineside neighbours – anyone who lives next to the railway. Sometimes perceived...
Dust Settles at Churchsettle
Case Studies Dust Settles at Churchsettle This time of year is always busy for our railway work. As part of a site survey we were asked to clear a site so that design solutions could be found. The site was at Churchsettle Embankment on the TTH line 42m...
Keeping ahead of the game!
Case Studies Keeping ahead of the game! There’s a game played in ice rinks all over the world. Two players use brushes to smooth the path of the oncoming curling stone. You’ve probably seen it at the Winter Olympics. Keeping the path smooth so that the...
Ever thought about felling a tree? Think again…
Case Studies Ever thought about felling a tree? Think again… Tree care work in general is hazardous, but tree removal is especially dangerous. Successfully felling a tree requires knowledge of tree physics, biology, dangerous tools, advanced cutting...
Then there was light!
Case Studies Then there was light! Dark railway station platforms are not a good place to stand and wait for a train. Costain called us in to make sure that the platform at Bekesbourne and Robertsbridge stations were bright safe spaces for the public....
Shear Brilliance
Case Studies Shear Brilliance We are always looking for ways to improve our safety on site as well as make our operations more efficient. One of the ways we manage this is to use a tree shear. Earlier this year we worked with NCD Equipment Ltd to show just...
10 Interesting Christmas Tree Facts
Case Studies 10 Interesting Christmas Tree Facts As we begin the final countdown towards Christmas 2016 spare a thought for your humble tree. Here are 10 interesting facts you may not know about the Christmas Tree! We’ve also found some bizarre ways to...
Carrying the Load for Jacksons
Case Studies Carrying the Load for Jacksons Jackson Civil Engineering Last month we assisted Jackson Civil Engineering with a load test at their site on the sea wall near Hullbridge and Malyons. Jackson Civil Engineering carry out works to Environment...
Proud to Be Part of The National Highways Sector Scheme
Case Studies Proud to Be Part of The National Highways Sector Scheme National Highways Sector Scheme National Highways Sector Schemes (NHSS) are bespoke quality management systems for organisations working on the UK road network. There are...
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