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EFFECTIVE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT & SITE CLEARANCE

For those businesses and contractors working in the construction industry, it is important that sites are cleared thoroughly and effectively prior to the start of any building works.

Specialists in this field are therefore required to carry out appropriate site clearance and vegetation management.

Leading site clearance and demolition experts in our region can therefore provide a complete site clearance package, specifically aimed at utility or construction companies, land agents, farming estates, shooting syndicates or land and property developers. The main purpose of site clearance is to remove existing buildings, waste and vegetation.

Today, site clearance is required for a wide range of projects including works on Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), major commercial construction projects, clearance of vegetation beneath HV power lines and highways and motorway embankments.

The work must be completed by highly skilled staff who are trained in operating an extensive fleet of arboriculture equipment including multi terrain tracked mulchers, excavator flails, chippers, shredders, and log cranes.

Any demolition works or site clearance must always be carried out by specialist demolition contractors and companies which specialise in vegetation management, as safety and competence is always a key priority.

Site clearance is required before work on a building project can begin and before foundations for a structure can be laid. Vegetation removal is often required, and this must be completed in a professional and regulated manner by experts in the industry in preparation for a wide range of site development, land management and building and construction projects.

The Future of Freight plan published by the Department of Transport is the first time that the UK government has developed a long-term cross-modal plan for the freight and logistics sector.

The vision for the plan is for it to be “a starting point for government, industry collaboration going forward” and acknowledges a “joint ambition and commitment to a longterm, cross-government and cross-modal approach to delivering our vision of: A freight and logistics sector that is cost-efficient, reliable resilient, environmentally sustainable and valued by society.” The plan has key focus areas which are set out as “Priorities” and include the development of a National Freight Network, facilitating the transition to net zero, tackling barriers created by the current planning regimes, addressing issues with employee retention in the sector and tackling the gulf between innovators and the

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